| Born | January 7, 1944 |
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| Nationality | Germany |
| Institution | University of Mannheim |
| Field | Labor economics Macroeconomics |
| Alma mater | University of Mannheim |
| Influences | Heinz König |
Wolfgang Franz (born January 7, 1944, Nassau, Germany) is a German economist. He is professor of economics at the University of Mannheim. Franz also is the chairman of the German Council of Economic Experts since March 2009.
Franz studied economics at the University of Mannheim and received his doctoral degree in 1974, under supervision of Heinz König. He held positions at the University of Mainz, the University of Stuttgart, and the University of Konstanz, before returning to his alma mater in 1997.
His research interests include labor markets, macroeconomics, and empirical analysis of economics.
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