Hans-Werner Sinn
Hans-Werner Sinn | |
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Sinn in 2012 | |
| Born | 7 March 1948 Brake, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Nationality | German |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Mannheim University of Münster |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Public Finance |
| School or tradition | Neoclassical economics; New Neoclassical Synthesis |
| Institutions | Ifo Institute for Economic Research |
| Website | |
Hans-Werner Sinn (born 7 March 1948) 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 the University of Munich.