November 2019 - NOeG-l - Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

WU Economic Research Seminar 20.11.19, Eelke Heemskerk (University of Amsterdam)
by Oberhofer, Harald 17 Nov '19

17 Nov '19

Dear colleagues, The Department of Economics cordially invites you to the WU Economic Research Seminar (Department Seminar) on Wednesday, November 20, with Eelke Heemskerk (University of Amsterdam) on Steering capital: the growing private authority of index providers in the age of passive investing Since the global financial crisis, a research program has emerged that analyzes the structural changes of global finance, including the shift of assets towards index funds provided by large 'passive' asset managers. Rather than actively picking stocks, index funds replicate stock market indices such as the S&P 500. But where do these indices actually come from? This paper analyzes the politico-economic role of index providers, a small group of highly profitable American and British firms including MSCI, S&P Dow Jones Indices, and FTSE Russell. We argue that these index providers have become powerful actors which exercise growing private authority as they steer investments through the indices they create and maintain. Rather than a purely technical exercise, constructing indices is inherently political. Which companies or countries are included into an index or excluded (i.e. receive investment in- or outflows) is based on criteria defined by index providers, thereby setting standards for corporate governance and investor access. Hence, in this new age of passive investing index providers have become critical gatekeepers that exert de facto regulatory power. Consequently, how index providers create indices has important effects on countries' economic policies and on the corporate governance of listed companies. Time and place: Wednesday, November 20, 4.30 - 6.00 p.m., Campus WU, Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, building D4, entrance A, 2nd floor, Department meeting room 2.008. With best regards, Harald Oberhofer --- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Harald Oberhofer Institute for International Economics WU Vienna University of Economics and Business Phone: +43/1/31336-4984 Fax: +43/1/31336-4984 Email: harald.oberhofer(a)wu.ac.at<mailto:harald.oberhofer@wu.ac.at> Webpage: https://www.wu.ac.at/ie/mitarbeiter/harald-oberhofer/ Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) Phone: +43/1/7982601-468 Fax: +43/1/7989386 Email: harald.oberhofer(a)wifo.ac.at<mailto:harald.oberhofer@wifo.ac.at>

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June 17, 2019: Rolf Strauch, Chief Economist - Public Lecture on the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
by Schäfer, Guido 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

Your are cordially invited to the following public lecture at WU Wien: /Rolf Strauch/ Chief Economist and Member of the Board, European Stability Mechanism (ESM) *"European Stability Mechanism - Crisis Manager for the Euro Area"* / //Harald Waiglein/ Director General, Austrian Ministry of Finance *"ESM - The Austrian Perspective"* Monday, June 17, 2019 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Festsaal 2, Building LC (Learning Center) Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Wien The event is part of the lecture series "/Europa mitgestalten - Austria and the new European economic and financial institutions/". The series is organized by Aurel Schubert, former Director General Statistics, ECB, the Institute for Analytical Economics and the Department of Economics at WU Wien. Sincerely, Guido Schäfer Institute for Analytical Economics, Department of Economics, WU Vienna Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna Tel.: + 431 31336 4579 Email: Guido.Schaefer(a)wu.ac.at

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Positions at NHH Norwegian School of Economics
by Gernot Peter Doppelhofer 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

Dear colleagues, Our department at NHH, Norwegian School of Economics, is recruiting for two tenure track positions (assistant/associate professor) in Macroeconomics and Labor Economics , respectively. We are also recruiting for two postdoc positions in Applied Labor Economics and in Environmental or Natural Resource Economics. All positions are listed on econjobmarket: Assistant/Associate Professor (tenure-track) in Macroeconomics https://econjobmarket.org/positions/6237 Assistant/Associate Professor (tenure-track) in Labor Economics https://econjobmarket.org/positions/6236 Postdoctoral position in Applied Labor Economics: https://econjobmarket.org/positions/6235 Postdoctoral Position in Environmental or Natural Resource Economics https://econjobmarket.org/positions/6238 Application deadline for all positions is 24th Nov. We will interview for these positions both at the EEA Job Market Meeting in Rotterdam and at the ASSA meetings in San Diego. Please pass this information on to interested colleagues. Best wishes/Liebe Gruesse aus Bergen! Gernot Doppelhofer Prof. Gernot Doppelhofer Department of Economics Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) Helleveien 30, NO-5045 Bergen, Norway Phone: +47-55959360, Fax: +47 55959543 Website: https://www.nhh.no/en/employees/faculty/gernot-peter-doppelhofer/ [cid:image002.png@01CDF7D3.418640D0]<http://www.nhh.no/>

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Einladung: Wissenschaft & Praxis - 3. Dezember 2019
by Ann-Marie Stark 14 Nov '19

14 Nov '19

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, wir laden die Mitglieder der Nationalökonomischen Gesellschaft zu einer neuen Ausgabe der Veranstaltungsreihe Wissenschaft & Praxis an der Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften ein, die sich diesmal dem Thema Die Zukunft der Pflege Chancen und Herausforderungen widmet. Die Lebenserwartung der Menschen in Österreich nimmt durch medizinischen Fortschritt und bessere Lebensbedingungen stetig zu. Daraus ergeben sich neue Herausforderungen für den Pflegebereich: Wie viele Pflegekräfte wird Österreich künftig benötigen? Wie kann der Pflegeberuf attraktiver gestaltet werden? Wie ist der erhöhte Pflegebedarf wirtschaftlich zu bewerkstelligen? Darüber diskutieren Ursula Frohner, Präsidentin des Österreichischen Gesundheits- und Krankenpflegeverbandes (ÖGKV), Dr. Monika Riedel, Gesundheitsökonomin am Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS) und ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Marion Rauner, Public and Non-profit Management (Universität Wien), mit Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Kocher, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre (Universität Wien) und Direktor des IHS. Wissenschaft & Praxis: Die Zukunft der Pflege Chancen und Herausforderungen Dienstag, 3. Dezember 2019, 18 Uhr c.t. Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften der Universität Wien 1090 Wien, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, Skylounge (12. OG) Die Teilnahme an der Veranstaltung ist kostenlos. Wir bitten um Anmeldung: wissenschaftundpraxis.univie.ac.at <https://wissenschaftundpraxis.univie.ac.at/anmeldung/> Im Anschluss an die Diskussion beantworten die Podiumsgäste Fragen aus dem Publikum. Danach laden wir zum gemeinsamen Ausklang mit Buffet. Wir freuen uns, Sie bei diesem Event begrüßen zu dürfen! Mit besten Grüßen, Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften

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WIC Colloquium, November Wednesday 20th, 11:00-12:00
by Freund, Inga 14 Nov '19

14 Nov '19

WIC COLLOQUIUM Anikó Bíró, Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Transition Shocks During Adulthood and Health a Few Decades Later in Post-Socialist Central and Eastern Europe November Wednesday 20th, 11:00-12:00 Abstract Background: Health of the population of post-socialist Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries lags behind the European Union average. Our aim in this paper is to analyse the link between transition shocks and health two-three decades later. Methods: We use retrospective data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. We estimate the implications of stressful periods, financial hardships and job loss occurring around the transition (1987-1993) on subjective and objective measures of health in 2017. We compare these implications across groups of CEE countries and with the health implications of similar difficulties reported by individuals from Western Europe, and of difficulties occurring before or after the transition. Results: In the CEE region there is a peak in the timing of difficulties around the transition. Stressful periods, financial difficulties and job loss around the period of transition are generally associated with worse health at older ages in all groups of CEE countries, even after netting out the effect of childhood health and demographic factors. However, the consequences of hardships due to the transition are not specific, health implications of these difficulties seem to be similar to the implications of other shocks possibly unrelated to the transition. Conclusion: Not the nature of the difficulties, but the high fraction of individuals experiencing them around the transition increased the current health disadvantage in the CEE region. Our results draw the attention to the long-lasting impacts of psychosocial stress and financial hardship during adulthood on later health. For more information please see the attached file.

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INVITATION: FIW-wiiw Seminars in International Economics, 28 November 2019
by wiiw Events (noeg) 14 Nov '19

14 Nov '19

View this email in your browser [https://wiiw.ac.at/files/mailings/event-201911140937-en.html] _in cooperation with _ [Research Centre International Economics (FIW)] [http://fiw.ac.at/index.php?id=1&L=3] Dear colleague, we cordially invite you to the following event: BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME? BACKSHORING OF MANUFACTURING ACTIVITIES AND THE ADOPTION OF INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGIES BERNHARD DACHS Austrian Institute of Technology THURSDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2019, 3:00 PM (15:00 CET) wiiw, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna FIW-wiiw Seminars in International Economics [https://wiiw.ac.at/fiw-wiiw-seminars-in-international-economics-es-6.html] _The presentation is based on a paper_ _co-authored with Steffen Kinkel and Angela Jäger._ We investigate the relationship between backshoring of production activities and digital manufacturing technologies, also known as Industry 4.0 (I4.0). We argue that I4.0 supports backshoring because it provides a higher productivity and ﬂexibility which oﬀers an incentive for ﬁrms to locate production close to their European customers. The empirical test is based on a large dataset of 1700 manufacturing ﬁrms from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Backshoring is still a rare event with a share of around 4% of all ﬁrms. Descriptive statistics as well as regression results indicate a positive correlation between the adoption of I4.0 technologies and companies’ backshoring propensity. _Paper and presentation, when available, are posted online after the seminar._ WE KINDLY ASK YOU TO REGISTER [https://wiiw.ac.at/bc-e-er-448.html] for the event. Participation is free of charge. Best regards, Olga Pindyuk [https://wiiw.ac.at/olga-pindyuk-s-21.html] _Organiser_ Robert Stehrer [https://wiiw.ac.at/robert-stehrer-s-16.html] _Scientific Director_ wiiw The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna, Austria wiiw(a)wiiw.ac.at, wiiw.ac.at [https://wiiw.ac.at] T: +43 1 533 66 10 [tel:+4315336610] [http://www.facebook.com/wiiw.economic.studies] [http://www.twitter.com/wiiw_news] [http://www.linkedin.com/company/vienna-institute-for-international-economic…] [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyNuSfsgzgBsIf7AaH8Vk-Q] [https://wiiw.ac.at/rss.php] Copyright ©2019 wiiw, all rights reserved.

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wiiw is hiring
by Mario Holzner 11 Nov '19

11 Nov '19

Dear all, wiiw is looking <https://wiiw.ac.at/job-openings.html> for two economists and a project manager. Currently, the institute is looking for candidates for the following three positions: * An economist interested in regional and spatial analysis – download job advertisement in pdf format <https://wiiw.ac.at/files/jobs/job-ECONOMIST-interested-in-regional-and-spat…> * An economist specialised in the Western Balkans, macroeconomics and/or monetary policy and finance – download job advertisement in pdf format <https://wiiw.ac.at/files/jobs/job-ECONOMIST-specialised-in-the-western-balk…> * A part-time project manager – download job advertisement in pdf format <https://wiiw.ac.at/files/jobs/job-Project-Manager-2019.pdf> (in German language) Start: as soon as possible – ideally by January 2020. Women are encouraged to apply. Please send your applications (with cover letter, CV and copies of certificates) via e-mail to jobs(a)wiiw.ac.at <mailto:jobs@wiiw.ac.at>. You may want to subscribe to our automatic job offer notification <https://wiiw.ac.at/mailings.html>. Best regards, Mario Holzner -- Dr. Mario Holzner Executive Director The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw) Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Wien, Austria Tel: +43 1 533 66 10 - 28, Fax: +43 1 533 66 10 - 50 e-mail: holzner(a)wiiw.ac.at twitter: @MarioHolzner wiiw website: www.wiiw.ac.at wiiw Balkan Observatory website: www.balkan-observatory.net

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Traineeships für Master und PhD Studenten im Forschungszentrum der EZB
by Alena Wabitsch 11 Nov '19

11 Nov '19

Student Research Assistant Traineeship Programme VACANCY WITH DETAILS ATTACHED The Student Research Assistant Traineeship Programme is aimed at high-performing students with a strong quantitative background and an interest in policy-relevant and applied research. You are encouraged to apply if you have completed a bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, finance, computer science, mathematics or a related field, and especially if you are currently pursuing postgraduate studies (master’s or PhD) in the same subject fields. Depending on your area of technical expertise, you will be assigned to projects in one of the following teams or divisions: Financial Research Division, where you would provide research assistance in financial and monetary economics (e.g. theoretical and empirical banking, asset pricing, macro-financial linkages, systemic risk and financial stability), either by conducting microeconometric/time-series analyses (primarily in Stata and MATLAB) or by applying big data/machine learning techniques (knowledge of SQL and Python would be an asset); Monetary Policy Research Division, where you would support research projects on monetary policy and macroeconomic issues, either by analysing econometric/time-series, microeconomic, cross-sectional and panel datasets (primarily in Stata and MATLAB) or by developing dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) and heterogeneous agent models; knowledge of Python and natural language processing would be an asset; Senior Management team, where you would help to solve models, as well as compile and analyse large microeconomic cross-sectional and panel datasets on a wide range of topics; Monetary-Macroprudential Policy and Financial Stability team, where you would support research projects focusing on the effects of monetary and macroprudential policies, in terms of how they interact with each other and how they affect the stability of the financial sector; Household Finance and Consumption Network team, where you would support the analysis of household heterogeneity in the euro area, either by conducting econometric studies based on data from the Household Finance and Consumption Survey or by developing structural models; Price-setting Microdata Analysis team, where you would support research projects on the macroeconomic consequences of price setting, either by conducting econometric analyses of web-scraped, scanner and official microdata or by developing theoretical models. As a participant in the Programme, you will have the opportunity to work closely with DG/R’s economists and management. You will support them in academic research projects and in work of an operational nature, such as the preparation of policy-related notes addressed to the ECB’s Executive Board. This will enable you to develop your analytical skills and gain an insight into the ECB’s research activities and policymaking processes. The Programme will also expose you to new ideas and stimuli that can provide a useful foundation for your future career and/or graduate studies. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Alena Wabitsch

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Call for Papers: IDHEAS Workshop: Data Envelopment Analysis as an instrument to support decisions in energy, health and the environment sectors
by IHS Event 11 Nov '19

11 Nov '19

IDHEAS Workshop Data Envelopment Analysis as an instrument to support decisions in energy, health and the environment sectors Call for Papers Date: 5th-6th March 2020 Venue: Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS), Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Vienna Room: Lecture Hall E02 Data Envelopment Analysis has become a widely used instrument for measuring of efficiency and productivity and to support decisions in several areas of economic policy and industry. The Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) in Vienna organises a workshop that aims to bring together researchers applying DEA in the fields of energy, health and the environment to hear about new methods, novel applications and to learn from each other’s approaches and experiences. Keynotes The event will be clustered around keynote lectures from three renowned researchers: · Prof. Finn Førsund, University of Oslo · Prof. Sverre Kittelsen, University of Oslo · Prof. Mikuláš Luptáčik, Vienna University of Economics and Business Submission Details With this call, we invite researchers to submit abstracts of papers for presentation during the workshop. Accepted papers will be presented in the session and discussed by an invited researcher as well as by the audience. Please note that apart from the abstract, for the accepted contributions a draft paper needs to be submitted in advance (see deadline below). Abstract submission: · Deadline: December 15, 2019 · Please submit the abstracts to event(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:event@ihs.ac.at?subject=IDHEAS2020> and use the subject “IDHEAS2020”. · Including title/abstract (not exceeding 600 words), author(s) and presenter. · Submissions by advanced PhD students are particularly encouraged. Key Dates Submission deadline December 15, 2019 Date of notification January 8, 2020 Deadline for submission of paper January 31, 2020 Registration deadline January 31, 2020 Date of event March 5, 2020 – March 6, 2020 Registration fee-/Participation fee Participation is free, travel costs must be borne by participants Please also note the fifth ATHEA conference (Improving efficiency in healthcare systems) taking place on February 28th 2020 at the same venue.

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REMINDER | 2019 Forum on Globalization and Industrialization - The Future of GVCs: How 4IR Is Changing Global Production Networks
by WINDISCH, Michael 11 Nov '19

11 Nov '19

Dear Sir or Madam, The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) cordially invites you to attend the 2019 Forum on Globalization and Industrialization (FGI) on 19 November 2019 at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria. The event is the fourth edition in a series of annual forums jointly organized by UNIDO, Kiel Centre for Globalization and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel). It brings together policymakers, representatives from international organizations, academia and business to discuss the opportunities and challenges for industrialization as a result of countries' greater participation in global trade and investment flows. This year's Forum is titled "The Future of GVCs: How the Fourth Industrial Revolution Is Changing Global Production Networks". For several years, global value chains (GVCs) provided participating countries with a perspective for economic growth and job creation. This potential is increasingly put into question by technological advancements at the frontier. The automation of increasingly complex tasks in smart factories may have adverse effects on some of the countries that benefited from the outsourcing of labour-intensive activities by multinational companies. However, new technologies can also present developing countries with opportunities for learning and leapfrogging. In four panel sessions, the event will bring together world-renowned policy experts, academics, as well as high-level practitioners and business representatives to assess the effects of new technologies on the geography of international production. Panellists will also discuss the potential of established and new innovative industrial policies to support countries in reaping the benefits of GVCs in a time of rapid technological progress. In a special session, the role of infrastructure for GVC integration will be explored in greater detail. Registration for the event is mandatory. Registration closes on 17 October at 11:59pm. For a link to registration and more information on the event, please visit the event page: https://www.unido.org/events/2019-forum-globalization-and-industrialization 2019 Forum on Globalization and Industrialization "The Future of GVCs: How the Fourth Industrial Revolution Is Changing Global Production Networks" Date: 19 November 2019, 9:30am - 4:30pm Venue: Vienna International Centre, C-Building, 7th floor, Conference Room C3 We look forward to welcome you at the 2019 FGI. Yours sincerely, Michael Windisch Department of Policy Research and Statistics UNIDO

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