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REMINDER: 11.11.2019: Public Lecture: Thomas Plümper - The Gender Gap in Asylum Recognition Rates in Germany
by IHS Event 07 Nov '19

07 Nov '19

[cid:image003.png@01D44F54.60C7EFF0] Public Lecture The Gender Gap in Asylum Recognition Rates in Germany Wann: Montag, 11.11.2019 17 Uhr Wo: Institut für Höhere Studien, Salon Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Wien During the recent European refugee crisis, more than two million people applied for asylum in Germany. More than half of these applicants received a recognised protection status in one form or another. On average, female applicants had a slightly higher chance to gain protection than male applicants, a fact we refer to as the gender gap in asylum recognition rates. While small on average, this gender gap varies tremendously and, we show, systematically across refugees' countries of origin. We discuss four potential explanations, namely a general preference for women, gender-specific grounds for protection and persecution affecting men and women differently, differences in the demographic composition of male and female asylum-seeking populations, and, lastly, male dominance in violent crime coupled with some nationalities exhibiting a much higher prevalence of violent crime suspects than others. We show that the cross-country variation in the gender gap in asylum recognition rates can be explained by the latter three determinants, whereas controlling for these structural determinants we find no evidence for a general preference for women. Thomas Plümper<https://www.wu.ac.at/sozio/institut/pluemper-thomas> is Professor of Quantitative Social Research at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Plümper was previously Professor of Government at the University of Essex and Director of the Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis. He is also one of the founders of the European Political Science Association and currently serves as the Association's Vize-president. Plümper has published widely on social science methodology, political economy, and in socio¬economics. His contribution to social science research on natural disasters made him a fellow of the Sendai Framework of Disaster Risk Reduction. Um Anmeldung unter event(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:event@ihs.ac.at> wird gebeten. Impressum<https://www.ihs.ac.at/services-for-ihs-members/impressum/> Institut für Höhere Studien - Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Vienna How to get to the IHS<https://www.ihs.ac.at/about/contact/how-to-get-to-the-ihs/> Tel: +43-1-59991-0 Fax: +43-1-59991-555 Email: office(at)ihs.ac.at<mailto:office@ihs.ac.at> Web: www.ihs.ac.at<http://www.ihs.ac.at/> ZVR-Zahl: 066207973 Diese Zusendung erfolgt entsprechend den Bestimmungen des TKG 247107. Sollten Sie keine weiteren Zusendungen wuenschen, senden Sie uns bitte eine kurze Mitteilung an: event(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:event@ihs.ac.at>. Unsere Datenschutzerklärung finden Sie hier.<https://ihs.ac.at/de/datenschutzerklaerung> 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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Assistenzprofessur mit Qualifizierungsvereinbarung (Assoz.-Prof.) an der Universität Salzburg
by Huber Florian 06 Nov '19

06 Nov '19

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, anbei darf ich Ihnen eine Stellenausschreibung zur Besetzung einer/s Assistenzprofessor/in mit Qualifizierungsvereinbarung an der Universität Salzburg zur Kenntnis bringen und Sie bitten, diese geeigneten Kanditat/innen zur Kenntnis zu bringen. Die Stelle ist schwerpunktmäßig im Bereich der (empirischen) Makroökonomie angesiedelt und auf 6 Jahre befristet. Nach Erreichung der Qualifizierungsvereinbarung erfolgt die Entfristung (Assoz.-Prof.). Bewerbungsfrist ist der 27. November 2019. Weitere Details entnehmen Sie bitte der angehängten Ausschreibung. Auskünfte werden unter 0662 8044 3771 oder florian.huber(a)sbg.ac<mailto:florian.huber@sbg.ac>.at erteilt. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Florian Huber -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Florian Huber Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies (SCEUS) University of Salzburg Mönchsberg 2a 5020 Salzburg Tel: +43-0-662-8044-3771 Fax: +43-0-662-8044-74-3771 Email: florian.huber(a)sbg.ac.at<mailto:florian.huber@wu.ac.at> Web: sites.google<http://sites.google>.com/site/fhuber7 P Please don't print this email. And if you absolutely have to, recycle it afterwards. Consider the environment first.

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Einladung | VOSTA Freitagsseminar | Anna A. Obizhaeva
by Event-Management 06 Nov '19

06 Nov '19

E-Mail im Browser anzeigen.<http://oenb-events.com/VOSTA%20Obizhaeva?mid=NWY4Yzg4MzliMzdkNmQ0M2Q4Nzg2NT…>. [https://files.oenb-events.com/108-db6cc64126ee5f9006c3013bf22636fd.jpg] EINLADUNG ________________________________ Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, wir laden Sie herzlich zum VOSTA Freitagsseminar mit Frau Anna A. Obizhaeva, New Economic School, mit dem Titel "Market Microstructure Invariance and Transaction Costs" ein. Termin: Freitag, 29. November 2019 um 11.00 Uhr Ort: Oesterreichische Nationalbank Veranstaltungssaal, Erdgeschoss Otto-Wagner-Platz 3 1090 Wien Abstract: Using the intuition that financial markets transfer risks in business time, “market microstructure invariance” is defined as the hypotheses that the distributions of risk transfers (“bets”) and transaction costs are constant across assets when measured per unit of business time. The invariance hypotheses imply that bet size and transaction costs have specific, empirically testable relationships to observable dollar volume and volatility. Portfolio transitions can be viewed as natural experiments for measuring transaction costs, and individual orders can be treated as proxies for bets. Empirical tests based on a data set of 400,000+ portfolio transition orders support the invariance hypotheses. The constants calibrated from structural estimation imply specific predictions for the arrival rate of bets (“market velocity”), the distribution of bet sizes, and transaction costs. Dimensional analysis, leverage neutrality, and a principle of market microstructure invariance can be combined to derive scaling laws expressing transaction costs functions, bid-ask spreads, bet sizes, number of bets, and other financial variables in terms of dollar trading volume and volatility. The scaling laws are illustrated using data on bid-ask spreads and number of trades for Russian and U.S. stocks. These scaling laws provide practical metrics for risk managers and traders; scientific benchmarks for evaluating controversial issues related to high frequency trading, market crashes, and liquidity measurement; and guidelines for designing policies in the aftermath of financial crisis. Um Ihre verlässliche An- bzw. Abmeldung ersuchen wir bis Dienstag, 26. November 2019, unter event-management(a)oenb.at<mailto:event-managment@oenb.at?subject=VOSTA%20Freitagsseminar%20%7C%20Anna%20A.%20Obizhaeva> Mit freundlichen Grüßen Event-Management Die OeNB freut sich, wenn Sie an der Zusendung von Einladungen interessiert sind. Sollten Sie von diesem Service keinen weiteren Gebrauch machen wollen, bitten wir Sie, ein E-Mail an event-management(a)oenb.at<mailto:event-management@oenb.at> zu senden. Wir weisen darauf hin, dass im Rahmen der Veranstaltung, Foto-, Ton- und Filmaufnahmen für Veröffentlichungen der OeNB gemacht werden können. Weitere Informationen zur EU Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGVO) finden Sie unter www.oenb.at/datenschutz<http://www.oenb.at/datenschutz>. Oesterreichische Nationalbank Otto-Wagner-Platz 3, 1090 Wien event-management(a)oenb.at<mailto:event-management@oenb.at> _________________ Diese Nachricht wurde vom OeNB Mailserver TLS verschluesselt empfangen Diese E-Mail kann vertrauliche Informationen enthalten und irrtümlich an Sie gelangt sein. In diesem Fall informieren Sie bitte sofort die Absenderin bzw. den Absender und vernichten Sie diese E-Mail. Das unerlaubte Kopieren sowie die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail oder von Teilen dieser Mail sind nicht gestattet. Informationen gemäß DSGVO zur Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten durch die OeNB finden Sie unter www.oenb.at/datenschutz<https://www.oenb.at/datenschutz>.

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Call for Papers: Spatial Analysis - Special Issue in Statistics, Politics and Policy (de Gruyter)
by Felix Ettensperger 06 Nov '19

06 Nov '19

Dear Members of the NATIONALÖKONOMISCHE GESELLSCHAFT (NOEG), I am writing you in my function as Assistant Managing Editor of Statistics, Politics and Policy, a peer-reviewed academic journal published bi-annually by publisher house De Gruyter, Germany. Our Journal Website: https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/spp Statistics, Politics, and Policy studies the ways that statistical analysis drives public policy decisions, and publishes significant research on the application of statistical ideas to problems that relate to politics and policy implementation. We would like to announce our currently released call for papers to your association members as an opportunity for the publication of suitable manuscripts. Current Call: Spatial Analysis in political, social and economic research The call is ending on March 31, 2020 with the option of an extension. Details are included in the attachment. SPP exclusively publishes in English and features a high-profile board of editors with diverse international backgrounds and longstanding expertise. All submissions are peer-reviewed by experts of the related fields and disciplines and only selected for print if they are found suitable in quality. The language of publication is English. We would appreciate if you could distribute this e-mail to your colleagues to inform them about this potential opportunity for publication. Best regards, Felix Ettensperger Lecturer, Research Assistant and Assistant Managing Editor of Statistics, Politics and Policy Universität Freiburg Department of Political Science Comparative Politics Division Werthmannstraße 12 79085 Freiburg Germany Tel. +49 761 203 9370 Email felix.ettensperger(a)politik.uni-freiburg.de

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OECD Recruitment-Veranstaltung (11./12. November 2019, Wien)
by Daniel.RIEGLER＠bmeia.gv.at 04 Nov '19

04 Nov '19

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, hiermit darf ich Sie auf zwei OECD Recruitment-Veranstaltungen am 11. und 12. November 2019 in Wien aufmerksam machen: (1) Gateway to the OECD - Young Professionals, Young Associates and Internship Programmes (11. November 2019, 16.30, WU LC Festsaal 2) (2) OECD Employment Opportunities for Mid-careers (12. November 2019, 10.00, OeNB Kassensaal) Anbei finden Sie weitere Informationen zu den beiden Veranstaltungen. Wir würden uns sehr über Ihren Besuch freuen. Beste Grüße, Daniel Riegler Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äußeres Abteilung III.5 - OECD und OSZE EED Daniel Riegler, MSc (+43/0) 501150-3968 Minoritenplatz 8, 1010 Wien daniel.riegler(a)bmeia.gv.at<mailto:daniel.riegler@bmeia.gv.at> bmeia.gv.at<http://www.bmeia.gv.at/> facebook.at/Aussenministerium<http://www.facebook.at/Aussenministerium> | twitter.com/MFA_Austria<http://www.twitter.com/MFA_Austria> | instagram.com/mfa_austria<http://www.instagram.com/mfa_austria> [VIC40_logo_EN_Signatur] ________________________________________________________________________________ Der Inhalt dieser E-Mail ist möglicherweise vertraulich und ausschließlich für den bezeichneten Adressaten bestimmt. Wenn Sie nicht der vorgesehene Adressat dieser Email sein sollten, so beachten Sie bitte, dass jede Form der Veröffentlichung, Vervielfältigung oder Weitergabe des Inhalts dieser E-Mail unzulässig ist. Wir bitten Sie, sich in diesem Fall mit dem Absender der E-Mail in Verbindung zu setzen.

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Einladung zum Habilitationsvortrag von Florian SZÜCS, Ph.D.
by Gaunersdorfer, Gabriele 04 Nov '19

04 Nov '19

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, in meiner Eigenschaft als Vorsitzender der Habilitationskommission von Herrn Florian Szücs, Ph.D. lade ich Sie sehr herzlich zum öffentlichen Habilitationsvortrag und Habilitationskolloquium ein. Der Habilitationsvortrag von Herrn Florian Szücs, Ph.D. mit dem Titel "Überblick über die Forschungsfelder mit vertiefender Analyse der Forschung zu "Mergers and Market Power" findet am Dienstag, 12. November 2019, um 15.30 Uhr, im Gebäude LC, Galerie, Ebene 0 (Raum LC.0.004), statt. Das öffentliche Habilitationskolloquium wird im Anschluss an den Habilitationsvortrag am selben Ort abgehalten. Mit besten Grüßen Univ.Prof. Dr. Klaus Gugler WU Vienna University of Economics and Business Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien Institut für Quantitative Volkswirtschaftslehre Department Volkswirtschaft Welthandelsplatz 1 Gebäude D4 A-1020 Wien Tel.: +43 (1) 31336-5444 Fax.: +43 (1) 31336-90 5444 Mail: klaus.gugler(a)wu.ac.at<mailto:klaus.gugler@wu.ac.at> http://www.wu.ac.at/iqv/mitarbeiter/gugler

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Research seminar by Zuzana Fungáčová: "Political Cycles and Bank Lending in Russia", November 5
by Crespo Cuaresma, Jesus 01 Nov '19

01 Nov '19

Dear colleagues, The Department of Economics of the Vienna University of Economics and Business cordially invites you a research seminar on Tuesday, November<x-apple-data-detectors://0> 5<x-apple-data-detectors://0>, with Zuzana Fungáčová, (Bank of Finland) on "Political Cycles and Bank Lending in Russia" Electoral autocracies provide possibilities and incentives to exert pressure on banks, both state-owned and private, so that lending would increase before elections. We employ monthly data on individual banks to study whether Russian banks increase their lending before presidential elections during the period 2004-2018. We find that all Russian banks increase lending before presidential elections. This result stands for all loans but also separately for firm and household loans. State-owned banks do not significantly differ from private banks in their lending behavior in election times. We test that the increase of loans before elections is not related to exogenous economic events: the surge in loans is followed by higher amount of bad loans in the following year, while increased lending concerns predominantly larger banks and banks most involved in the lending activity. Our main conclusion is that all banks increase lending before presidential elections in the Russian electoral autocracy. This supports the view that the authorities in an electoral autocracy can influence lending of both private and state-owned banks. Time and place: Tuesday<x-apple-data-detectors://2>, November 5,<x-apple-data-detectors://2> 14:00<x-apple-data-detectors://2> –<x-apple-data-detectors://2>15:30<x-apple-data-detectors://2>, Campus WU, Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna<x-apple-data-detectors://3>, building D4, entrance A, 2nd floor, Department meeting room 2.008. Best, Jesus Crespo Cuaresma Professor of Economics Vienna University of Economics and Business Welthandelsplatz 1<x-apple-data-detectors://5/0> 1020 Vienna<x-apple-data-detectors://5/0> (Austria) T: +43(1)31336-4530<tel:%2B43%281%2931336-4530> F: +43(1)31336-728<tel:%2B43%281%2931336-728> E: jcrespo(a)wu.ac.at<mailto:jcrespo@wu.ac.at> H: http://www.wu.ac.at/vw1/m/crespo

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Einladung | HFCS-Seminar mit Arthur B. Kennickell
by Altzinger, Wilfried 31 Oct '19

31 Oct '19

E-Mail im Browser anzeigen.<http://oenb-events.com/HFCS-Seminar?mid=Izk4YTZkMzU5ZGExNzhhNTExNGIwOTRiZWU…>. [Das Bild wurde vom Absender entfernt.] EINLADUNG ________________________________ Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren! wir laden Sie herzlich zum HFCS-Seminar mit Herrn Arthur B. Kennickell, Stone Center, CUNY Graduate Center, City University of New York, mit dem Titel "How the Other, Other Half Lives" ein. Termin: Montag, 25. November 2019 um 16.00 Uhr Ort: Oesterreichische Nationalbank Veranstaltungssaal, Erdgeschoss Otto-Wagner-Platz 3 1090 Wien Abstract: The talk will focus on the state of the least wealthy half of US households over the time from 1989 to 2016. In addition to high-level descriptions of distributional change, the talk will describe some of the important shifts in demographic composition and portfolio holdings. The Survey of Consumer Finances with his long history provides the foundation for the analysis. Um Ihre verlässliche An- bzw. Abmeldung ersuchen wir bis Montag, 18. November 2019, unter folgendem Link<http://oenb-events.com/HFCS-Seminar?id=98a6d359da178a5114b094bee912b6d2>. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Event-Management Die OeNB freut sich, wenn Sie an der Zusendung von Einladungen interessiert sind. Sollten Sie von diesem Service keinen weiteren Gebrauch machen wollen, bitten wir Sie, ein E-Mail an event-management(a)oenb.at<mailto:event-management@oenb.at> zu senden. Wir weisen darauf hin, dass im Rahmen der Veranstaltung, Foto-, Ton- und Filmaufnahmen für Veröffentlichungen der OeNB gemacht werden können. Weitere Informationen zur EU Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGVO) finden Sie unter www.oenb.at/datenschutz<http://www.oenb.at/datenschutz>. Oesterreichische Nationalbank Otto-Wagner-Platz 3, 1090 Wien event-management(a)oenb.at<mailto:event-management@oenb.at>

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Calls Environmental Protection and Sustainability Forum | Climate Economics Spring School (submission deadline Nov 15)
by Steininger, Karl (karl.steininger＠uni-graz.at) 30 Oct '19

30 Oct '19

Calls Environmental Protection and Sustainability Forum | Climate Economics Spring School Dear all, The Karl-Franzens University Graz, Austria, is pleased to announce, both, the Environmental Protection and Sustainability Forum, taking place in Graz, Austria, from April 7-9, 2020 and the immediately pre-running Spring School on Climate Economics for PhD students and early PostDocs, from April 4 (arrival) to April 6, 2020 at the Castle Seggau, in Styria, Austria. The Environmental Protection and Sustainability Forum is a 3-day international forum dealing with international and global environmental problems, including for instance climate change and biodiversity and the link between trade and the environment. It involves facilitated debates, interactive discussions and top level knowledge exchange in an intimate atmosphere. It will cover 10 keynote lectures, a public lecture and around 40-60 contributed papers. Keynote speakers will be: * Scott Barrett, Columbia University, USA; * Alejandro Caparros, Institute for Public Goods and Policies (IPP), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), and University Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; * Carlo Carraro, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, CMCC, Italy; * Astrid Dannenberg, University of Kassel, Germany; * Ottmar Edenhofer, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change and TU Berlin, Germany; * Carolyn Fischer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands; * Michael Hanemann, UC Berkeley, USA; * Larry S. Karp, UC Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, USA; * Andreas Lange, University of Hamburg, Germany; * Santiago J. Rubio, Department of Economic Analysis and ERICES University of Valencia, Spain; * Daan van Soest, Tilburg University, The Netherlands; * Herman Vollebergh, Tilburg University, The Netherlands. The Spring School covers important topics in climate change economics. It will take place over two days (5-6 April, 2020, arrival 4 April) with morning and afternoon sessions taught by the following speakers: * Alejandro Caparros, Institute for Public Goods and Policies (IPP), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), and University Carlos III, Madrid, Spain "The Dynamics of Climate Change Negotiations: Modeling the Paris Agreement" * Astrid Dannenberg, University of Kassel, Germany. "Insights from Experimental Economics for Climate Change Negotiations" * Michael Hanemann, University of Arizona and UC Berkeley, USA. Economic Evaluation of Climate Change Damages * Santiago J. Rubio, Department of Economic Analysis and ERICES, University of Valencia, Spain. International Environmental Agreements: Heterogeneity, Optimal Transfers, Technical Innovation, Adaptation and Stock Pollutants More information, Deadline & Submission: For more information on the two events go to https://sustainability-forum-2020.uni-graz.at/en/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsustainab…>? For the Environmental Protection and Sustainability Forum the deadline for abstract submission is 15th November, 2019. Abstracts should be one to two A4 pages, including authors, co-authors and affiliation. Please indicate who will present the paper. For the Spring School the deadline for application is 15th November, 2019. Please send a short cover letter (motivation) and CV. Reference letters by supervisors are appreciated but not compulsory for consideration. Abstracts for the forum and applications for the Spring School should to be sent to the organiser: epsf-2020(a)uni-graz.at<mailto:epsf-2020@uni-graz.at> For more information on the two events go to https://sustainability-forum-2020.uni-graz.at/en/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsustainab…>

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WU Economic Research Seminar 6.11.19, Paul Hünermund (Maastricht University)
by Oberhofer, Harald 29 Oct '19

29 Oct '19

Dear colleagues, The Department of Economics cordially invites you to the WU Economic Research Seminar (Department Seminar) on Wednesday, November 6, with Paul Hünermund (Maastricht University) on "The impact of internationally co-funded public technology transfer programs on academic productivity, collaboration, and commercialization" Abstract: University researchers are increasingly encouraged to seek out alternative funding sources next to the standard public funding mechanisms and to engage in knowledge transfer activities (the so-called "third mission" of universities). As the prominence of commercially oriented research jointly with industry has increased in recent years, scholars progressively worry about the long-term effects of this change in funding mechanisms on scientific production. In this paper, we analyze data stemming from the Eurostars Joint Programming Initiative, a public R&D support scheme that is jointly organized by 33 European countries. Eurostars financially supports close-to-market research projects by international consortia of small and medium-sized enterprises together with scientific partners from public research organizations. Based on bibliometric analyses and a quasi-experimental research design, the paper investigates the effect of Eurostars funding specifically on scientists' productivity (in terms of quantity, quality and direction), commercialization efforts, as well as collaboration patterns. Time and place: Wednesday, November 6, 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> Webpage: http://www.wifo.ac.at/harald_oberhofer

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