Christoph Badelt (born 26 February 1951) is the current director of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research and professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. He was the Vienna University of Economics and Business's vice-chancellor from March 2002 until September 2015. He is an economist specializing in social policy. He has done notable work in the economics of nonprofit organizations. In 1998, Badelt, among others, was commissioned by the Austrian Government to study the state of the family in Austria. He was elected Austrian Scientist of the Year in 1999. References 1951 births Living people 20th-century Austrian economists Rectors of universities in Austria 21st-century Austrian economists