- NOeG-l - Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

Ausschreibung Full Professor of Macroeconomics and Digitalization
by Rogaunig, Nicole 13 Jun '19

13 Jun '19

Liebe ListenteilnehmerInnen, ich möchte Sie auf nachfolgende Ausschreibung an der WU Wien aufmerksam machen: WU is currently inviting applications for the position of a full professor of Macroeconomics and Digitalization at the Department of Economics. The successful candidate is expected to conduct research on macroeconomics with a special focus on aspects of the digital economy. Candidates are expected to have established an international reputation as a researcher in their field. Applications must be submitted by July 24, 2019. 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/. Freundliche Grüße, 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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Stellenausschreibung: OeNB/Büro des Fiskalrates
by Grossmann, Bernhard 11 Jun '19

11 Jun '19

Sehr geehrte Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Ich möchte Sie auf 2 Stellenausschreibungen der OeNB/Abteilung für volkswirtschaftliche Analysen/Gruppe Fiskalrat aufmerksam machen: Ökonomin/Ökonom für fiskalpolitische Analysen, ab sofort befristet bis 31.12.2021, Beschäftigungsausmaß 50% https://karriere.oenb.at/Job/2599 Aufgaben * Empirisch und theoretisch fundierte Analysen fiskalpolitischer Fragestellungen mit Bezug auf langfristige Tragfähigkeit und Qualität öffentlicher Finanzen Österreichs, insbesondere im Bereich des Gesundheitswesens * Wirkungsorientierte Folgekostenabschätzungen für fiskalpolitische Maßnahmen unter Berücksichtigung der gebietskörperschaftlichen finanziellen Verflechtungen, Impact-Analysen von Budgetmaßnahmen auf Wachstum und Beschäftigung, Ausloten von Effizienzpotenzialen in der öffentlichen Verwaltung, ESVG-Verbuchung von Budgetmaßnahmen etc. * Verfassen von Berichten für den Fiskalrat, eigenen Studien und Präsentationen * Vorbereitung von Sitzungsunterlagen sowie Erstellen von Sitzungsprotokollen Profil * Abgeschlossenes Studium der Volkswirtschaftslehre (Schwerpunkte: Fiskalpolitik, Makroökonomie und quantitative Methoden) * Fachkompetenz einschließlich Kenntnis institutioneller Rahmenbedingungen in gebietskörperschaftsübergreifenden Aufgaben- und Ausgabenbereichen in Österreich mit Schwerpunkt Gesundheitswesen (Aufgabenverteilung, involvierte Institutionen, Finanzierungsverflechtungen, Determinanten der Ausgabenentwicklung etc.) * Institutionelle Kenntnisse im Bereich der Sozialversicherungsträger sowie Kenntnis der föderalen Gegebenheiten in Österreich (Länder- und Gemeindegebarung, Finanzausgleich, Grundzüge der Kameralistik, der VRV 2015 und der ESVG-Normen) von Vorteil * Fundierte Kenntnisse über Wirkungsdimensionen von fiskalischen Maßnahmen, insbesondere in Hinblick auf öffentliche Haushalte und Gesamtwirtschaft * Sehr gute Kenntnisse über quantitative Forschungsmethoden der Wirtschaftswissenschaften * Erfahrungen bei wissenschaftlichen sowie komplexen Projekten und Ausarbeitungen Ökonomin/Ökonom für fiskalpolitische Analysen, ab 1.9.2019 befristet bis 31.8.2020, Beschäftigungsausmaß 100% https://karriere.oenb.at/Job/2600 Aufgaben * Empirisch und theoretisch fundierte Analysen fiskalpolitischer Fragestellungen * Mitwirkung an Berichten, Studien und Präsentationen für den Fiskalrat * Vorbereitung von Sitzungsunterlagen sowie Erstellen von Sitzungsprotokollen Profil * Abgeschlossenes Studium der Volkswirtschaftslehre (Schwerpunkte: Fiskalpolitik und Makroökonomie) * Erfahrung mit der Bearbeitung fiskalpolitischer Themen einschließlich Kenntnis institutioneller Rahmenbedingungen in Österreich * Erfahrungen mit dem öffentlichen Haushaltswesen (Grundzüge des Bundeshaushaltsrechts, der Kameralistik, der VRV 2015 und der ESVG-Normen) von Vorteil * Gute Kenntnisse über quantitative Forschungsmethoden der Wirtschaftswissenschaften * Erfahrungen bei wissenschaftlichen sowie komplexen Projekten und Ausarbeitungen Ich möchte Sie bitten, die Links zu den Details der Ausschreibungen bzw. zur Online-Bewerbung an mögliche Interessenten weiterzuleiten. Herzlichen Dank. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Bernhard Grossmann Mag. Bernhard Grossmann Büroleiter Büro des Fiskalrats Oesterreichische Nationalbank Otto-Wagner-Platz 3, 1090 Wien Postfach 61, 1011 Wien T:+43(0)1 40420-7473 F:+43(0)1 40420 04-7473 M:+43(0)676 5302204 bernhard.grossmann(a)oenb.at<mailto:bernhard.grossmann@oenb.at> www.fiskalrat.at<http://www.fiskalrat.at/> 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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Invitation: June 17, Georgiana Mihut: The impact of university prestige in the employment process
by IHS Event 11 Jun '19

11 Jun '19

[cid:image003.png@01D44F54.60C7EFF0] Presentation The impact of university prestige in the employment process Georgiana Mihut When: June 17th, 2019, 4:00 pm Where: Institut für Höhere Studien, Salon Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Wien Georgiana Mihut wrote her PhD on the impact of university prestige in the employment process. She conducted a field experiment in three countries - the USA, United Kingdom and Australia. In order to find out how employers react to university prestige and skills match, Mihut sent out 2,400 fictitious applications and analyzed the callbacks. Her experiment focused on the fields of the skill-intensive sectors of information and communication technology and accounting. She will present the interesting results of her study followed by a discussion on the topic. Georgina Mihut has recently received a PhD in Educational Leadership and Higher Education from Boston College. Her research interests span a wide array of topics in international and comparative higher education, including employability, stratification, equity, and quality. She has worked with the American Council on Education, the Boston College Center for International Higher Education, the World Bank and Harvard University. She holds an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's degree in Research and Innovation in Higher Education, a MA in Education and Globalization from University of Oulu, Finland, and a BA of Political Science from Babes-Bolyai University, Romania. Recently, Georgina Mihut has been granted a two-months Ernst Mach Grant - Worldwide award from the OeAD. She will use the scholarship to complete the project "Stratification and equity. The effects of university prestige in the labor market," under the supervision of Martin Kocher at the IHS in June and July 2019. We cordially invite you to this presentation<https://www.ihs.ac.at/events/detail/event/termin/the-impact-of-university-p…> and are looking forward to seeing you! Please register at event(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:event@ihs.ac.at>. 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 wünschen, senden Sie uns bitte eine kurze Mitteilung an: event(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:event@ihs.ac.at>. 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>. Also sent to noeg-l(a)wu.ac.at<mailto:noeg-l@wu.ac.at> (https://mailman.wu.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/noeg-l.)

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June 12 and June 13, 2019: Lord Robert Skidelsky on "Technology and Utopia" and "What is Wrong with Economics?"
by IHS Event 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

[cid:image003.png@01D44F54.60C7EFF0] Public Lecture and Discussion Two Events with Lord Robert Skidelsky Jointly organized with the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) Public Lecture: Technology and Utopia Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 2:00 pm With his characteristic attention to the subtleties of the human condition, Robert Skidelsky offers a challenging account of what it means to pursue the good life in the age of the machines. For more details click here.<https://www.ihs.ac.at/events/detail/event/termin/technology-and-utopia/> Chaired by Robert Braun To register for this event please click here<mailto:event@ihs.ac.at?subject=Registration:%20Public%20Lecture,%20Lord%20Skidelsky,%20June%2012,%202019> Discussion: What is Wrong with Economics? Date: Thursday, June 13, 2019 4:00 pm Robert Skidelsky's work is a clarion call for more pluralism within economics and an appeal for a discipline that is sensitive to both the subtleties of human behaviour and the contingency of its own methods. For more details click here.<https://www.ihs.ac.at/events/detail/event/termin/robert-skidelsky-what-is-w…> To register for this event please click here<mailto:event@ihs.ac.at?subject=Registration:%20Discussion,%20Lord%20Skidelsky,%20June%2013,%202019> Robert Skidelsky is the 2019 Fellow of the joint IHS-IWM Fellowship Program. Now an emeritus professor of political economy at Warwick University, he was made a member of the House of Lords in 1991, and is a fellow of the British Academy. Lord Skidelsky is best known for his three-volume biography of the eminent British economist John Maynard Keynes. Venue: Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Salon Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Vienna How to get to IHS<https://www.ihs.ac.at/about/contact/how-to-get-to-the-ihs/> 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 Tel: +43-1-59991-0 Fax: +43-1-59991-555 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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Ad-hoc WU WU Economic Seminar 17.6.19, Ron Davies (University College Dublin)
by Oberhofer, Harald 04 Jun '19

04 Jun '19

Dear colleagues, The Department of Economics cordially invite you to an ad-hoc WU Economic Research Seminar on June 17, with Ron Davies (University College Dublin) on "Innovation and the Technological Content of Imports" (joint with Igor Bagayev and Dieter F. Kogler) Abstract: There is a long-standing belief that exposure to innovation in other countries affects innovation at home. This exposure happens, among other ways, via importing. Three mechanisms are discussed: import competition (which, as the market shrinks, theoretically has an ambiguous effect), importing of inputs (which, by lowering costs, encourages innovation), and diffusion (exposure to new ideas which spurs new innovation). To date, the empirical literature has been forced to focus on the product level which hinders the ability to separate these three channels because it does not speak to the technology content of the imports. When technologies embodied in one product affect innovation in another, such as via diffusion, this misses a key facet of the spread of innovation. By using a new mapping between products and technologies, we are able to shift the analysis to the technology class level, permitting us to separate out these three channels. Using global data on trade and patents over a 35 year period, we find robust evidence for diffusion across countries and time. When controlling for diffusion, import competition switches from a positive effect to a negative one and imported inputs become insignificant, suggesting potential biases in the existing literature. Among other things, this suggests that while protection in a given product may have positive effects for innovation in that industry, it can have simultaneous negative effects in others. Time and place: Monday, June 17, 4.30 pm - 6 pm, Campus WU, Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, building D4, entrance A, ground floor, room 0.019 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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V A C A N C Y: RESEARCH FELLOW / European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
by Judith Schreiber 30 May '19

30 May '19

*VACANCY RESEARCH FELLOW * The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, an UN-affiliated intergovernmental organization in Vienna, has a vacancy for a research fellow to *work on a range of issues on long-term care,* particularly with an *international comparative perspective*. These issues include *inequalities *(e.g. *social determinants of health and frailty, gender), informal care, life-course, care workforce, care regimes, active ageing or financing*. The European Centre offers the *possibility *for young researchers *to* *develop and grow in a working environment that emphasises excellence*,*i**nterdisciplinary co-operation between colleagues inside and outside the European Centre*, *independence *and *autonomy at work*. We offer flexible working hours and a remuneration package compatible with expertise and demonstrated experience. We would welcome candidates to send their*CV and letter of motivation by 30 June 2019* at the latest. For more information on the job profile, please see www.euro.centre.org.

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Call for submissions: Enef meeting 2019 am WIFO
by Werner Hölzl 29 May '19

29 May '19

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, liebe Kolleginnen, ich möchte alle Interessierten auf folgenden Call for Papers aufmerksam machen. Einreichungen sind noch bis 9. Juni 2019 möglich. Der 16te European Network on the Economics of the Firm (ENEF 2019) Workshop findet am 12-13 September am WIFO statt. ENEF 2019: "GLOBAL AND REGIONAL VALUE CHAINS, INDUSTRIAL DYNAMICS AND ENTERPRISE STRATEGIES". In keeping with previous ENEF workshops, we welcome submissions from all areas of the economics of the firm, as well as relevant contributions from management, organisation science and political economy. The workshop will focus on empirical, theoretical and policy analysis of topics that include, but are not limited to: * Innovation and the international division of labour and tasks; * Off- and reshoring of production and the organisation of global value chains; * Productivity, superstar firms and reallocation processes; * Value chain strategies at the firm level; * Complexity, comparative advantage and firm strategies * The role of exporting and importing activities for industrial dynamics; * The economics and politics of strategic investment policies; * Business surveys and firm behaviour over the business cycle; * Knowledge, diversification, and firm performance. Der vollständige Call for Abstracts/Papers ist im Anhang. Die Homepage findet sich unter: https://enef2019.sciencesconf.org/. Mit besten Grüßen Werner Hölzl, Andreas Reinstaller und Klaus Friesenbichler Werner Hölzl [WIFO_Logo_Quadrat_re] Industrieökonomie, Innovation und internationaler Wettbewerb WIFO Konjunkturtest - WIFO business surveys WIFO - Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Austrian Institute of Economic Research A-1030 Wien, Arsenal, Objekt 20 Tel. +43 1 798 26 01 472 * Fax +43 1 798 93 86 www.wifo.ac.at<http://www.wifo.ac.at/> * werner.hoelzl(a)wifo.ac.at<mailto:werner.hoelzl@wifo.ac.at> * @whoelzl<https://twitter.com/whoelzl?lang=en> For details on publications see: http://scholar.google.at/citations?user=z5gx9egAAAAJ&hl=en

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Stellenausschreibungen Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde
by Erharter, Dominik 29 May '19

29 May '19

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, die Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde schreibt drei Karenzvertretungsstellen für Volkswirte und Juristen aus, die ehestmöglich zu besetzen sind. Die Bewerbungsfrist endet am 18.06.2019. Die Bewerbungsunterlagen und wichtige Hinweise zu den Bewerbungsmodalitäten finden Sie unter folgendem Link: https://www.bwb.gv.at/die_bwb/stellenausschreibungen/ Bitte leiten Sie dieses E-Mail auch an Interessierte weiter. Vielen Dank! Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Dominik Erharter Dr. Dominik Erharter Competition Economist [BWB_Logo_deutsch_Homepage_Version_2] Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde Federal Competition Authority Radetzkystraße 2, A-1030 Wien T: +43 (0) 1 245 08-815 326 www.bwb.gv.at<http://www.bwb.gv.at/>

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Deadline extension: Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2019, 11-12 Nov. 2019, Vienna
by Spitzer, Sonja 29 May '19

29 May '19

Dear all, The submission deadline for the Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2019 has been extended to June 13th. This year's conference will take place in Vienna/Austria from 11-12 November 2019 and is titled "Demographic Aspects of Human Wellbeing" - topics include, among others, demographic aspects of happiness/ life satisfaction, economic wellbeing, and health. Please find the Call for Papers attached or on the conference website: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/vid/events/calendar/conferences/demographic-aspec… We are also happy to announce two keynote speakers: · Carol Jagger, Newcastle University Institute for Ageing (NUIA) and · Richard E. Lucas, Michigan State University A third keynote speaker will be confirmed soon. For submission, please use the following online form: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/vid/events/calendar/conferences/demographic-aspec… Thank you for sharing this Call for Papers with colleagues who might be interested in the conference. Best Wishes, Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, Wittgenstein Centre Wolfgang Lutz, Wittgenstein Centre Raya Muttarak, Wittgenstein Centre Sonja Spitzer, Wittgenstein Centre

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WU Economic Research Seminar 5.6.2019, Axel Dreher (University Heidelberg)
by Oberhofer, Harald 28 May '19

28 May '19

Dear colleagues, The Department of Economics cordially invites you to the WU Economic Research Seminar (Department Seminar) on Wednesday, June 5, with Axel Dreher (University Heidelberg) on " The Political Economy of Chinese Aid" Abstract: We investigate the political economy of Chinese foreign aid allocation and effectiveness. To this end, we introduce a new dataset of official financing from China to 138 countries over the 2000-2014 period. We use these data to investigate whether China's foreign aid is prone to capture by political leaders of aid-receiving countries-examining whether more Chinese aid is allocated to the birth regions of political leaders and regions populated by the ethnic groups to which leaders belong. Our results show that when leaders hold power their birth regions receive substantially more funding from China than other subnational regions. We also find-less robust-evidence that African leaders direct more Chinese aid to areas populated by individuals who share their ethnicity. We use the new data to investigate whether and to what extent Chinese aid affects economic growth and spatial inequality in recipient countries, at the national and sub-national level. Our results show that Chinese aid improves development outcomes. Time and place: Wednesday, June 5, 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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