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Lars Feld

Lars Feld
Lars Feld, 2015
Born
Lars Peter Feld

(1966-08-09) August 9, 1966 (age 58)
Education
OccupationDirector of the Walter Eucken Institut
Spousemarried
Childrenthree sons

Lars Peter Feld (born August 9, 1966 in Saarbrücken) is a German economist who currently serves as director of the Walter Eucken Institut and as Professor for Economic Policy at the University of Freiburg. From 2020 to 2021 he also chaired the German Council of Economic Experts.[1] Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner made Feld his personal economic policy advisor in February 2022.[2]

Feld is a prominent advocate for a German strand of economics, ordoliberalism, that staunchly rejects public debt.[3]

Early life and education

Feld studied economics at Saarland University. He obtained his doctorate and habilitation in economics in 1999 and 2002, respectively, both from the University of St. Gallen.

Career

From 2002 until 2005 Feld was visiting academic in economics at the University of Rennes 1. At the same time, from 2002 until 2006, he served as professor for economics and finance at the University of Marburg and, since 2002, he also serves as associate professor for Economics at the University of St. Gallen.

Since 2008 Feld has been a member of the Kronberger Kreis[4] of the Stiftung Marktwirtschaft[5] and in this context calls for more private liability within the European bank union.[citation needed]

From 2006 until 2010 Feld held the chair for finance at the University of Heidelberg. At the same time he was offered a research professorship at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim which he took on in 2006. In addition to this, since 2007, he is visiting academic at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim. During this time he worked as curator for student business consulting GalileiConsult e.V. in Heidelberg.[citation needed]

Since September 2010 Feld has been professor for economic policy at the University of Freiburg and serves as lead executive at the Walter Eucken Institute.

From 2011 to 2021, Feld served as a member of the German Council of Economic Experts;[6] in 2020, he became the body's chairman. He left the position in 2021 after he was not reappointed to a third term by Federal Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz.[7]

Since 2013, Feld has also been serving on the advisory board of the Stability Council, a body devised as part of Germany’s national implementation of the European Fiscal Compact.

In 2022, Feld declined an offer to lead the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS).[8]

Selected publications

Other activities

Personal life

Feld is married and has three sons.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Sachverständigenrat für Wirtschaft: Prof. Dr. Dr. H.c. Lars P. Feld". Archived from the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  2. ^ Hägler, Max (13 February 2022). "Lars Feld wird persönlicher Berater von Finanzminister Lindner". Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  3. ^ "Meet the Economist Leading Germany's Battle Against Debt". Bloomberg.com. 2024-07-13.
  4. ^ "Prof. Dr. Lars P. Feld (Sprecher)". Stiftung Marktwirtschaft. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  5. ^ "Kronberger Kreis fordert mehr private Haftung bei der Europäischen Bankenunion" (PDF). Stiftung Marktwirtschaft. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  6. ^ "Prof. Dr. Lars P. Feld". Sachverstaendigenrat Wirtschaft. Archived from the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  7. ^ Chazan, Guy (25 February 2021). "Merkel's coalition bickers over 'wise men' leadership and rising debt". Financial Times. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  8. ^ Johannes Pennekamp (4 February 2022), Lars Feld bleibt in Freiburg Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
  9. ^ Advisory Board Grüner Wirtschaftsdialog.
  10. ^ Members of the Scientific Advisory Board RWI Essen.
  11. ^ Kuratorium und Mitgliederversammlung: Den Blick nach vorne richten German Institute for Economic Research, press release of November 23, 2010.
  12. ^ "Prof. Dr. Lars P. Feld". Leopoldina Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften. 2008. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  13. ^ Advisory Board Herbert Giersch Stiftung.
  14. ^ Members Wilhelm Röpke Institute.
  15. ^ Boards Archived 2016-09-11 at the Wayback Machine German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).
  16. ^ Plickert, Philip (2011-08-29). "Der Schuldenbremser". Faz.net. Retrieved 2017-10-19.