Honored Persons

 

Peter Mooslechner

Peter Mooslechner became a member of the Governing Board of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank on 1 May 2013. Born in 1954 in Bruck an der Glocknerstraße (Salzburg), he studied economics at the Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU), where he also obtained his doctorate. After working at the Institute of Public Finance at JKU, he worked at the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO). In 1996 he joined the OeNB as Head of Economic Analysis of the OeNB. In 1999, he was promoted to director of the Department of Economic Analysis and Research. Peter Mooslechner represents the OeNB in numerous national and international committees. Peter Mooslechner has taught at a number of Austrian universities (Linz, Innsbruck, Salzburg and Vienna University of Economics and Business) and published on a wide range of economic policy topics. His recent research has focused on microeconomic aspects of household wealth and debt, economic policy during the financial crisis, and monetary and exchange rate policy in Eastern and Southeastern Europe.