Kai A. Konrad (born 1961 in

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

) is a German

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

with his main research interest in

public economics Public economics ''(or economics of the public sector)'' is the study of government policy through the lens of economic efficiency and equity. Public economics builds on the theory of welfare economics and is ultimately used as a tool to improve ...

Education

Konrad got his university degrees at the

University of Heidelberg } Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, (german: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; la, Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, ...

(

Diplom A ''Diplom'' (, from grc, δίπλωμα ''diploma'') is an academic degree in the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and a similarly named degree in some other European countries including Albania, Bulgaria, Belarus ...

in Economics, 1985) and the

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operatio ...

(

Doctoral degree A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''li ...

in economics 1990, and

Habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including a ...

1993).

Career

Konrad had research and teaching positions at the

Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr r ...

Bergen (Norway) Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...

and the

University of California at Irvine The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California. One of the ten campuses of the University of California system, UCI offers 87 undergraduate degrees and 129 graduate and pr ...

. He held a chaired Professorship of Economics at the Freie Universität Berlin from 1994 to 2009 and was a director at the

WZB Berlin Social Science Center The WZB Berlin Social Science Center (german: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, WZB), also known by its German initials WZB, is an internationally renowned research institute for the social sciences, the largest such institution ...

(WZB) from 2001–2009. From 2009–2010 he was a director at the

Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law The Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (german: Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb) is a Munich, Germany, based research institute, which is part of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science, which mana ...

and since 2011 he is a director at the

Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance The Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance is an interdisciplinary research center in Munich. The Institute is part of the Max Planck Society, Germany’s foremost provider of basic research in science and humanities, funded largely f ...

. Konrad was a co-editor (2007-2018) of the '' Journal of Public Economics''. He was a managing editor of ''

Economic Policy The economy of governments covers the systems for setting levels of taxation, government budgets, the money supply and interest rates as well as the labour market, national ownership, and many other areas of government interventions into the e ...

'' and a co-founding editor of ''

Economics of Governance ''Economics of Governance'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal of economics published by Springer Science+Business Media covering governance in a large variety of organizations such as governments, corporations, and non-profit associations. The ...

''. He is on the editorial boards of several other international journals in Economics and Political Science. He served as an advisor to governments and is the Chairman of the Council of Scientific Advisors to the Federal Ministry of Finance. His main fields of current and future research interests are in

, microeconomic theory and

political economy Political economy is the study of how Macroeconomics, economic systems (e.g. Marketplace, markets and Economy, national economies) and Politics, political systems (e.g. law, Institution, institutions, government) are linked. Widely studied ph ...

. He published more than 80 papers in economics, political sciences, law, and management in international journals in such as the ''

Economic Journal ''The Economic Journal'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal of economics published on behalf of the Royal Economic Society by Oxford University Press. The journal was established in 1891 and publishes papers from all areas of economics.The edito ...

'', ''

American Economic Review The ''American Economic Review'' is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Economic Association. First published in 1911, it is considered one of the most prestigious and highly distinguished journals in the field of ec ...

'', ''

Games and Economic Behavior ''Games and Economic Behavior'' (''GEB'') is a journal of game theory published by Elsevier. Founded in 1989, the journal's stated objective is to communicate game-theoretic ideas across theory and applications. It is considered to be the leadi ...

'', '' Journal of Public Economics'', ''

Journal of International Economics The ''Journal of International Economics'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of economics. The journal publishes articles on both theoretical and empirical aspects of international economics. Various topics covered include trade pat ...

'', ''

Journal of Conflict Resolution The ''Journal of Conflict Resolution'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on international conflict and conflict resolution. It was established in 1957 and is published by Sage Publications. The editor-in-chief is Paul ...

'', ''

Journal of Theoretical Politics ''Journal of Theoretical Politics'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of political science. It is published by SAGE Publications. It was established in 1989 and the editors-in-chief are Torun Dewan (London School o ...

'', and '' Management Science''. Since 2012 Konrad has been a member of the

German Academy of Science and Engineering Acatech (styled ''acatech),'' founded in 2002 and established as the German Academy of Science and Engineering (german: Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften) on 1 January 2008, represents the interests of Germany, German technical sciences ...

(acatech). In 2013 Konrad was admitted to the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina ( Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina) and the Academia Europaea, in 2014 to the

Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (german: Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften), abbreviated BBAW, is the official academic society for the natural sciences and humanities for the States of Germany, German ...

(

Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (german: Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften), abbreviated BBAW, is the official academic society for the natural sciences and humanities for the States of Germany, German ...

) and 2015 to the

European Academy of Sciences and Arts The European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA, la, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea) is a transnational and interdisciplinary network, connecting about 2,000 recommended scientists and artists worldwide, including 37 Nobel Prize laure ...

( Europäische Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste).

Other activities

Scientific organizations

* Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Chair of the Scientific Advisory Council (since 2017), Member of the Scientific Advisory Board (since 2000) * Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Member of the Scientific Advisory Board (since 2014) * Norwegian Center for Taxation (NoCeT) at the Norwegian School of Economics, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board (since 2012) * Econwatch, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2012) * Bruegel, Member of the Scientific Council (2012-2017) * Munich Center of Governance, Communication, Public Policy and Law (MCG), Member of the Scientific Advisory Board (2009-2012)

Editorial boards

* ''

German Economic Review The ''German Economic Review'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal of economics published quarterly by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the Verein für Socialpolitik, of which it is an official journal. It was established in 2000. The current editor ...

'', Member of the Board of Editors (since 2012) * ''

Wirtschaftsdienst ''Wirtschaftsdienst – Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik'' ( en, Economics Review – Journal of Economic Policy) is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering economic and social policy issues in Germany or affecting Germany. It also publishes ...

'', Member of the Scientific Advisory Board (since 2011)Scientific Advisory Board
at ''

''. * ''World Tax Journal'', Member of the Board of Editors (since 2010) * ''

'', Member of the Board of Editors (since 2009) * ''

'', Associate Editor (since 2008) * '' Journal of Public Economics'', Co-Editor (2007-2018) * '' Journal of Population Economics'', Associate Editor (since 2001)

References

External links

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Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance
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Academia Europaea
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Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Konrad, Kai A. 1961 births Living people German economists Heidelberg University alumni Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni European School of Management and Technology faculty Max Planck Institute directors