Dipl.-Ök. Jürg Weißgerber, M.A.

Ruhr-University Bochum
Faculty of Economics
Chair of Public Finance

e-mail: Juerg.Weissgerber@ruhr-uni-bochum.de

Education

Primary School in Ilmenau
Grammar School in Ilmenau (1991-1996): School-leaving Examination (1.0)

University Student of Economics at Ruhr-University Bochum (1999 - 2003)
University Student of Japanology at Ruhr-University Bochum (1997 - 2004)
University Student of Japanese and Japanese Economy at Nihon Daigaku Tokio, Japan (2000 - 2001)

Post-graduate Student at Ruhr-University Bochum (since 2003)

Academic Degrees

 

Diplom-Oekonom, Ruhr-University Bochum (2003)

Magister Artium Japanologie, Ruhr-University Bochum (2004)

 

 

Professional Career

Community Service (1996 - 1997)

Internship at Seiko Kohshuha, Mishima, Japan (1999)
Tutor of the Faculty of Economics (2000 - 2003)
Working Student in the Controlling department of Nokia Research Center, Bochum (2002 - 2003)
Internship at the Controlling department of Nokia GmbH, Bochum (2002)
Student assistant and Tutor at the Chair of Public Finance at Ruhr-University Bochum (2001 - 2003)

Research assistant of Economics / Public Finance at Ruhr-University Bochum (since 2003)

Activities

Spokesman of the Students' Organisation "Fachschaftsinitiative" of the Faculty of Economics (2001 - 2002)
Student member of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Economics (2001 - 2003)

Spokesman of the research assistants of the Faculty of Economics (2004-2007)
Member of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Economics (2004-2007)
Member of the BSc/MSc-Reform-Commission of the Faculty of Economics (2004-2007)

Board member of the Alumni-Club "bowi" (2003-2005)

Membership

Verein für Socialpolitik e.V.
Bowi e.V.
BUND e.V.

 

 

mit C. Folkers: Zur Ökonomie der inneren Sicherheit, erscheint in: Ohly, H.P. / Lange, H.-J. / Reichertz, J. (Hrsg.): Auf der Suche nach neuer Sicherheit. Fakten, Theorien und Folgen, 2007 (Sammelband)

Economics of National Security, Conflict, Crime, Terrorism
Macroeconomics (Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy)
Public Debt
Public Choice