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List of Female Researchers in Economics

On this page, you will find a list of female researchers in economics in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland who have obtained their doctorate in economics and work at a research institution.

On the European level, there already exists a publicly accessible list of all female members of the European Economic association. However, there is no comparable list for the D-A-CH region region. Our list of female economic researchers intends to fill this gap, and it is not restricted to members of the Verein für Socialpolitik. The list is supposed to contribute to women being more adequately represented at conferences, panel discussions, or various committees. In general, the list aims at increasing the visibility of female researchers.

The table can be filtered by research field, affiliation, and academic position (Associate/Full Professor W2/W3).

The list is updated regularly. If you have any questions, please contact the VfS office (office@socialpolitik.org).

Susanne Warning

Research area: Business Administration
Research institute:  Augsburg University
Academic position: Associate / Full Professor (W2/W3) 

Doris Weichselbaumer

More precise research field: Discrimination/Feminist Economics 
Research institute:  Linz University
Academic position: Associate / Full Professor (W2/W3) 
Email address: doris.weichselbaumer@jku.at 

Barbara E. Weißenberger

Research area: Business Administration
More precise research field: Management Control Systems/Digital Transformation/Accounting and Control/Business Ethics 
Research institute:  Bucerius Law SchoolDusseldorf University
Academic position: Associate / Full Professor (W2/W3) 
Email address: barbara.weissenberger@hhu.de 

Nicola Werbeck

More precise research field: Climate Economics/Inoovation Policy 
Research institute:  RUB
Academic position: Post-Doc/Junior Professor 
Email address: nicola.werbeck@rub.de 

Claudia Werker

Research area: Industrial Organisation
More precise research field: Economics of Technology and Innovation 
Research institute:  Delft Technical University
Academic position: Associate / Full Professor (W2/W3) 
Email address: c.werker@tudelft.nl 

Katharina Werner

More precise research field: Education Economics 
Research institute:  ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic ResearchLMU Munich
Academic position: Post-Doc/Junior Professor 
Email address: wernerk@ifo.de 

Madeline Werthschulte

More precise research field: Behavioral Economics; Energy Economics; Environmental Economics 
Research institute:  ZEW
Academic position: Post-Doc/Junior Professor 
Email address: werthschulte@zew.de 

Heike Wetzel

Research area: Applied Microeconomics
More precise research field: Energy Economics 
Research institute:  Kassel University
Academic position: Associate / Full Professor (W2/W3) 
Email address: heike.wetzel@uni-kassel.de 

Heike Wetzel

More precise research field: Applied microeconomics and empirical energy economics 
Research institute:  Kassel University
Academic position: Associate / Full Professor (W2/W3) 
Email address: heike.wetzel@uni-kassel.de 

Christine Wieck

More precise research field: Agricultural and Food Economics, International Trade 
Research institute:  University Hohenheim Stuttgart
Academic position: Associate / Full Professor (W2/W3) 

List of Female Researchers in Economics