GIERSCH, Herbert

GIERSCH, Herbert. German, b. 1921. Genres: Economics. Career: OEEC Secretariat, Paris, France, administrator, 1950-51, counsellor, 1953-54; University of Muenster, Germany, lecturer, 1951-55; Saar University, Saarbruecken, Germany, professor of economics, 1955-69; University of Kiel, Germany, professor of economics and president of the Kiel Institut fuer Weltwirtschaft (Institute of World Economics), 1969-89, emeritus, 1989-. German Federal Ministry of Economics, member of advisory council, 1960-; German Council of Economic Advisors, founding member, 1964-70; author. Publications: Das Ausgleich der Kriegslasten vom Standpunkt sozialer Gerechtigkeit, 1948; Algemeuie Wirtschaftspolitik (title means: Economic Policy), 1967; Growth, Cycles, and Exchange Rates: The Experience of West Germany, 1970; Kontroverse Fragen der Wirtschaftspolitik (Controversial Issues in Economic Policymaking), 1971; Konjurktur-und Wachsturmspolitik in der offenen Wirtschaft (Business Cycle and Growth Policy in an Open Economy), 1977; The World Economy in Perspective: Essays on International Trade and European Integration, 1991; (with K.-H. Paque and H. Schmieding) The Fading Miracle: Four Decades of Market Economy in Germany, 1992; Openness for Prosperity: Essays in World Economics, 1993. EDITOR: (with K.H. Frank) Gegen Europessimismus: Kritische Beitrage 1977 bis 1985 (Countering Euro-Pessimism: Critical Essays from 1977 to 1985), 1977; (with Frank) Im Brennpunkt: Wirtschaftspolitik: Kritische Beitrage 1967 bis 1977 (Focus on Economic Policymaking: Critical Essays from 1967 to 1977), 1978; Wie es zu schaffen ist: Agenda fuer die deutsche Wirtschaftspolitik (New Directions in the Economy: An Agenda for German Economic Policymaking), 1983; The International Debt Problem: Lessons for the Future, 1987. Editor of collections of essays and papers on international and European economic issues. Address: Institut fur Weltwirtschaft, 24100 Kiel, Germany.