Erich Kirchler
Italian psychologist
Erich Kirchler (born 4 November 1954) is an Italian-Austrian psychologist and Professor of Economic Psychology at the University of Vienna.
His research covers the areas of work, organizational, consumer and economic psychology, in particular tax psychology and money management in private households. He is best known for his research on tax behavior and tax morale and his "slippery slope framework", which has been adopted by a number of tax administrations.
Biography
Kirchler was born in Sand in Taufers in northern Italy. In 1974, he began studying architecture at the Technical University of Vienna and psychology and human anthropology at the University of Vienna. His doctoral dissertation focused on "Changes in concepts through learning processes – A contribution to cognitive dynamics" (German: Veränderung eines Begriffsraumes durch Lernprozesse – Ein Beitrag zur kognitiven Dynamik). After his graduation in 1979, he was employed at the University of Linz Institute of Education and Psychology. Under the supervision of Hermann Brandstätter, he received his habilitation in psychology in 1989 from the University of Linz, Austria. Since 1992, he has served as professor of applied psychology (economic psychology) at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, where he retired in 2020. Since 2010 he is also guest professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (as part of the DIBT: Doctoral Program in International Business Taxation).
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