Curriculum Vitae

Born April 5, 1949 in Düsseldorf. Studies of economics and history, Universities of Marburg and Heidelberg, PhD in economics Mass. Inst. of Technology (1973), Research Associate Stanford Univ. (1973-1974), Asst. Prof. Princeton Univ. (1974-1977), Academic Staff and Prof. Univ. Bonn (1977-1979), Full Prof. Univ. Bonn (1979-1987), Basel (1987-1996), Taussig Research Prof. Harvard Univ. (1995- 1996), Full Prof. Mannheim Univ. (1996-2004), Scientific Member and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods in Bonn (since 2004).