Horst Siebert

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Horst Siebert
Born(1938-03-20)20 March 1938
Bundesverdienstkreuz
(2004)

Horst Siebert (20 March 1938 – 2 June 2009) was a German

economic theory
from 1989 to 2003.

A native of Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Siebert studied economics at the University of Cologne (1959–1963), while also studying, and undertaking research in, economics at Wesleyan University (1960–1961). He earned his doctorate degree in economics from the University of Münster in 1965.[3][4]

Siebert was appointed to the chair of economics and foreign trade at the

Bundesverdienstkreuz
in 2004, the Hayek Prize for excellence in economic writing in 2007.

In his book entitled Der Kobra-Effekt. Wie man Irrwege der Wirtschaftspolitik vermeidet,

cobra effect. His other publications include: The German Economy, Beyond the Social Market (2005); The World Economy. A Global Analysis (2007, 3rd edition); Einführung in die Volkswirtschaftslehre, co-author (2007); Economics of the Environment: Theory and Policy (2008, 7th revised edition; 2001 in Chinese); Rules for the Global Economy (2009).[4][6] Siebert reportedly was a frequent contributor to academic journals and other publications. His seminal book, World Economics (1999, reprinted in 2000, 2nd edition 2002), "offered a new global perspective on international economic structures and processes."[7]

He was a visiting scholar at

, Bologna Center. Siebert also served as President of the Kiel Institute for World Economics from 1989 to 2003.

References

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