Werner Eichhorst Steps Down from Alumni Board

In December 2023, Werner Eichhorst, senior researcher at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics in Bonn, stepped down from the executive board of the MPIfG’s alumni association, the Society of Friends and Former Associates. Eichhorst had been a member of the board and its spokesperson since 2013. A constant in the board’s work for over a decade, he played a key role in shaping and influencing the MPIfG’s alumni relations. He initiated the alumni receptions at the SASE conference, which have been held regularly since 2016 and are intended above all to encourage collegial exchange, and was instrumental in determining the thematic direction and evolution of the Annual Colloquium at the MPIfG. During his time in office he particularly promoted exchange between practice and research, thereby expanding and enriching the Institute’s perspectives. Daniel Mertens (Osnabrück University) succeeds him as board member.