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Not to be confused with [Peter Eggers](/source/Peter_Eggers).

**Peter H. Egger** (born 1969) is an Austrian [economist](/source/Economist) who currently works as Professor of [Applied Economics](/source/Applied_Economics) at the [ETH Zurich](/source/ETH_Zurich).[1] His research areas are [industrial economics](/source/Industrial_economics), [innovation](/source/Innovation), and international competition.[2] In 2011, he was awarded the [Gossen Prize](/source/Gossen_Prize) for his contributions to economic research.[3]

## Early life and education

Peter H. Egger was born in 1969 in [Steyr](/source/Steyr), Austria.[1]

He earned a [master's degree](/source/Master's_degree) and [Ph.D.](/source/Ph.D.) in [economics](/source/Economics) from the [University of Linz](/source/University_of_Linz) in 1996 and 2001. During his studies, he worked as a researcher at the [Vienna Institute for Comparative Economic Studies](/source/Vienna_Institute_for_Comparative_Economic_Studies) (1996–97) and at the [Austrian Institute of Economic Research](/source/Austrian_Institute_of_Economic_Research) (1997-2001).[1]

## Career

In 2001, he also habilitated at the [University of Innsbruck](/source/University_of_Innsbruck), where he then began working as assistant professor (2001–02) and later as associate professor (2002–04). After a brief visiting appointment at the [University of Notre Dame](/source/University_of_Notre_Dame) (2003–04), he became Professor of Economics at [LMU Munich](/source/LMU_Munich) (2004–09), where he intermittently led the [ifo Institute's](/source/Ifo_Institute_for_Economic_Research) Department of Environmental, Regional and Transport Economics (2004–08) and Department of Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade (2008–09).[1]

Since 2009, Egger has been Professor of Applied Economics at the Konjunkturforschungsstelle (KOF) - the Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research - of the [ETH Zurich](/source/ETH_Zurich), where he leads the Division "Structural Change and Innovation". In addition to his academic positions, Egger maintains affiliations with the [Centre for Economic Policy Research](/source/Centre_for_Economic_Policy_Research) (CEPR), [CESifo](/source/CESifo), and the [Austrian Institute of Economic Research](/source/Austrian_Institute_of_Economic_Research) (WIFO).[1]

## Research

Egger's research focuses on applied and theoretical panel [econometrics](/source/Econometrics), [international](/source/International_economics) and [regional economics](/source/Regional_economics), [industrial organization](/source/Industrial_organization) and [multinational firms](/source/Multinational_firm).[1]

According to [IDEAS/RePEc](/source/IDEAS/RePEc) in 2018, Egger is in the top 1% of economists ranked by research output.[4]

## Selected publications

- Egger, P., Pirotte, A, [Titi, C](/source/Catharine_Titi). (2023). International investment agreements and foreign direct investment: A survey. *The World Economy* 46(6), pp. 1524-1565.
- Egger, P., Strecker N. M., Zoller-Rydzek, B. (2019). Estimating bargaining-related tax advantages of multinational firms. *Journal of International Economics* 122, pp. 103-258.
- Becker, S.O., Egger, P.H. (2013). Endogenous product versus process innovation and a firm's propensity to export. *Empirical Economics*, 44(1), pp. 329–354.
- Becker, S.O., Egger, P.H., Von Ehrlich, M. (2012). Too much of a good thing? On the growth effects of the EU's regional policy. *European Economic Review*, 56(4), pp. 648–668.
- Egger, P. et al. (2011). The trade effects of endogenous preferential trade agreements. *American Economic Journal: Economic Policy*, 3(3), pp. 113–143.
- Becker, S.O., Egger, P.H., Von Ehrlich, M. (2010). Going NUTS: The effect of EU Structural Funds on regional performance. *Journal of Public Economics*, 94(9-10), pp. 578–590.
- Egger, H., Egger, P., Greenaway, D. (2008). The trade structure effects of endogenous regional trade agreements. *Journal of International Economics*, 74(2), pp. 278–298.
- Egger, P., Larch, M. (2008). Interdependent preferential trade agreement memberships: An empirical analysis. *Journal of International Economics*, 76(2), pp. 384–399.
- Baltagi, B.H., Egger, P., Pfaffermayr, M. (2007). Estimating models of complex FDI: Are there third-country effects? *Journal of Econometrics*, 140(1), pp. 260–281.
- Bergstrand, J.H., Egger, P. (2007). A knowledge-and-physical-capital model of international trade flows, foreign direct investment, and multinational enterprises. *Journal of International Economics*, 73(2), pp. 278–308.
- Egger, P., Egger, H. (2006). International outsourcing and the productivity of low-skilled labor in the EU. *Economic Inquiry*, 44(1), pp. 98–108.
- Egger, P., Winner, H. (2005). Evidence on corruption as an incentive for foreign direct investment. *European Journal of Political Economy*, 21(4), pp. 932–952.
- Egger, P., Pfaffermayr, M. (2004). The impact of bilateral investment treaties on foreign direct investment. *Journal of Comparative Economics*, 32(4), pp. 788–804.
- Egger, P., Pfaffermayr, M. (2003). The proper panel econometric specification of the gravity equation: A three-way model with bilateral interaction effects. *Empirical Economics*, 28(3), pp. 571–580.
- Baltagi, B.H., Egger, P., Pfaffermayr, M. (2003). A generalized design for bilateral flow models. *Economics Letters*, 80(3), pp. 391–397.
- Egger, P. (2002). An econometric view on the estimation of gravity models and the calculation of trade potentials. *World Economy*, 25(2), pp. 297–312.
- Egger, P. (2000). A note on the proper econometric specification of the gravity equation. *Economics Letters*, 66(1), pp. 25–31.
- Egger, P., Pfaffermayr, M. (2004). Distance, trade and FDI: A Hausman-Taylor SUR approach.
- Egger, H., Egger, P. (2003). Outsourcing and skill-specific employment in a small economy: Austria after the fall of the Iron Curtain. *Oxford Economic Papers*, 55(4), pp. 625–643.
- Baltagi, B.H., Egger, P., Pfaffermayr, M. (2008). Estimating regional trade agreement effects on FDI in an interdependent world. *Journal of Econometrics*, 145(1-2), pp. 194–208.
- Egger, P., Winner, H. (2006). How corruption influences foreign direct investment: A panel data study. *Economic Development and Cultural Change*, 54(2), pp. 459–486.
- Breuss, F., Egger, P. (1999). How reliable are estimations of East-West trade potentials based on cross-section gravity analyses? *Empirica*, 26(2), pp. 81–94.

## References

1. [Peter Egger](https://kof.ethz.ch/en/utils/search.MTY2NTM0.html), ETH Zurich website. Retrieved 28 January 2025.

1. [Curriculum vitae of Peter Egger](https://www.wifo.ac.at/jart/prj3/wifo/resources/person_dokument/person_dokument.jart?personenid=99&contenttypeid=1&sprachid=2&mime_type=application/pdf). Retrieved 30 April 2018.

1. [List of Gossen Prize winners](https://www.socialpolitik.de/En/gossen-award-winner) . Retrieved 30 April 2018.

1. [Ranking of economists registered on IDEAS/RePEc. Retrieved April 30th, 2018.](https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.person.all.html#peg11)

## External links

- [Profile of Peter Egger on the website of the ETH Zurich](https://www.kof.ethz.ch/en/the-institute/people/person-detail.html?persid=166534)
- [Google Scholar profile of Peter H. Egger](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Lc6rZrgAAAAJ&hl=en)

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