Dirk Sauerland

Dirk Sauerland is an active Professor and Dean at the Department of Economics, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany. Born in 1964, he holds administrative leadership as Chair while maintaining his academic position. His research centers on institutional frameworks within economic and healthcare systems.

His primary research domains include:

• New Institutional Economics
• Health Economics
• Health System Management
• Institutional Economics

Professor Sauerland maintains significant external roles as Visiting Professor at WHL Lahr University of Applied Sciences (Chair of Economics specializing in Insurance and Health Economics) and Faculty Member at Danube University Krems' Center for MBA Programs since October 2004.

His notable recognition includes:

• Walter Eucken Prize 1994 (Second Prize) for co-authored publication 'The Road to Market Economy and Democracy'

Key scholarly contributions encompass:

• Enduring freedom: A review of the first 25 years of the Faculty of Business and Economics at University of Witten/Herdecke
• Health policy in Germany: Need for reform and development prospects
• Hospital management, medical law, and health economics analyses of German healthcare systems
• Foundational work in New Institutional Economics