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Invitation: Econometrics Research Seminar (October 15): Giovanni Mellace
by Economics Department 08 Oct '15

08 Oct '15

[cid:image002.png@01D101D4.10119FA0] ECONOMETRICS RESEARCH SEMINAR INVITATION The Department of Economics and Finance at the Institute for Advanced Studies cordially invites you to the following Econometrics Research Seminar <http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Papers/20130226_Paper_Zimme…> Thursday, October 15, 2015 Attention - New Address Institute for Advanced Studies Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Vienna Lecture Room E02, ground floor 9:00 am (Please note that the seminar will start at 9 am sharp!) Giovanni Mellace<https://sites.google.com/site/giovannimellace/> University of Southern Denmark Title: tba We are looking forward to seeing you! Institute for Advanced Studies Department of Economics and Finance Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Vienna, Austria Tel.: +43 1 599 91 145 e-Mail: economics(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:economics@ihs.ac.at> http://economics.ihs.ac.at<http://economics.ihs.ac.at/> LINKS DIRECTIONS TO IHS on Google maps<https://www.google.at/maps/place/Institut+f%C3%BCr+H%C3%B6here+Studien/@48.…> 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:image004.jpg@01CEBF6B.00DB9700]<http://economics.ihs.ac.at/> [http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Others/FB-f-Logo__blue_512.…]<https://www.facebook.com/IHS.Economics.and.Finance>IHS Department of Economics and Finance<https://www.facebook.com/IHS.Economics.and.Finance> [http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Others/twitter-bird-white-o…]<https://twitter.com/IHS_Eco_Fin>Dept of Economics and Finance @IHS_Eco_Fin<https://twitter.com/IHS_Eco_Fin> [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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Invitation: Vienna Joint Economics Seminar (Oct 15): Monica Martinez-Bravo and Andriy Zapechelnyuk
by Economics Department 08 Oct '15

08 Oct '15

[cid:image002.png@01CEBF6B.D0B28790] VIENNA JOINT ECONOMICS SEMINAR INVITATION The University of Vienna and the Department of Economics and Finance at 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, October 15, 2015 Attention - New Address Institute for Advanced Studies Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Vienna Lecture Room E02, ground floor 4:00 pm Monica Martinez-Bravo<http://www.cemfi.es/~martinez-bravo/mmb/Home.html> and Andriy Zapechelnyuk<http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/business/staff/andriyzapechelnyuk/> CEMFI U Glasgow An Empirical Investigation of the Legacies of Non-Democratic Regimes: The Case of Suharto's Mayors in Indonesia ( Monica Martinez-Bravo) Abstract: A large theoretical literature argues that the legacies of non-democratic regimes can affect the quality of governance in new democracies. However, the empirical evidence on the effects of these legacies is scarce. In this paper, we exploit a natural experiment that took place in the Indonesian democratic transition: the mayors of the Soeharto regime were allowed to finish their five year terms before being replaced by new leaders. Since mayors' political cycles were not synchronised, this event generated exogenous variation on how long the agents of the old regime remained in their position and, hence, on the degree of control that they exerted during the democratic transition. The results suggest that districts that had an old-regime mayor for longer exhibit worse governance outcomes and tend to vote more for Soeharto's party. These effects persist several years after the old-regime mayors are no longer in office. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that slower transitions towards democracy allow the old-regime elites to find ways to capture democracy in the medium and long run. (paper jointly with Priya Mukherjee) Persuading a Heterogeneous Audience (Andriy Zapechelnyuk) Abstract: We study Bayesian persuasion of a heterogeneous and privately informed audience. An example is a competitive market for a good with negative consumption externalities (e.g., cigarettes) in which a benevolent government can design an educational campaign about a payoff-relevant characteristic (e.g., the health risks of smoking). We allow for targeted persuasion in which the government can provide different information to different consumers and public persuasion in which all consumers are exposed to the same information. We establish equivalence of targeted and public persuasion, characterize optimal persuasion rules, and consider several applications. (paper jointly with Anton Kolotilin, Ming Li and Tymofiy Mylovanov) We are looking forward to seeing you! Institute for Advanced Studies Department of Economics and Finance Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Vienna, Austria Tel.: +43 1 599 91 145 e-Mail: economics(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:economics@ihs.ac.at> http://economics.ihs.ac.at<http://economics.ihs.ac.at/> LINKS DIRECTIONS TO IHS on Google maps<https://www.google.at/maps/place/Josefst%C3%A4dter+Str.+39,+1080+Wien/@48.2…> 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://economics.ihs.ac.at/> [cid:image004.jpg@01CEBF6B.D0B28790]<http://econ.univie.ac.at/home/> [http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Others/FB-f-Logo__blue_512.…]<https://www.facebook.com/IHS.Economics.and.Finance> [http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Others/twitter-bird-white-o…] <https://twitter.com/IHS_Eco_Fin> [http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Others/feed-icon-28x28.png] <http://www.facebook.com/feeds/page.php?id=177236688990366&format=atom10> 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-FIW-Seminar in International Economics, 29 October 2015
by wiiw WIENER INSTITUT 08 Oct '15

08 Oct '15

Dear Colleague, We cordially invite you to the wiiw-FIW-Seminar in International Economics on Thursday, October 29th, 4 pm wiiw, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna, Library (2nd floor) Where does the surplus go? Disentangling the capital-labor distributive conflict Dario Guarascio (with V. Cirillo and F. Bogliacino) Sapienza University of Rome Abstract The evidence on growing inequality in OECD countries has raised an important debate over its main drivers, pointing out an increasing importance of capital-labour conflict. In this contribution, we aim at disentangling the role of some of the forces shaping this process. Our identification strategy relies on the sequential nature of wage setting and profits realization, in line with theoretical insights from the range theory of wages (postulating rents sharing at the shop floor level) and the principle of effective demand. In particular we focus on the role of technology and offshoring as instruments to create surplus and to shape the bargaining power of the parties involved in wage setting, and on different sources of demand as heterogeneous determinants of profits realization. The empirical analysis is performed on a panel of 38 manufacturing and service sectors over four time periods from 1995 to 2010, covering Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and United Kingdom. The contrasting effects of R&D and offshoring emerge as determinants of wages. Investment and internal demands are key variables in the realization of profits. When we look at the heterogeneity of the effects we see three main stylized facts. First of all, distinguishing for technological domain using Pavitt classes we can see that rents are effectively related with upgraded industries. Secondly, when we distinguish for the degree of openness we can see that, again, rents are mainly shared in open industries. Finally, when we disentangle the effect on wages per skill level, it is possible to confirm the intuition that offshoring hits the medium-low skill categories. Keywords: rent; surplus; distribution; inequality; offshoring; R&D JEL Classification: O33, F15, J31 After the seminar there will be the opportunity for the speaker and the audience for further discussions, accompanied by drinks and snacks. This seminar series is an activity in the framework of FIW ('Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft'), which is a project designed to build a center of excellence in research on International Economics, funded by the Austrian Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW). The seminar programme is regularly updated. Please visit our website for the current version of the programme at: http://wiiw.ac.at/fiw-wiiw-seminars-in-international-economics-es-6.html http://www.fiw.ac.at/index.php?id=748 (Papers and presentation slides, as far as available, are posted on our homepage http://wiiw.ac.at/events.html after the respective seminars.) Best regards Julia Grübler Organizer -- Michaela Bönisch Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw) The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies Rahlgasse 3, A-1060 Wien T: +43 1 533 66 10 - 40 F: +43 1 533 66 10 - 50 boenisch(a)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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SUERF Conference Invitation: - "Cash on Trial" - 5 November 2015, Zurich
by Gnan, Ernest 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

Dear Colleagues, SUERF - The European Money and Finance Forum - has the pleasure of inviting you to the "Cash on Trial" Conference, on Thursday, 5 November 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. Motivation: Over millennia, mankind has used hard cash in various forms ranging from shells to gold coins and paper. More recently, cash has become unpopular in political circles, as it effectively restricts states' power to tax (explicitly or via negative interest rates) or to survey and potentially control their citizens. Several states have enacted restrictions to the use of hard cash. Above all, a strong new competitor to cash has arisen in the form of various electronic means of payment. Are we heading towards a society in which "coined freedom" (Dostojewski) will cease to exist? Confirmed Speakers: Peter Sloterdijk, William H. Buiter, Friedrich Schneider, Jean-Charles Rochet, Aleksander Berentsen, David Llewellyn, Harry Leinonen, Malte Krüger, Nicole Jonker, Nikos Passas, Paolo Tasca. Online conference registration - is available at www.suerf.org/zurich 2015<http://www.suerf.org/zurich%202015>. Best regards, Ernest Gnan ---------------------------------------------------- SUERF - The European Money and Finance Forum c/o OeNB, Otto-Wagner-Platz 3, A-1090 Vienna Tel: +43 1 40420 7216 - Fax to PDF: +43 1 40420 04 7298 e-mail: suerf(a)oenb.at<mailto:suerf@oenb.at> - www: www.suerf.org<http://www.suerf.org/>

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CGNI Workshop
by Bremberger, Francisca 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, im Namen des Instituts für Corporate Governance der WU möchten wir Sie zum Workshop on Corporate Governance in Network Industries einladen. Dieser wird am 29. Oktober 2015 am Campus WU stattfinden und sich thematisch an der Schnittstelle von Regulierung und Corporate Governance orientieren. Die Teilnahme an dem Workshop ist kostenlos; bei Interesse bitten wir Sie sich bis zum 15. Oktober 2015 per Email an CGNI(a)wu.ac.at<mailto:CGNI@wu.ac.at> anzumelden. Nähere Informationen finden Sie in dem beigefügten Programm und auf der Workshophomepage http://www.wu.ac.at/icg/cgni. Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Anne d'Arcy Francisca Bremberger -------------------------------------------------------- Corporate Governance in Network Industries Institute for Corporate Governance WU Vienna Welthandelsplatz 1 A-1020 Wien Tel.: ++43 1 31336 4982 Email: CGNI(a)wu.ac.at Dear Colleagues, We have the pleasure of inviting you to the Workshop on Corporate Governance in Network Industries that will take place on the 29th of October 2015 at the Campus WU. Participation is free of charge; we ask you to register via email to CGNI(a)wu.ac.at<mailto:CGNI@wu.ac.at> until the 15th of October 2015. Further details can be found in the attached program and on the workshop homepage http://www.wu.ac.at/icg/cgni. Kind regards, Anne d'Arcy Francisca Bremberger -------------------------------------------------------- Corporate Governance in Network Industries Institute for Corporate Governance WU Vienna Welthandelsplatz1 A-1020 Vienna Tel.: ++43 1 31336 4982 Email: CGNI(a)wu.ac.at

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Veranstaltungshinweis: "Föderalismus als Erfolgsmodell" am 15.10.2015 in Wien
by Institut für Föderalismus 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, das Institut für Föderalismus lädt gemeinsam mit der Foster Europe Stiftung zur Tagung "Föderalismus als Erfolgsmodell: Voraussetzungen, Ziele, Umsetzung". Diese findet am 15. Oktober 2015 in Wien statt. Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos, Details zu Programm und Anmeldung entnehmen Sie der Einladung. Mit der Bitte um Weiterleitung an potentiell Interessierte & freundlichen Grüßen, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Bußjäger (Institutsdirektor) Institut für Föderalismus Maria-Theresien-Strasse 38b A-6020 Innsbruck Tel. +43(0)512/57 45 94 www.foederalismus.at<http://www.foederalismus.at>

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REMINDER Invitation: Econometrics Research Seminar (October 8): Hwai-Chung Ho
by Economics Department 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

[cid:image002.png@01D100D7.E88C4310] ECONOMETRICS RESEARCH SEMINAR INVITATION R E M I N D E R The Department of Economics and Finance at the Institute for Advanced Studies cordially invites you to the following Econometrics Research Seminar <http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Papers/20130226_Paper_Zimme…> Thursday, October 8, 2015 Attention - New Address Institute for Advanced Studies Josefstädter Strasse 39, 1080 Vienna Lecture Room E02, ground floor 9:00 am (Please note that the seminar will start at 9 am sharp!) Hwai-Chung Ho<http://www.stat.sinica.edu.tw/hcho/> Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University Value at Risk for Integrated Returns<https://www.ihs.ac.at/fileadmin/public/ecofin_teaching/user_upload/HwaiChun…> Abstract: This study investigates the distribution quantile for integrated portfolio returns that follow a general class of multivariate stochastic volatility model. We propose a non-parametric quantile estimate for the non-stationary sequence that incorporates the rate with which the true quantile diverges as the integration horizon expands. The asymptotic normality established for the estimate enables us to construct the confidence interval for the true quantile. Monte Carlo experiments are conducted to demonstrate both the consistency and the advantages of our approach. Results on quantile estimates for the return distribution of the S&P 500 index are also presented. Paper jointly with Hung-Yin Chen and Henghsiu Tsai We are looking forward to seeing you! Institute for Advanced Studies Department of Economics and Finance Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Vienna, Austria Tel.: +43 1 599 91 145 e-Mail: economics(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:economics@ihs.ac.at> http://economics.ihs.ac.at<http://economics.ihs.ac.at/> LINKS DIRECTIONS TO IHS<https://www.google.at/maps/place/Institut+f%C3%BCr+H%C3%B6here+Studien/@48.…> on Google maps<https://www.google.at/maps/place/Institut+f%C3%BCr+H%C3%B6here+Studien/@48.…> 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:image004.jpg@01CEBF6B.00DB9700]<http://economics.ihs.ac.at/> [http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Others/FB-f-Logo__blue_512.…]<https://www.facebook.com/IHS.Economics.and.Finance>IHS Department of Economics and Finance<https://www.facebook.com/IHS.Economics.and.Finance> [http://www.ihs.ac.at/vienna/resources/Economics/Others/twitter-bird-white-o…]<https://twitter.com/IHS_Eco_Fin>Dept of Economics and Finance @IHS_Eco_Fin<https://twitter.com/IHS_Eco_Fin> [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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Global Economy Lecture with Kaushik Basu on 16 November 2015
by wiiw WIENER INSTITUT 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

Ladies and Gentlemen, We cordially invite you to the Global Economy Lecture 2015 Kaushik Basu Chief Economist and Senior Vice President World Bank "Globalization and the art of designing policy" Monday, November 16, 2015, 4:00 pm Oesterreichische Nationalbank Otto-Wagner-Platz 3, 1090 Wien OeNB auditorium, ground floor The lecture is organized in cooperation with the OeNB. Please register not later than November 2, 2015 by fax (+43-1-404 20-046615) or e-mail to: carina.rotheneder(a)oenb.at. Abstract In his presentation, Professor Basu will address international spillovers of national economic policies in an economically strongly integrated world. Globalization has thrown a spanner in the way national policies are crafted. Whether it be a decision concerning quantitative easing in an EU economy, the hiking of rates by the U.S. Fed, fiscal policy design by India, or an exchange rate intervention by the People´s Bank of China - in today´s world, a critical element is the awareness that what you do will impact other countries and that in turn may cause a backlash which will come to have an impact on growth, employment and inflation in your own economy. This lecture will take examples from contemporary policy challenges in rich industrialized countries and also emerging economies to illustrate how we can design effective policy in this changed scenario. It will highlight some of the open challenges that we will no doubt have to confront in the coming years. Speaker Kaushik Basu is heading the World Bank´s Development Economics Vice Presidency, the premier research and data arm of the World Bank. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and currently on leave from Cornell University, where he is Professor of Economics and C. Marks Professor of International Studies. He also taught at the Delhi School of Economics, Harvard, Princeton and MIT. Prior to his joining the World Bank, he served as Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India. He received India´s Padma Bhushan award as well as the National Mahalanobis Memorial award. Best regards Michael Landesmann Scientific Director wiiw -- Michaela Bönisch Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw) The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies Rahlgasse 3, A-1060 Wien T: +43 1 533 66 10 - 40 F: +43 1 533 66 10 - 50 boenisch(a)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 zur Podiumsdiskussion: Sinn und Unsinn von Wirtschaftsprognosen, 19.10., IHS Wien
by IHS Event 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

[cid:image001.jpg@01D10040.7A2C5E10] Podiumsdiskussion Sinn und Unsinn von Wirtschaftsprognosen Die Prognose von Konjunktur und Wirtschaftsentwicklung gehört seit langem zu den zentralen Arbeitsbereichen wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Forschungseinrichtungen. Ihre Bedeutung kann gar nicht zu hoch geschätzt werden: wirtschafts- wie sozialpolitische Maßnahmen beruhen auf Prognosedaten, und insbesondere für demokratische Gesellschaften handelt es sich um eine zentrale Schnittstelle ökonomischen Expertenwissens und der breiten Öffentlichkeit. Das IHS liefert seit rund 40 Jahren eine der beiden zentralen Prognosen in Österreich - ein vierteljährliches, mit hoher Aufmerksamkeit bedachtes Ereignis, das wesentlich zur wissenschaftlichen Profilierung des Instituts beigetragen hat. Ebenso selbstverständlich, wie die Ergebnisse für politische, bürokratische und mediale Schlussfolgerungen herangezogen werden, werden sie aber auch in Zweifel gezogen. Wie exakt sind die Vorhersagen? Welche Vorannahmen liegen der ökonomischen Modellierung zugrunde? Welcher Darstellungsmethoden bedient sich die Prognose, und welche Effekte - intendierte wie nicht intendierte - hat sie? Diese Fragen zu diskutieren heißt, die Prognosetätigkeit zu optimieren, aber auch, sich ihre Möglichkeiten und Beschränkungen klar zu machen. Die Veranstaltung bietet Raum für diese Reflexion: Ausgehend von zwei Impulsreferaten, die jeweils eine spezifische Sicht auf das Phänomen der Wirtschaftsprognose werfen, werden Prognostiker und Rezipienten von Prognoseergebnissen aus Wirtschaft und Politik mit dem Publikum diskutieren. Der wirtschaftspolitische Sprecher des IHS, Dr. Helmut Hofer, wird als Gastgeber durch den Abend führen. 19. Oktober 2015 17:00 IHS - Institut für Höhere Studien Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Wien Hörsaal E02, Erdgeschoß Programm Einleitende Worte Dr. Hans Jörg Schelling, Finanzminister Impulsreferate · Prof. Dr. Roland Döhrn, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI), Leiter des Kompetenzbereichs "Wachstum, Konjunktur, Öffentliche Finanzen" Professor Döhrn arbeitet seit vielen Jahren an der Erstellung von Wirtschaftsprognosen, und lehrt Konjunkturdiagnose und -prognose an der Universität Duisburg-Essen. Er ist Verfasser des Buches "Konjunkturdiagnose und -prognose - Eine anwendungsorientierte Einführung". · Dr. Werner Reichmann, Universität Konstanz Dr. Reichmann beschäftigt sich mit den Institutionen, Praktiken und Kulturen der Wirtschaftswissenschaften aus einer wissenschaftssoziologischen Perspektive. Seine Habilitationsschrift mit dem Titel "Wissenschaftliches Wissen über die wirtschaftliche Zukunft - Eine Soziologie der Wirtschaftsprognostik" wurde im Juli d.J. an der Universität Konstanz angenommen. Weitere einschlägige Publikationen: "Die Visualisierung der wirtschaftlichen Zukunft. Skopische Medien, Wissenskulturen und Sehgemeinschaften" (2015), "Epistemic Cultures - How to Produce Knowledge about the Economic Future" (2013). Weitere Teilnehmer am Podium · Prof. Dr. Ewald Nowotny, Gouverneur OeNB · Dr. Marcus Scheiblecker, Prognoseexperte, Stv. Leiter WiFo · Dr. Alfred Katterl, Abteilungsleiter Allgemeine Wirtschaftspolitik, BMF Gastgeber Dr. Helmut Hofer, wirtschaftspolitischer Sprecher und langjähriger Leiter der Konjunkturprognose des IHS Anmeldung event(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:event@ihs.ac.at> Bitte senden Sie uns bis 15.10. verbindlich Ihre Anmeldung zu dieser Veranstaltung! Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Teilnahme! Institut für Höhere Studien Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Wien, Österreich Tel.: +43 1 599 91 0 E-Mail: event(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:event@ihs.ac.at> https://www.ihs.ac.at 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 do not want 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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SUERF - Unicredit Research Prize 2015: "The Future of Retail Banking" - Deadline 22 October 2015
by Gnan, Ernest 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

Liebe NOeG KollegInnen Beiliegend ein Call for paper submissions für den jährlichen SUERF-UUF-Research Prize. Es werden bis zu zwei Arbeiten mit je EUR 5.000,-- prämiert. SUERF würde sich über hochkarätige Einreichungen freuen! Bitte auch an interessierte KollegInnen weiterleiten! Dr. Ernest Gnan Generalsekretär SUERF – The European Money and Finance Forum c/o Oesterreichische Nationalbank http://www.suerf.org/call-for-papers/3325/uuf2015 3rd SUERF/UniCredit & Universities Foundation Research Prize The Call for the applications for the 3rd SUERF/UniCredit & Universities Research Prize, is now open. Online submission is available on the UniCredit & Universities Foundation website at http://www.unicreditanduniversities.eu/index.php/en/fellow/show/fellow_id/25 . Prizes of €5,000 gross will be awarded to two outstanding papers on topics related to “The future of retail banking”. IMPORTANT DATES October 22, 2015 – Application and paper submission deadline November 25, 2015 – Paper acceptance notification December 10, 2015 – Workshop in Vienna End of the Workshop – Best Paper Award winner ceremony Motivation: The banking industry currently faces powerful forces which are reshaping it fundamentally. The economic and financial crisis has triggered far-reaching new regulation which forces banks to select and price their business more rigorously. Low interest rates put revenues under pressure and may also change saving and borrowing behaviour. Higher banking fees as an alternative to shrinking interest margins may in some cases be hard to implement in the face of competitive pressure. A number of banks were resolved, nationalised, taken over or merged as a result of the crisis. Cost pressures and a strategic rethinking of bank business models trigger further mergers and takeovers. Electronic and mobile banking are progressively being used and are fundamentally changing customer behaviour and banks’ relations with customers. Demographic change alters the relative weight and the profile of banks’ various target groups. A rising number of wealthy individuals with considerable financial sophistication open up new avenues for custom-tailored wealth management. At the same time, cost-effective customer services need to be shaped for all customer segments. Against this environment, banks will have to rethink their channels of distribution, business and operating models, generate radical and continuous innovation to bridge cost pressures with changing customer needs and the need not to lose touch with their customer base, while at the same time observing regulatory rules and managing risk wisely. Content of submissions: This call for papers invites original research – theoretical or empirical, academic or policy-oriented – on aspects relevant for banks’ retail business in the years to come. Some examples for fields of research are: - Implications for banks’ retail business from changing demographics, including ageing, wealth distribution, immigration - Implications for banks’ retail business from electronic and mobile banking – how to shape future customer relations - Innovation in banking: how can it shape the future of retail banking? - The future of physical bank branches - How might the quest for productivity affect retail banking, e.g. by weakening “relationship banking” and customer loyalty? - Implications for banks’ retail business from new regulatory constraints, including equity standards, liquidity ratios, the separation between traditional and investment banking etc. - How might evolving banking standards and culture change retail banking? - Retail banking, financial education and consumer protection – prospects and challenges - How will the growing importance of shadow banks affect banks' retail business? - Is P2P lending a threat to the traditional banking model? - How will new entrants in the payments business (such as Google, Apple, …) alter traditional retail banking as banks lose their monopoly in the payments area? - Implications for banks’ retail business from mergers and acquisitions in banking - Implications for banks’ retail business from competitive and cost pressures - The future of banks’ retail credit business - The future of banks’ retail savings business - The future of banks’ securities and wealth management - Profitability of retail banking in an environment of ultra-low interest rates and low interest margins - Should banks focus on banking business in a narrow sense or cross-sell other products such as insurance, real estate? This list is non-exhaustive, other contributions fitting into the overall topic of the call for papers are welcome. Formal Requirements and Procedure for Submissions: The SUERF/UniCredit & Universities Foundation Research Prize is open to authors and co-authors who are citizens or residents/students in the EEA, Switzerland, and other countries in which UniCredit is present (in addition to EEA countries, the latter also include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine) and born after 30 September 1980. Prizes of EUR 5,000 gross will be awarded to up to two outstanding papers on topics related to “The future of retail banking”. The winning papers will be presented at a SUERF/UniCredit & Universities Foundation Workshop to be held at Vienna University of Economics and Business on the morning of Thursday, 10 December, 2015. Subject to agreement by the authors, SUERF and the UniCredit & Universities Foundation the papers may be published on the organisers’ respective websites. Applications should be submitted through the online submission form on the UniCredit & Universities Foundation website at www.unicreditanduniversities.eu<http://www.unicreditanduniversities.eu> in PDF format by 22 October 2015, in English. Applications should be accompanied by brief curriculum vitae including the candidate’s date of birth and a copy of current identity documents that confirm the author’s/authors’ date of birth(s) and eligibility. The prize is open to papers that have been finalised within the last 12 months prior to the deadline for submissions. Full terms and conditions of entry can be downloaded from the SUERF and UniCredit & Universities Foundation websites.

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