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Job Opening: Pre-Doc Position at INEQ (WU Vienna)
by List, Emanuel 20 Apr '26

20 Apr '26

Dear colleagues, The Research Institute Economics of Inequality at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) is currently hiring a Pre-Doc Researcher to work on wage inequality using Austrian administrative microdata: https://wirtschaftsuniversitaet-wien-portal.rexx-systems.com/Project-staff-… Please feel free to share this opening with anyone who might be interested. Best, Emanuel Emanuel List, PhD Research Institute Economics of Inequality Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) Building EA, EA.2.015<https://campus.wu.ac.at/?q=EA.2.015> Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna E: emanuel.list(a)wu.ac.at<mailto:emanuel.list@wu.ac.at> T: +43 1 31336 5934 wu.ac.at/ineq

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CEU Seminar: Xavier Jaravel (LSE) -- Wed April 15, 11.15am
by Timea Laura Molnar 16 Apr '26

16 Apr '26

Dear all, Our next seminar speaker at CEU is Xavier Jaravel (LSE). Seminar title: "Conversations at Scale: Robust AI-led Interviews" (joint work with Friedrich Geiecke). Abstract: The advent of large language models (LLMs) creates new opportunities to conduct qualitative interviews at scale and at low cost, with thousands of respondents, thereby bridging qualitative and quantitative methods. We develop a simple, versatile approach for researchers to run AI-led qualitative interviews, including voice interviews. We assess its robustness by drawing comparisons to human experts and with several respondents-based quality metrics. The versatility of the approach is illustrated through four broad classes of applications: eliciting key factors in decision making, political views, subjective mental states, and mental models of the effects of public policies. High performance ratings are obtained in all of these domains. Our applications highlight the potential of AI-led interviews as a tool for measurement, hypothesis generation, and discovering mechanisms. Speaker's website: https://www.xavierjaravel.com/ You are all cordially invited to his in-person seminar. Time and venue: April 15, Wednesday, 11.15am - 12.30pm, QS B-505, at CEU (51 Quellenstrasse, 1100 Vienna) Registration, till 12pm, the day before the seminar, is required at: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=E1nE2VN24kuSC72wOGOBhDP… With questions, please contact the CEU seminar organizer, Timea L. Molnar, at molnartl(a)ceu.edu.

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Stellenausschreibung - student assistant | IHS Wien
by IHS Bewerbung 15 Apr '26

15 Apr '26

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, das Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS) besetzt ab 01.07.2026 die Position "student assistant (f/m/d)", Teilzeit für 10-17,5 Stunden/Woche. Im Anhang finden Sie bitte unser Inserat, die Bewerbungsfrist endet am 16.05.2026. Vielen Dank für Ihre Unterstützung, bei Rückfragen stehe ich Ihnen sehr gerne zur Verfügung! Mit freundlichen Grüßen Stefanie Jaksch Human Resources Tel: +43 1 59991 - 119 hr(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:hr@ihs.ac.at> https://www.ihs.ac.at<https://www.ihs.ac.at/> Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS) Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Wien [A red circle with black background Description automatically generated] Jetzt für den IHS-Newsletter registrieren!<https://29fdb0b8.sibforms.com/serve/MUIEAA0-qxt9jPE5doRT5kLJ4Ivzhaw3p3siM-N…> [Leaf with solid fill]Jedes Blatt zählt. Und nicht jeder Ausdruck ist notwendig. Bitte denken Sie an die Umwelt.

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Stellenausschreibung - Doctoral Researcher | IHS Wien
by IHS Bewerbung 15 Apr '26

15 Apr '26

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, das Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS) besetzt ab sofort die Position "Doctoral Researcher (f/m/d)", Teilzeit für 30 Stunden/Woche. Im Anhang finden Sie bitte unser Inserat, die Bewerbungsfrist endet am 15.05.2026. Vielen Dank für Ihre Unterstützung, bei Rückfragen stehe ich Ihnen sehr gerne zur Verfügung! Mit freundlichen Grüßen Stefanie Jaksch Human Resources Tel: +43 1 59991 - 119 hr(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:hr@ihs.ac.at> https://www.ihs.ac.at<https://www.ihs.ac.at/> Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS) Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Wien [A red circle with black background Description automatically generated] Jetzt für den IHS-Newsletter registrieren!<https://29fdb0b8.sibforms.com/serve/MUIEAA0-qxt9jPE5doRT5kLJ4Ivzhaw3p3siM-N…> [Leaf with solid fill]Jedes Blatt zählt. Und nicht jeder Ausdruck ist notwendig. Bitte denken Sie an die Umwelt.

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WU Research Seminar in Economics - Farid Farrokhi - April 22: 4.30 pm
by Oberhofer, Harald 13 Apr '26

13 Apr '26

Dear colleagues, The Department of Economics cordially invites you to the WU Research Seminar in Economics on Wednesday, April 22nd, with Farid Farrokhi (https://www.faridfarrokhi.com/) presenting: "A Framework for Integrating Climate Goals into Trade Agreements". Abstract: This paper develops a framework for integrating carbon pricing into existing international trade agreements, which traditionally have overlooked climate concerns. We start by showing that: (i) Countries benefiting most from trade agreements also generate higher trade-related emissions. (ii) National-level carbon taxes create pecuniary terms-of-trade externalities, causing the burden of carbon taxes imposed in one country to fall onto consumers elsewhere. Finding (i) indicates that contingent trade reforms that link market access to carbon pricing could effectively reduce emissions. However, due to the pecuniary externalities described by(ii), a redistribution mechanism may be necessary to equalize the tax burden internationally. To address this, we propose a Global Climate Fund to redistribute border-related carbon tax revenues. Quantitative analysis reveals that even a simple fund allocation mechanism could incorporate carbon pricing of up to $119 per ton of CO2 within current trade regimes, achieving a 50% reduction in global emissions. * Date: Wednesday, April 22nd * Time: 4.30 to 6 pm (CET) * Location: building D4, entrance A, ground floor, D4.0.144<https://campus.wu.ac.at/?q=D4.0.144> With best regards, Harald Oberhofer --- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Harald Oberhofer Department of Economics WU Vienna University of Economics and Business Phone: +43/1/31336-4984 Email: harald.oberhofer(a)wu.ac.at<mailto:harald.oberhofer@wu.ac.at> https://www.wu.ac.at/en/economics/people/oberhofer-h Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) Phone: +43/1/7982601-468 Email: harald.oberhofer(a)wifo.ac.at<mailto:harald.oberhofer@wifo.ac.at> http://www.wifo.ac.at/harald_oberhofer

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REMINDER: Call for submissions "Demography and Human Capital" - WIC2026 - Wittgenstein Centre Conference , 01.-02.12.2026
by VID, conference 10 Apr '26

10 Apr '26

[cid:image001.jpg@01DCC8C9.71849BD0] Dear all, This is a kind reminder of our call for submissions for the Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2026 (WIC2026) "Demography and Human Capital".<https://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/news-events/conferences/demography-and-human-cap…> This conference aims to advance theories, data, and multi-dimensional demographic methods for modelling human capital formation and its dynamics over time, and to connect cutting-edge evidence to policy debates globally. Human capital - education, skills, health, and capabilities - is a central driver of demographic change and a key lens for understanding social and economic development, inequality, and resilience. We would be delighted to receive your contributions. The submission deadline is 30 April 2026. Please find further details below. Key information: * Conference date: Tuesday, 01 December 2026 - Wednesday, 02 December 2026 * Venue: Festive Hall, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Ignaz-Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna * Format: presentations onsite only * Submission deadline: 30 April 2026 * Keynote Speakers: Ann Berrington, University of Southampton Petra Todd, University of Pennsylvania Manos Antoninis, Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, UNESCO * Please note that the conference will take place immediately following the 50th anniversary celebration<https://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/50-years-of-vid> of the Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) on 30 November 2026 at the same venue. Conference participants are warmly invited to attend the VID's 50th anniversary celebration as well. * Feel free to share the information within your networks! Best wishes, the organizing team ------------------------------------ Conference Administration Vienna Institute of Demography Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA/POPJUS, OeAW/VID, Univ. Vienna/DoD) Dominikanerbastei 16, 1010 Wien, Österreich | Vienna, Austria conference.VID(a)oeaw.ac.at<mailto:conference.VID@oeaw.ac.at>

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[INEQ Research Seminar]Maximilian Kasy (University of Oxford), April 14: The Means of Prediction - How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits)
by Disslbacher, Franziska 10 Apr '26

10 Apr '26

Dear colleagues, We hereby invite you to join our next Economics of Inequality Research Seminar<https://www.wu.ac.at/en/ineq/outreach/ineq-research-seminar> at WU Vienna. Maximilian Kasy<https://maxkasy.github.io/home/> (University of Oxford) will present the book The Means of Prediction - How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits). Date and Time: Tuesday, April 14; 4.30 p.m. Location: WU Vienna, LC Clubroom<https://campus.wu.ac.at/?q=LC.2.400>. About the book: An eye-opening examination of how power—not technology—will define life with AI. AI is inescapable, from its mundane uses online to its increasingly consequential decision-making in courtrooms, job interviews, and wars. The ubiquity of AI is so great that it might produce public resignation—a sense that the technology is our shared fate. As economist Maximilian Kasy shows in The Means of Prediction, artificial intelligence, far from being an unstoppable force, is irrevocably shaped by human decisions—choices made to date by the ownership class that steers its development and deployment. Kasy shows that the technology of AI is ultimately not that complex. It is insidious, however, in its capacity to steer results to its owners’ wants and ends. Kasy clearly and accessibly explains the fundamental principles on which AI works, and, in doing so, reveals that the real conflict isn’t between humans and machines, but between those who control the machines and the rest of us. The Means of Prediction offers a powerful vision of the future of AI: a future not shaped by technology, but by the technology’s owners. Amid a deluge of debates about technical details, new possibilities, and social problems, Kasy cuts to the core issue: Who controls AI’s objectives, and how is this control maintained? The answer lies in what he calls “the means of prediction,” or the essential resources required for building AI systems: data, computing power, expertise, and energy. As Kasy shows, in a world already defined by inequality, one of humanity’s most consequential technologies has been and will be steered by those already in power. Against those stakes, Kasy offers an elegant framework both for understanding AI’s capabilities and for designing its public control. He makes a compelling case for democratic control over AI objectives as the answer to mounting concerns about AI’s risks and harms. The Means of Prediction is a revelation, both an expert undressing of a technology that has masqueraded as more complicated and a compelling call for public oversight of this transformative technology. Please register your participation here<https://www.wu.ac.at/en/ineq/outreach/events/book-presentation-the-means-of…>. Best regards, Franziska Disslbacher ---- Franziska Disslbacher, PhD Assistant Professor Institute for Spatial & Social-Ecological Transformations & Research Institute Economics of Inequality WU, Vienna University of Economics and Business Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria LSE International Inequalities Institute – Research Fellow | Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality CUNY | SOEP / DIW – Associated Researcher World Inequality Lab PSE– Research Fellow +43 1 313 36 6669 franziska.disslbacher(a)wu.ac.at<mailto:franziska.disslbacher@wu.ac.at> franziskadisslbacher.com<http://franziskadisslbacher.com>

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Attac sucht Referent*in für Wirtschaftspolitik | Karenzvertretung für 13 Monate
by Mario T. Taschwer 09 Apr '26

09 Apr '26

Liebe Liste, Attac sucht eine Person mit wirtschaftspolitischer Expertise (bevorzugt Ökonom*in) zu Themen wie Finanzmärkten, Steuern, Budgetpolitik, KI. Vom 1. September 2026 bis 30. September 2027 sucht Attac eine Stelle für 23 Wochenstunden als Karenzvertretung. Nähere Infos hier: https://www.attac.at/aktiv-werden/aktuelle-stellenausschreibung Beste Grüße Mag. Mario Taschwer

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Invitation | OeNB Freitagsseminar with Thomas Schwab
by Zoerner, Thomas 09 Apr '26

09 Apr '26

[https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/liip.cache.io-prod-oenb.invitario.com…] OeNB Freitagsseminar with Thomas Schwab Heating Up Inequality? Socio-spatial impacts of ETS2 on European housing and cohesion Hello, We have the pleasure of inviting you to the OeNB Freitagsseminar with Thomas Schwab, Bertelsmann Stiftung, which the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) will host on 17 April 2026. Title “Heating Up Inequality? Socio-spatial impacts of ETS2 on European housing and cohesion” Abstract ETS2 will introduce uniform EU-wide carbon pricing for heating, affecting about half of all households across the Union. Using a synthetic EU population of 188 million households, this study shows that most can absorb the additional costs, but a significant minority faces high burdens - especially in Eastern and Southern Europe. ETS2 revenues can cushion these impacts but are insufficient to fund large-scale heating system replacements. Targeted support and complementary investment policies are essential for a fair and effective transition. Date Friday, 17 April 2026 | Start: 11:00 AM | End: 12:30 PM Venue The event is planned both, online via Webex and onsite at the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Otto-Wagner-Platz 3, 1090 Vienna, Veranstaltungssaal, ground floor. Conference language English Join us by registering by 15 April 2026, at the latest. registration <https://www.oenb-events.at/en/oenb-freitagsseminar-with-thomas-schwab/regis…> We look forward to having you join us at the OeNB Freitagsseminar with Thomas Schwab. Yours sincerely, OeNB Event Management Data Protection<https://www.oenb-events.at/en/oenb-freitagsseminar-with-thomas-schwab/priva…> 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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Stellenausschreibung: Universitätsassistent:in / Umweltökonomie
by Steininger, Karl (karl.steininger＠uni-graz.at) 08 Apr '26

08 Apr '26

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, anbei übermitteln wir Ihnen die Stellenausschreibung für einen/eine Universitätsassistent/in (ohne Doktorat) im Bereich Umweltökonomie - mit Ziel Dissertation - am Wegener Center für Klima und Globalen Wandel der Universität Graz und sind dankbar, wenn Sie diese in Ihrem fachlichen Umfeld bekannt und insbesondere geeignete Bewerberinnen darauf aufmerksam machen können. Nähere Informationen zudem auch: https://jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/7ae6775b-1586-6197-28d4-69c4eb84846f Mit bestem Dank und freundlichen Grüßen Karl Steininger -- | Karl W. Steininger | Professor of Climate Economics and Sustainable Transition | Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz, Austria | Brandhofgasse 5, A-8010 Graz, Austria | & Department of Economics, University of Graz, Austria | phone: +43-316-380-8441 (secr. -8470) | email: karl.steininger(a)uni-graz.at<mailto:karl.steininger@uni-graz.at> | web: homepage.uni-graz.at/karl.Steininger/<http://homepage.uni-graz.at/karl.steininger/> | www.wegcenter.at<http://www.wegcenter.at>

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