Prof. Dr. Carsten Herrmann-Pillath
Senior Research Fellow at the research and teaching area "Organisation and Development of Business Families"
ADDRESS
Alfred-Herrhausen-Str. 50
58448 Witten
Phone: +49 2302 926 515
Email: carsten.herrmann-pillath@uni-erfurt.de
Prof. Dr. Carsten Herrmann-Pillath studied economics and sinology in Cologne. Since 1992 he has been a professor with a focus on institutional economics, economic cultural research and Chinese economics in Duisburg, Witten, Frankfurt and Erfurt. He is currently a permanent fellow at the Max Weber College for Cultural and Social Science Research at the University of Erfurt, Distinguished Visiting Professor at Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University China and a permanent lecturer at the University of Tübingen for Chinese economy. At WIFU, he supports the cross-cultural perspective on business families and family businesses with his expertise on China.
Main areas of work, research and interests
- Economic philosophy and economic methodology
- Culture and economy in China
- Ecological economics and evolutionary institutional theory
- International economic order and economic relations