Robert Schwager

Robert Schwager is a Professor of Economics at the University of Göttingen's Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, specializing in public finance and behavioral economics. His research examines governmental interventions in health, education, and taxation through dynamic modeling frameworks.

His academic background includes:

• Habilitation in Economics (1997, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg)
• Dr. rer. pol. (1993, University of Mannheim)
• Diploma in Economics (1987, University of Mannheim)
• Philosophy studies (1981-1983, Université Paul Valéry)

Research focuses on behavioral public finance, analyzing how quasi-hyperbolic discounting affects welfare in health subsidies, educational standard voting, and externality corrections. His work integrates political economy with intertemporal choice theory, emphasizing policy timing and institutional design.

Recent publications reveal strong continuity in public finance applications, particularly behavioral aspects of taxation and health interventions. The 2016-2019 working papers demonstrate methodological consistency in dynamic welfare analysis across health, education, and environmental domains.

Honors include:

• Honorary University Fellow, University of Exeter (2002-2004)

Administrative leadership encompassed Dean of the Faculty of Economics (2008-2010) and Research Dean (2010-2011) at Göttingen. He served on DFG Review Board 112-3 (2012-2015) and chaired ERASMUS programs for economics. Current activities center on theoretical public finance research with ongoing working papers.