Benno Torgler is Professor of Economics in the School of Economics and Finance, QUT. He was also Adjunct Professor at the  EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht, Germany (2012-2015) and an ARC Future Fellow (2011-2015). Before coming to QUT he was:

• a Research Affiliate and Lecturer - MacMillan Center, Leitner Program in International and Comparative Political Economy - Yale University
• a Visiting Scholar - Law and Economics Program - University of California-Berkeley
• a Visiting Scholar - Andrew Young School of Policy Studies - Georgia State University

Professor Torgler's primary research interest lies in the area of economics, but he has also published in journals with a political science, social psychology, sociology and biology focus.
Behavioral and experimental economics

• Non-market economics
• Illegal activities (e.g., tax evasion, corruption, shadow economy, money laundering)
• Sportometrics
• Public finance
• Political economy and public policy
• Law and economics