Dr. Andrea Weber, professor at the Department of Economics and Business, was awarded the prestigious title of “egyetemi tanar” by the President of Hungary, Janos Ader. The title, which literally means “university professor,” indicates a high ranking within Hungarian higher education. The appointment is effective September 1, 2019.
Andrea Weber is an applied labor economist and her current research focuses on the interaction of labor markets with social insurance systems, the dynamics of unemployment, gender differences in the labor market, and the mobility of workers in the European Union.
Andrea Weber received her PhD at the Vienna University of Technology in 2002. Prior to joining CEU she was professor of labor economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, professor of economics at the University of Mannheim, and visiting assistant professor at UC Berkeley. She joined CEU in February 2017.