Nationalökonomische Gesellschaft
Austrian Economic Association

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The Nationalökonomische Gesellschaft (NOeG, Austrian Economic Association) is a non-profit association in the field of economics. The purpose of the association is exclusively and directly to cultivate theoretical and applied economics.

In the field of economics, it promotes the analysis of Austria's economic situation on an independent, scientific basis. The NOeG pursues no other purposes than those mentioned above. Its activities are not aimed at making a profit.

Members of the Executive Board

Presidium

Univ.Prof. Dr. Jesús Crespo Cuaresma
Präsident (President)

Ass.Prof. PD Michael Pfarrhofer, PhD
Generalsekretär (General Secretary)

Wirtschaftsuniversität (WU) Wien
Welthandelsplatz 1
1020 Wien

Dr. Agnes Kügler
1. Vizepräsidentin (1st Vice President)
Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (WIFO)
Arsenal Objekt 20
1030 Wien

Univ.Prof. Dr. Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz
2. Vizepräsidentin (2nd Vice President)
Technische Universität (TU) Wien
Karlsplatz 13
1040 Wien

Board

To be added soon.

Journal "Empirica"

Empirica is the journal of the Austrian Economic Association (published in cooperation with the Austrian Institute of Economic Research, WIFO): Empirica (Springer).

History and Tradition of the NOeG

The Nationalökonomische Gesellschaft (NOeG), that is the Austrian Economic Association, proudly looks back in history, as two prominent economists were among the founders on March 29, 1918. These outstanding persons were Joseph Alois Schumpeter (1883-1950) and Ludwig von Mises.

The Austrian Economic Association tries to achieve its aims in the spirit of Schumpeter. He was a jurist, theorist, practitioner (bank president) and politician. Schumpeter held positions at the universities of Vienna, Czernowitz, Graz and Bonn, and he even researced and taught at Columbia University and Harvard University. In public politics, he was a member of the nationalisation committee in 1918, before becoming federal minister of public finances in 1919, but he only held that office for seven months. Like von Mises and few others, he most strongly contributed to the fame of the Austrian School of Economics. His books are well-known even today: "Das Wesen und der Hauptinhalt der theoretischen Nationalökonomie", "Theorie der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung", "Die Krise des Steuerstaates", "Business Cyles", "Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy", "Imperialism and Social Classes", "History of Economic Analysis" and "Das Wesen des Geldes".

Due to Schumpeter's type of research, the Austrian Economic Association strives for enhancing applied economics and theoretical economic policy, particularly in putting emphasis on the institutional aspects of the economy. This character of the Austrian Economic Association's work is reflected by its journal "Empirica – Journal of European Economics."

In 1978, the Austrian Economic Association resumed its tradition to hold an annual conference. The location of the annual meeting alternates between Vienna and universities in the federal provinces (see also Conferences).

Klausinger, H (2016): "The Nationalökonomische Gesellschaft (Austrian Economic Association) in the Interwar Period and beyond," In: Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology 34A, p. 9–43

NOeG Executives

Established on June 19, 1918 ("konstituierende Vollversammlung")

1918: Joseph Schumpeter (President)
Further board members: Hans Mayer (Vice-President), Karl Pribram (General Secretary), Ludwig von Mises (Treasurer), Alfred Amonn, Moriz Dub, Viktor Grätz and Othmar Spann
1919–1927: Inactive
1927–1955: Hans Mayer (President)
1956–1972: Alexander Mahr (President)
1972–1985: Wilhelm Weber (President)
1985–1994: Erich Streissler (President)
1994–1996: Helmut Frisch (President)
1997–1998: Friedrich Schneider (President)
1999–2002: Gerhard Clemenz (President)
2003–2004: Engelbert Dockner (President)
2005–2006: Hannelore Weck-Hannemann (President)
2007–2008: Reinhard Neck (President)
2009–2010: Fritz Breuss (President)
2011–2012: Johann K. Brunner (President)
2013–2014: Manfred Nermuth (President)
2015–2016: Peter Mooslechner (President), Wilfried Altzinger (General Secretary)
2017–2018: Ingrid Kubin (President), Martin Zagler (General Secretary)
2019–2020: Karl W. Steininger (President), Jörn Kleinert (General Secretary)
2021–2022: Rudolf Winter-Ebmer (President), Rene Böheim (General Secretary)
2023–2024: Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz (President), Michael Getzner (General Secretary)
2025–2026: Jesús Crespo Cuaresma (President), Michael Pfarrhofer (General Secretary)

Important Economists from Austria

In the last century, Austria was home to numerous economists, some of whom achieved worldwide fame. The lives and works of two famous economists, Kurt W. Rothschild (kurt-rothschild.at) and Josef Steindl (josef-steindl.at) are described on their webpages. The two portraits were created under the direction of Wilfried Altzinger and Alois Guger. The NOeG acknowledges its historical guilt, which arose from the misconduct of its president in 1938, who excluded Jewish members from the association.

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