Agnes Kügler has been senior economist at WIFO in the Research Group "Industrial Economics, Innovation and International Competition"
since 2015. She is a member of the board of directors of the newly established Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria
as well as board member of the Austrian Economic Association (NOeG). She possesses a Master's degree in Economics from Vienna
University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna), a Master of Science from the Institute for Advances Studies and TU Wien,
and a doctoral degree from WU Vienna. She serves as a deputy member of the Austrian Competition Commission since 2018. Her
research revolves around innovation and structural change, industrial economics, and competitiveness. Agnes Kügler has taken
part in a variety of national and international projects, with recent endeavours centred around impact analysis regarding
productivity and competitiveness, as well as the market strategies and innovation of companies.