Christoph Badelt

Christoph Badelt (born February 26, 1951) is the current director of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research and professor at Vienna University of Economics and Business. He was Rector of the Vienna University of Economics and Business from March 2002 to September 2015.
He is an economist specializing in social policy. He has done notable work in the economics of nonprofit organizations.
In 1998, Badelt, among others, was commissioned by the Austrian government to study the state of the family in Austria. He was voted the Austrian Scientist of the Year in 1999 and has held the office of the rector since Spring 2002.