Axel Dreher (born September 17, 1972) is a German economist.

He earned a master's degree from the University of Mannheim in 1999 and a Ph.D. in 2003.

As assistant professor of economics at the universities of Mannheim, Exeter and Konstanz, he has worked in fields including:

• the Public-Choice-Analysis of International Organizations, especially International Monetary Fund and World Bank
• Economic Development, especially globalization
• Public Economics, especially corruption and Shadow Economy
• Public Finance

1972 births | Living people | Economists