Dr. Monika Schnitzer

Biography

Monika Schnitzer is a Professor of Economics and holds the Chair in Comparative Economics at Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich. Her primary research interests include innovation, competition policy, and the behavior of multinational firms. As the chairwoman of the German Council of Economic Experts, she has been influential in advising the government on economic policy and forecasting economic conditions. Schnitzer has served in various prestigious roles, including as president of the Verein für Socialpolitik, a prominent German economic association. She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Council for the Federal Ministry of Economics and has held several key positions in economic policy advisory committees. In recognition of her contributions, she has received numerous awards, including the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Bavarian Order of Merit. She has also been recognized by the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and became a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Schnitzer has an impressive academic background, having studied at the universities of Cologne and Bonn and the London School of Economics, where she earned her PhD in 1991. She has also held visiting professor roles at prestigious institutions such as Stanford University and Harvard University.

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