Hans-Werner Sinn

German economist · Germany · On the map · Academics · Born 1948 · age 78

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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2016University Teacher of the YearAward2013Ludwig Erhard Prize for Publications in EconomicsAward2009Dinosaur of the YearAward2008Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtAward2005Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1948Born7 March 1948

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