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Michael Hüther
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Michael Hüther

German economist

Michael Hüther (born April 24, 1962) is a German economist who currently serves as director of the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft. He has previously been the chief economist of DekaBank.2

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Born Apr 24, 1962.1

About

Hüther also is an honorary professor at the European Business School International University Schloss Reichartshausen.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Giessen3
  • Date not recordedUniversity of East Anglia3

Hüther received his doctoral degree in economics from the University of Giessen in 1990 and also studied at the University of East Anglia.

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Career

Occupation: economist, university teacher.5

From 1990 to 1999, Hüther was a research assistant for the German Council of Economic Experts. Since 2004 he serves as director of the IW.

In April 2020, Hüther was appointed by Minister-President Armin Laschet of North Rhine-Westphalia to a 12-member expert group to advise on economic and social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

Corporate boards

TÜV Rheinland, chairman of the supervisory board (since 2019)

Allianz Global Investors, member of the European supervisory board

Deutsche Bank, member of the advisory board (since 2017)

TÜV Rheinland Berlin Brandenburg Pfalz, member of the board of directors (since 2016)

Fraport, member of the economic advisory board

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Personal life

  • BornApr 24, 1962, Düsseldorf6
  • CitizenshipGermany7

Awards

  • 2009Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany8

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