FIA / SAI International Economics
Prof. Dr. Oskar Gans
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Oskar GANS
Professor of Economics (International
Economics), Chair at the Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg,
Germany
(1980-2009)
Member of the Board of Directors of the South Asia Institute
(1980-2009)
Director of the FIA e.V. (see below)
Member of the Advisory Board to the Federal Minister of Economic
Cooperation and Development (Bonn/Berlin, 1993-2008)
Personal
| Name: |
Oskar Gans |
| Date and place of birth: |
May 26th, 1943, Göttingen (Germany) |
| Marital status: |
Married to Cornelia Gans; three children |
School Education
| 2/1962 |
"Abitur" (Leaving certificate) |
University Education
| 1962-1963 |
Studied Economics at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University of Frankfurt am Main (Germany) |
| 1964-1967 |
Studied Economics
at the Georg
August-University of Göttingen (Germany) Special Subject: Statistics/Econometrics Degree: Diplom-Volkswirt (economist) |
| 1967-1969 |
Studied International
Agricultural Economics at the Institute of
Agricultural Economics, Georg August-University of Göttingen Degree: Ph. D. Subject of thesis: "Intersectoral Growth Models for Developing Countries". |
| 1970-1971 |
Studied Applied
Mathematics (post graduate) at the University of California. Berkeley/USA |
| 1975 |
Habilitation at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn. Subject of post doctoral thesis: "An Analysis of World Trade Structures - with Special Reference to Foreign Trade of Developing and Industrialized Countries", venia legendi in the specific field of "Economics and Agricultural Policy" |
Professional Experience / domestic
| 2/70 - 9/70 |
Assistant Professor at Göttingen University , Institute of Agricultural Economics |
| 8/71 - 3/76 |
Assistant Prof. at Bonn University ,
Institute of Economics and Agricultural Policy |
| 4/76 |
Privat-Dozent (Dr. habil.), Economics and
Agricultural Policy, at Bonn University |
| 10/76-8/80 |
Visiting Professor at Göttingen University
, Economics and Agricultural Policy |
| 8/79 |
Associate Professor at Bonn University ,
Economics and Agricultural Policy |
| 11/79 |
Offer for the position of Professor of Economics
and Agricultural Policy at Göttingen University (Institute of
Agricultural Economics). Offer rejected in September 1980 |
| 8/80 |
Offer for the position of Professor of Economics
(International Economics) at Heidelberg University, Faculty of
Economics. Offer accepted in September 1980 |
| 2/81 |
Director of the Research Centre for International Agrarian & Economic Development (''FIA e.V.''), Heidelberg (Consulting Association. Closely connected with the Chair of International Economics but independend from Heidelberg University). |
| 1/91 |
Offer for the position of Professor of Economics
(Economic Theory) at Göttingen University; with appointment as
Director of the Ibero-America-Institute for Economic Research . Offer rejected in May 1991 |
| 4/91-7/91 |
Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Economics/Göttingen University |
| since 2009 |
Visiting Professor at the Centre
for European Economic Research (ZEW)Mannheim |
Elected Positions (Heidelberg)
| 10/82 - 9/83 |
Associate Dean of the Faculty of Economics |
| 10/86 - 10/89 |
Acting Director of the South Asia Institute
(multidisciplinary institute of Heidelberg University) |
| 10/89 - 10/91 |
Dean of the Faculty of Economics |
| 10/89 - 4/96 |
Deputy Director of the South Asia Institute |
| 10/97 - 10/02 |
Associate Dean of the Faculty of Economics |
| 10/03 - 10/04 |
Chairman of the Ph.D. Commission
of the Faculty of Economics and Social Studies |
| 10/04 - 9/06 |
Chairman of the Examination
Board of the Faculty of Economics and Social Studies |
Professional Experience / abroad (until 2009)
| 3/73 - 5/73 |
Consultant to the "Research Center for
Industrial and Trade Development" of the Iranian "Ministry of Economy".
Commissioned by the "Gesellschaft für Organisation, Planung und
Ausbildung mbH", (GOPA), Bad Homburg. Teheran/Iran |
| 3/75 - 5/76 |
On leave. Government advisor to the Department for Projects and Planning of the Iranian "Ministry of Economy". Subject area: Policy Analysis and Policy Evaluation. Commissioned by the "Gesellschaft für Organisation, Planung und Ausbildung mbH", (GOPA), Bad Homburg. Teheran/Iran |
| 3/83 - 4/83 |
Visiting Prof. at the "Pakistan Institute of
Development Economics" (PIDE). Islamabad/Pakistan |
| 3/84 - 4/84 |
Applied research at the "Planning Commission" of
the Indian government. New Delhi/India |
| 3/85 - 4/85 |
Consultant to the "German Agency for Technical
Cooperation" (GTZ), within the GTZ-project: "Handbuch der
volkswirtschaftlichen Beratung". Nairobi/Kenia |
| 3/87 - 4/87 |
Visiting Prof. at the Faculty of Economics of
Chulalongkorn University. Bangkok/Thailand |
| 8/87 - 10/87 |
Consultant to the Bolivian "Ministry of Planning
and Cooperation". Member of the GTZ Advisory Group. Subject area:
"Macroeconomics": Elaboration of a "Development Programme for a
Macroeconomic and Structural Reorientation" on the basis of the "New
Economic Policy" (NEP). La Paz/Bolivia |
| 2/88 - 3/88 |
Consultant to the Bolivian Government (GTZ
Advis. Group). (see above) La Paz/Bolivia |
| 6/88 - 9/88 |
Sabbatical leave. Research Associate at the University of California, Dept. of Agricul. & Resource Economics/College of Natural Resources. Berkeley/USA |
| 9/89 - 10/89 |
Team-leader of a GTZ Advisory Group. Consultant
to the Bangladeshi "Ministry of Planning" (Private Sector Unit/PSU).
Main
subject: Reorientation of the economic system towards a "Social Market
Economy". Dhaka/Bangladesh |
| 3/92 - 4/92 |
Consultant to the Ghanaian Ministry of Finance
& Economic Planning/Policy Analysis Division (GTZ Project). Subject
area: "Social Dimension of Adjustment". Accra/Ghana |
| 7/92 - 8/92 |
Visiting Prof. at the "Institute of South East
Asian Studies" (ISEAS) and at the Faculty of Economics/Chulalongkorn
University. Bangkok/Thailand Singapore |
| 5/93 - 6/93 |
Member of a World Bank mission: Consultant to
the Planning Bureau of the Republic of Cyprus. Project: "Cyprus: A
Long-Term Development
Strategy". Subject area: "Policy Reform and EU Regulations
(CAP)". Nicosia/Cyprus |
| 3/95 - 4/95 |
Visiting Prof. at the University of Zagazig and
at the "Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade" ("German Anti-trust
Law/GWB"). Zagazig/Egypt and Cairo |
| 9/96 - 10/96 |
Visiting Prof. at the University of Malaya
(Dept. of Economics). Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya/Malaysia |
| 3/97 - 4/97 |
Consultant to the Malawian Ministry of Economic
Planning & Development (GTZ Project: "Social Policy Advisory
Services"
(SPAS)). Subject area: "Poverty-oriented Economic Policy". Lilongwe/Malawi |
| 8/98 - 9/98 |
Visiting Prof. at the Chulalongkorn
University/Faculty of Economics. Bangkok/Thailand |
| 3/99 - 4/99 |
Visiting research centres in Thailand (Centre
for Ecological Economics, among other
institutions). Bangkok/Thailand |
| 8/00 - 9/00 |
Applied research: ''Competitiveness of
Cooperative Financial Systems'' (VW-Donation,
DG-Bank). Hanoi/Vietnam |
| 9/01 - 10/01 |
Applied research in Vietnam (see
above). Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)/Vietnam |
| 3/03 - 4/03 |
Heidelberg Center para América Latina. Teaching activities: Masterprogram European Political Studies; esp. ''Economic Analysis of EU Trade Policy'' Research: The Reform of Chile's Pension System Santiago de Chile |
| 3/06 - 4/06 |
Visiting Professor at the
Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) and the Shanghai
International University Wuhan and Shanghai/PR China |
| 7/06-4/07 |
Coordinating technical
assistance evaluation (5 GTZ projects) (see also: FIA home page).
Including: Own evaluation project (application of the OECD rating methodology): Reform of the Croatian tax system (1993-1999) Zagreb/Croatia |
| 3/08 - 4/08 |
Visiting Professor at the
University of Indonesia and at the Chung Chou Institute of Technology Jakarta/Indonesia Taipei and Taichung/Taiwan |
Special subjects
International and International Comparative Economics
Foundations:
- Development Economics, Agric./Resource Economics
Focus:
- Applied Methods of Policy Analysis and Evaluation
Professional Membership
Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften (Verein für Socialpolitik)
Ausschuß "Entwicklungsländer" der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
Entwicklungsökonomische Forschungsförderung (EFF) e.V.
Alfred Weber-Gesellschaft e.V.; Arbeitskreis für Wirtschaft i.V. mit der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Heidelberg (Economic Association in cooperation with the Faculty of Economics at Heidelberg University/Germany)
Member of the Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation (Bonn)
Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus
International Association of Agricultural Economists
Research Centre for International Agrarian & Economic Development, Heidelberg/Germany
(Executive member of the Directing Board)
Heidelberger Geographische Gesellschaft e.V.
