Christoph Badelt
Christoph Badelt is the current director of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research and professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. He was rector of the Vienna University of Economics and Business from March 2002 until September 2015.
He is an economist specializing in social policy. He has done notable work in the economics of nonprofit organizations.
In 1998, Badelt, among others, was commissioned by the Austrian Government to study the state of the family in Austria. He was elected Austrian Scientist of the Year in 1999 and has held the office of the rector since spring 2002.
