October 2020 - NOeG-l - Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

Ausschreibung Full Professor of Microeconomics and Digitalization
by Rogaunig, Nicole 10 Feb '26

10 Feb '26

Dear Members, WU is currently inviting applications for the position of a full professor of Microeconomics and Digitalization at the Department of Economics. Digitalization has changed the way businesses operate today and how they will be run in the future. Differences may lie in consumer behavior, firm behavior, and in the modes of competition. The successful candidate is expected to conduct research on microeconomics with a specific focus on the digital economy. Candidates are expected to have established an international reputation as a researcher in their field. Depending on the candidate's academic credentials, the employment contract can be concluded either as a permanent employment contract or as a fixed-term employment contract with the option of a permanent extension. Further details on the call for applications, including a detailed qualification profile, can be found online: https://www.wu.ac.at/en/careers/careers-at-wu/current-job-openings?yid=508. Please submit your application via WU's online recruiting tool until January 22, 2020. Kind regards, Nicole Rogaunig _________________________________________ Dipl.-Kff. Nicole Rogaunig Stabsstelle für Berufungsangelegenheiten Senior Faculty Recruitment and Welcome Services WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien Vienna University of Economics and Business Welthandelsplatz 1, Gebäude AD 1020 Wien, Austria Tel: +43-1-31336-4079 Fax: +43-1-31336-904079 Email: nicole.rogaunig(a)wu.ac.at<mailto:nicole.rogaunig@wu.ac.at> http://www.wu.ac.at<http://www.wu.ac.at/>

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INTERNSHIP - Health and Care Unit - European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
by Judith Schreiber 07 Jul '23

07 Jul '23

*INTERNSHIP: Health and Care Unit / European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research** * The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, a UN-affiliated intergovernmental organization based in Vienna, is recruiting an intern for a 3-month period attached to the institute’s Health & Care Unit. The internship will allow the successful candidate to acquaint him/herself with the tasks and responsibilities of working in a research environment and to benefit from exchanges with colleagues on a wide range of subjects. The intern will have the opportunity to participate actively in project meetings as well as in wider institutional seminars and other activities. For more information on the position, please see the vacancy attached. We would welcome candidates to send their*CV and a short statement of interest **by 15 April 2018* at the latest. _____________________________________________ European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research Berggasse 17 A-1090 Vienna AUSTRIA www.euro.centre.org

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Momentum Institut sucht Economist
by Lisa Hanzl 04 Jan '22

04 Jan '22

Liebe Kolleg*innen, das Momentum Institut sucht derzeit eine*n Economist für 30h/Woche. Hier die Details zur Ausschreibung: https://www.momentum-institut.at/news/das-momentum-institut-sucht-dich-1 Beste Grüße, Lisa Hanzl Momentum Institut Think Tank der Vielen Lisa Hanzl lisa.hanzl(a)momentum-institut.at<mailto:lisa.hanzl@momentum-institut.at> +43 678 1275 739 Märzstraße 42/1, 1150 Wien www.momentum-institut.at<http://www.momentum-institut.at/>

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Job offer - University of Innsbruck
by Dean Faculty of Economics and Statistics 17 Nov '20

17 Nov '20

Dear All! We would like to inform you about the opening of a position as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck. For further information see the attached file. Deadline: July 3rd, 2020. Best regards Univ.-Prof. Dr. Johann Scharler Head Department of Economics University of Innsbruck

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Re: [NOeG-l] WU Economic Research Seminar, 4.11.2020, Josef Zweimüller (University of Zurich)
by Oberhofer, Harald 31 Oct '20

31 Oct '20

Dear colleagues, We need to move next week's research seminar to a full distance mode. Please join the seminar only via this MS Teams link<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDcxZjY4NjYtNTEyOC00…>. With best regards, Harald Oberhofer Von: Oberhofer, Harald Gesendet: Donnerstag, 29. Oktober 2020 09:03 An: 'noeg-l(a)wu.ac.at' <noeg-l(a)wu.ac.at> Betreff: WU Economic Research Seminar, 4.11.2020, Josef Zweimüller (University of Zurich) The Department of Economics cordially invites you to the WU Economic Research Seminar on Wednesday, November 4, with Josef Zweimüller (University of Zurich) on "Do Family Policies Reduce Gender Inequality? Evidence from 60 Years of Policy Experimentation" Abstract: Over the past decades, many countries have experienced a strong decline in gender inequality through higher female labor force participation and smaller gender earnings gaps. Have family policies contributed to the decline or the stalling of gender inequalities? Using a sequence of family policy reforms that took place in Austria, we show that neither the generosity of parental leave rules nor the availability of public child care (and the interaction between the two) had an impact on "child penalties", the earnings reduction experienced by mothers - relative to fathers - after the birth of their first child. This null result is estimated rather precisely and is robust to equilibrium or fertility effects. Date: Wednesday, November 4th Time: 4.30-6.00 pm Location: You can either join the seminar on site at the campus or via MS Teams. · On site: Seminar room EA.6.032 (current max. capacity 30 persons), please register until November 3rd here<https://www.termino.gv.at/meet/de/p/972f96a22fc628ee9335d23b955e2dcb-44721> · MS Teams: You can access starting from 4.30 pm using this link<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDcxZjY4NjYtNTEyOC00…>. 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> Webpage: http://www.wifo.ac.at/harald_oberhofer

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[dept.soziooekonomie] Invitation: 2nd Socioeconomic Research Seminar
by Renner, Anna-Theresa 30 Oct '20

30 Oct '20

Dear professors, colleagues and students, we would like to invite you to the second session of the Socioeconomic Research Seminar organized by the Institute for Health Economics and Policy. The seminar takes place at Tuesday, 03. November, at 18.00h, via Microsoft Teams (see the link below), accessible at 17.45h. Access to the session: Microsoft Teams<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a3d7f0abb06a147d39345ba1ae669…> Hans JLW van Kippersluis<https://www.eur.nl/people/hans-van-kippersluis> (Erasmus School of Economics) will present: Dynamic complementarity in skill production: evidence from genes and birth order ABSTRACT: Genetic variation is randomly distributed between siblings while, conditional on family size, birth order creates exogenous variation in the environment that siblings are exposed to. Previous studies have consistently shown a negative relationship between birth order and educational attainment, mainly thought to be driven by parental time investments. Thus investigating whether genetic endowments interact with birth order in a sample of siblings enables us to shed light on how a natural reduction in the parental time constraint differentially affects children with different genetic endowments. Our within-family analysis first confirms the long-held conjecture that genetic endowments do not differ across birth parity. Hence, by definition, birth order effects must be due to ensuing environmental influences. Our key finding is that birth order and genetic endowments interact: being first born shows a positive interaction with higher genetic endowments for education. As such, these results provide support for dynamic complementary in skill production: initial skills raise the productivity of later investments, with children with higher (genetic) endowments benefitting the most from parental investments. Hans van Kippersluis is a Professor of Applied Economics. He has used both theoretical and empirical approaches to study topics in health and human capital formation: (i) how do different components of human capital (e.g., education, health) relate to each other and interact with each other (e.g., why are higher educated individuals healthier than lower educated? Why do rich people smoke less?); (ii) What are the genetic and environmental determinants of education and health?, and (iii) What is the effect of public policies on education and health? Current projects include investigating the interplay between genes and the environment in producing inequalities in education and health outcomes, developing and testing incentives to encourage healthy behavior, and investigating the impact of public policies on health, education and labor supply decisions. Feel free to forward this email to everybody else who might be interested. For more information regarding the Socioeconomic Research Seminar visit https://www.wu.ac.at/soziooekonomie/socioeconomics-research-seminar Best regards

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Reminder | VOSTA Freitagsseminar | Aleksi Grym
by OENB - Events 29 Oct '20

29 Oct '20

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WIC Online Colloquium, November 10th, 15:00-16:00 (CEST)
by WIC Colloquium 29 Oct '20

29 Oct '20

*WIC Online Colloquium** ** * ************************** **Michael Christl*, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission * * *Redistribution within the tax-benefits system in Austria** ** *Tuesday, November 10th, 15:00-16:00 (CEST) ** ** **Please register for the presentation here until one day before the presentation 10:00 (CEST): **https://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/events/calendar/wic-colloquium/registration/ <https://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/events/calendar/wic-colloquium/registration/> Login information will be sent to registered participants the day before the presentation. ****** *Abstract* This study analyzes redistribution within the Austrian tax-benefit system. We take a comprehensive view and include not only direct taxation and cash benefits but also indirect taxes and in-kind transfers. We look at two kinds of redistribution: between households belonging to different income groups, and between generations, taking a life-cycle perspective. We find that the inequality-enhancing effect of indirect taxes is more than offset by the inequality-reducing effect of in-kind benefits. The Gini coefficient increases from 0.24 to 0.26 due to indirect taxes, but when adding in-kind benefits, it is reduced to 0.23. The overall effect of both indirect taxes and in-kind benefits is therefore progressive. When looking at the impact of indirect taxes and in-kind benefits by generations, we find substantial redistribution in the current system. Our analysis highlights the importance of considering both indirect taxation and in-kind benefits, in a comprehensive analysis of the welfare state. Since in-kind benefits and indirect taxes can vary substantially across countries, both might have a substantial impact on cross-country comparisons of the redistributional impact of welfare states. For more information please see the attached file.

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JKU economics online seminar
by Rene Böheim 29 Oct '20

29 Oct '20

Dear colleagues, we cordially invite you to our online research seminar Wednesday, 4th of November, 2020, 4pm, zoom Thiemo Fetzer (University of Warwick) http://www.trfetzer.com/ How Big is the Media Multiplier? Evidence from Dyadic News Data http://www.econ.jku.at/t3/veranstaltungen/research_seminar/papers/fetzer.pdf Abstract: This paper uses novel data to show how the media amplifies the economic impact of newsworthy events - the media multiplier. Specifically, we combine monthly aggregated and anonymized card spending data from 114 card issuing countries in 5 destination countries (Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, Israel and Morocco) with a large corpus of news coverage of violent events in these destinations. To define and quantify the media multiplier we estimate a model of how media coverage helps shape beliefs about risks. When a country is perceived as dangerous by all potential visitors, aggregate spending falls by 53 percent with more than half of this effect due to the media multiplier. Thiemo Fetzer ist Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick. He is also affiliated with the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) at University of Warwick, the Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC) at London School of Economics, the Centre for Economic Policy Research and the Pearson Institute at University of Chicago. Selected Publications: * Tariffs and Politics: Evidence from Trump’s Trade Wars, joint with Carlo Schwarz, forthcoming, Economic Journal * Coronavirus Perceptions And Economic Anxiety, joint with Lukas Hensel, Johannes Hermle, Christopher Roth, forthcoming, Review of Economics and Statistics * Did Austerity Cause Brexit?, American Economic Review, 2019 * The Welfare Cost of Lawlessness: Evidence from Somali Piracy, joint with Tim Besley and Hannes Mueller, Journal of the European Economics Association, 2015. Please see https://www.jku.at/en/department-of-economics/research/research-events/onli… for registration and upcoming presentations. With best regards, rené böheim -- PD René Böheim, PhD Department of Economics JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITÄT LINZ Altenberger Straße 69 4040 Linz, Österreich P +43-732-2468-7369 www.econ.jku.at/boeheim Research: http://ideas.repec.org/e/pbh15.html

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WU Economic Research Seminar, 4.11.2020, Josef Zweimüller (University of Zurich)
by Oberhofer, Harald 29 Oct '20

29 Oct '20

The Department of Economics cordially invites you to the WU Economic Research Seminar on Wednesday, November 4, with Josef Zweimüller (University of Zurich) on "Do Family Policies Reduce Gender Inequality? Evidence from 60 Years of Policy Experimentation" Abstract: Over the past decades, many countries have experienced a strong decline in gender inequality through higher female labor force participation and smaller gender earnings gaps. Have family policies contributed to the decline or the stalling of gender inequalities? Using a sequence of family policy reforms that took place in Austria, we show that neither the generosity of parental leave rules nor the availability of public child care (and the interaction between the two) had an impact on "child penalties", the earnings reduction experienced by mothers - relative to fathers - after the birth of their first child. This null result is estimated rather precisely and is robust to equilibrium or fertility effects. Date: Wednesday, November 4th Time: 4.30-6.00 pm Location: You can either join the seminar on site at the campus or via MS Teams. · On site: Seminar room EA.6.032 (current max. capacity 30 persons), please register until November 3rd here<https://www.termino.gv.at/meet/de/p/972f96a22fc628ee9335d23b955e2dcb-44721> · MS Teams: You can access starting from 4.30 pm using this link<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDcxZjY4NjYtNTEyOC00…>. 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> Webpage: http://www.wifo.ac.at/harald_oberhofer

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