Michael Steiner
Institute of Economics, University of Graz, Austria
Local Organizer of the 2016 RSA Annual Conference, Graz
Editorial Board member, Regional Science Regional Studies (since 2015);
RSA Territorial Ambassador to Austria (ca. 2007-2018)
Further information
2025 ACN (Academic Conference Network) Excellent Paper Award, Category Best Presentation/Best Content for “Buying, Selling and Annexing Regions”, Dubai
2023 Great Honour Award of Land Styria (Großes Ehrenzeichen des Landes Steiermark)
2020 Erzherzog-Johann-Research Award, Land of Styria for the book on “Wirtschaft Steiermark. Zwischen Utopie und Realität”
1989 Kardinal-Innitzer-Research Award for the book “Regionale Ungleichheit“ (Regional Inequality)
1985 Erzherzog-Johann-Research Award for “Old Industria Areas – Theory and Empirics”
1983 EFTA Young Research Award
Expert for the World Bank for “A National Regional Development Strategy for Turkey”, 2008/2009
Expert for the European Commission “Developing Strategies for Structural Fund for the “New Member States”, Coordinator John Bachtler, (2005/2006)
Expert for the European Council for “Regional Classification of the Russian Federation”, 1999
Expert for the German Ministry of Research for “Economic Strategies for the New Member States of Germany”, 1999/2000
Expert for OECD “Cluster Strategy for Wales”, 2006