Axel Dreher (born September 17, 1972) is a German economist. September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Paul Samuelson, Nobel Prize in Economics winner. ...

He earned a master's degree from the University of Mannheim in 1999 and a Ph.D. in 2003. A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate (or graduate) course of one to three years in duration. ... The University of Mannheim is one of the younger German universities. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As assistant professor of economics at the universities of Mannheim, Exeter and Konstanz, he has worked in fields including:

• the Public-Choice-Analysis of International Organizations, especially International Monetary Fund and World Bank
• Economic Development, especially globalization
• Public Economics, especially corruption and Shadow Economy
• Public Finance