| 1966-1970 | Studies of Economics, University of Vienna |
| since 1970 | Economic Researcher, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| 1982 | Visiting Professor, Stanford University, California |
| 1984-1987 | Deputy Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| 1991 | Visiting Professor, MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1993-2000 | Member, Supervisory Board, ÖIAG - Österreichische Industrieholding, Vienna |
| 1996-1998 | Deputy Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| 1997 | Visiting Professor, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2000-2004 | Deputy Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| since 1992 | Honorary Professor, Industrial Economics & Economic Policies, Johannes Kepler University Linz |
| since 2000 | Editor, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade together with Marcel Canoy |
| 2002 | Visiting Professor, Research and Lecturing, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University |
| since 2005 | Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| since 2006 | Professor for Economic Policy, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna |
