Erich Striessnig
Senior Research Scholar
Multidimensional Demographic Modeling Research Group
Population and Just Societies Program
Biography
Erich Striessnig is a Senior Research Scholar in the IIASA Population and Just Societies Program and an Associate Professor at the University of Vienna's Department of Demography. His work at IIASA is focused on estimating the returns to human capital, in particular, accounting for differences in skills in the context of the Yidan Project.He holds a PhD from the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), as well as two master’s degrees, one in economics and one in philosophy from the University of Vienna.
Last update: 31 JUL 2025
Publications
Lutz, W. , Crespo Cuaresma, J., Kebede, E., Prskawetz, A., Sanderson, W., & Striessnig, E. (2019). Education rather than age structure brings demographic dividend. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences e201820362. 10.1073/pnas.1820362116.
Striessnig, E. (2019). The Demographic Metabolism Model of Human Capital Formation. In: Human Capital and Economic Growth The Impact of Health, Education and Demographic Change. Eds. Bucci, A., Prettner, K., & Prskawetz, Alexia, pp. 139-165 Palgrave Macmillian. ISBN 978-3-030-21599-6 10.1007/978-3-030-21599-6.
Striessnig, E. & Bora, J.K. (2019). Under-Five Child Growth and Nutrition Status:
Spatial Clustering of Indian Districts. VID Working Paper 03/2019. Vienna Institute of Demography, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Lutz, W. , Lijadi, A.A., Strießnig, E. , Dimitrova, A., & Caldeira Brant de Souza Lima, M. (2018). Years of Good Life (YoGL): A new indicator for assessing sustainable progress. IIASA Working Paper. Laxenburg, Austria: WP-18-007
Buber-Ennser, I., Kohlenberger, J., Rengs, B., Al Zalak, Z., Goujon, A. , Strießnig, E. , Potančoková, M. , Gisser, R., Testa, M.R., & Lutz, W. (2016). Human Capital, Values, and Attitudes of Persons Seeking Refuge in Austria in 2015. PLoS ONE 11 (9) e0163481. 10.1371/journal.pone.0163481.