Nationality German Role Economist Died March 3, 2013 | Fields Political Economy Name Johann Eekhoff | |
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Born 25 July 1941 ( 1941-07-25 ) Alma mater Saarland University
Ruhr University Bochum Education Saarland University, Ruhr University Bochum | ||
School or tradition Ordoliberalism Institution University of Cologne | ||
Johann Eekhoff (25 July 1941 – 3 March 2013) was a German economist and former state secretary of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. He held a chair for economic policy at the University of Cologne until 2009.
A native of Moormerland, East Frisia, Eekhoff studied economics at the Saarland University, Philadelphia University, and Ruhr University Bochum. He earned his Ph.D. from Ruhr University Bochum in 1971, and his Habilitation from Saarland University in 1979. Between 1991 and 1993 he served as state secretary under Federal Ministers Jürgen Möllemann and Günter Rexrodt.
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