Christian Hagist

Professor Christian Hagist is a Chairholder in Economic and Social Policy at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. He has held academic positions at the University of Freiburg (2007-2014) and conducted research at Boston University, University of Bergen, and University of Paris XII.

• Education: Diplom Economist (Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• PhD: Dr. rer. pol. (University of Freiburg, 2007) on 'Demography and Social Health Insurance'

His research focuses on demographic change, healthcare economics, fiscal sustainability, and social policy. Key areas include long-term care systems, health insurance dynamics, and intergenerational economic balances. His work employs discrete choice experiments and Markov modeling for policy analysis.

Recent publications highlight trends in healthcare digitalization (2023-2025), pension reform (2021-2022), and demographic impacts on public finance (2016-2022). Notable methodologies include empirical analysis of German health systems and comparative studies of social security structures.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Friedrich-August-von-Hayek award (University of Freiburg, 2007)
• Walter-Eucken award (University of Jena, 2011)