# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hans-werner-sinn
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:19:06.517Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/hans-werner-sinn"
name: "Hans-Werner Sinn"
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description: "Hans-Werner Sinn is a German economist who served as President of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research from 1999 to 2016. He currently serves on the German ministry of economy’s advisory council. He is Professor Emeritus of Economics and Public Finance at LMU Munich."
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birthDate: "1948-03-07"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump