Carl Christian von Weizsäcker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Carl Christian von Weizsäcker

German economist

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1938

Place of Birth: Berlin

Profession: economist, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Carl Christian von Weizsäcker

  • Carl Christian von Weizsäcker (born in Berlin on January 28, 1938) is a German economist who currently works as a senior research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (MPI-EG), having emerited from the University of Cologne in 2003.
  • Throughout his career, von Weizsäcker has worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the universities of Heidelberg, Bielefeld, Bonn, Bern and Cologne.
  • His research focuses on welfare economics, the theory of capital, the history of economics, the Eurozone crisis, climate policy, and the social market economy.
  • Within his profession, he is notably a founding member and fellow of the European Economic Association.
  • In 2014, von Weizsäcker was awarded the Gustav Stolper Prize in recognition for his contributions to economic debate in Germany.
  • He is also a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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