Axel Ockenfels

Axel Ockenfels
Ockenfels in 2022
Born (1969-02-09) February 9, 1969
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Bonn
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
ThesisFairness, Reziprozität und Eigennutz: Ökonomische Theorie und experimentelle Evidenz (1998)
Doctoral advisorJoachim Weimann
Other advisorsReinhard Selten
Alvin E. Roth
Academic work
InstitutionsMax Planck Institute for Research into Economic Systems
University of Cologne
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods

Axel Ockenfels (born 9 February 1969) is a German economist. Since 2003, he has been professor of economics at the University of Cologne, and in 2023 he was appointed Director at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods in Bonn. He is also founding director of the Adenauer School of Government (2025).