February 2016 - NOeG-l - Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

7 PhD Positions in Vienna Doctoral Programme on Water Resource Systems
by Borbala Szeles 16 Feb '16

16 Feb '16

The Centre for Water Resource Systems at the Vienna University of Technology announces competition for the third intake of doctoral candidates for the Doctoral Programme on Water Resource Systems. The programme is anticipated to host a total of 70 doctoral students over a period of 12 years. This is a dedicated programme of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) that promotes doctoral research and education at the highest standards and provides excellent opportunities for cross-disciplinary research. International networking is facilitated by a mobility programme with a spectrum of attractive international partner institutions and a comprehensive guest scientist programme. Seven PhD student positions are available in the following research themes related to Water Resource Systems: * Flood-hydrology * Environmental economics * Aquatic microbiology * Environmental engineering * Micro-meteorology * Soil moisture remote sensing * Socio-hydrology * Mechanics of structures Applicants must have a Master’s degree (or equivalent), preferably in a subject related to water resource systems. The working language of the programme is English. Students are expected to work across disciplines and in cooperation with others. A capacity and willingness to integrate and collaborate is essential. The Programme provides a salary according to the FWF scheme (approx. EUR 20000/year net), together with health and social security benefits. There is also significant allowance for travel and research support. TU Wien is an equal opportunities employer. The preferred starting date is Oct. 1, 2016. Candidates should send a letter of application, a statement of research interests, a Curriculum Vitae, and copies of education certificates including transcripts of grades as a single .pdf file to: office(a)waterresources.at. Application deadline is April 30, 2016. Short listed candidates will be invited to a selection seminar. Financial support towards travel expenses is available on request. Information about the Doctoral Programme on Water Resource Systems may be viewed at http://waterresources.at <http://waterresources.at/>

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3. Internationale Wachstum im Wandel Konferenz / 22. bis 24. Februar / WU Wien
by Altzinger, Wilfried 15 Feb '16

15 Feb '16

3. Internationale Wachstum im Wandel Konferenz: An Grenzen wachsen. Leben in der Transformationsgesellschaft vom 22. bis 24. Februar [http://www.wu.ac.at/fileadmin/wu/_processed_/csm_wiw_baum__voll_320_7bc1564…]<http://www.wu.ac.at/fileadmin/wu/h/start/en/wiw_baum__voll_320.png> Veröffentlichungsdatum: 08.02.2016 Über die natürlichen Grenzen unseres Planeten wissen wir immer besser Bescheid. Was hindert uns daran, unser Leben, unser ökonomisches Handeln anders und vor allem nachhaltig zu gestalten? Wir freuen uns auf herausragende Vortragende wie Tim Jackson (Professor für Nachhaltigkeit, University of Surrey), Sigrid Stagl (Ecological Economist, WU), Hans Herren (Alternativer Nobelpreisträger, Millennium Institute), Martine Durand (Chefstatistikerin der OECD), Gerald Hüther (Professor für Neurobiologie, Universität Göttingen) und viele andere. 22. bis 24. Februar 2016, Campus WU, LC 3. Internationale Wachstum im Wandel Konferenz - weitere Infos<http://www.wachstumimwandel.at/konferenz2016/> ************************************** Altzinger Wilfried Vienna University of Economics and Business Department of Economics Research Institute 'Economics of Inequality<http://www.wu.ac.at/ineq>' Welthandelsplatz 1 / D4.2.032<http://gis.wu.ac.at/index2.html?roomShow=altzinger> A-1020 Vienna Personal Homepage<http://www.wu.ac.at/vw1/m/altzing> ++ 43 676 8213 4511 ***************************************

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wiiw seminar "Policy Perspectives for European Integration", 25 February 2016
by wiiw WIENER INSTITUT 15 Feb '16

15 Feb '16

Dear Colleague, We cordially invite you to the next wiiw seminar 'Policy Perspectives for European Integration' on Thursday, 25 February 2016, 4 pm wiiw, Vienna 6, Rahlgasse 3, lecture hall (entrance from the ground floor) Banking Union: Next Steps On A Path of Collective Discovery Nicolas Véron Senior Fellow, Bruegel, Brussels and Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington DC Abstract The first phase of Europe´s banking union is now fully operational, with the Single Supervisory Mechanism in place since November 2014 and the Single Resolution Mechanism since January 2016. But many new issues have been raised, both on the functioning of the current system and on further legislative and institutional reform. The seminar will be an opportunity to take stock of the latest developments in this momentous policy sequence, and to debate what comes next. (Papers and Powerpoint presentations, as far as available, are posted on our homepage http://wiiw.ac.at/events.html after the respective seminars.) 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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FIW News: Workshop "Trade, Migration and Labor Market Outcomes"
by fiw-pb 15 Feb '16

15 Feb '16

[FIW_Logo_de_en] Please scroll down for the English version Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, wir freuen uns, Sie über die neuesten Entwicklungen des FIW-Projekts informieren zu dürfen. Dieses Mal mit folgendem Inhalt: · Reminder: Einladung zum 19. FIW Workshop "Trade, Migration & Labor Market Outcomes" · Last-Minute-Reminder: Seminar "Open Markets Matter" am 28.1. 2016 · Neue FIW Working Papers veröffentlicht Reminder: Einladung zum 19. FIW Workshop "Trade, Migration & Labor Market Outcomes" Thursday, February 25, 2016, 8:30 a.m. * 5 p.m. Location: Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) Arsenal, Object 20 1030 Vienna The goal of this one-day workshop on Trade, Migration and Labor Market Outcomes is to bring together leading theoretical and empirical economists from the field to stimulate interaction and instigate policy conclusions based on novel research that combines new theory with new empirics. The one-day workshop will deal with the relationship between trade, migration and labor markets, a theme that has gained particular policy attention, given the increased concerns of internationalisation patterns and migration flows for home country labor market outcomes. We are delighted to welcome Prof. Gianmarco Ottaviano (London School of Economics and Political Science) as our keynote speaker, additionally the workshop will consist of three academic sessions. Program 8:30 Registration, coffee 9:00 Opening Remarks: Marcus Scheiblecker (WIFO), Manfred Schekulin (BMWFW) 9:15 Session I - Globalization and the Labor Market Chair: Jesus Crespo Cuaresma (Vienna University of Economics and Business) · Nora Strecker (with Peter Egger & Sergey Nigai - ETH Zurich) The Taxing Deed of Globalization: The effects of trade and migration on composition of and contribution to tax revenues · Jörn Kleinert (University of Graz) Trade, Labor Markets and Migration Discussion 10:45 Coffee break 11:00 Keynote Lecture by Gianmarco Ottaviano (London School of Economics) Chair: Harald Oberhofer (WIFO & WU Vienna) "Immigration, Trade and Productivity in Services: Evidence from UK Firms" 12:30 Lunch 13:45 Session II - Labor Market Institutions and Migration Chair: Karin Mayr (University of Vienna) · Herbert Brücker (IAB) Refugee Migration into the EU and Germany · Martin Guzi (Masaryk University Brno) What explains Immigrant-Native gaps in European Labor Markets: The role of institutions Discussion 15:15 Coffee Break 15:30 Session III - Ethnicity, Culture and International Migration Chair: Elisabeth Christen (WIFO) · Mariola Pytlikova (VSB-Technical University Ostrava) Do Natives' Attitudes influence International Migration? · Peter Huber (WIFO) Ethnic diversity and the employment prospects of immigrants Discussion 17:00 End Registration is necessary - please register until 18th of February, 2016 on http://www.fiw.ac.at/index.php?id=856 The workshop is organised by Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) in cooperation within the Research Center International Economics (FIW). The FIW is a project of the The Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW)<http://www.en.bmwfw.gv.at/>. It is a collaboration of WIFO<http://www.wifo.ac.at/>, wiiw<http://www.wiiw.ac.at/>, WSR<http://www.wsr.ac.at/> and Vienna University of Economics and Business<http://www.wu.ac.at/start/en>, University of Vienna<http://www.univie.ac.at/en/home/> and Johannes Kepler University Linz<http://www.jku.at/content>. (Papers and Powerpoint presentations, as far as available, are posted on our website after the workshop.) FIW-Seminar in International Economics Das FIW bietet regelmäßig Vorlesungen in Form eines Seminars in "International Economics" an. Ort: wiiw Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Wien MONTAG, 29. Februar, 16 Uhr wiiw, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna North-South Trade and Bilateral Investment Treaties Neil Foster-McGregor (mit Rod Falvey) UNU-MERIT Abstract Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) have become increasingly popular as a means of encouraging FDI from developed to developing countries. We adopt a difference-in-difference analysis to deal with the problem of self-selection when estimating the effects of BITs on FDI flows from a sample of OECD countries to a broader sample of lesser developed countries. Our results indicate that forming a BIT with a developed country significantly increases FDI inflows to developing countries, with BITs found to double FDI flows in some specifications. We further find that FDI flows along the extensive margin are much more responsive to BIT formation than flows along the intensive margin. Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Endogenous treatment effects. JEL Codes: C21, F21 Neue FIW Working Papers veröffentlicht Die FIW Working Papers Nr. 162, Nr. 163, Nr. 164 und Nr. 165 wurden veröffentlicht und stehen zum freien Download zur Verfügung: http://fiw.ac.at/index.php?id=545 Es entspricht nicht unserer Philosophie Ihnen unerwünschte E-Mails zukommen zu lassen. Falls Sie keine weiteren E-Mails vom FIW erhalten möchten, schreiben Sie bitte an das Projektbüro<mailto:fiw-pb@fiw.at> mit dem Betreff "Abmelden". __________________________________ Das Kompetenzzentrum FIW (http://www.fiw.ac.at/) ist ein Projekt von WIFO, wiiw und WSR im Auftrag des BMWFW. Die Kooperationsvereinbarungen des FIW mit der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, der Universität Wien und der Johannes Kepler Universität Linz werden aus Hochschulraumstrukturmitteln gefördert. Dear Ladies and Gentlemen! We are glad to inform you about the latest news on the FIW project. In this issue: · Reminder FIW Workshop "Trade, Migration & Labour Market Outcomes" · Seminar in International Economics · New FIW Working Papers published Reminder: FIW Workshop "Trade, Migration & Labor Market Outcomes" Thursday, February 25, 2016, 8:30 a.m. * 5 p.m. Location: Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) Arsenal, Object 20 1030 Vienna The goal of this one-day workshop on Trade, Migration and Labor Market Outcomes is to bring together leading theoretical and empirical economists from the field to stimulate interaction and instigate policy conclusions based on novel research that combines new theory with new empirics. The one-day workshop will deal with the relationship between trade, migration and labor markets, a theme that has gained particular policy attention, given the increased concerns of internationalisation patterns and migration flows for home country labor market outcomes. We are delighted to welcome Prof. Gianmarco Ottaviano (London School of Economics and Political Science) as our keynote speaker, additionally the workshop will consist of three academic sessions. Program 8:30 Registration, coffee 9:00 Opening Remarks: Marcus Scheiblecker (WIFO), Manfred Schekulin (BMWFW) 9:15 Session I - Globalization and the Labor Market Chair: Jesus Crespo Cuaresma (Vienna University of Economics and Business) · Nora Strecker (with Peter Egger & Sergey Nigai - ETH Zurich) The Taxing Deed of Globalization: The effects of trade and migration on composition of and contribution to tax revenues · Jörn Kleinert (University of Graz) Trade, Labor Markets and Migration Discussion 10:45 Coffee break 11:00 Keynote Lecture by Gianmarco Ottaviano (London School of Economics) Chair: Harald Oberhofer (WIFO & WU Vienna) "Immigration, Trade and Productivity in Services: Evidence from UK Firms" 12:30 Lunch 13:45 Session II - Labor Market Institutions and Migration Chair: Karin Mayr (University of Vienna) · Herbert Brücker (IAB) Refugee Migration into the EU and Germany · Martin Guzi (Masaryk University Brno) What explains Immigrant-Native gaps in European Labor Markets: The role of institutions Discussion 15:15 Coffee Break 15:30 Session III - Ethnicity, Culture and International Migration Chair: Elisabeth Christen (WIFO) · Mariola Pytlikova (VSB-Technical University Ostrava) Do Natives' Attitudes influence International Migration? · Peter Huber (WIFO) Ethnic diversity and the employment prospects of immigrants Discussion 17:00 End Registration is necessary - please register until 18th of February, 2016 on http://www.fiw.ac.at/index.php?id=856 The workshop is organised by Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) in cooperation within the Research Center International Economics (FIW). The FIW is a project of the The Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW)<http://www.en.bmwfw.gv.at/>. It is a collaboration of WIFO<http://www.wifo.ac.at/>, wiiw<http://www.wiiw.ac.at/>, WSR<http://www.wsr.ac.at/> and Vienna University of Economics and Business<http://www.wu.ac.at/start/en>, University of Vienna<http://www.univie.ac.at/en/home/> and Johannes Kepler University Linz<http://www.jku.at/content>. (Papers and Powerpoint presentations, as far as available, are posted on our website after the workshop.) FIW-Seminar in International Economics The seminar is part of the activities of FIW, the Centre of Competence in International Economics: A regular lecture series on current issues in international economics. Location: wiiw Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Wien Monday, February 29th, 4pm wiiw, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna North-South Trade and Bilateral Investment Treaties Neil Foster-McGregor (mit Rod Falvey) UNU-MERIT Abstract Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) have become increasingly popular as a means of encouraging FDI from developed to developing countries. We adopt a difference-in-difference analysis to deal with the problem of self-selection when estimating the effects of BITs on FDI flows from a sample of OECD countries to a broader sample of lesser developed countries. Our results indicate that forming a BIT with a developed country significantly increases FDI inflows to developing countries, with BITs found to double FDI flows in some specifications. We further find that FDI flows along the extensive margin are much more responsive to BIT formation than flows along the intensive margin. Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Endogenous treatment effects. JEL Codes: C21, F21 New FIW Working Paper published The FIW-Working Papers No. 162, No. 163, No. 164 and No. 165 have been published and are now available online for free: http://fiw.ac.at/index.php?id=545&L=3 Kind regards Alexander Hudetz FIW Project Office _____________________________________________________ The 'center of excellence' FIW (http://www.fiw.ac.at/) is a project of WIFO, wiiw and WSR on behalf of the BMWFW. The FIW cooperation with the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), the University Vienna and the Johannes Kepler University Linz is supported by the former Federal Ministry of Science and Research (now integrated in the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy).

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Call for Papers | FairTax Conference | Vienna, September 19, 2016
by Altzinger, Wilfried 13 Feb '16

13 Feb '16

[cid:image001.jpg@01D16691.44865380] Call for Papers FairTax Conference, Vienna, September 19, 2016: "Options for an EU Tax as an EU Own Resource" Organised by Austrian Institute of Economic Research, WIFO, Vienna (Austria), Mendel University Brno (Czech Republic) and King's College London (United Kingdom) Download CFP here!<http://www.juridisktforum.umu.se/digitalAssets/176/176301_callforpapersvien…> FOR DETAILS ON FAIRTAX SEE: HTTP://WWW.FAIR-TAX.EU ************************************** Altzinger Wilfried Vienna University of Economics and Business Department of Economics Research Institute 'Economics of Inequality<http://www.wu.ac.at/ineq>' Welthandelsplatz 1 / D4.2.032<http://gis.wu.ac.at/index2.html?roomShow=altzinger> A-1020 Vienna Personal Homepage<http://www.wu.ac.at/vw1/m/altzing> ++ 43 676 8213 4511 ***************************************

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CALL FOR PAPERS for the Conference "Options for an EU Tax as an EU Own Resource"
by Andrea Luger 13 Feb '16

13 Feb '16

Dear Colleagues, Attached please find the CALL FOR PAPERS for the Conference "Options for an EU Tax as an EU Own Resource". Please beware of the SUBMISSION DEADLINE - February 29, 2016. Best regards, Margit Schratzenstaller-Altzinger Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) Arsenal, Object 20 A-1030 Vienna ____________________________________________________ Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) Arsenal, Object 20 A-1030 Vienna Phone +43 (0)1 798 26 01 - 207 oder 282 Fax +43 (0)1 798 93 86 MailTo veranstaltungen(a)wifo.ac.at<mailto:veranstaltungen@wifo.ac.at> MailTo andrea.luger(a)wifo.ac.at<mailto:andrea.luger@wifo.ac.at> MailTo karin.syboeck(a)wifo.ac.at<mailto:karin.syboeck@wifo.ac.at> Web www.wifo.ac.at<http://www.wifo.ac.at/>

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ATHEA - Einladung zur zweiten ATHEA-Konferenz für Gesundheitsökonomie „Efficiency and equality in health systems“
by Austrian Health Economics Association (ATHEA) 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren! Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Hiermit wollen wir Sie zur Teilnahme an der zweiten ATHEA-Konferenz für Gesundheitsökonomie einladen, die am 25. und 26. Februar 2016 in Wien stattfindet. Das Programm zur Konferenz ist diesem E-Mail beigefügt und kann unter folgenden Link heruntergeladen werden: http://www.athea.at/conferences/ Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Das ATHEA-Team Einladung Zweite ATHEA-Konferenz für Gesundheitsökonomie „Efficiency and equality in health systems“ Wien, 25. und 26. Februar 2016 Im Bestreben, Gesundheitssysteme an zukünftige Herausforderungen anzupassen, muss eine Balance zwischen effizienter Leistungserbringung und gerechter Ressourcen- bzw. Lastenverteilung zwischen BürgerInnen, Versicherten, PatientInnen, aber auch zwischen health professionals gefunden werden. Auch in Österreich will man mit der laufenden Gesundheitsreform viele Veränderungen umsetzen. Die Gesundheitsökonomie kann dabei mit ihren Forschungsergebnissen die Politik dahingehend unterstützen und informieren, welche Maßnahmen in Mittelaufbringung, Mittelverteilung und Mittelverwendung gesetzt werden können, um diesen Zielen besser gerecht zu werden. Zur Jahreskonferenz im kommenden Jahr werden daher insbesondere Einreichungen begrüßt, die sich mit Effizienz und/oder gerechter Verteilung in unterschiedlichen Bereichen des Gesundheitssystems beschäftigen. Wir freuen uns, zwei renommierte Keynote Speaker ankündigen zu dürfen: · Peter C. Smith, Professor emeritus am Imperial College London und · Leonie Sundmacher, Professorin an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Peter C. Smith ist Professor emeritus am Imperial College London, wo er das Centre for Health Policy am Institute of Global Health Innovation gründete und als Co-Direktor führte. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte der letzten Zeit sind die Messung von Performance und Produktivität in Gesundheitssystemen sowie Fragen der universellen Gesundheitsversicherung. Neben seiner umfangreichen Publikationstätigkeit berät er auch Regierungen und Institutionen weltweit. Leonie Sundmacher leitet seit Oktober 2013 den Fachbereich Health Services Management an der Fakultät für Betriebswirtschaft der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München und war davor Juniorprofessorin für das Fachgebiet Versorgungsforschung und Qualitätsmanagement im ambulanten Sektor an der Technischen Universität Berlin. Ihre Forschungsgebiete sind Gesundheitsmanagement und regionale Versorgungsforschung. Anmeldung für Nicht-Vortragende: Erbeten bis 20.02.2016 unter <mailto:conference@athea.at> conference(a)athea.at Konferenzort: Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS), Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Wien Konferenzsprache: Englisch, Deutsch Konferenzbeitrag: 35 Euro; PHD/Doktoratsstudierende sind vom Konferenzbeitrag befreit Invitation Second ATHEA Conference for Health Economics „Efficiency and equality in health systems“ Vienna, 25th and 26th of February 2016 When trying to adapt health care systems to future challenges, it is a difficult task to find a balance between efficient service provision and an equitable allocation of resources while also sharing the financial burden equally. These considerations affect citizens, insurees, patients and also health professionals, and their viewpoints have to be taken into account. Austria tries to address many challenges with the current health care reform, and health economics research can provide the evidence base for policy makers needed to implement the right measures in raising, pooling and allocating funds in order to meet these goals. For our conference next year we especially encourage the submission of research in efficient and equitable allocation in all areas of health systems. We are happy to announce two well-known keynote speakers: · Peter C. Smith, Professor emeritus at Imperial College, London and · Leonie Sundmacher, Professor at Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich Peter C. Smith is Professor emeritus at the Imperial College in London, where he co-founded the Centre for Health Policy at the Institute of Global Health Innovation. He also held the position of co-director. His main research areas over the last few years have been the measurement of performance and productivity in health systems as well as issues of universal health coverage. Besides his active research he also advises governments and institutions worldwide. Leonie Sundmacher is head of the department of Health Services Management at the faculty of business administration of the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich. Previously, she was a junior professor for health services research and quality management in the ambulatory sector at the Technical University of Berlin. Her research fields are health management and regional health services research. Registration for non-presenters: We ask for registration by 20th of February 2016 at conference(a)athea.at Venue: Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS), Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Wien Conference language: English, German Conference contribution: 35 Euro; it is waived for PHD students ___________________________________________ Austrian Health Economics Association (ATHEA) Josefstädter Straße 39 ● 1080 Wien web: <http://www.athea.at/> www.athea.at ● e-mail: <mailto:athea@athea.at> athea(a)athea.at

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Veranstaltungshinweis: Hans Jörg Schelling im Gespräch
by Kucsera, Denes 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

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Stellenausschreibung - WirtschaftswissenschafterIn für VGR/Sektorkonten (Statistik Austria)
by SCHWARZ Karl 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

Sehr geehrte Kolleginnen und Kollegen, Statistik Austria sucht für die Dauer einer Karenzvertretung ab April 2016 eine(n) Wirtschaftswissenschafterin bzw. Wirtschaftswissenschafter im Kontext Volkswirtschaftlichen Sektorkonten (VGR). Näheres in der beiliegenden Ausschreibung. Ich bitte auch um Weiterleitung an interessierte Bewerber/inn/en. Mit besten Grüßen Karl Schwarz _______________________________________________________________________ Die Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich sowie alle Mitwirkenden an den beigefügten Unterlagen haben deren Inhalte sorgfältig recherchiert und erstellt. Fehler können dennoch nicht gänzlich ausgeschlossen werden. Die Genannten übernehmen daher keine Haftung für die Richtigkeit, Vollständigkeit und Aktualität der Inhalte, insbesondere übernehmen sie keinerlei Haftung für eventuelle unmittelbare oder mittelbare Schäden, die durch die direkte oder indirekte Nutzung der angebotenen Inhalte entstehen. Korrekturhinweise übermitteln Sie bitte an die absendende Stelle. Diese Nachricht ist ausschließlich für die in der Anschrift genannte Person bestimmt. Sollten Sie dieses E-Mail irrtümlich erhalten haben, verständigen Sie bitte die absendende Stelle und vernichten Sie die Nachricht inklusive aller Anhänge. Danke. Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich, 1110 Wien, Guglgasse 13 Tel. +43 (1) 71128-0, Fax +43 (1) 71128-7728 E-Mail: office(a)statistik.gv.at, Internet: www.statistik.at Firmenbuch: FN 191155k, Firmenbuchgericht: Handelsgericht Wien Firmensitz: Wien, Gerichtsstand: Wien, UID: ATU37869909, DVR 0000043 _______________________________________________________________________

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wiiw-FIW-Seminar in International Economics, 29 February 2016
by wiiw WIENER INSTITUT 10 Feb '16

10 Feb '16

Dear Colleague, We cordially invite you to the wiiw-FIW-Seminar in International Economics on Monday, February 29th, 4 pm wiiw, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna, lecture hall (ground floor) North-South Trade and Bilateral Investment Treaties Neil Foster-McGregor (with Rod Falvey) UNU-MERIT Abstract Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) have become increasingly popular as a means of encouraging FDI from developed to developing countries. We adopt a difference-in-difference analysis to deal with the problem of self-selection when estimating the effects of BITs on FDI flows from a sample of OECD countries to a broader sample of lesser developed countries. Our results indicate that forming a BIT with a developed country significantly increases FDI inflows to developing countries, with BITs found to double FDI flows in some specifications. We further find that FDI flows along the extensive margin are much more responsive to BIT formation than flows along the intensive margin. Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Endogenous treatment effects JEL Classification: C21, F21 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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