Career
He currently the chair for political economy at the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg. Weimann"s research interests include environmental economics and economic policy. Born in Düsseldorf, Northrhine-Westphalia, Weimann attended the University of Bielefeld.
He earned his doctoral degree in 1987, and his Habilitation in 1992, both from the University of Dortmund.
In 1994 he was offered a professorship at the University of Magdeburg. Among his doctorate students was Axel Ockenfels.