RENÉ L. FREY

Academic Curriculum:
1970 - 2004: Full Professor of Economics and Head of the Department for Public Policy at the Center for Economics and Business Administration, University of Basel.

October 1, 1996 - September 30, 1998: Rector of the University of Basel (Member of Rectorate 1994-98).

November 2004: Honorary Doctorate of Economics, University of Fribourg / Switzerland

Further Positions:
- Since 1970 Managing Editor of the international economic review "Kyklos".

- 1988-96: President of the National Research Programme 25 "City and Transport" of the Swiss National Science Foundation.

- 1990-93: President of the Swiss Society for Statistics and Economics (Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Statistik und Volkswirtschaft).

- 2003-10: President of Senioren-Universität Basel

- 2004-07: President of Rat für Raumordnung (Federal Council for Spatial Policy)

- 2004-07: President of Vereinigung Basler Ökonomen VBÖ

- 2009-2013: Member of the Board of Ziegler Papier AG, Grellingen/BL (2009-2011 Chairman)

- Member of several commissions of experts for the Swiss Federal Government, several cantons, communes and international organisations (OECD, EU, ECMT), as well as member of scientific boards (Novartis Venture Fund, ARL, Prognos, BAK Basel Economics, B,S,S.), and member of the board of several public institutions (among others: Regio Basiliensis, RegioTriRhena, Art Commission Basel).

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