Education PROF. DR. MICHAEL HÜTHER | COLOGNE INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH Director and member of the board SPEAKER BIO Michael Hüther serves as a director and member of the board of the Cologne Institute of Economic Research. He has previously been the chief economist of DekaBank. Michael also is an honorary professor at the European Business School International University Schloss Reichartshausen. He received his doctoral degree in economics from the University of Giessen in 1990 and also studied at the University of East Anglia. From 1990 to 1999 he was a research assistant for the German Council of Economic Experts. KEY CORPORATE FACTS& KPIs COMPANY OVERVIEW Headquarters Cologne, Germany The Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW) is the private economic research institute in Germany. Office Locations Cologne, Brussels, Berlin, Munich The Institute and its subsidiaries combine research, consultancy and communication services Founded 1951 to provide convincing solutions. No of Employees 300 Webelieve in Germany’s socially responsible free market economy. We are advocates of a liberal economic and social order. Active Markets Germany, Belgium Wework to improve understanding of how business and society function and interact and by Business Overview Economic Research doing so contribute to sustainable growth and long-term prosperity. Website iwkoeln.de 31