German Council of Economic Experts
Heiner Flassbeck studied economics at Saarland University (1971–1976). During that time he was assistant at chair of Wolfgang Stützel with emphasis on currency issues. Afterwards, up to 1980 he worked in the assistants staff of the German Council of Economic Experts. 1987 he received a doctors degree "Dr. rer. pol." at the Free University of Berlin with his work: "Prices, Interest and Currency Rate. On Theory of Open Economy at flexible Exchange Rates" ().