Erich Kirchler (born 4 November 1954) is an Italian-Austrian psychologist and Professor of Economic Psychology at the University of Vienna.
His doctoral dissertation focused on "Changes in concepts through learning processes – A contribution to cognitive dynamics" (German: Veränderung eines Begriffsraumes durch Lernprozesse – Ein Beitrag zur kognitiven Dynamik).
Under the supervision of Hermann Brandstätter, he received his habilitation in psychology in 1989 from the University of Linz, Austria.
Together with Erik Hölzl (University of Cologne), Erich Kirchler was the editor of the Journal of Economic Psychology from 2010 to 2015.
Together with Felix Brodbeck and Ralph Woschée, he has been the editor of the practical and scientifically founded book series "Die Wirtschaftspsychologie" ("The Economic Psychology")[5] since 2014, which is aimed at students, practitioners, and university professors.