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CEU Seminar: Deivy Houeix (Harvard) -- Feb18 [Wed 11.15-12.30]
by Timea Laura Molnar 12 Feb '26

12 Feb '26

Dear all, Our next seminar speaker at CEU is Deivy Houeix (Harvard). Title: Asymmetric Information and Digital Technology Adoption: Evidence from Senegal Abstract: Digital technologies promise large productivity gains but inherently generate data observability. I show that this feature is a double-edged sword: it reduces information frictions and raises efficiency, yet it threatens agents’ informational rents and deters adoption. Two field experiments in Senegal’s taxi industry reveal this trade-off. When transactions are observable, owners monitor effectively and driver effort rises, but adoption falls—especially among poorer, low-performing drivers. Removing observability nearly doubles adoption and, in a relational contract framework, increases total welfare. The findings highlight how the very feature that enhances efficiency of digital tools can also hinder their diffusion. You are all cordially invited to his in-person seminar. Time and venue: February 18, Wednesday, 11.15am – 12.30pm, QS B-505, at CEU (51 Quellenstrasse, 1100 Vienna). Speaker’s website: https://deivyhoueix.com/ Registration, till 12pm, the day before the seminar, is required at: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=E1nE2VN24kuSC72wOGOBhDP… With questions, please contact the CEU seminar organizer, Timea L. Molnar, at molnartl(a)ceu.edu.

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17. Geoffrey J.D. Hewings Regional Economics Workshop & 16. Sommerkonferenz der GfR
by Veranstaltungen 12 Feb '26

12 Feb '26

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, hiermit möchte ich Sie auf den 17. Geoffrey J.D. Hewings Regional Economics Workshop am WIFO aufmerksam machen, der heuer zusammen mit der 16. Sommerkonferenz der GfR stattfindet. Als Keynote-Speaker konnten wir Hans Koster (VU Amsterdam) gewinnen. Beiträge können bis 15. Mai 2026 über die Homepage der GfR (www.gfr.ersa.org) eingereicht werden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie im angehängten Call for Papers. Liebe Grüße, Verena Kraushofer Verena Kraushofer, M.A. Event- und PR-Management T +43 1 798 26 01 298 M +43 664 225 66 47 E verena.kraushofer(a)wifo.ac.at<mailto:verena.kraushofer@wifo.ac.at> twitter.com/v_kraushofer [cid:image001.png@01DC9C15.314BF4E0] WIFO Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Austrian Institute of Economic Research A-1030 Wien, Arsenal, Objekt 20 www.wifo.ac.at<http://www.wifo.ac.at/>

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Call for Papers: Pathways to Future Regional Development Workshop
by Veranstaltungen 11 Feb '26

11 Feb '26

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, im Anhang darf ich Ihnen den Call for Papers für den Pathways to Future Regional Development Workshop im Juni weiterleiten. Liebe Grüße, Verena Kraushofer Verena Kraushofer, M.A. Event- und PR-Management T +43 1 798 26 01 298 M +43 664 225 66 47 E verena.kraushofer(a)wifo.ac.at<mailto:verena.kraushofer@wifo.ac.at> twitter.com/v_kraushofer [cid:image001.png@01DC9B3A.41BD5D90] WIFO Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Austrian Institute of Economic Research A-1030 Wien, Arsenal, Objekt 20 www.wifo.ac.at<http://www.wifo.ac.at/>

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Reminder: Call for Abstracts: Seventh Vienna Workshop on High-Dimensional Times Series in Macroeconomics and Finance
by Office Time Series 11 Feb '26

11 Feb '26

Call for Papers / Abstracts The Seventh Vienna Workshop on High-Dimensional Times Series in Macroeconomics and Finance, hosted by the Institute for Advanced Studies, will take place on May 28 - 29, 2026. As with previous editions, a special focus will be on cross-fertilization from approaches in other areas of application. For further information, please visit our website: https://www.ihs.ac.at/current/events/conference-series/time-series-workshop… Invited Speakers Roberto Casarin (Ca' Foscari University of Venice), Domenico Giannone (Johns Hopkins University), Serena Ng (Columbia University), and Melanie Schienle (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) Submission of Papers and Deadlines The goal of this conference is to exchange ideas and to discuss recent results in the analysis of high-dimensional time series. Online submission of an abstract is possible through the conference management system Conftool and must be received by 15 February 2026. Acceptance decisions will be communicated by 31 March 2026. Submission link: https://www.conftool.net/time-series-2026/ Scientific Committee Matteo Barigozzi, Holger Dette, Jean-Marie Dufour, Michael Eichler, Sylvia Kaufmann, Marco Lippi, and Serena Ng Conference Organizers Manfred Deistler, Leopold Sögner, and Martin Wagner For further questions please contact office.timeseries(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:office.timeseries@ihs.ac.at> Please note that you are receiving this call because you registered in Conftool for the Vienna Workshop on High-Dimensional Time Series. If you no longer wish to receive our mailings please send an e-mail to: event(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:event@ihs.ac.at>. You can find our privacy policy here<https://ihs.ac.at/privacy-policy>.

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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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Reminder: WIC Colloquium - Tuesday, 10 February 2026 - Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz and Miguel Sanchez-Romero - Reforming EU Pension Systems: Equity and Sustainability in Conflict
by K.C., Binita 10 Feb '26

10 Feb '26

External Email: please use links and attachments from trusted sources only [cid:image002.jpg@01DC9A76.67C192F0] [Tageskalender]<https://www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/subsites/Institute/VID/ICAL-files/Colloqui…>Tuesday, 10 February 2026 13.00-14.00 (CET) Location: Meeting Room 4, 4th floor, PSK, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna Please register here<https://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/events/wic-colloquium/wic-colloquium-registration>. Reforming EU Pension Systems: Equity and Sustainability in Conflict Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz and Miguel Sanchez-Romero Technical University of Vienna Vienna Institute of Demography Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, OeAW, Univ. Vienna) Abstract: Population ageing increases old-age dependency and strains pension budgets. We compare Austria and Germany (PAYG-DB) with Italy and Poland (NDC), showing how design and parameters (retirement age, accrual rules, minimum benefits) shape demographic risk and redistribution. We build an open-economy CGE model with heterogeneous life courses (education, fertility, health, employment and mortality shocks), two-gender demography, and a pension-point representation that nests PAYG-DB and NDC. Using microsimulations and Bayesian melding, we calibrate each country and assess four reforms: minimum pension benefits (MinPB), progressive benefits (PPB), delayed retirement (DR), and a sustainability factor (SF). DR and SF typically strengthen growth and financial sustainability, whereas MinPB/PPB reduce inequality but may increase contribution needs; equity and sustainability therefore may diverge. About the presenters: Miguel Sánchez-Romero is a senior researcher at the Technical University of Vienna and IIASA, and a guest researcher at the Vienna Institute of Demography at the Austrian Academy of Sciences. He is editor of the Vienna Yearbook of Population Research and an associate editor of the Journal of the Economics of Ageing and the Journal of Population Research. His work examines how demographic change and intergenerational transfers influence health, labour, human capital, climate change, and economic growth. His expertise spans formal demography, life-cycle models, and overlapping-generations frameworks. Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz is Professor of Mathematical Economics at TU Wien, deputy group leader of the research group "Economic Demography" at VID and guest research scholar at IIASA. Her main areas of research are in the economic consequences of population and individual ageing, long run economic growth, and models on the interlinkage between the economy, environment and demography. During the last years she has worked on the resilience of pension systems in heterogenous ageing populations. She is full member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, member of Leopoldina (Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften) and member of Academia Europaea. ********************************************************************************** PLEASE SEE https://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/events/wic-colloquium FOR OUR UPCOMING AND PREVIOUS COLLOQUIA ********************************************************************************** ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the EUROPEAN-SOCIAL-POLICY list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=EUROPEAN-SOCIAL-POLIC…

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CfP: 5th Workshop on Residential Housing Markets - Climate Risks and Affordability
by Sofie R Waltl 03 Feb '26

03 Feb '26

Dear Everyone, The 5th Workshop on Residential Housing Markets - Climate Risks and Affordability will be hosted at the University of Cambridge from 5th-7th of September. The attached CfP contains all details. Please submit a paper here<https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=RQSlSfq9eUut41R7TzmG6aj…>. Deadline to submit proposals: 1st of May 2026. Best regards, Sofie Waltl Dr Sofie R. Waltl Assistant Professor in Real Estate Economics & Finance Department of Land Economy University of Cambridge Fellow, Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance (CERF) Judge Business School Fellow, Director of Studies & Fellows’ Steward Murray Edwards College 🌐 www.sofiewaltl.com<http://www.sofiewaltl.com> *** Taster Lecture on Rent Control <https://www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-sofie-waltl-presents-taster-lecture-…> ***

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Call for Papers // 8th Behavioral Macro Workshop
by Gasteiger, Emanuel 03 Feb '26

03 Feb '26

Dear colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to our Call for Papers for the 8th Behavioral Macroeconomics Workshop: `Heterogeneity and Expectations in Macroeconomics and Finance' Date: June 25th - June 27th, 2026 Location: TU Wien Confirmed Key Note Speakers: - Bruce McGough, University of Oregon - Daniela Puzzello, Indiana University Bloomington More information: https://behavioralmacro-workshop.com <https://behavioralmacro-workshop.com/> Submission Deadline: March 31st, 2025 We look forward to your submissions via bmw.tuwien2026(a)gmail.com <mailto:bmw.tuwien2026@gmail.com>. Scientific Committee: - Emanuel Gasteiger - Timo Henckel - Joep Lustenhouwer - Tomasz Makarewicz - Christian R. Proaño - Sven Schreiber - Frank Westerhoff Sponsors: - Austrian National Bank (OeNB, https://www.oenb.at <https://www.oenb.at/>) - Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA, https://crawford.anu.edu.au/cama) Kind regards, Emanuel Gasteiger TU Wien | Economics Wiedner Hauptstraße 8/E105-3 1040 Wien, Austria econ.tuwien.ac.at Email: emanuel.gasteiger(a)tuwien.ac.at Phone: +43 1 58801 10533 Web: urleiwand.com // boundedrationality.econ.tuwien.ac.at <http://boundedrationality.econ.tuwien.ac.at/>

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RISIS Research Seminar: Cap-and-trade policies and regional environmental innovation: evidence from the EU Emissions Trading System - 11 February 2026
by Zahradnik Georg 03 Feb '26

03 Feb '26

Dear colleague, We would like to inform you about the upcoming online RISIS Research Seminars taking place from February 2026. The seminars provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of ongoing quantitative research in the fields of science policy, higher education, and innovation. Each session features a research presentation followed by a discussion with a designated discussant. All seminars take place from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM (CET). Upcoming Sessions: * Cap-and-trade policies and regional environmental innovation: evidence from the EU Emissions Trading System * Date: 11 February 26 * Presenter: Sebastian Losacker (with Tim Becke and Sandro Montresor), Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen * Family instability and access to higher education in Europe: what policies help? Evidence from EU-SILC * Date: 11 March 26 * Presenter: Kristina Lindemann, University of Edinburgh Details and registration<https://www.ait.ac.at/research-seminar> We would be pleased if you joined the seminars and the subsequent discussions. Please feel free to forward this invitation to colleagues who may be interested. Best regards, Georg Zahradnik on behalf of the RISIS Team GEORG ZAHRADNIK Scientist Innovation & Industrial Dynamics Center for Innovation Systems & Policy AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH Giefinggasse 4 | 1210 Vienna | Austria T +43 50550-4571 | M +43 664 8251071 georg.zahradnik(a)ait.ac.at<mailto:georg.zahradnik@ait.ac.at> | www.ait.ac.at<https://www.ait.ac.at/> View my researcher profile: https://publications.ait.ac.at/de/persons/georg.zahradnik FN: 115980 i HG Wien | UID: ATU14703506 www.ait.ac.at/Email-Disclaimer<https://www.ait.ac.at/Email-Disclaimer> For data protection related information see: www.ait.ac.at/Disclaimer-Data-Protection<https://www.ait.ac.at/Disclaimer-Data-Protection>

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invited lecture at Joseph von Sonnenfels Center, March 10, 2026
by wolfgang.weigel＠univie.ac.at 02 Feb '26

02 Feb '26

It is our pleasure to announce the Invited Lecture Constraining the behavioral Leviathan Speaker Avishalom Tor Professor of Law and Director, Notre Dame University, Program on Lawand Economics (NDLE); Notre Dame Research Program on Law and Market Behavior March 10, 2026 17 19 hrs Venue Webster Private University Vienna Praterstraße 23 A 1020 Vienna Public Transport U1, U4, Tram 1 and 2 Schwedenplatz, 10 Minutes Walk Tram 1 and 2, Julius Raab Platz, 5 Minutes Walk In his talk Professor Tor will challenge recent developments in the field of behavioural law and economics! Your registration in advance is highly apprechiated ! Please mail to wolfgangweigel(a)webster.edu <mailto:wolfgangweigel@webster.edu> or arminkammel(a)webster.edu <mailto:arminkammel@webster.edu> We are looking forward to welcome you at our new base! Wolfgang Weigel m.p. (Chair) Wolfgang Weigel Associate Professor (retired) Department of Economics University of Vienna and Joseph von Sonnenfels Center for the Study of Public Law and Economics (Chair) Hosted by Webster Private University A-1020 Vienna, Austria

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