FIA / SAI International Economics
Prof. Dr. Oskar Gans
Curriculum Vitae
Economist (Dipl.-Volkswirt), born 1943, married (3 children)
Chair (Economics, esp. International
& Development Economics), Faculty of
Economics and Social Studies, University of Heidelberg (1980-2009)
Member of the Board of Directors of the South Asia Institute (1980-2009)
Director of the Research Centre
for International Agrarian and
Economic
Development FIA
e.V.:
Independent Research and Consulting
Association, Heidelberg
Member of the Advisory Board to the Federal Minister for Economic
Cooperation and Development, Bonn/Berlin (1993-2008)
Studies in Economics/Applied
Mathematics and Agric. Sc.
(post
grad.): Frankfurt a.M. 1962-63, Göttingen 1964-69, Berkeley/USA
1970-71, Bonn 1972-75
Ph.D. "Intersectoral Growth Models for Developing Countries",
University of Göttingen 1970
Post-doctoral thesis on ''Quantitative Analysis of International Trade
Flows'' (Habilitation), University of Bonn 1975
1975-76 Consultant to the Iranian Government/"Ministry of the
Economy"
(Teheran)
1977-79 Visiting Professor at Göttingen University (Economics
and Agricultural Policy)
1979 Associate Professor at Bonn University
1979/80 Chairs offered by the Universities of Göttingen (Economics
and Agricultural Policy) and Heidelberg (International Economics) resp.
1991 Chair offered by Göttingen University (Economics, esp.
Economic Theory/Directorate of the Ibero-America-Institute for Economic
Research)
Since 2009 Visiting Professor at the Centre for European Economic
Research (ZEW) Mannheim
Special Fields
International and International
Comparative Economics (based on Development and Agric./Resource
Economics). Focus: Applied Methods of Policy Analysis and
Evaluation. Consultant
to various governments and international organizations.
Consultancy Experience
Macroeconomic Analysis, Cost-Benefit-Analysis
Policy Reform: Industrial
& Trade Policy, Agricultural Policy, Tax Reform Models, Social
Security Systems
Supervision: List of Documented FIA
Projects
Professional Experience abroad
(Policy Reform/System Transformation)
South/South East/East Asia:
Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia,
Vietnam, Taiwan, PR China;
Africa (SSA):
Ghana, Kenya, Malawi;
Latin America:
Bolivia, Chile;
Middle/Near East; Europe/EU:
Iran, Egypt; Cyprus, Croatia;
USA
Research
Program
"International Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems".
List of
Selected Publications and Projects
Languages
German, English, Spanish
Administrative Positions
Vice-Dean of the Department of Economics (1982-83)
Acting Director of the South Asia Institute (1986-89)
Dean of the Department of Economics (1989-91)
Vice-Dean of the Department of Economics (1997-2002)
Chairman of the Ph.D. Commission of the Faculty of Ecomomics
and Social Studies (2003-2004)
Chairman of the Examination Board of the Faculty of Economics
and Social Studies (2004-2006)
