Professor Eicher holds the Castor Professorship in Economics. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1994 and his BA in Chinese Studies and Economics from Grinnell College in 1988. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the European Economic Review, and a member of the adviory council of the Revista de Ciencias Económicas. At the UW he serves as founding director of the UW Economics Policy Research Center, a forum to engage public and private sector stakeholders in economic policy discussions vital to the region. He is also an Affiliate Professor at the Jackson School of International Studies, Center for Global Studies at the University of Washington and Affiliate Professor at the Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences, University of Washington.

Professor Eicher's visiting positions include University Aix-Marseille, International Monetary Fund, Universidad de Costa Rica, University of Munich, University of Leipzig, Institute of Advanced Studies (Vienna), Bonn University, Barcelona University, Technical University Zurich, University of Tübingen and Oxford University (Nuffield College). For information about Professor Eicher's research please visit his website.