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Kurt BAYER

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Director of the EIB

Deputy Director General for Economic Policy and International Financial Institutions

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Curriculum Vitae

This CV is based on information provided to the EIB by the person concerned.

Personal information:

  • Austrian
  • Born on 28 October 1943 in Graz, Austria

Career:

  • Since November 2004: Deputy Director General for Economic Policy and International Financial Institutions, Austrian Ministry of Finance.
  • 2002-2004: Executive Director for Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Belarus, Turkey, Kazakhstan at the World Bank. Member of the WB Audit Committee. Chairman of the WB Personnel Committee. Member of the Pension Finance Committee and of the Pension Benefits Committee.
  • 1999-2002: Deputy Director General for Economic Policy and International Financial Institutions, Austrian Ministry of Finance. Supervision of 4 economic policy and International Financial Institutions departments (Austrian economic policy; EU policy; International Financial Institutions; Customs and Trade Policy Department). Member of ECOFIN Economic and Finance Alternates Committee, European Union. Deputy member of ECOFIN EFC.
  • 1995-2002: Head of Economic Policy Department, Federal Ministry of Finance, Vienna (responsibility for Austrian macroeconomic policy, budgetary directions, EU economic policy, IMF matters and other international economic policy). Board Member of a number of Public Enterprises in Austria. Head of Austrian Economic Policy Delegation to OECD. Member of OECD Working Party 1. Member of OECD Economic Policy Committee.
  • 1990-1993: Member of Management Team, Austrian Institute of Economic Research (responsible for internal and external communications and institute re-organization).
  • 1985-1992: Head of Beirat fuer gesellschafts-, wirtschafts- und umweltpolitische Alternativen an NGO producing a number of policy studies on Austrian economic policy directions.
  • 1983-1988: Chair, WIFO Staff Association.
  • 1981-1988: Member of the WIFO Staff Association
  • 1975-1995: Various teaching assignments at the Vienna Economic University, University of Graz and Vienna University on industrial policy, trade policy, environment and technology policy topics.
  • 1972-2002: Member of various Inter-Ministerial and Inter-Institutional Working Groups Economic Policy Questions in Austria
  • 1971-1995: Economist, later Senior Economist; Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Vienna; research in industrial economics, forecasting, economic policy evaluation, environmental economics, technology policy strategy and evaluation.
  • 1967-1971: Instructor in Economics; University of Maryland (teaching introductory courses in European Economic History, Micro and Macroeconomics).
  • 1966: University Assistant in Economic History; University of Graz (January-August).

Education:

  • 1964: English Interpreter, University of Graz, Austria
  • 1966: Law, University of Graz, Austria
  • 1967: International Relations, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna Center, Bologna, Italy
  • 1970-1971: Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
  • Sabbaticals: 4-6 months study leaves: (1979:1980) at Cambridge University, UK; (1984) at Wissenschaftszentrum, Berlin; (1984) Università degli Studi, Modena, Italy; (1989) University of Maryland; (1990) University of California/Berkeley; Plus numerous attendances of international economics conferences.

Other:

  • Language Skills: German: mother tongue; English: perfect; French: fair; Italian: fair (both latter languages mainly verbal skills)
  • Publications: Numerous publications, mainly on economic policy matters: publications list can be provided