Monika Schnitzer

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Monika Schnitzer holds the Chair for Comparative Economics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich. She has been a Visiting Professor at Harvard University, the University of California, Berkeley, Yale University, and Stanford University. Among her main research interests are the innovation and internationalization strategies of companies and obstacles caused by financial restrictions, contractual insecurities, and political risks. Her advisory roles include that of deputy chairwoman of the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation that was established by the German government in 2007. For her academic work, she has received many awards, including the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2005), as well as the Bavarian Order of Merit (2012).