March 2015 - NOeG-l - Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

wiiw-FIW-Seminar in International Economics, 9 April 2015
by wiiw WIENER INSTITUT 16 Mar '15

16 Mar '15

Dear Colleague, We cordially invite you to the wiiw-FIW-Seminar in International Economics on Thursday, April 9th, 4 pm wiiw, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna, lecture hall (ground floor) Export Behaviour of SMEs in the Swedish Computer Service Industry Martin Falk (with Eva Hagsten) WIFO Abstract Export participation of SMEs in Swedish computer services has increased rapidly over the last decade. Despite the increase, export participation rates of SMEs including micro enterprises remain rather low at 13 percent in 2010. Based on uniquely linked firm-level datasets with full coverage of micro enterprises and sole proprietors, this study investigates the determinants of export participation of Swedish SMEs in the computer service industry. Exports include both goods and services. Estimates based on the conditional logit model show a significantly positive relationship between initial labour productivity and the decision to export. An interesting and new finding is that the magnitude of the relationship between the probability to export and initial labour productivity is low once firm effects are controlled for. Surprisingly, the impact of labour productivity on exporting does not differ between micro enterprises and the remaining SMEs (10-249 employees). Furthermore, skill intensity is significantly related to the probability of exporting with low marginal effects. Overall, labour productivity and skill intensity only explain a small proportion of the export boom of Swedish software SMEs. Keywords: Exports; productivity; computer service industry; human capital; conditional logit model JEL Classification: F14 After the seminar there will be the opportunity for the speaker and the audience for further discussions, accompanied by drinks and snacks. This seminar series is an activity in the framework of FIW ('Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft'), which is a project designed to build a center of excellence in research on International Economics, funded by the Austrian Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW). The seminar programme is regularly updated. Please visit our website for the current version of the programme at: http://wiiw.ac.at/fiw-wiiw-seminars-in-international-economics-es-6.html http://www.fiw.ac.at/index.php?id=748 (Papers and presentation slides, as far as available, are posted on our homepage http://wiiw.ac.at/events.html after the respective seminars.) Best regards Julia Grübler Organizer -- Michaela Bönisch Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw) The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies Rahlgasse 3, A-1060 Wien T: +43 1 533 66 10 - 40 F: +43 1 533 66 10 - 50 boenisch(a)wiiw.ac.at http://www.wiiw.ac.at/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you do not want to receive further mailings please send an e-mail to boenisch(a)wiiw.ac.at Falls Sie keine weiteren Zusendungen des wiiw wünschen senden Sie bitte ein E-Mail an boenisch(a)wiiw.ac.at

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ESOBE 2015 - European Seminar on Bayesian Econometrics Conference 2015
by Sylvia Kaufmann 16 Mar '15

16 Mar '15

Please find attached the call for papers for this year's conference. Regards, Sylvia Kaufmann Deputy Director Study Center Gerzensee Dorfstrasse 2 CH-3115 Gerzensee Phone +41 (0)31 7803112 Fax +41 (0)31 7803100 www.szgerzensee.ch<http://www.szgerzensee.ch/>

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Noeg mailing list
by Egbert Dierker 15 Mar '15

15 Mar '15

Please add me to the new list. Best regards, Egbert Dierker

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WWWforEurope Lecture Series
by wwwforeurope-area6 13 Mar '15

13 Mar '15

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, wir möchten Sie herzlich zur nächsten WWWforEurope Lecture Series einladen. WWWforEurope Lecture Series Exploring the missing link in sustainable development: The social-ecological nexus 20th May 2015, 13:15 – 15:00 WIFO, Arsenal Objekt 20, 1030 Wien “Environmental challenges are, at their root, social problems that arise from income and power inequality. Thus, inequality is an environmental issue just as environmental degradation is a social issue (forming a “social-ecological nexus”), and solutions must address them jointly through principles and institutions rooted in justice.” Eloi Laurent will present a two-sided “social-ecological” approach to offer both analytical and empirical insights into the dynamics of this relationship on the 20th of May, in Vienna. Dr. Eloi Laurent is a senior economist at OFCE (Sciences Po, Paris) and a Visiting Professor at Stanford University. A former aide in the French Parliament and for the French Prime Minister, his current research agenda focuses on environmental sustainability, welfare economics and new indicators of well-being and sustainability. Commentaries by Sigrid Stagl (Professor of Economics, Deputy Department Chair of Socioeconomics at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business) & Thomas Leoni (Senior Researcher at Austrian Institute of Economic Research) The WWWforEurope lecture series aims at providing insights about the latest research undertaken in a broad range of areas. As part of the framing and synthesis of the WWWforEurope project, a 7th Framework Programme project funded by the European Commission and coordinated by the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), the lecture series will cover the main project topics as well as cross-cutting issues, for example the dichotomy of growth and climate protection, gender equity, distributional aspects, education, green innovation and EU governance. We would like to invite interested researchers and the general public, who seek to learn about recent developments in these areas key for a socio-ecological transition, to this lecture series. Best greetings, Margit Schratzenstaller and Katarina Hollan Under the title of Welfare, Wealth and Work for Europe – WWWforEurope – a European research consortium is laying the analytical foundations for a new development strategy that enables a socio-ecological transition to high levels of employment, social inclusion, gender equity and environmental sustainability. The four year research project within the 7th Framework Programme funded by the European Commission started in April 2012. The research consortium is coordinated by the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) and brings together researchers from 33 scientific institutions in 12 European countries with interdisciplinary expertise from economics and ecology to history, demography, political science and gender research. Quality monitoring will be guaranteed by a high ranking scientific board including among others Nobel-Laureate Kenneth Arrow and Harvard economist Philippe Aghion. For further information about WWWforEurope please consult the homepage: www.foreurope.eu

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by Kyle Caswell 13 Mar '15

13 Mar '15

Please add me to the new list. Regards, Kyle Caswell

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Reminder: wiiw lunchtime seminar, 13 March 2015
by wiiw WIENER INSTITUT 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

Dear Colleague, We cordially invite you to a lunchtime seminar on Friday, 13 March 2015, 12:30 noon wiiw, Vienna 6, Rahlgasse 3, seminar room (entrance from the ground floor) "Why Are We Waiting? The Logic, Urgency, and Promise of Tackling Climate Change Nicholas Stern Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics Abstract The risks of climate change are potentially immense. The benefits of taking action are also clear: we can see that economic development, reduced emissions, and creative adaptation go hand in hand. A committed and strong low-carbon transition could trigger a new wave of economic and technological transformation and investment. In his new book, `Why are we waiting?´, MIT Press (forthcoming), Nicholas Stern explains why, notwithstanding the great attractions of a new path, it has been so difficult to tackle climate change effectively. Stern argues that the risks and costs of climate change are worse than estimated in the landmark Stern Review in 2006 and far worse than implied by standard economic models. He reminds us that we have a choice. We can rely on past technologies, methods, and institutions or we can embrace change, innovation, and international collaboration. The first might bring us some short-term growth but would lead eventually to chaos, conflict, and destruction. The second could bring about better lives for all and growth that is sustainable over the long term, and help win the battle against worldwide poverty. The science warns of the dangers of neglect; the economics and technology show what we can do and the great benefits that will follow; an examination of the ethics points strongly to a moral imperative for action. http://mitpress.mit.edu/authors/nicholas-stern Speaker Lord Stern is I. G. Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics, President of the British Academy, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change, and former Chief Economist at the World Bank. He was the lead author of the influential Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change. Lord Stern will be in Vienna to accept the Schumpeter Prize, awarded annually by Austria's Schumpeter Society to eminent economists, business people or politicians. Best regards Univ.Prof.Dr. Michael Landesmann Dr. Sándor Richter Scientific Director wiiw Organizer -- Michaela Bönisch Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw) The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies Rahlgasse 3, A-1060 Wien T: +43 1 533 66 10 - 40 F: +43 1 533 66 10 - 50 boenisch(a)wiiw.ac.at http://www.wiiw.ac.at/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you do not want to receive further mailings please send an e-mail to boenisch(a)wiiw.ac.at Falls Sie keine weiteren Zusendungen des wiiw wünschen senden Sie bitte ein E-Mail an boenisch(a)wiiw.ac.at

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by Michael Brottrager 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

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Banken/Erbschaften/Wirtschaftspolitik - heute
by BEIGEWUM 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

"Banken, Bücher und Bilanzen": Das neue Kurswechsel-Heft Der neue "Kurswechsel" wartet mit spannenden Beiträgen zu Hypo-Krimi, Bankenmacht in Österreich, Bitcoin vs. Vollgeld, Zukunft des Bankgeheimnis und vielen anderen brennenden Fragen zum Bankenthema auf. Im Hinblick auf die in Österreich geplante Steuerreform widmet sich ein Debattenforum der "Lohnsteuer runter" Kampagne des ÖGB. Inhalt und Leseproben hier: http://www.beigewum.at/kurswechsel/jahresprogramm-2014/heft-42014-banken-bu… Bestellungen: http://www.beigewum.at/bestellungen/ Kurswechsel Jahresprogramm 2015: Heft 1: Reproduktion, Krise, Alltag Heft 2: Vermögensungleichheit, Kapitalismus und Demokratie Heft 3: Medien im Strukturwandel der Öffentlichkeit Heft 4: Klasse - Klassismus Klassenkampf? http://www.kurswechsel.at ===================================================== Apropos Steuerreform: Erbschaften besteuern! Ende 2013 startete die Initiative "Erbschaften besteuern!", für die wir damals eine eigene Homepage angelegt haben. Nun gewinnt die Forderung nach mehr Verteilungsgerechtigkeit erneut an Dringlichkeit - denn die Steuerreform der Bundesregierung droht zu einem Schutzprogramm für Reiche zu werden. http://www.beigewum.at/2015/03/erbschaften-besteuern-einmal-mehr-gefragt/ ===================================================== "Die wirtschaftspolitische Debatte am Prüfstand - Kritische Debattenbeiträge als Wegbereiter für eine neue Wirtschaftspolitik" Donnerstag 12.03.2015, 18:30 Fachbuchhandlung ÖGB-Verlag, Rathausstr. 21, 1010 Wien Mit der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise geriet das wirtschaftspolitische Leitbild der Überlegenheit unregulierter Märkte gehörig ins Wanken, ohne jedoch zu stürzen. Heute ist die öffentliche Debatte zwar vielfältiger, doch nach wie vor dominiert vom neoliberalen Paradigma. Zwei kürzlich erschienene Bücher versuchen den Raum für eine breitere Diskussion der Wirtschaftspolitik zu öffnen. Im Rahmen der Veranstaltung werden zentrale Aussagen der Bücher "Die Krise verstehen" und "Mythen des Reichtums" dargestellt und darüber diskutiert, welchen Beitrag derlei Projekte für eine weniger vorurteilsbehaftete bzw. von den Interessen ökonomisch starker Gruppen unabhängigeren wirtschaftspolitischen Debatte leisten. Am Podium: Joseph Gepp (Journalist Falter, Herausgeber des Buchs "Die Krise verstehen") Julia Hofmann (Redaktion der BEIGEWUM-Zeitschrift "Kurswechsel", Mitautorin des Buchs "Mythen des Reichtums") Markus Marterbauer (AK Wien und Vorsitzender des Redaktionskomitees der "Arbeit&Wirtschaft") Moderation : Sonja Fercher / Chefredakteurin "Arbeit&Wirtschaft" Eine Veranstaltung der Arbeit & Wirtschaft in Kooperation mit Beigewum, AK Wien, ÖGB Verlag, besserewelt.at, falter.at Anmeldung: veranstaltung[at]oegbverlag.at, Buchbestellungen: besserewelt.at ===================================================== Beirat für gesellschafts-, wirtschafts- und umweltpolitische Alternativen (BEIGEWUM)

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Invitation: Vienna Joint Economics Seminar (March 19): Johannes Hörner
by Economics Department 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

[cid:image002.png@01CEBF6B.D0B28790] VIENNA JOINT ECONOMICS SEMINAR INVITATION The University of Vienna and the Department of Economics and Finance at the Institute for Advanced Studies cordially invite you to the following Vienna Joint Economics Seminar <http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Papers/20130226_Paper_Zimme…> Thursday, March 19, 2015 University of Vienna, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna, HS 5, ground floor 4:00 pm Johannes Hörner<http://economics.yale.edu/people/johannes-horner> Yale University Dynamic Mechanisms without Money<https://www.ihs.ac.at/fileadmin/public/ecofin_teaching/Seminars/20150319_pa…> We analyze the optimal design of dynamic mechanisms in the absence of transfers. The designer uses future allocation decisions to elicit private information. Values evolve according to a two-state Markov chain. We solve for the optimal allocation rule, which permits a simple implementation. Unlike with transfers, efficiency decreases over time, and both immiseration and its polar opposite are possible long-run outcomes. Considering the limiting environment in which time is continuous, we demonstrate that persistence hurts. paper jointly with Yingni Guo (Northwestern University) We are looking forward to seeing you! Institute for Advanced Studies Department of Economics and Finance Stumpergasse 56, 1060 Vienna, Austria Tel.: +43 1 599 91 145 e-Mail: economics(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:economics@ihs.ac.at> http://economics.ihs.ac.at<http://economics.ihs.ac.at/> LINKS DIRECTIONS TO UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA on Google maps<https://maps.google.at/maps?q=Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz+1,+1090+Wien+%28SR+14…> VIENNA JOINT ECONOMICS SEMINAR<https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=pjgnue7cg8r0m0up9v27riruic%40grou…> on Google calendar ECONOMICS SEMINARS <https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=o7e40khrmr1vn2lo20mhbe539g%40grou…> IN VIENNA<https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=o7e40khrmr1vn2lo20mhbe539g%40grou…> on Google calendar<https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=o7e40khrmr1vn2lo20mhbe539g%40grou…> [cid:image003.jpg@01CEBF6B.D0B28790]<http://economics.ihs.ac.at/> [cid:image004.jpg@01CEBF6B.D0B28790]<http://econ.univie.ac.at/home/> [http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Others/FB-f-Logo__blue_512.…]<https://www.facebook.com/IHS.Economics.and.Finance> [http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Others/twitter-bird-white-o…] <https://twitter.com/IHS_Eco_Fin> [http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Others/feed-icon-28x28.png] <http://www.facebook.com/feeds/page.php?id=177236688990366&format=atom10> Diese Zusendung erfolgt entsprechend den Bestimmungen des TKG 247107 Abs. 4. Sollten Sie keine weiteren Zusendungen wünschen, senden Sie uns bitte eine kurze Mitteilung an: economics(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:economics@ihs.ac.at>. If you do not want to receive our mailings please send an e-mail to: economics(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:economics@ihs.ac.at>. Also sent to noeg-l(a)lists.univie.ac.at<mailto:noeg-l@lists.univie.ac.at> (https://lists.univie.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/noeg-l)

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by Francesco Lancia 11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15

Please, add my email addresses to the new mailing list best Francesco Lancia

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