Werner Baer
German-American economist
- Born: 1931-05-06 (Offenbach am Main)
- Died: 2016-03-31 (Urbana)
- Country of citizenship: Germany; United States of America
- Occupation: economist; teacher; writer
- Employer: Ford Foundation (period: 1967-01-01 through 1976-01-01); University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (period: 1974-01-01 through 2016-01-01); Vanderbilt University (period: 1965-01-01 through 1974-01-01); Yale University (period: 1961-01-01 through 1965-01-01)
- Educated at: Harvard University (academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy; until: 1958-01-01)
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/41932904
- ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000123205613
- WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81125329
- Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81125329