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Förderpreis für Frauen in der Wirtschaftsforschung: FIW Award für Masterarbeiten im Bereich International Economics
by fiw-pb 19 Dec '22

19 Dec '22

Sehr gehrte Damen und Herren, liebe Kolleg:innen, Im Rahmen des FIW „Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft“ wird der „FIW Award“ als Förderung für exzellente Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen im Forschungsbereich International Economics ausgeschrieben. Der Preis richtet sich an qualifizierte Wissenschafterinnen, die eine Diplom- oder Masterarbeit an einer österreichischen Universität im Bereich „International Economics“ verfasst haben oder an österreichische Staatsbürgerinnen, die ihre Masterarbeit an einer Universität im Ausland verfasst haben Die Höhe des Förderpreises beträgt insgesamt € 5.000,00 und kann auf mehrere Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen aufgeteilt werden. Die konkrete Aufteilung der Preisgelder richtet sich nach Qualität und Anzahl der Einreichungen und wird von einem Auswahlkomitee vorgenommen. Gefördert werden theoretische, empirische und wirtschaftspolitische Abschlussarbeiten zu folgenden Themen: Außenwirtschaft, Direktinvestitionen, Entwicklungsökonomie, Europäische Integration, Globalisierung, internationale Finanzmärkte, internationale Handels- und Finanzinstitutionen, internationale Makroökonomik, internationale Wirtschaftsentwicklung, internationaler Handel, internationaler Wettbewerb, multinationale Unternehmen, volkswirtschaftliche Effekte von Migration, Wechselkursregime¸ bzw. damit verwandte Themengebiete. Für die Bewertung der Einreichungen sind folgende Kriterien maßgebend: · Der Abschluss der Masterarbeit muss im Zeitraum zwischen 1. November 2020 und 18. Dezember 2022 beurteilt worden sein. · Die Einreichung muss die Abschlussarbeit in PDF-Form und einen Lebenslauf enthalten. · Inhaltliche Kriterien: o Wissenschaftliche Qualität: 40%; o Klarheit der Argumente und Resultate: 20%; o Innovationsgehalt und Kreativität: 20%; o Wirtschaftspolitische Relevanz: 20%. Einreichungen senden Sie bitte via E-Mail an: fiw-pb(a)fiw.at<mailto:fiw-pb@fiw.at> Verlängerte Einreichfrist: 15. Jänner 2023 Wir sind dankbar, wenn Sie den Call in Ihrem Netzwerk an potentiell interessierte Personen weiterleiten könnten, Schöne Grüße Alexander Hudetz FIW-Projektbüro

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FIW-News: Präsentation der FIW-Studie "The Brussels Effect 2.0: How the EU Sets Global Standards with its Trade Policy"|10.01.2023
by fiw-pb 16 Dec '22

16 Dec '22

[FIW_Logo_de_en] English version Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, wir freuen uns, Sie über die kommenden Veranstaltungen im Rahmen des FIW-Projekts informieren zu dürfen. Diesmal mit folgendem Inhalt: · Einladung: Präsentation der FIW-Studie "The Brussels Effect 2.0: How the EU Sets Global Standards with its Trade Policy"|10.01.2023 · Einladung: Seminar in International Economics “Brothers in Arms: The Value of Coalitions in Sanctions Regimes” | 31.01.2023 · Reminder: Förderpreis für Frauen in der Wirtschaftsforschung FIW Award für Masterarbeiten im Bereich International Economics | Deadline: 18.12.2022 Einladung: Präsentation der FIW-Studie "The Brussels Effect 2.0: How the EU Sets Global Standards with its Trade Policy"|10.01.2023 Das Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Wirtschaft sowie das FIW laden ein zur virtuellen Präsentation der FIW-Studie "The Brussels Effect 2.0: How the EU Sets Global Standards with its Trade Policy" Programm: Begrüßung und Moderation: Dr. Manfred Schekulin (BMAW) Studienpräsentation: Dr. Birgit Meyer (WIFO) Termin: 10. Jänner 2023 in der Zeit von 14:00 bis 14:45 Uhr Anmeldung: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LjeGKAFFTH2BubgcvDFe1A Literatur: FIW_RR_07_2022_Brussels-Effect.pdf<https://fiw.ac.at/fileadmin/Documents/Publikationen/Studien2022/FIW_RR_07_2…> Diskussion: Fragen aus dem Publikum können über die Q&A-Funktion von Zoom gestellt werden. Veranstaltungssprache ist Deutsch. Einladung: Seminar in International Economics “Brothers in Arms: The Value of Coalitions in Sanctions Regimes” | 31.01.2023 Brothers in Arms: The Value of Coalitions in Sanctions Regimes Joschka Wanner University of Potsdam Dienstag,, 31. Jänner 2023, 15:00 Uhr Registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1Bp73KCvSRSKzKnBJHpYEg This presentation is based on a paper co-authored with Sonali Chowdhry, Julian Hinz, Katrin Kamin. Abstract: This paper examines the impact of coalitions on the economic costs of the 2012 Iran and 2014 Russia sanctions. By estimating and simulating a quantitative general equilibrium trade model under different coalition set-ups, we (i) dissect welfare losses for sanction-senders and target; (ii) compare prospective coalition partners and; (iii) provide bounds for the sanctions potential — the maximum welfare change attainable — when sanctions are scaled vertically, i.e. across sectors up to an embargo, or horizontally, i.e. across countries up to a global regime. To gauge the significance of simulation outcomes, we implement a Bayesian bootstrap procedure that generates confidence bands. We find that the implemented measures against Iran and Russia inflicted considerable economic harm, yielding 32 – 37% of the vertical sanctions' potential. Our key finding is that coalitions lower the average welfare loss incurred from sanctions relative to unilateral implementation. They also increase the welfare loss imposed on Iran and Russia. Adding China to the coalition further amplifies the welfare loss by 79% for Iran and 22% for Russia. Finally, we quantify transfers that would equalize losses across coalition members. These hypothetical transfers can be seen as a sanctions-equivalent of NATO spending goals and provide a measure of the relative burden borne by coalition countries. The seminar series is organised by the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) in co-operation with FIW, the Centre of Competence in International Economics. The seminar provides a forum for presentation and discussion of recent academic research in the field of international economics. Reminder: Förderpreis für Frauen in der Wirtschaftsforschung FIW Award für Masterarbeiten im Bereich International Economics Im Rahmen des Kompetenzzentrums „Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft“ wird der „FIW Award“ als Förderung für exzellente Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen im Forschungsbereich International Economics ausgeschrieben. Der Preis richtet sich an qualifizierte Wissenschaftlerinnen, die eine Diplom- oder Masterarbeit an einer österreichischen Universität im Bereich „International Economics“ verfasst haben oder an österreichische Staatsbürgerinnen, die ihre Masterarbeit an einer Universität im Ausland verfasst haben Die Höhe des Förderpreises beträgt insgesamt € 5.000,00 und kann auf mehrere Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen aufgeteilt werden. Die konkrete Aufteilung der Preisgelder richtet sich nach Qualität und Anzahl der Einreichungen und wird von einem Auswahlkomitee vorgenommen. Gefördert werden theoretische, empirische und wirtschaftspolitische Abschlussarbeiten zu folgenden Themen: Außenwirtschaft, Direktinvestitionen, Entwicklungsökonomie, Europäische Integration, Globalisierung, internationale Finanzmärkte, internationale Handels- und Finanzinstitutionen, internationale Makroökonomik, internationale Wirtschaftsentwicklung, internationaler Handel, internationaler Wettbewerb, multinationale Unternehmen, volkswirtschaftliche Effekte von Migration, Wechselkursregime¸ bzw. damit verwandte Themengebiete. Für die Bewertung der Einreichungen sind folgende Kriterien maßgebend: · Der Abschluss der Masterarbeit muss im Zeitraum zwischen 1. November 2020 und 18. Dezember 2022 beurteilt worden sein. · Die Einreichung muss die Abschlussarbeit in PDF-Form und einen Lebenslauf enthalten. · Inhaltliche Kriterien: · Wissenschaftliche Qualität: 40%; · Klarheit der Argumente und Resultate: 20%; · Innovationsgehalt und Kreativität: 20%; · Wirtschaftspolitische Relevanz: 20%. Einreichungen senden Sie bitte via E-Mail an: fiw-pb(a)fiw.at<mailto:fiw-pb@fiw.at> Einreichfrist: 18. Dezember 2022 Über Ihre Teilnahme an den Veranstaltungen bzw. Einreichungen für den Frauen Award freuen wir uns! Mit freundlichen Grüßen Alexander Hudetz und Birgit Buschbom 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". __________________________________ Der Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft (FIW) (https://www.fiw.ac.at/) ist eine Kooperation zwischen der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU), der Universität Wien, der Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, der Universität Innsbruck, WIFO, wiiw und WSR. FIW wird von den Bundesministerien BMBFW und BMAW unterstützt. Dear Sir or Madam, We are glad to inform you about the upcoming events within the FIW project. In this issue: · Invitation: Presentation of the FIW-Study "The Brussels Effect 2.0: How the EU Sets Global Standards with its Trade Policy"|10.01.2023 · Invitation: Seminar in International Economics “Brothers in Arms: The Value of Coalitions in Sanctions Regimes” | 31.01.2023 · Reminder: Award for women in economic research: FIW Award for Master theses in the field of International Economics | Deadline: 18.12.2022 Invitation: Presentation of the FIW-Study "The Brussels Effect 2.0: How the EU Sets Global Standards with its Trade Policy"|10.01.2023 The Federal Ministry of Labor and Economy and FIW cordially invite you to the presentation of the FIW-Study "The Brussels Effect 2.0: How the EU Sets Global Standards with its Trade Policy" Programme: Welcome and moderation: Manfred Schekulin (BMAW) Presentation of the study: Birgit Meyer (WIFO) Date: January 10th, 2023 from 2:00 to 2:45 p.m. Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LjeGKAFFTH2BubgcvDFe1A Literature: FIW_RR_07_2022_Brussels-Effect.pdf<https://fiw.ac.at/fileadmin/Documents/Publikationen/Studien2022/FIW_RR_07_2…> Discussion: Questions from the audience can be asked via Zoom's Q&A function. Language: German Invitation: Seminar in International Economics “Brothers in Arms: The Value of Coalitions in Sanctions Regimes” | 31.01.2023 Brothers in Arms: The Value of Coalitions in Sanctions Regimes Joschka Wanner University of Potsdam Tuesday, January 31th 2023, 3:00 p.m. Registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1Bp73KCvSRSKzKnBJHpYEg This presentation is based on a paper co-authored with Sonali Chowdhry, Julian Hinz, Katrin Kamin. Abstract: This paper examines the impact of coalitions on the economic costs of the 2012 Iran and 2014 Russia sanctions. By estimating and simulating a quantitative general equilibrium trade model under different coalition set-ups, we (i) dissect welfare losses for sanction-senders and target; (ii) compare prospective coalition partners and; (iii) provide bounds for the sanctions potential — the maximum welfare change attainable — when sanctions are scaled vertically, i.e. across sectors up to an embargo, or horizontally, i.e. across countries up to a global regime. To gauge the significance of simulation outcomes, we implement a Bayesian bootstrap procedure that generates confidence bands. We find that the implemented measures against Iran and Russia inflicted considerable economic harm, yielding 32 – 37% of the vertical sanctions' potential. Our key finding is that coalitions lower the average welfare loss incurred from sanctions relative to unilateral implementation. They also increase the welfare loss imposed on Iran and Russia. Adding China to the coalition further amplifies the welfare loss by 79% for Iran and 22% for Russia. Finally, we quantify transfers that would equalize losses across coalition members. These hypothetical transfers can be seen as a sanctions-equivalent of NATO spending goals and provide a measure of the relative burden borne by coalition countries. The seminar series is organised by the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) in co-operation with FIW, the Centre of Competence in International Economics. The seminar provides a forum for presentation and discussion of recent academic research in the field of international economics. Reminder: Award for women in economic research: FIW Award for Master theses in the field of International Economics | Deadline: 18.12.2022 Within the framework of the Competence Center "Research Focus International Economics", the "FIW Award" is announced as a promotion for excellent young female scientists in the research area of International Economics. The award is intended for qualified female scientists who have written a diploma or master thesis at an Austrian university in the field of "International Economics" or for Austrian citizens who have written their master thesis at a university abroad. The total amount of the award is € 5.000,00 and can be divided among several young female scientists. The actual distribution of the prize money depends on the quality and number of submissions and will be made by a selection committee. Theoretical, empirical and economic policy theses on the following topics are supported: Foreign economics, direct investment, development economics, European integration, globalization, international financial markets, international trade and financial institutions, international macroeconomics, international economic development, international trade, inter-national competition, multinational corporations, macroeconomic effects of migration, exchange rate regimes¸ or related topics. The following criteria will govern the evaluation of submissions: · The master's thesis must have been assessed in the period between November 1, 2020 and December 18, 2022. · Submission must include the thesis in PDF form and a CV. · Content criteria: · Scientific quality: 40%; · Clarity of arguments and results: 20%; · Innovation content and creativity: 20%; · Relevance to economic policy: 20%. Please send submissions via email to: fiw-pb(a)fiw.at<mailto:fiw-pb@fiw.at> Deadline for submission: December 18, 2022 We look forward to your participation in the events and submissions for the Women's Award! Kind regards Alexander Hudetz and Birgit Buschbom FIW Project Office It is not our philosophy to send you unwanted e-mails. If you do not wish to receive further e-mails from FIW, please write to the project office<mailto:fiw-pb@fiw.ac.at> with the subject "Unsubscribe". _____________________________________________________ The FIW - Research Centre International Economics (https://www.fiw.ac.at/) is a cooperation between the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), the University Vienna, the Johannes Kepler University Linz and the University of Innsbruck, WIFO, wiiw and WSR. FIW is funded by BMBFW and BMAW. [Titel: Logo des FIW - Beschreibung: Das ist das Logo Kompetenzzentrum Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft, das in Kooperation mit dem BMDW die AW-Vorlesungen organisiert.]

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EXTENDED DEADLINE - Call for Abstracts - 2nd ATHEA PhD Workshop „Health Economics and Health Policy in and from Austria“
by Austrian Health Economics Association (ATHEA) 15 Dec '22

15 Dec '22

[cid:image001.png@01D8F8DF.18D3AA70] Call for Abstracts 2nd ATHEA PhD Workshop „Health Economics and Health Policy in and from Austria“ Vienna, February 23rd and 24th 2023 The Austrian Health Economics Association (ATHEA) is pleased to announce the 2nd ATHEA PhD Workshop, which will take place on February 23rd and 24th 2023. ATHEA invites all interested PhD candidates from Austrian universities and research institutions to present their PhD project on health economics and policy. Procedure: The workshop is planned to comprise five PhD project presentations, either in their early stages or more advanced. Each project will be discussed by an invited co-presenter and the other workshop participants. This is meant to provide PhD students with expert feedback regardless of the current phase of their PhD theses. Abstract submissions: * EXTENDED TO January 8, 2023 * via e-mail to athea(a)athea.at<mailto:athea@athea.at> * subject: „Submission ATHEA PhD-Workshop 2023” · e-mail should include following information: title and abstract (approx. 500 words) of the presentation, (planned) completion date of the full paper and name of the supervisor · indicate the planned status of the PhD project at the beginning of February: either full-paper, paper draft or PhD concept Notification abstract acceptance: · January 20, 2023 (due to extended deadline for abstract submission) Submission of full-paper/paper draft/PhD concept for the preparation of the discussant: · February 5, 2023 · via e-mail to athea(a)athea.at<mailto:athea@athea.at> Venue: · Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Vienna, Austria Workshop language: · English, German (depending on PhD student and discussant) Participation fee: · 95€ · The workshop will take place as part of the ATHEA conference. The workshop participants have access to the conference. ___________________________________________ Austrian Health Economics Association (ATHEA) Josefstädter Straße 39 ● 1080 Wien web: www.athea.at<http://www.athea.at/> ● e-mail: athea(a)athea.at<mailto:athea@athea.at>

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EXTENDED DEADLINE - Call for Abstracts - Seventh ATHEA Conference “Looking beyond borders: Global Health Economics”
by Austrian Health Economics Association (ATHEA) 15 Dec '22

15 Dec '22

[cid:image001.png@01D8F8DB.CE59D670] Call for Abstracts Seventh ATHEA Conference for Health Economics “Looking beyond borders: Global Health Economics” Vienna, February 23rd and 24th 2023 In most European countries with their highly developed healthcare systems and ageing populations, communicable diseases were of little concern for public health, authorities and researchers compared to their non-communicable counterparts. This changed with the COVID-19 pandemic, which had an impact on societies and health systems world-wide and demonstrated most vividly that health systems do not exist independently of each other. As this year’s general conference theme, we therefore aim to have a look beyond the borders of Europe and see what health economics can contribute to these countries. In order to gain a better understanding of the field, we will organise a thematic stream and invite experts as keynote speakers: Janina Steinert is Professor of Global Health at the Technical University of Munich’s School of Governance and Research Associate at the University of Oxford Marc Suhrcke is Professor of Global Health Economics at the University of York and Senior Researcher at the Luxembourg Institute for Socio-Economic Research (tbc) As in previous years, submissions for presentation are welcome in all fields of health economics and health policy, including long-term care, and are not restricted to the conference topic. Deadline abstract submission (max. 500 words): EXTENDED TO January 8, 2023 to conference(a)athea.at<mailto:conference@athea.at> Notification abstract acceptance: January 20, 2023 Conference venue: Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Vienna, Austria Conference languages: English, German Conference fee on site: 95€ ___________________________________________ Austrian Health Economics Association (ATHEA) Josefstädter Straße 39 ● 1080 Wien web: www.athea.at<http://www.athea.at/> ● e-mail: athea(a)athea.at<mailto:athea@athea.at>

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Theory & Policy Talk, Z. Bárány, December 15, 2022
by Hutter, Julia 15 Dec '22

15 Dec '22

Dear all, we want to invite you to our next ECON Theory and Policy Seminar talk on Thursday, December 15, 5:00 pm (Seminarroom DB04 yellow, Freihaus Building, yellow area, 4th floor) Technological changes and the labor market – A general equilibrium model with multidimensional skills Zsófia L. Bárány<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fzsofia…> (CEU) https://sites.google.com/site/zsofiabarany/ (joint work with Moshe Buchinsky and Tamás K. Papp) In this paper we develop and estimate a multi-sector general equilibrium growth model of education and sector-occupation choices over the life cycle. The model incorporates the task-based approach by representing jobs in different sector-occupation pairs as different bundles of tasks, requiring specific skillsets of workers. Workers are born with heterogeneous endowments of skills that can be improved over time by schooling and on-the-job accumulation of human capital. They supply their entire bundle of skills to a single job according toa Roy-type sorting model where their selections are along the multi-dimensional vector of skills that they possess. We use data from several U.S. sources that allow us to estimate parameters that correspond to both the decision process of the individuals as well as the parameters that correspond to the production side of the economy. The general equilibrium nature of the model allows us to conduct several policy counterfactuals that take full account of the responses in the economy. Further Events: https://www.econ.tuwien.ac.at/index.html#events Best regards, Julia Hutter for Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz Julia Hutter TU Wien Institute of Statistics and Mathematical Methods in Economics Economics E105-3 Phone: +43-1-58801x10531 E-Mail: julia.hutter(a)tuwien.ac.at<mailto:julia.hutter@tuwien.ac.at>

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Job opening: Postdoctoral fellow 2023
by DA | FELDKIRCHER Martin 14 Dec '22

14 Dec '22

Dear Colleagues! The Vienna School of International Studies (Diplomatische Akademie Wien) is proposing the appointment of a Postdoctoral Fellow in International Studies (Economics) for two years, from 25 September 2023. The successful candidate must hold – or have evidence of the imminent completion of – a doctorate in Economics. We seek candidates working in all areas of empirical macroeconomics, including but not limited to monetary policy and central banking, international economics and international finance, text mining, growth econometrics and developing economics as well as environmental economics. Excellent knowledge of econometrics, strong coding skills (preferably in the software R) as well as previous teaching experience are required. Previously taught courses in introductions to quantitative methods are an asset. More information: https://da-vienna.ac.at/en/About/News-Media Application deadline: Sunday, 29 January 2023 For more information, see the link above or contact martin.feldkircher(a)da-vienna.ac.at<mailto:martin.feldkircher@da-vienna.ac.at>. Kind regards, Martin Feldkircher __________________________ Prof. Dr. Martin Feldkircher International Economics | Chair Diplomatische Akademie Wien Favoritenstraße 15a 1040 Wien/Vienna, Österreich/Austria T +43 1 505 72 72-151 F +43 1 504 22 65-151 martin.feldkircher(a)da-vienna.ac.at<mailto:martin.feldkircher@da-vienna.ac.at> www.da-vienna.ac.at<http://www.da-vienna.ac.at/> [clip_image002.png] Follow us on <https://www.facebook.com/DiplomaticAcademyVienna> [clip_image003.jpg]<https://www.facebook.com/DiplomaticAcademyVienna> <https://www.instagram.com/da_wien/> [clip_image004.jpg] <https://www.instagram.com/da_wien/> <https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=161196> [clip_image005.jpg] <https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=161196> <https://twitter.com/DA_vienna> [clip_image006.jpg] <https://twitter.com/DA_vienna> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-LtoC8KgIOnq5Eee_HU1Sw> [clip_image007.jpg] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-LtoC8KgIOnq5Eee_HU1Sw>

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Workshop on Residential Housing Markets - Connecting Housing Researchers in Austria
by Waltl, Sofie 09 Dec '22

09 Dec '22

Dear colleagues, We have set up a workshop on Residential Housing Markets for the purpose of connecting the scattered research endeavors in this domain across Austria. We have indeed identified researchers at 10 Austrian universities, institutions and companies working on various aspects concerning residential housing. You are warmly invited attending the workshop on Monday, 30 January 2023 at WU. Please check the conference website<https://www.wu.ac.at/en/economics/event/2023/workshop-residential-housing-m…> for more details and sign up<https://short.wu.ac.at/d4my> should you be interested in participating. Please be also aware that we plan a follow-up international workshop in this domain in 2024. An open call for contributions will be posted in due time. Best regards, Sofie Waltl & Anja Hahn Sofie R. Waltl Vienna University of Economics and Business Department of Economics & Research Institute Economics of Inequality Welthandelsplatz 1 / D4 A-1020 Vienna www.sofiewaltl.com<http://www.sofiewaltl.com/> sofie.waltl(a)wu.ac.at<mailto:sofie.waltl@wu.ac.at> Tel .: (+43) 1 31336 5256

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CEU seminar: Roland Benabou (Princeton)), Dec15 Thu, 11.15am
by Timea Laura Molnar 08 Dec '22

08 Dec '22

Dear all, our second speaker in the CEU in-person economics seminar next week is Roland Benabou (Princeton), and you are cordially invited to attend this seminar. Title of the seminar: "It Hurts to Ask" (with Ania Jaroszewicz (Harvard), George Loewenstein (Carnegie Mellon)). Time and venue: December 15, Thursday, 11.15am-12.30pm, 51 Quellenstrasse 1100 Vienna, room: B505. Abstract: We analyze the offering, asking, and granting of help or other benefits as a three-stage game with bilateral private information between a person in need of help and a potential help-giver. Asking entails the risk of rejection, which can be painful: since unawareness of the need can no longer be an excuse, a refusal reveals that the person in need, or the relationship, is not valued very much. We show that a failure to ask can occur even when most helpers would help if told about the need, and that even though a greater need makes help both more valuable and more likely to be granted, it can reduce the propensity to ask. Furthermore, when potential helpers concerned about the recipient's ask-shyness can make spontaneous offers, this can turn out to be a double-edged sword: offering reveals a more caring type and helps solve the failure-to-ask problem, but not offering reveals a not-so-caring one, and this itself deters asking. This discouragement effect can also generate a trap where those in need wait for an offer, while potential helpers wait for an ask, resulting in significant inefficiencies. Speaker's website: https://rbenabou.scholar.princeton.edu/. For any inquiries, contact the CEU econ seminar organizer, Timea L. Molnar, at molnartl(a)ceu.edu<mailto:molnartl@ceu.edu>.

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CEU seminar: Benjamin Schoefer (UC Berkeley), Dec13 Tue, 11.15am
by Timea Laura Molnar 08 Dec '22

08 Dec '22

Dear all, our next speaker in the CEU in-person economics seminar series is Benjamin Schoefer (UC Berkeley), and you are cordially invited to attend this seminar. Title of the seminar: "Worker Beliefs About Outside Options" (with Simon Jäger (MIT), Christopher Roth (U Cologne), Nina Roussille (LSE)). Time and venue: December 13, Tuesday, 11.15am-12.30pm, 51 Quellenstrasse 1100 Vienna, room: B505. Abstract: Workers wrongly anchor their beliefs about outside options on their current wage. In particular, low-paid workers underestimate wages elsewhere. We document this anchoring bias by eliciting workers' beliefs in a representative survey in Germany and comparing them to measures of actual outside options in linked administrative labor market data. In an equilibrium model, such anchoring can give rise to monopsony and labor market segmentation. In line with the model, misperceptions are particularly pronounced among workers in low-wage firms. If workers had correct beliefs, at least 10% of jobs, concentrated in low-wage firms, would not be viable at current wages. [This presentation will cover new material not yet reflected in the Dec 2021 draft we have circulated, mainly a new information experiment in which we provide respondents in a follow-up survey with tailored information about the external wage distribution, and study causal effects on their beliefs and intended labor market behavior.] For any inquiries, contact the CEU econ seminar organizer, Timea L. Molnar, at molnartl(a)ceu.edu<mailto:molnartl@ceu.edu>.

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Job opening 6-year postdoc position in Econometrics/Statistics at TU Wien
by Ulrike Schneider 07 Dec '22

07 Dec '22

Assistant Professor Fixed-Term (6 years) in Econometrics/Statistics Institute of Statistics and Mathematical Methods in Economics, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria Application deadline: January 26, 2023 Details: https://jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/195888 The Econometrics group at TU Wien is announcing a 6-year position in Econometrics/Statistics. We are looking for candidates with active and high-quality research in areas of Econometrics or Statistics who will teach courses in Time Series Analysis and Econometrics. The successful applicant must hold a PhD in Mathematics, Econometrics, Statistics or related area at the start of employment. The ability to teach in German is desirable, but not necessary. For further information, please see the above link or contact Ulrike Schneider (ulrike.schneider(a)tuwien.ac.at)

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