Hans Pitlik

Hans Pitlik is a Senior Economist at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Hohenheim. He leads the research group on 'Macroeconomics and Public Finance' at WIFO and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the WIFO-Monatsberichte and WIFO Reports on Austria. His expertise includes public sector reforms, fiscal federalism, and institutional trust dynamics.

Education: PhD and habilitation in Economics from the University of Hohenheim (1996, 2004).
Key Roles: Member of Austria’s Fiscal Council, co-opted member of the Economic Policy Committee (Verein für Socialpolitik), and contributor to the Expert Commission on Administrative Reform (2010/11).

Research Focus: Investigates fiscal policy design, institutional trust’s impact on economic attitudes, and the interplay between public finance and regional development. Recent projects address Austria’s fiscal stability pact, subnational budget resilience to inflation, and leveraging fiscal transfers for climate goals.

International Engagement: Conducted research visits at Stockholm’s Ratio Institute and Pamplona’s Universidad de Navarra. Active in publishing across journals like the European Journal of Political Economy and Public Choice.