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Martin Georg Kocher (*13 September 1973 in Salzburg) is an Austrian economist, former university professor and independent politician. Currently he is Federal Minister for Labour of the Republic of Austria (Federal Government Kurz II). Martin Kocher was professor for Behavioral Economics with applications in Austria’s economic policy at the Department of Economics at the University of Vienna as well as at the Vienna Center for Experimental Economics at the University of Vienna. From 2016 to 2021 he was Scientific Director at the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS).

Education and career

Martin Kocher graduated from Pierre de Coubertin BORG Radstadt in 1991/92. Studying economics at the University of Innsbruck, he received his PhD in 2002 and successfully completed his habilitation in 2007. He spent two years at the Universiteit van Amsterdam as a guest researcher. He was a professor at the University of East Anglia before becoming temporarily Dean of Studies and Dean at the Department of Economics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. He was also the Director of the Munich Experimental Laboratory for Economic and Social Sciences (MELESSA), which originated from the Exzellenzinitiative. Since 2011, Kocher has been Affiliate (Visiting) Professor at the Department of Economics at the Göteborgs Universitet. From 2014 to 2016, he was Adjunct Professor at the School of Economics and Finance at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. His research focus lies with Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics and Economic Psychology. From 1 September 2016 until 11 January 2021 he was Scientific Director at the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) in Vienna. On 20 June 2020, he was appointed President of the Austrian Fiscal Council, following Gottfried Haber. The term ended automatically with the appointment as Federal Minister.

Research

Martin Kocher is one of the most active researchers in the field of Experimental Economics in the German-speaking area. His papers have been published in renowned Journals, such as American Economic Review or Management Science. Kocher engages in various topics regarding Experimental Economics. He published studies regarding the influence of time pressure on individual decision-making or on preference development in children and young adults. Together with co-author Matthias Sutter, Kocher managed to demonstrate that in sports a referee would often decide in favour of the home side lagging behind in score.

Politics

Kocher was sworn in by the Federal President on 11 January 2021 as Federal Minister for Labour, Family and Youth. As responsibilities for Family and Youth were transferred to the Federal Chancellery (BKA) and conveyed to Federal Minister Susanne Raab with effect of 1 February 2021 Martin Kocher was (re)appointed Federal Minister for Labour on 1 February 2021, starting his term during the largest economic and employment crisis since WWII.

Personal life

Kocher is married. He enjoys going mountain climbing and running marathons. He grew up in Altenmarkt im Pongau, Salzburg.

Academic Editorships

Since 2013, Martin Kocher has been co-editor of the Journal of Behavioural and Experimental Economics. From 2008 to 2015 he was co-editor of the Journal of Economic Psychology.

References

1.	 Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Martin Kocher. In: medienportal.univie.ac.at, abgerufen am 18. April 2020 2.	↑ Gratulation an Absolventen. In: Website der BORG Radstadt, abgerufen am 13. Jänner 2020 3.	↑ Andreas Sator: Neuer IHS-Chef Martin Kocher: Ökonom mit Freude am Experimentieren. In: Wirtschaftspolitik. DerStandard.at, 1. Juli 2016, abgerufen am 25. Januar 2019. 4.	↑ IHS-Chef Martin Kocher wird Präsident des Fiskalrats. In: DerStandard.at. 24. Juni 2020, abgerufen am 24. Juni 2020. 5.	↑ Blümel: Martin Kocher wird Präsident des Fiskalrats. In: APA-OTS-Aussendung. 24. Juni 2020, abgerufen am 24. Juni 2020. 6.	↑ F.A.Z.-Ökonomenranking: Die einflussreichsten Ökonomen im Gesamt-Ranking. In: FAZ.net – Wirtschaftswissen. 5. September 2013, abgerufen am 25. Jänner 2019. 7.	↑ Zeitdruck im Job: 20.000 Blitzentscheidungen pro Tag. In: Wirtschaftswoche, abgerufen am 25. Jänner 2019. 8.	↑ Peter Brors: Porträtserie Jugend forscht: Martin Kocher. Der Vertrauensmann. In: Handelsblatt, 11. Jänner 2009, abgerufen am 25. Januar 2019. 9.	↑ Urs Willmann: Der zwölfte Mann. Endlich bewiesen: Fußball-Schiedsrichter pfeifen ungerecht. In: Zeit Online, 5. Juni 2003, abgerufen am 25. Jänner 2019. 10.	↑ Curriculum Vitae Martin G. Kocher zum Stand September 2016 (PDF). In: Website des Instituts für Höhere Studien (IHS).