Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. Michael Ahlheim

 

Present Position

University Professor (retired) (since October 2021)http://www.ahlheim-hohenheim.de/

Honorary professor of the Brandenburg Technical University of Cottbus, Germany (since April 2001)
Previous Positions

April 1994 to March 2001:

Full professor of economics / environmental economics at the Brandenburg Technical University of Cottbus, Germany

October 1990 to March 1994:

Associate Professor (“Hochschuldozent”) for public economics at the University of Heidelberg, Germany

1992/93:

Visiting lecturer at the University of Bern, Switzerland (winter term)

1992:

Visiting lecturer at the University of Bamberg, Germany (summer term)

1991/92: 

Visiting professor at the University of Bern, Switzerland (winter term)

1991: 

Visiting lecturer at the University of Bamberg, Germany (summer term)

1990/91:

Interim professorship for Public Economics at the University of Heidelberg, Germany (winter term)

1990:

venia legendi (“right to lecture”) for economics at the University of Heidelberg, Germany

1990: 

Degree of a “Dr. rer. pol. habil.” (“Habilitation”) with a habilitation thesis on “The theory of welfare measurement in models with quantity constraints and public goods” (in German), University of Heidelberg, Germany

1984 - 1990: 

Assistant Professor (“Hochschulassistent”) for public economics at the University of Heidelberg, Germany

Sept./Oct. 1987: 

Scholarship of the Ruhrgas AG for a study at the University of Oslo. Studies on theoretical and empirical problems of the economic valuation of public projects. Participation in workshops on the measurement of the welfare effects of environmental goods.

1984: 

Degree of a “Dr. rer. pol.” with a doctoral thesis on “Duality theory as a methodological approach to microeconomics theory” (in German) - summa cum laude, University of Heidelberg, Germany

1978 - 1984:

Research assistant at the department of public finance at the University of Heidelberg, Germany

1976: 

Degree of a “Diplom-Volkswirt”, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Other Professional Activities and membeerships

  • Speaker of the section of the German Association of University Professors and Lecturers ("Deutscher Hochschulverband") at the University of Hohenheim (since 2008)
  • Member of the Senate of the University of Hohenheim (October 2004 to September 2010 and  October 2014 to September 2019)
  • Member of the University Council of the University of Hohenheim (from 2010 to 2013)
  • Member of the Commission on Water Research of the German Research Foundation DFG (from 2009 to 2014)
  • Member of the internal advisory board of the Food-Security-Center (since 2015)
  • Professorial Member of the Steering Committee of the Research Center for the Bioeconomy  (2015-2018)
  • Dean of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences (from October 2004 to October 2006)
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the "International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics" (since 2006)
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Applied Economic Research ("Institut für Angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung - IAW") at Tübingen (since 2009)
  • Dean of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences (from October 2004 to October 2006)
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the "International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics" (since 2006) 
  • Member of the Scientific Board of the Gaming Research Center at the University of Hohenheim (since 2004)
  • Member of the Board of the Centre for Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics at the University of Hohenheim (2003 to March 2015)
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Applied Economic Research ("Institut für Angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung – IAW") at Tübingen (since 2009
  • Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Institute for Applied Economic Research ("Institut für Angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung – IAW") at Tübingen (2003-2009)
  • Co-editor of the scientific book series "Hohenheimer Volkwirtschaftliche Schriften" (since 2001)
  • Managing editor of the scientific book series “UmweltWissenschaften” (“Environmental Sciences”), Physica-Verlag (from 1996 to 2001)
  • Managing editor of the scientific publication series “Aktuelle Reihe” and the discussion paper series of the faculty of environmental sciences at the BTUC (from 1996 to 2001)
  • Member and chairman of several commissions and committees at the BTUC
  • Speaker of the section of the German Association of University Professors and Lecturers ("Deutscher Hochschulverband") at the BTUC (from 1998 to 2001)
  • Member of the Standing Field Committee on Public Finance at the Verein für Socialpolitik(since 1995)
  • Member of the Standing Field Committee on Environmental and Resource Economics at the Verein für Socialpolitik(since 1992)