June 2017 - NOeG-l - Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Funding for Workshops
by Axel Sonntag 14 Jun '17

14 Jun '17

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Invitation: Vienna Joint Economics Seminar (June 22): Leeat Yariv
by IHS Economics 14 Jun '17

14 Jun '17

[cid:image002.png@01CEBF6B.D0B28790] VIENNA JOINT ECONOMICS SEMINAR INVITATION The University of Vienna and 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, June 22, 2017 University of Vienna, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna, VGSE seminar room, 3rd floor 1:15 pm Leeat Yariv<http://people.hss.caltech.edu/~lyariv/cv.htm> California Institute of Technology Titel: TBA We are looking forward to seeing you! Institute for Advanced Studies Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Vienna, Austria Tel.: +43 1 599 91 232 e-Mail: economics(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:economics@ihs.ac.at> http://www.ihs.ac.at LINKS DIRECTIONS TO<https://www.google.com/maps?q=Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz+1,+1090+Vienna+%28VGS…> UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA on Google maps<https://www.google.com/maps?q=Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz+1,+1090+Vienna+%28VGS…> VIENNA JOINT ECONOMICS SEMINAR<https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=pjgnue7cg8r0m0up9v27riruic%40grou…> on Google calendar<https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=pjgnue7cg8r0m0up9v27riruic%40grou…> 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://ihs.ac.at/> [cid:image004.jpg@01CEBF6B.D0B28790]<http://econ.univie.ac.at/home/> Diese Zusendung erfolgt entsprechend den Bestimmungen des TKG 247107. Sollten Sie keine weiteren Zusendungen wuenschen, 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)wu.ac.at<mailto:noeg-l@wu.ac.at> (https://mailman.wu.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/noeg-l)

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REMINDER: wiiw seminar 'Policy Perspectives for European Integration', 19 June 2017
by wiiw Events (noeg) 14 Jun '17

14 Jun '17

[http://wiiw.ac.at] Dear Colleague, We cordially invite you to the WIIW SEMINAR 'POLICY PERSPECTIVES FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION' on MONDAY, 19 JUNE 2017, 5 PM wiiw, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna, LECTURE HALL (entrance from the ground floor) EMU ARCHITECTURE AND GOVERNANCE OF FINANCE HELENE SCHUBERTH Head of Foreign Research Division, National Bank of Austria (OeNB) Abstract Governance reform is imperative for containing the centrifugal forces in the euro area. Completing the banking union is decisive for containing the centrifugal forces in the euro area and much has been accomplished so far. A banking union, in its current design, is a remedy to weaken the sovereign-bank nexus, but does little to alleviate the destabilising features stemming from the ‘shadow-fiscal nexus’: Since government bonds are the most important collateral in market-based finance in Europe, the fortune of sovereigns hinges, via the repo market, on the pro-cyclical shadow-banking activities of large banks, potentially leading to flight-to-safety and self-fulfilling crises. The most effective cure would be pooling sovereignty via euro bonds, or, given the reluctance for risk-sharing, introducing European Safe Bonds (ESBies) that work without mutualisation of debt. WE KINDLY ASK YOU TO REGISTER [https://wiiw.ac.at/er-351.html] FOR THE EVENT. PARTICIPATION IS FREE OF CHARGE. (Papers and presentation slides, as far as available, are posted on our homepage http://wiiw.ac.at/events.html [http://wiiw.ac.at/events.html] after the respective seminars.) Best regards, Univ. Prof. Dr. Michael Landesmann Dr. Sándor Richter _Former Scientific Director wiiw _ _Organizer_ -- Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw) The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies Rahlgasse 3, A-1060 Wien http://www.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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8 Post-docs und Phd-positions
by Sutter, Matthias 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

Dear recipients of the NOEG-list, I am looking for many (up to 8) researchers as either Post-doc or PhD-student for a new research group at the Max Planck Institute for Research into Collective Goods in Bonn, Germany. The Institute has several interdisciplinary research groups (in economics, law, and psychology) and I am building up a new group of experimental and behavioral economists. If you are interested in the positions or know someone who would be, please have a closer look at the attached job announcement. Positions are intended to start in October, but the beginning date is flexible. Best wishes, and have a nice summer! Matthias Sutter ========================== Prof. Dr. Matthias Sutter Chair in "Economics: Design and Behavior" University of Cologne and (in part-time) Professor of Experimental Economics University of Innsbruck

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Stellenausschreibung Gesundheit Österreich
by Florian Bachner 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, die Gesundheit Österreich GmbH sucht zum ehestmöglichen Eintritt eine/n wissenschaftliche/n Mitarbeiter/in im Feld Gesundheitsökonomie/Pharmaökonomie. Details zur Bewerbung entnehmen Sie bitte dem Anhang. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Florian Bachner Mag. Florian Bachner Abteilungsleiter Gesundheitsökonomie und -systemanalyse Gesundheit Österreich GmbH Stubenring 6 1010 Wien T: +43 1 515 61-288 F: +43 1 513 84 72 florian.bachner(a)goeg.at<mailto:florian.bachner@goeg.at> www.goeg.at<http://www.goeg.at/> Diese Nachricht und allfällige angehängte Dokumente sind vertraulich und nur für den/die Adressaten bestimmt. Sollten Sie nicht der beabsichtigte Adressat sein, ist jede Offenlegung, Weiterleitung oder sonstige Verwendung dieser Information nicht gestattet. In diesem Fall bitten wir, den Absender zu verständigen und die Information zu vernichten. Für Übermittlungsfehler oder sonstige Irrtümer bei Übermittlung besteht keine Haftung. This message and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the addressee(s). Any publication, transmission or other use of the information by a person or entity other than the intended addressee is prohibited. If you receive this in error please contact the sender and delete the material. The sender does not accept liability for any errors or omissions as a result of the transmission.

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[International_seminars] uropean Centre International Seminar 20/06/2017: Cross-border mobility of health professionals: managing trade-offs between efficiency and ethics
by Stefania Ilinca 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

Dear Sir / Madame, We would like to invite you to our upcoming event in the International Seminar series of the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research: *Cross-border mobility of health professionals: managing trade-offs between efficiency and ethics* presented by: Dr Matthias Wismar, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Brussels *Date: * Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 12:30 - 14:00 *Location: *Seminar Room at the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Berggasse 17, 1090 Vienna For more information please refer to: http://www.euro.centre.org/detail.php?xml_id=2772 Registration for the event is mandatory and free of charge, at: http://www.euro.centre.org/international_seminars.php Please feel free to disseminate this information in your professional network. Respectfully, Stefania Ilinca, PhD. -- Stefania Ilinca PhD. Health and Care Department European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research Berggasse 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria Tel. +43-1-319 45 05-11 _______________________________________________ International_seminars mailing list International_seminars(a)euro.centre.org http://mailhost.euro.centre.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/international_semi…

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Veranstaltung: Gibts nicht. Hamma ned. - Was die Lehrbuchökonomie (nicht) kennt - 14.06. 18:30Uhr
by Hendrik Theine 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, untenstehend eine Diskussionsveranstaltung zum Inhalt und der Rolle von VW-Einführungslehrbüchern wie sie auch hier im Haus verwendet werden – zu der ich Sie/euch alle gern einladen würde! Ort und Zeitpunkt: WU Wien, Festsaal 1; 14.06. - 18:30Uhr Viele Grüße, Hendrik Theine ---- Gibts nicht. Hamma ned. - Was die Lehrbuchökonomie (nicht) kennt Wer kennt sie nicht, die massiven roten Einführungslehrbücher? Generationen von Studierenden haben durch sie die Grundlagen der VWL kennengelernt. Sie sind damit ein wichtiger Teil der heutigen ökonomischen (Aus)Bildung an den Hochschulen der ganzen Welt: die Einführungslehrbücher der VWL, Mikro oder Makro von Mankiw, Pindyck oder Blanchard. Die Diskussionsveranstaltung erörtert die Wichtigkeit von Lehrbüchern im Ökonomiestudium und geht der Frage nach, welche ökonomischen Konzepte in Lehrbüchern vermittelt werden. Damit wirft sie gleichzeitig jedoch auch einen kritischen Blick darauf, welche Inhalte und empirischen Erkenntnisse gerade nicht angesprochen werden, und wo dadurch etwa “blinde Flecken” in der Bildung von Studierenden der Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften entstehen. Die Veranstaltung ist wie folgt aufgebaut: Zunächst wird uns Janina Urban, Mitherausgeberin des Buches „Wirtschaft neu denken: Blinde Flecken der Lehrbuchökonomie“ sowie Referentin für neues ökonomisches Denken am Forschungsinstitut für gesellschaftliche Weiterentwicklung einen Vortrag zu eben diesen blinden Flecken und ihrem Buch geben. Anschließende wird es eine Diskussion mit folgenden TeilnehmerInnen geben: Alfred Stiassny (ao. Professor Volkswirtschaft und Verfasser des Skripts „Einführung in die VWL“, WU Wien) Janina Urban (Forschungsinstitut für gesellschaftliche Weiterentwicklung) Michael Deisl (Masterstudent Volkswirtschaft, WU Wien) Moderation Katharina Mader (Institut für Institutionelle und Heterodoxe Ökonomie, WU Wien) Ort und Zeitpunkt: WU Wien, Festsaal 1; 14.06. - 18:30Uhr Wir freuen uns auf eure Teilnahme und viele InteressentInnen! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eine Veranstaltung von: - Institut für Institutionelle und Heterodoxe Ökonomie, WU - Gesellschaft für Plurale Ökonomik Wien - Arbeiterkammer Wien - VW-Zentrum - Roter Börsenkrach

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FSR Climate Annual Conference 2017: Call for Papers
by Graf, Christoph 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

Dear Colleagues, the Florence School of Regulation (FSR) Climate invites proposals for paper presentations at its Annual Conference in Florence on Nov 30 to Dec 1, 2017. Please find the Call for Papers below or here (http://fsr.eui.eu/event/fsr-climate-annual-conference-2017 <http://fsr.eui.eu/event/fsr-climate-annual-conference-2017/> ). Kind regards, C. Graf. -- Christoph Graf Visiting Scholar (post-doc) Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research University of California, Berkeley 4141 Etcheverry Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720 Tel.: +1 510 944 5899 | <http://chrisgraf.net/> http://chrisgraf.net FSR Climate is accepting proposals for paper presentation at its Annual Conference to take place in Florence on 30 November - 1 December 2017 <http://mailchi.mp/eui/fsr-climate-annual-conference-2017-call-for-papers?e=…> View this email in your Browser <http://eui.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=a…> FSR Climate invites proposals for paper presentation at its Annual Conference on 30 November - 1 December 2017 <http://eui.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=…> FSR Climate is accepting proposals for contribution to its <http://eui.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=6…> Annual Conference on the Economic Assessment of European Climate Policies to take place in Florence on 30 November - 1 December 2017. The conference will include three plenary sessions on Energy efficiency, Renewable policies and Environmental taxation and a special session on the EU ETS. Each of the first three sessions will feature an invited speaker: * Energy efficiency: Andreas Löschel (University of Münster and Centre of Applied Economic Research Münster, Germany) * Renewable policies: Carolyn Fisher (Resources for the Future, USA) * Environmental taxation: Cameron Hepburn (University of Oxford and London School of Economics, UK). The EU ETS session will be part of an event organised within the EU-funded project <http://eui.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=7…> LIFE SIDE, where policy makers and stakeholders will discuss past and future developments of the system. During the session, the results of an economic assessment of the EU ETS, carried out within the project, will be presented. The conference keynote speech will be delivered by Lucas Bretschger (ETH Zürich, Switzerland). Deadline for paper submission: 24 September 2017. <http://eui.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=4…> Read more More from the Climate & Energy area <http://eui.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=b…> <http://eui.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=…> Online Debate: EU electricity network codes, looking back and forward 21 June 2017, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CEST <http://eui.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=6…> Register from this page <http://eui.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=4…> <http://eui.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=…> Share <http://eui.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=…> <http://eui.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=3…> Tweet <http://eui.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=f…> <http://eui.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=6…> Share <http://eui.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=…> <http://eui.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=a…> +1 <http://us6.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=b46…> <http://us6.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=b46…> Forward Copyright © 2017 Florence School of Regulation, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive further updates from the FSR. Our mailing address is: Florence School of Regulation Il Casale, Via Boccaccio 121 Florence, FI 50133 Italy <http://eui.us6.list-manage.com/vcard?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=d7cd3bc…> Add us to your address book <http://eui.us6.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=d…> Remove barbara.morganti(a)eui.eu from this list. <http://eui.us6.list-manage.com/profile?u=e8436952256eff80c1b1fcb37&id=d7cd3…> Update subscription preferences

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Reminder: Launch Event Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2016, 14. Juni 2017
by wp＠wko.at 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

[Banner1] Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2016 Bericht zur Lage des Unternehmertums in Österreich Der "Global Entrepreneurship Monitor" (GEM) ist die weltweit größte Vergleichsstudie zum Thema Unternehmertum. Beim "Launch Event" des "Global Entrepreneurship Monitor - Bericht zur Lage des Unternehmertums in Österreich 2016" in der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich werden die wichtigsten Ergebnisse zur unternehmerischen Aktivität in Österreich präsentiert sowie Erfolgsfaktoren, aber auch Verbesserungspotenziale diskutiert. Einladung zum Launch Event 14. Juni 2017 10.00 - 12.00 Uhr Wirtschaftskammer Österreich Wiedner Hauptstraße 63, 1045 Wien Saal 6 Anmeldung bitte bis spätestens 13. Juni 2017 per E-Mail: wp(a)wko.at<mailto:wp@wko.at> oder Fax an: 05 90 900-298 Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Teilnahme! Über GEM 63 Länder im Vergleich 5. Rang Österreich liegt in der Gruppe der innovationsbasierten Länder Europas auf dem 5. Platz. [GEM 2016]<http://newsletter.wko.at/sys/r.aspx?sub=ddWuu_2MopR8&link=47N8> [Partner_Neu] Wirtschaftskammer Österreich Stabsabteilung Wirtschaftspolitik Chefredaktion: Dr. Christoph M. Schneider T +43 (0)5 90 900 4270 E wp(a)wko.at <http://newsletter.wko.at/sys/r.aspx?sub=ddWuu_2MopR8&link=47Na> | W wko.at/wp<http://newsletter.wko.at/sys/r.aspx?sub=ddWuu_2MopR8&link=47Nb> Offenlegung nach § 25 Mediengesetz<http://newsletter.wko.at/sys/r.aspx?sub=ddWuu_2MopR8&link=47N9> Vom Newsletter abmelden<http://newsletter.wko.at/sys/r.aspx?sl=ef&mid=97d57642&sub=ddWuu_2MopR8>

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FIW-News: Einladung zum 22. FIW Workshop "International Trade, 200 years after Ricardo" am 27.6.2017
by fiw-pb 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

[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: · Einladung zum 22. FIW Workshop "International Trade, 200 years after Ricardo" Einladung zum 22. FIW Workshop am 27. Juni 2017 FIW Workshop INTERNATIONAL TRADE, 200 YEARS AFTER RICARDO 2017 marks the 200th anniversary of David Ricardo's "Principles of Political Economy and Taxation", of invaluable importance for international-trade theory and policy. This workshop welcomes academic speakers of international reputation who will present current state-of-the-art research in the field. Date: June 27th, 2017 Venue: Sky lounge, Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics, University of Vienna, Oskar Morgenstern Platz 1, 1090 Vienna Schedule (preliminary) 9:20 - 9:40 Coffee 9:40 - 10:00 Opening Remarks: MinR Mag. Thomas Weldschek (BMWFW), Alejandro Cuñat (University of Vienna) 10:00 - 11:00 Pol Antràs (Harvard University): "On the Geography of Global Value Chains," joint with Alonso de Gortari 11:00 - 12:00 Gabriel Felbermayr (Ludwig Maximilians University): "Free Trade Agreements: Customs Unions in Disguise?" 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 13:00 - 14:00 Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (HEC Lausanne): "Trade and Frictional Unemployment in the Global Economy," joint with Céline Carrère and Anja Grujovic 14:00 - 15:00 Ralph Ossa (University of Zurich): "A Quantitative Analysis of Subsidy Competition in the US" 15:15 - 16:15 Coffee 16:15 - 17:15 Robert Zymek (University of Edinburgh): "International Value Added Linkages in Development Accounting," joint with Alejandro Cuñat Organizer: Alejandro Cuñat (University of Vienna) We kindly ask for registration at http://www.fiw.ac.at/index.php?id=1033#14816. The workshop is an activity of the Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft (FIW) in cooperation with the universities. 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, BMWFW). Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Alexander Hudetz FIW - Projektbüro 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: · Invitation 22nd FIW-Workshop Invitation 22nd FIW Workshop FIW Workshop INTERNATIONAL TRADE, 200 YEARS AFTER RICARDO 2017 marks the 200th anniversary of David Ricardo's "Principles of Political Economy and Taxation", of invaluable importance for international-trade theory and policy. This workshop welcomes academic speakers of international reputation who will present current state-of-the-art research in the field. Date: June 27th, 2017 Venue: Sky lounge, Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics, University of Vienna, Oskar Morgenstern Platz 1, 1090 Vienna Schedule (preliminary) 9:20 - 9:40 Coffee 9:40 - 10:00 Opening Remarks: MinR Mag. Thomas Weldschek (BMWFW), Alejandro Cuñat (University of Vienna) 10:00 - 11:00 Pol Antràs (Harvard University): "On the Geography of Global Value Chains," joint with Alonso de Gortari 11:00 - 12:00 Gabriel Felbermayr (Ludwig Maximilians University): "Free Trade Agreements: Customs Unions in Disguise?" 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 13:00 - 14:00 Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (HEC Lausanne): "Trade and Frictional Unemployment in the Global Economy," joint with Céline Carrère and Anja Grujovic 14:00 - 15:00 Ralph Ossa (University of Zurich): "A Quantitative Analysis of Subsidy Competition in the US" 15:15 - 16:15 Coffee 16:15 - 17:15 Robert Zymek (University of Edinburgh): "International Value Added Linkages in Development Accounting," joint with Alejandro Cuñat Organizer: Alejandro Cuñat (University of Vienna) We kindly ask for registration at http://www.fiw.ac.at/index.php?id=1033#14816. The workshop is an activity of the Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft (FIW) in cooperation with the universities. 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, BMWFW). 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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