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REMINDER | Invitation | 80th East Jour Fixe | March 31, 2017 | Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Vienna
by Event-Management 15 Mar '17

15 Mar '17

Dear Sir or Madam, We would like to remind you, that the 80th East Jour Fixe of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) on the topic of “Bulgaria and Romania - 10 years after EU accession”, will take place at the OeNB in Vienna on March 31, 2017. The East Jour Fixe was initiated by the OeNB in 1991. It is a high-profile policy discussion forum on economic reforms and developments in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE). Participants come from diverse backgrounds and present academic, political and other professional expertise to a selected audience. The 80th East Jour Fixe will focus on developments in Bulgaria and Romania since EU accession. Session 1 will deal with macroeconomic developments since EU accession with a special focus on the financial sector and monetary policy. Session 2 will then shed light on the progress on judicial reform, corruption and organized crime in the framework of the cooperation and verification mechanism and on the implementation of EU structural and investment funds. Session 3 is devoted to some specific EU-related aspects that are of particular relevance for the catching-up process: FDI, trade and labor mobility. Please find the program attached to this e-mail. We kindly ask you to register for this event not later than March 24, 2017, by e-mail (event-management(a)oenb.at<mailto:event-management@oenb.at>). You are welcome to forward the invitation to other colleagues. Should you have any organizational questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Yours sincerely, Event-Management Communications and Financial Literacy Division Oesterreichische Nationalbank Otto-Wagner-Platz 3, 1090 Vienna, Austria T +43(0)1 404 20 6620 event-management(a)oenb.at<mailto:event-management@oenb.at> www.oenb.at<http://www.oenb.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.

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Invitation: Vienna Joint Economics Seminar (March 23): Salvatore Nunnari
by IHS Economics 15 Mar '17

15 Mar '17

[cid:image002.png@01CEBF6B.D0B28790] VIENNA JOINT ECONOMICS SEMINAR INVITATION The University of Vienna and the Institute for Advanced Studies cordially invite you to the following Vienna Joint Economics Seminar <http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Papers/20130226_Paper_Zimme…> Thursday, March 23, 2017 University of Vienna, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna, VGSE seminar room , 3rd floor 1:15 pm Salvatore Nunnari<http://salvatorenunnari.eu/> Univ.Bocconi A Model of Focusing in Political Choice This paper develops a theoretical model of voters' and politicians' behavior based on the notion that voters focus disproportionately on, and hence overweight, certain attributes of policies. We assume that policies have two attributes-their benefits and their costs (heterogeneous across voters)-and that voters focus more on the attribute in which their options differ more. First, we consider exogenous policies and show that voters' selective attention polarizes the electorate. Second, we consider the endogenous supply of policies by office-motivated politicians who take voters' distorted focus into account. We show that voters' selective attention leads to inefficient policies, which cater excessively to a subset of voters: social groups that are larger, have more distorted focus, are more moderate, and are more sensitive to changes in a single attribute are more influential. Finally, we show that augmenting the classical models of voting and electoral competition with selective attention can contribute to explain puzzling stylized facts as the inverse correlation between income inequality and redistribution or the backlash effect of extreme policies. Paper jointly with Jan Zapal We are looking forward to seeing you! Institute for Advanced Studies Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Vienna, Austria Tel.: +43 1 599 91 232 e-Mail: economics(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:economics@ihs.ac.at> http://www.ihs.ac.at LINKS DIRECTIONS TO<https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz+1,+1090+Vienna+%28VG…> UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA on Google maps<https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz+1,+1090+Vienna+%28VG…> VIENNA JOINT ECONOMICS SEMINAR<https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=pjgnue7cg8r0m0up9v27riruic%40grou…> on Google calendar<https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=pjgnue7cg8r0m0up9v27riruic%40grou…> ECONOMICS SEMINARS <https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=o7e40khrmr1vn2lo20mhbe539g%40grou…> IN VIENNA<https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=o7e40khrmr1vn2lo20mhbe539g%40grou…> on Google calendar<https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=o7e40khrmr1vn2lo20mhbe539g%40grou…> [cid:image003.jpg@01CEBF6B.D0B28790]<http://ihs.ac.at/> [cid:image004.jpg@01CEBF6B.D0B28790]<http://econ.univie.ac.at/home/> [http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Others/twitter-bird-white-o…]<https://twitter.com/IHS_Vienna>Institute for Advanced Studies @IHS_Vienna<https://twitter.com/IHS_Vienna> Diese Zusendung erfolgt entsprechend den Bestimmungen des TKG 247107. Sollten Sie keine weiteren Zusendungen wuenschen, senden Sie uns bitte eine kurze Mitteilung an: economics(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:economics@ihs.ac.at>. If you do not want to receive our mailings please send an e-mail to: economics(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:economics@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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wiiw seminar 'Policy Perspectives for European Integration', 27 March 2017
by wiiw Events (noeg) 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

[http://wiiw.ac.at] Dear Colleague, We cordially invite you to the WIIW SEMINAR 'POLICY PERSPECTIVES FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION' on MONDAY, 27 MARCH 2017, 5 PM wiiw, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna, LECTURE HALL (entrance from the ground floor) PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE POST-2020 MULTI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK OF THE EU Participants of the panel discussion will be: MARGIT SCHRATZENSTALLER-ALTZINGER (WIFO), TAMÁS SZEMLÉR (National University of Public Service, Budapest) and SÁNDOR RICHTER (wiiw). The discussion will be moderated by MICHAEL LANDESMANN (wiiw) Abstract The loss of the UK as one of the most important net contributors to the EU budget because of Brexit, the diverging views over the solution of the refugee crisis and the interpretation of solidarity among EU members, and the conflict between supporters of deeper EU integration and those opposing it will make the negotiations about the post-2020 Multi-annual Financial Framework extremely difficult. In this panel discussion an attempt will be made to identify the most critical issues to be expected and to address possible solutions to the likely emerging conflicts. WE KINDLY ASK YOU TO REGISTER [http://wiiw.ac.at/panel-discussion-on-the-post-2020-multi-annual-financial-…] FOR THE EVENT. PARTICIPATION IS FREE OF CHARGE. (Papers and presentation slides, as far as available, are posted on our homepage http://wiiw.ac.at/events.html [http://wiiw.ac.at/events.html] after the respective seminars.) Best regards, Univ. Prof. Dr. Michael Landesmann Dr. Sándor Richter _Former Scientific Director wiiw _ _Organizer_ -- Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw) The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies Rahlgasse 3, A-1060 Wien http://www.wiiw.ac.at/ [http://www.wiiw.ac.at/] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you do not want to receive further mailings please send an e-mail to boenisch(a)wiiw.ac.at Falls Sie keine weiteren Zusendungen des wiiw wünschen senden Sie bitte ein E-Mail an boenisch(a)wiiw.ac.at

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Wirtschaftspolitische Gespräche am 30. März 2017 in der WKÖ mit Prof. Achim Wambach
by wp＠wko.at 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

[http://newsletter.wko.at/Media/_Templates/5100ae72-47d3-42eb-9e95-f0845f0c6…] Falls dieses E-Mail nicht korrekt dargestellt wird, verwenden Sie bitte diesen Link<http://newsletter.wko.at/sys/w.aspx?sub=cslrJ_38deF8&mid=ab0d1ee6> WP-Gespräche [Banner_WP_Gespraeche_rechts] [http://newsletter.wko.at/Media/_Templates/5100ae72-47d3-42eb-9e95-f0845f0c6…] Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, die Wirtschaftskammer Österreich und das Wirtschaftspolitische Zentrum laden herzlich zu den Wirtschaftspolitischen Gesprächen am 30. März 2017 zum Thema "Marktwirtschaft - Sozial und Digital?" ein. Marktwirtschaft - Sozial und Digital? Donnerstag, 30. März 2017, 10 - 12 Uhr (anschließend Mittagsbuffet) Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, WKO Sky Lounge Wiedner Hauptstraße 63 1040 Wien Marktwirtschaft - Sozial und Digital? Digitalisierung schreibt neue Regeln für die Wirtschaft und fordert die Wettbewerbspolitik heraus. Wie sieht das Wirtschaftsmodell der Zukunft aus? Was sind die neuen Beschäftigungsformen? Wird der technologische Wandel zum Jobkiller? Wie kann der Staat ein inklusives Wachstum unterstützen, an dem alle teilhaben? Vortrag und Diskussion Prof. Achim Wambach Präsident des ZEW Mannheim, Vorsitzender der Monopolkommission und Vorsitzender des Vereins für Socialpolitik Prof. Christian Keuschnigg Wirtschaftspolitisches Zentrum und Universität St. Gallen Moderation Dr. Christoph M. Schneider Abteilungsleiter Stabsabteilung Wirtschaftspolitik WKÖ Anmeldung zu den Wirtschaftspolitischen Gesprächen bis 24.3.2017 unter petra.gruber(a)wko.at<http://newsletter.wko.at/sys/r.aspx?sub=cslrJ_38deF8&link=3R4d> Eine Kooperation von [WKÖ] und [WPZ] [http://newsletter.wko.at/Media/_Templates/5100ae72-47d3-42eb-9e95-f0845f0c6…] Medieninhalber/Herausgeber: Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Stabsabteilung Wirtschaftspolitik Wiedner Hauptstraße 63, 1045 Wien T +43 (0)5 90 900 4270 E wp(a)wko.at<mailto:wp@wko.at> |W wko.at/wp<http://newsletter.wko.at/sys/r.aspx?sub=cslrJ_38deF8&link=3QET> Vertretungsbefugtes Organ: Präsident Dr. Christoph Leitl Tätigkeitsbereich: Information, Beratung und Unterstützung der Mitglieder als gesetzliche Interessenvertretung. Chefredaktion: Dr. Christoph Schneider Druck: Eigenvervielfältigung, Erscheinungsort Wien > Weiterleiten<http://newsletter.wko.at/sys/r.aspx?sl=h&mid=ab0d1ee6&sub=cslrJ_38deF8> > Offenlegung nach § 25 Mediengesetz<http://newsletter.wko.at/sys/r.aspx?sub=cslrJ_38deF8&sl=1F>

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REMINDER: 2nd Kazimierz Łaski Lecture, 22 March 2017
by wiiw Events (noeg) 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Ladies and Gentlemen, We cordially invite you to the 2nd Kazimierz Łaski Lecture MARC LAVOIE Senior Research Chair at the University Sorbonne Paris Cité, University of Paris 13 and Emeritus Professor at the University of Ottawa THE ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF THE DEBATE ON WAGE-LED AND PROFIT-LED DEMAND REGIMES WEDNESDAY, 22 MARCH 2017, 3.00 PM BILDUNGSZENTRUM (BIZ) DER AK, GROßER SAAL, THERESIANUMGASSE 16-18, 1040 VIENNA The lecture is organized in cooperation with AK Wien. We kindly ask you to register via email to daniela.paraskevaidis(a)akwien.at until March 15, 2017. Abstract Kaleckian authors tend to find that economies are in a wage-led demand regime, meaning that a higher wage share tends to speed up economic activity, while Marxian and post-Keynesian authors influenced by Goodwin tend to find that economies are in a profit-led demand regime. The presentation avoids econometric technicalities and provides instead a historical perspective that goes back to the 1970s. This hopefully will help to bring some light on the more recent controversy over the existence of profit-led or wage-led demand regimes. Some emphasis will be given to the existence of overhead labour costs, which have been mostly neglected in the literature, and hence to the distinction between managers and ordinary workers, and thus to the rise in wage income inequalities. Speaker Prof. Marc Lavoie holds a Senior Research Chair at the University Sorbonne Paris Cité, University of Paris 13 and is emeritus professor at the University of Ottawa, where he was teaching for 37 years. He has published many articles on monetary theory and policy, growth theory and macroeconomics in general. In 2014 he has published a book, ‘Post-Keynesian Economics: New Foundations’, providing a synthesis of post-Keynesian approaches. He also published an ‘Introduction to Post-Keynesian Economics (2006), ‘Foundations of Post-Keynesian Economic Analysis (1992), as well as ‘Monetary Economics: An Integrated Approach to Money, Income, Production and Wealth’ (2007) with Wynne Godley. Best regards, Univ. Doz. Dr. Robert Stehrer _Scientific Director wiiw _ -- Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw) The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies Rahlgasse 3, A-1060 Wien http://www.wiiw.ac.at/ [http://www.wiiw.ac.at/] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you do not want to receive further mailings please send an e-mail to boenisch(a)wiiw.ac.at Falls Sie keine weiteren Zusendungen des wiiw wünschen senden Sie bitte ein E-Mail an boenisch(a)wiiw.ac.at

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Einladung zum Vortrag von Frau Mag. Gizem Yildirim am 3.04.2017 an der TU Wien
by Schneider Brigitte 09 Mar '17

09 Mar '17

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, Frau Mag. Gizem Yildirim hält im Rahmen der öffentlichen Vortragsreihe "Economic Theory and Policy" am Montag, 3.04.2017 um 16.00 Uhr einen Vortrag mit dem Titel "The Dynamics of Europe´s Political Economy: a game theoretic analysis" Wir freuen uns, Ihnen anbei die Einladung übermitteln zu dürfen. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Brigitte Schneider Brigitte Schneider Forschungsgruppe Ökonomie Institut für Stochastik und Wirtschaftsmathematik (E 105-3) Technische Universität Wien Wiedner Hauptstraße 8 - 10 A-1040 Wien Tel.: +43-1-58801-10531 Fax: +43-1-58801-105399 E-Mail: brigitte.schneider(a)econ.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:brigitte.schneider@econ.tuwien.ac.at> DVR: 0005886 UID: ATU 37675002

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neue Leitung der NOeG für 2017 / 2018
by Kubin, Ingrid 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

Sehr geehrtes Mitglied der Österreichischen Nationalökonomischen Gesellschaft, seit Jahresbeginn hat die NOeG eine neue Leitung. Wir bedanken uns bei unseren Vorgängern und freuen uns über das mit der Wahl zum Ausdruck gebrachte Vertrauen. Die NOeG ist vermutlich die größte Vereinigung von Wirtschaftswissenschafter/innen in Österreich; in Österreich sind auch ihre Mitglieder vorwiegend tätig, aber die NÖG beheimatet auch Mitglieder aus einem guten Dutzend europäischer und außereuropäischer Länder. Ihr Zweck ist die " Pflege der theoretischen und angewandten Wirtschaftswissenschaft" (wie im Statut vermerkt); das geschieht insbesondere durch die Jahrestagung und durch die Zeitschrift Empirica. Bereits unsere Vorgänger haben die Nachwuchsförderung intensiviert, das werden wir fortsetzen. Als neuen Arbeitsschwerpunkt möchten wir verstärkt die internationale Vernetzung fördern, insbesondere mit den im Ausland tätigen österreichischen Ökonom/innen. Die NOeG lebt von Ihren Mitgliedern - bitte wenden Sie sich mit Vorschlägen und Anregungen an uns. Wir freuen uns mit Ihnen ins Gespräch zu kommen - spätestens bei der Jahrestagung im Mai in Linz (26. - 27. Mai 2017 - Homepage<http://noeg2017.econ.jku.at/>). Mit freundlichen Grüßen Ingrid Kubin Martin Zagler Präsidentin Generalsekretär

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Reminder: Invitation: Vienna Joint Economics Seminar (March 9): Rachel Griffith
by IHS Economics 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

[cid:image002.png@01CEBF6B.D0B28790] VIENNA JOINT ECONOMICS SEMINAR INVITATION Reminder: The University of Vienna and the Institute for Advanced Studies cordially invite you to the following Vienna Joint Economics Seminar <http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Papers/20130226_Paper_Zimme…> Thursday, March 9, 2017 University of Vienna, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna, Attention: change of place: 3rd floor - VGSE room 1:15 pm Rachel Griffith<http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/rachel.griffith/> University Manchester Design of optimal corrective taxes in the alcohol market Alcohol consumption is associated with costs to society due to its impact on crime and health. Tax can lead consumers to internalise these externalities. We study optimal corrective taxation in the alcohol market. We allow for the fact that the externality generating commodity (ethanol) is available in many differentiated products, over which consumers might have heterogeneous preferences, and that there may also be heterogeneity in marginal externalities across consumers. We show that, if there is correlation in preferences and marginal externalities, setting different tax rates across products can improve welfare relative to a single tax rate on ethanol. We estimate a model of demand in the UK alcohol market and numerically solve for the optimal tax rates. Moving to an optimal system that taxes alcohol types at different rates would close half of the welfare gap between the current UK system and the first best. Paper jointly with Martin O'Connell and Kate Smith We are looking forward to seeing you! Institute for Advanced Studies Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Vienna, Austria Tel.: +43 1 599 91 232 e-Mail: economics(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:economics@ihs.ac.at> http://www.ihs.ac.at LINKS DIRECTIONS TO<https://www.google.com/maps?q=Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz+1,+1090+Vienna+%28lec…> UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA on Google maps<https://www.google.com/maps?q=Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz+1,+1090+Vienna+%28lec…> VIENNA JOINT ECONOMICS SEMINAR<https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=pjgnue7cg8r0m0up9v27riruic%40grou…> on Google calendar<https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=pjgnue7cg8r0m0up9v27riruic%40grou…> ECONOMICS SEMINARS <https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=o7e40khrmr1vn2lo20mhbe539g%40grou…> IN VIENNA<https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=o7e40khrmr1vn2lo20mhbe539g%40grou…> on Google calendar<https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=o7e40khrmr1vn2lo20mhbe539g%40grou…> [cid:image003.jpg@01CEBF6B.D0B28790]<http://ihs.ac.at/> [cid:image004.jpg@01CEBF6B.D0B28790]<http://econ.univie.ac.at/home/> [http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Others/twitter-bird-white-o…]<https://twitter.com/IHS_Vienna>Institute for Advanced Studies @IHS_Vienna<https://twitter.com/IHS_Vienna> Diese Zusendung erfolgt entsprechend den Bestimmungen des TKG 247107. Sollten Sie keine weiteren Zusendungen wuenschen, senden Sie uns bitte eine kurze Mitteilung an: economics(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:economics@ihs.ac.at>. If you do not want to receive our mailings please send an e-mail to: economics(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:economics@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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REMINDER: wiiw seminar Taking Stock of Monetary and Exchange Regimes in Emerging Europe, 8 March 2017
by wiiw Events (noeg) 07 Mar '17

07 Mar '17

[http://wiiw.ac.at] Dear Colleague, We cordially invite you to the next wiiw seminar on WENDNESDAY, 8 MARCH 2017, 4.00 PM wiiw, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna, lecture hall (entrance from ground floor) TAKING STOCK OF MONETARY AND EXCHANGE REGIMES IN EMERGING EUROPE JOHANNES WIEGAND Deputy Chief of the Open-Economy Macroeconomics Division, IMF Research Department Abstract A full quarter century after the transition from socialism, almost every type of monetary and exchange rate regime can be found in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE): from free floating and inflation targeting over various soft and hard pegs to the unilateral use of the euro and full euro area membership. Why are CESEE’s monetary regimes the way they are? How have they performed, and what makes a regime “right” for a country? Looking ahead, how can monetary regimes assist in addressing the economic challenges countries are likely to face? If a country’s current exchange rate regime seems suboptimal, could it switch, and how? WE KINDLY ASK YOU TO REGISTER [http://wiiw.ac.at/taking-stock-of-monetary-and-exchange-regimes-in-emerging…] FOR THE EVENT. PARTICIPATION IS FREE OF CHARGE. (Papers and presentation slides, as far as available, are posted on our homepage http://wiiw.ac.at/events.html [http://wiiw.ac.at/events.html] after the respective seminars.) Best regards, Univ. Doz. Dr. Robert Stehrer Dr. Sándor Richter _Scientific Director wiiw _ _Organiser_ -- Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw) The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies Rahlgasse 3, A-1060 Wien http://www.wiiw.ac.at/ [http://www.wiiw.ac.at/] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you do not want to receive further mailings please send an e-mail to boenisch(a)wiiw.ac.at Falls Sie keine weiteren Zusendungen des wiiw wünschen senden Sie bitte ein E-Mail an boenisch(a)wiiw.ac.at

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WU Economic Research Seminar 15.03.17, Marek Jarocinski (EZB) and Tomaso Duso (DIW, DICE)
by Tondl, Gabriele 06 Mar '17

06 Mar '17

Dear colleagues, The Department of Economics cordially invites you to the Economic Research Seminar (Department Seminar) on Wednesday, March 15, with Marek Jarocinski (EZB) on “High-frequency identification of monetary policy shocks” Place and time: Wednesday, March 15, 2.00 – 3.30 p.m., Campus WU, Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, building D4, 2nd floor, Department meeting room 2.008 and Tomaso Duso (DIW, DICE) on "A Retrospective Study of State Aid Control in the German Broadband Market" (joint with Mattia Nardotto and Jo Seldeslachts) Place and time: Wednesday, March 15, 4.30 – 6.00 p.m., Campus WU, Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, building D4, 2nd floor, Department meeting room 2.008 With best regards, Gabriele Tondl a.o. Univ.Prof.Dr. Gabriele Tondl Institute for International Economics Department of Economics WU Vienna University of Economics and Business Welthandelsplatz 1 A-1020 Vienna, Austria

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