Wolfgang Wiegard

{{Short description|German economist}}

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| name = Wolfgang Wiegard

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| birth_place = Berlin, Germany

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| nationality = German

| field = Public finance

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Wolfgang Wiegard (born 17 February 1946) is a German economist and member of the German Council of Economic Experts. He served as chairman of the council from April 2002 to March 2005.{{Cite web|title=Curriculum vitae of Professor Dr. Wolfgang Wiegard |url=http://www.sachverstaendigenrat-wirtschaft.de/en/orga/ratvitae.php?rmid=5|publisher=German Council of Economic Experts |accessdate =10 May 2010}}

Born in Berlin, Wiegard studied at the University of Heidelberg, receiving his doctoral degree in economics in 1981. Since 1999 Wiegard holds a tenured professorship in economics at the University of Regensburg.

Wiegard is considered a strong proponent of neoclassical supply-side economics. He is also a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.[https://www.handelsblatt.com/archiv/wolfgang-wiegard-der-neoklassische-sozialdemokrat;581202 Wolfgang Wiegard: the neoclassical Social Democrat]. Handelsblatt. 12 November 2002. Retrieved on 10 May 2010. {{in lang|de}}