Friedrich Leopold Sell (born 26 May 1954) is a professor of

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as well as chief of the scientific council of

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. Furthermore, he is vice chief of studies at the Academy for Business and Administration in Munich.http://www.vwa-muenchen.de/fileadmin/pdf/Presse/10-06_PI_Sell-iwh.pdf

Life

Sell studied from 1974 to 1979 Economics at the

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and started to work there as a scientist 1979. He received his

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in 1981 and his

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in 1988. After temporarily working as a visiting professor for economics and research on development countries Sell from 1991 to 1992 was full professor of economics at University of Gießen. In 1992 he switched to the

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, where he was offered a chair of economics, especially international economic relations. Since 1998 Sell is full professor of economics, especially

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and economic policy, at the

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. From 2008 to 2010 he was the university's vice president, responsible for research. Since 2010 he is chief of the scientific council of

where he already had a position before. Sell focuses his research on international economic relations and theoretical as well as political questions of the macroeconomic theory.

Publications

* Sell, Friedrich (2001). ''Contagion in Financial Markets''. Edgar Elgar: Northhamton. * ''Aktuelle Probleme der europäischen Wirtschaftspolitik'' (UTB Taschenbuch; 2307). 2nd ed.. Lucius & Lucius Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, * ''Aufgaben und Lösungen in der Volkswirtschaftslehre''. Springer, Berlin 2007, * ''Einführung in die Volkswirtschaftslehre''. 4th ed. Springer, Berlin 2007, (in collaboration with Paul Engelkamp) * ''Globalisierung und nationale Entwicklungspolitik''. Lit-Verlag, Münster 2003, (in collaboration with Uwe Mummert) * ''Emotionen, Markt und Moral'' (Kulturelle Ökonomik; Vol. 7). Lit-Verlag, Münster 2005, (in collaboration with Uwe Mummert)

Literature

* Dorit Petschel (Bearb.): ''Die Professoren der TU Dresden 1828–2003''. Böhlau Verlag, Köln / Weimar / Vienna 2003, S. 906.

References

External links

Institute of Prof. Dr. Friedrich L. Sell
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sell, Friedrich L. 1954 births Living people German economists Economics educators University of Freiburg alumni Academic staff of Bundeswehr University Munich German male non-fiction writers