Prof Dr Achim Truger

German Council of Economic Experts, Professor of Socioeconomics, University of Duisburg-Essen

Prof. Dr. Achim Truger, Mitglied des ZOE Beirats und des Sachverständigenrats Wirtschaft

Personal Profile

Focus

Prof Dr Achim Truger is Professor of Socioeconomics at the University of Duisburg-Essen and one of five members of the German Council of Economic Experts advising the government. He focuses on government activity and public finances.

Background

Achim Truger was Professor of Economics at the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR) for eight years, including two years as Vice Dean of the Department of Economics. Prior to that, he headed the Tax and Fiscal Policy Department, first at the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) and then at the Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK) at the Hans Böckler Foundation.