Michael Peneder

• Industrial Economics, Innovation Research

Austria

May 20, 1968, Steyr, Austria

• 2017: Vienna University of Economics and Business, Habilitation in Economics
• 1997-1999: Vienna University of Economics and Business, PhD in Economics;
• 1986-1992: University of Vienna, Economics

• German: mother tongue
• English: excellent
• French: good

• 1992 to date: Economist at WIFO
• 2022-10 to 2026-09; 2010-2013 (regular rotation): Deputy director of WIFO
• 2015, 2008, 2004: Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto
• 2005-2009: Co-ordinator of research unit 'Industrial Economics, Innovation and Trade',
• 2016 to date, 2005-2009, 1996-1999: Lecturer at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
• 1991/92: Research Assistant, Girozentrale, Treasury Department

• International Schumpeter Award (ISS), 2022
• Rudolf Sallinger Science Award, 2000
• Stephan Koren Science Award, 1999

• Chairman of the Schumpeter Society Vienna (2026-01 to date)
• Expert to the Austrian Productivity Board (2022-2028)
• Visiting Scholar (up to 3 months): Harvard University: Schumpeter Archives (2018, 2009); Stanford University: APARC (2015), Graduate School of Business (2003); ETH Zürich: KOF (2015); Max Planck Institut, Jena (2004); International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, (1999); Centre for Research in Innovation and Competition, Manchester (1998); Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales, Louvain-la-Neuve (1991)
• Board member of the Computing Centre for Economics and Social Sciences, Vienna (2022-2023; 2010-2013)
• Managing Editor of the Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade (2005-2019)
• Chairman of the Committee on Evolutionary Economics of the German Economic Association (2018-19)
• Lead manager of the international consortium for the annual European Competitiveness Reports (2006-2014)
• Evaluator and Project Reviewer for the European Union’s 7th Framework Programme and the EU's Horizon 2020 Programme (since 2007)
• Lead manager of the Austrian contribution to the EU KLEMS project (2004-2008)
• Presentation of research papers at academic conferences, e.g. of the European Economic Association (EEA), European Association for Research in Industrial Organisation (EARIE), German Economic Association (Verein für Socialpolitik), Global Finance Association (GFA), International Input Output Association (IIOA), Industrial Organization Society (IOS), and the International Schumpeter Society (ISS)
• Referee for academic journals (e.g., Applied Economics, Cambridge Journal of Economics, China Economic Review, Industrial & Corporate Change, Industry and Innovation, Journal of Economic Surveys, ... Cleaner Production,... Evolutionary Economics, Oxford Economic Papers, Research Policy, Review of Income and Wealth, Review of Industrial Organization, Small Business Economics, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics).
• External PhD examiner, University of Porto