Hans Pitlik

Dr. Hans Pitlik is a Senior Economist at Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung.
Since 2009 he has also been appointed an associate professor at the University of Hohenheim.
He has worked in the Research Group “Macroeconomics and European Economic Policy” since 2006.
His research focuses on analyzing individual attitudes to economic and financial policy and the relationship between institutional trust and life satisfaction.
Further research interests are the analysis of the determinants of institutional reforms, as well as the analysis of fiscal policy and budget institutions.
He is an expert in the Austrian Fiscal Council and a co-opted member of the Economic Policy Committee of the Verein für Socialpolitik.
He participated in the Expert Commission on Administrative Reform in Austria, from 2010-2011.
He spent international research stays, e.g., at the Ratio Institute in Stockholm and at the Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona.
He was a project leader in commissioned studies for national (federal ministries, federal states, social partners, etc.) and international clients (European Commission, European Parliament, World Bank).
After completing his studies and his doctorate in Economics in 1996, he habilitated in Economics at the University of Hohenheim in 2004.