February 2024 - NOeG-l - Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

Call for Papers - Wealth Inequality, Intergenerational Mobility and Equality of Opportunity, WU Vienna - November 2024
by Disslbacher, Franziska 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to invite submissions to our workshop on wealth inequality, intergenerational mobility, and equality of opportunity, to be held at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna) on November 21 and 22, 2024. This workshop is jointly organized by the Research Institute for the Economics of Inequality (WU Vienna), the International Inequalities Institute (London School of Economics and Political Science), and the ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research. The program will feature keynote lectures by: * Susan Dynarski<https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/susan-dynarski/>, Patricia Albjerg Graham Professor of Education, Harvard University * Fabian Pfeffer<http://fabianpfeffer.com/about/>, Professor of Sociology, LMU Munich For detailed information, please visit our workshop website<http://www.wu.ac.at/ineq/ws24> or the call for papers in the attachment. Important Dates * Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024 * Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2024 There is participation fee. Accommodations near the venue will be provided, and we offer financial assistance for travel expenses to those with no other funding sources. We are looking forward to your submission. Best regards, Franziska Disslbacher (WU) Valentina Contreras (LSE) Guido Neidhöfer (ZEW & TAU) Pedro Salas-Rojo (LSE) Franziska Disslbacher, PhD Assistant Professor, non-tenure track Research Institute Economics of Inequality & Department Socioeconomics WU, Vienna University of Economics and Business Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria Building D3, D3 0.251 +43 1 313 36 6669 franziska.disslbacher(a)wu.ac.at<mailto:franziska.disslbacher@wu.ac.at> franziskadisslbacher.com<mailto:franziska.disslbacher@wu.ac.at>

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Job offer for a PhD-candidate / Department of Economics, University of Graz
by Wendner, Ronald (ronald.wendner＠uni-graz.at) 08 Feb '24

08 Feb '24

Dear all, The Department of Economics at the University of Graz is inviting applications for a PhD-candidate (m/f/d) in Behavioral Public Economic Theory (broadly defined). * Employment Start: October 2024 * Hours per week: 30 h/w (75%-position) * Temporary Employment: 4 years * Annual salary: Euro 37.577 Your Responsibilities * Writing a PhD dissertation * Collaborating on research projects * Independent teaching of courses and participation in teaching and examination tasks of the department * Participation in organizational and administrative tasks of the department Your Profile * Completed diploma or master’s degree in the field of economics, business mathematics, mathematics, or another quantitatively/mathematically oriented field of study * Interest in issues related to theoretical behavioral economics * Good knowledge of economic theory (microeconomics, dynamic models) and public finance (tax theory) * Enthusiasm for the development of economic models * Commitment to internationally oriented research * Excellent English language skills, both spoken and written * Prior knowledge of LaTeX and Mathematica is advantageous * Passion for scientific work and interacting with students * Personal initiative and ability to collaborate * Strong team and organizational skills * Ability to work independently and self-initiative Further information: https://jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/a239e59f-d33d-edde-12aa-65813ed70f7e —— Ronald Wendner Department of Economics School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences University of Graz Universitaetsstrasse 15, A-8010 Graz, Austria - Europe Phone: (+43) 316 380-3458, Skype: ron.wendner https://homepage.uni-graz.at/de/ronald.wendner/ Social Science Research Network (SSRN): http://ssrn.com/author=336530; Research Papers is Economics (RepEC): http://ideas.repec.org/e/pwe67.html.

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Job posting: PostDoc at the University of Vienna
by Sonja Spitzer 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

Dear all, We are looking for an outstanding Postdoctoral Researcher in Economics, Demography, or Quantitative Social Sciences to join our project "Skill loss during parental leave and its role for gender disparities in earnings"<https://demografie.univie.ac.at/research/projects/skill-pal/> at the University of Vienna. This interdisciplinary project uses novel administrative data from Austria and Sweden, coupled with large international surveys, to investigate the impact of human capital depreciation during career breaks on gender wage differences. Join an international project team of economists, demographers, and psychologists from top institutions in Austria, Sweden, and France. About us: Your future position is at the Department of Demography at the University of Vienna, which is part of the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital<https://www.wittgensteincentre.org> - a leading global institution in human capital analysis and population research. You will join a dynamic research environment with over 60 scientists representing more than 20 countries and a diverse array of disciplines in the social sciences. Starting date: July 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter Duration: 2 years Job announcement: https://demografie.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_demografie/Projects… (and attached) If you have any questions, please contact: Sonja Spitzer sonja.spitzer(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:sonja.spitzer@univie.ac.at> [Uni_Logo_2016_schmal_klein] Sonja Spitzer, Ph.D. Department of Demography, University of Vienna Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, OeAW, University of Vienna) Dominikanerbastei 16 - PSK, 1010 Vienna, Austria Email: sonja.spitzer(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:sonja.spitzer@univie.ac.at> Phone: +43 1 515 81 7753 www.wittgensteincentre.org/en/staff/member/spitzer.htm<http://www.wittgensteincentre.org/en/staff/member/spitzer.htm>

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WIC Colloquium Wed, 14 February: Rafael Prieto-Curiel - Modelling the size and dynamics of Mexican cartels
by Simunics, Barbara 01 Feb '24

01 Feb '24

WIC Hybrid Colloquium ***************************** Rafael Prieto-Curiel Complexity Science Hub, Vienna Modelling the size and dynamics of Mexican cartels Wednesday, 14 February 2024 15:00 – 16:00 (CET) (save to your calendar - .ics-file<https://www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/subsites/Institute/VID/ICAL-files/Colloqui…>) The hybrid seminar will be held in person at Dr. Ignaz Seipel Platz 2, 1010 Vienna, Museumszimmer, stair 1, 2nd floor and online via Zoom. Please register here: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/events/wic-colloquium/wic-colloquium-registration <https://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/events/wic-colloquium/wic-colloquium-registration> Login information for online participation will be sent to all registered participants shortly before the start of the presentation. Abstract: Latin America is home to only 8% of the world's population, but roughly one in three homicides worldwide occur in the region. Part of the violence suffered is explained by large conflicting cartels fighting to control portions of territory or profitable markets. Despite immense losses in terms of members suffered by cartels over the last decade due to internal conflict against each other as well as incapacitation efforts from the state, Mexican drug cartels manage to compensate for their losses. We show that recruitment largely drives the ability of cartels to recover. Combining recruitment, incarceration, conflict and saturation, we construct a system of coupled differential equations, one for each active cartel. We leverage the increasing number of homicides in Mexico and the incapacitation effect (i.e., imprisonment rates) for the past decade to estimate the size of active cartels. Our results suggest that security policies oriented to arrest criminals will have a negligible effect compared to policies to prevent individuals from being recruited by cartels. Tackling cartel recruitment has a triple effect: first, it lowers the number of cartel members, reducing the violence it can create by having fewer killers. Second, it lowers the number of targets, so fewer people are vulnerable to suffering more violence. And third, it reduces the cartel's capacity for future recruitment. About the presenter: Rafael Prieto-Curiel is a Faculty Member at the Complexity Science Hub, working on violence, mobility, migration and urban dynamics. He is working for the OECD and for the World Bank, where he is doing a spatial and demographic analysis of African cities. Rafael Prieto-Curiel is the Scientific Advisor of Aleph. Before he was at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford, He earned an MSc in Statistics and a PhD in Maths and Security and Crime at University College London UCL. https://www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/subsites/Institute/VID/PDF/Colloquium/2024… *************************************************************************************************** PLEASE SEE https://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/events/wic-colloquium FOR OUR UPCOMING AND PREVIOUS COLLOQUIA ***************************************************************************************************

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