Gerhard Wegner

Gerhard Wegner is Professor of Economics and Chairholder for Institutional Economics and Economic Policy at the Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences, University of Erfurt since 2000. Previously, he held professorships at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (1998-2000), served as Visiting Fellow at New York University (1996), and worked as Assistant Professor at Witten/Herdecke University (1990-1997) and Mannheim University (1982-1989).

His educational background includes a Habilitation from Witten/Herdecke University (1995), PhD from Universität Mannheim (1989), and Diploma in Economics from Göttingen University (1982). Wegner's research spans institutional and evolutionary economics, economic policy theory, innovation economics, competition theory, environmental economics, and methodology of economics, with particular focus on economic and political liberalism, capitalist transformation from an institutional perspective, and the economic order of the German Empire.

Wegner's recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on institutional political economy, examining historical transformations of capitalism, the evolution of liberal thought, and contemporary challenges in economic policy design. His work frequently engages with Ordo-liberal traditions while incorporating evolutionary perspectives on institutional change.

He actively participates in scholarly communities as Chairman of the Wilhelm-Röpke-Institut Erfurt, College Professor at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung's doctoral program on Social Market Economy, and member of the Verein für Sozialpolitik committees on Evolutionary Economics and History of Economic Science, as well as the World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (WINIR).

Wegner maintains strong institutional connections through the Universitätsgesellschaft Erfurt and contributes to the academic community through his extensive publication record and participation in interdisciplinary research networks focused on institutional economics and political economy.