[FIW_Logo_de_en] Please scroll down for the English version Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, wir freuen uns, Sie über die neuesten Entwicklungen des FIW-Projekts informieren zu dürfen. Dieses Mal mit folgendem Inhalt: · Reminder: Einladung zum 19. FIW Workshop "Trade, Migration & Labor Market Outcomes" · Last-Minute-Reminder: Seminar "Open Markets Matter" am 28.1. 2016 · Neue FIW Working Papers veröffentlicht Reminder: Einladung zum 19. FIW Workshop "Trade, Migration & Labor Market Outcomes" Thursday, February 25, 2016, 8:30 a.m. * 5 p.m. Location: Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) Arsenal, Object 20 1030 Vienna The goal of this one-day workshop on Trade, Migration and Labor Market Outcomes is to bring together leading theoretical and empirical economists from the field to stimulate interaction and instigate policy conclusions based on novel research that combines new theory with new empirics. The one-day workshop will deal with the relationship between trade, migration and labor markets, a theme that has gained particular policy attention, given the increased concerns of internationalisation patterns and migration flows for home country labor market outcomes. We are delighted to welcome Prof. Gianmarco Ottaviano (London School of Economics and Political Science) as our keynote speaker, additionally the workshop will consist of three academic sessions. Program 8:30 Registration, coffee 9:00 Opening Remarks: Marcus Scheiblecker (WIFO), Manfred Schekulin (BMWFW) 9:15 Session I - Globalization and the Labor Market Chair: Jesus Crespo Cuaresma (Vienna University of Economics and Business) · Nora Strecker (with Peter Egger & Sergey Nigai - ETH Zurich) The Taxing Deed of Globalization: The effects of trade and migration on composition of and contribution to tax revenues · Jörn Kleinert (University of Graz) Trade, Labor Markets and Migration Discussion 10:45 Coffee break 11:00 Keynote Lecture by Gianmarco Ottaviano (London School of Economics) Chair: Harald Oberhofer (WIFO & WU Vienna) "Immigration, Trade and Productivity in Services: Evidence from UK Firms" 12:30 Lunch 13:45 Session II - Labor Market Institutions and Migration Chair: Karin Mayr (University of Vienna) · Herbert Brücker (IAB) Refugee Migration into the EU and Germany · Martin Guzi (Masaryk University Brno) What explains Immigrant-Native gaps in European Labor Markets: The role of institutions Discussion 15:15 Coffee Break 15:30 Session III - Ethnicity, Culture and International Migration Chair: Elisabeth Christen (WIFO) · Mariola Pytlikova (VSB-Technical University Ostrava) Do Natives' Attitudes influence International Migration? · Peter Huber (WIFO) Ethnic diversity and the employment prospects of immigrants Discussion 17:00 End Registration is necessary - please register until 18th of February, 2016 on http://www.fiw.ac.at/index.php?id=856 The workshop is organised by Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) in cooperation within the Research Center International Economics (FIW). The FIW is a project of the The Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW)<http://www.en.bmwfw.gv.at/>. It is a collaboration of WIFO<http://www.wifo.ac.at/>, wiiw<http://www.wiiw.ac.at/>, WSR<http://www.wsr.ac.at/> and Vienna University of Economics and Business<http://www.wu.ac.at/start/en>, University of Vienna<http://www.univie.ac.at/en/home/> and Johannes Kepler University Linz<http://www.jku.at/content>. (Papers and Powerpoint presentations, as far as available, are posted on our website after the workshop.) FIW-Seminar in International Economics Das FIW bietet regelmäßig Vorlesungen in Form eines Seminars in "International Economics" an. Ort: wiiw Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Wien MONTAG, 29. Februar, 16 Uhr wiiw, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna North-South Trade and Bilateral Investment Treaties Neil Foster-McGregor (mit Rod Falvey) UNU-MERIT Abstract Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) have become increasingly popular as a means of encouraging FDI from developed to developing countries. We adopt a difference-in-difference analysis to deal with the problem of self-selection when estimating the effects of BITs on FDI flows from a sample of OECD countries to a broader sample of lesser developed countries. Our results indicate that forming a BIT with a developed country significantly increases FDI inflows to developing countries, with BITs found to double FDI flows in some specifications. We further find that FDI flows along the extensive margin are much more responsive to BIT formation than flows along the intensive margin. Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Endogenous treatment effects. JEL Codes: C21, F21 Neue FIW Working Papers veröffentlicht Die FIW Working Papers Nr. 162, Nr. 163, Nr. 164 und Nr. 165 wurden veröffentlicht und stehen zum freien Download zur Verfügung: http://fiw.ac.at/index.php?id=545 Es entspricht nicht unserer Philosophie Ihnen unerwünschte E-Mails zukommen zu lassen. Falls Sie keine weiteren E-Mails vom FIW erhalten möchten, schreiben Sie bitte an das Projektbüro<mailto:fiw-pb@fiw.at> mit dem Betreff "Abmelden". __________________________________ Das Kompetenzzentrum FIW (http://www.fiw.ac.at/) ist ein Projekt von WIFO, wiiw und WSR im Auftrag des BMWFW. Die Kooperationsvereinbarungen des FIW mit der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, der Universität Wien und der Johannes Kepler Universität Linz werden aus Hochschulraumstrukturmitteln gefördert. Dear Ladies and Gentlemen! We are glad to inform you about the latest news on the FIW project. In this issue: · Reminder FIW Workshop "Trade, Migration & Labour Market Outcomes" · Seminar in International Economics · New FIW Working Papers published Reminder: FIW Workshop "Trade, Migration & Labor Market Outcomes" Thursday, February 25, 2016, 8:30 a.m. * 5 p.m. Location: Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) Arsenal, Object 20 1030 Vienna The goal of this one-day workshop on Trade, Migration and Labor Market Outcomes is to bring together leading theoretical and empirical economists from the field to stimulate interaction and instigate policy conclusions based on novel research that combines new theory with new empirics. The one-day workshop will deal with the relationship between trade, migration and labor markets, a theme that has gained particular policy attention, given the increased concerns of internationalisation patterns and migration flows for home country labor market outcomes. We are delighted to welcome Prof. Gianmarco Ottaviano (London School of Economics and Political Science) as our keynote speaker, additionally the workshop will consist of three academic sessions. Program 8:30 Registration, coffee 9:00 Opening Remarks: Marcus Scheiblecker (WIFO), Manfred Schekulin (BMWFW) 9:15 Session I - Globalization and the Labor Market Chair: Jesus Crespo Cuaresma (Vienna University of Economics and Business) · Nora Strecker (with Peter Egger & Sergey Nigai - ETH Zurich) The Taxing Deed of Globalization: The effects of trade and migration on composition of and contribution to tax revenues · Jörn Kleinert (University of Graz) Trade, Labor Markets and Migration Discussion 10:45 Coffee break 11:00 Keynote Lecture by Gianmarco Ottaviano (London School of Economics) Chair: Harald Oberhofer (WIFO & WU Vienna) "Immigration, Trade and Productivity in Services: Evidence from UK Firms" 12:30 Lunch 13:45 Session II - Labor Market Institutions and Migration Chair: Karin Mayr (University of Vienna) · Herbert Brücker (IAB) Refugee Migration into the EU and Germany · Martin Guzi (Masaryk University Brno) What explains Immigrant-Native gaps in European Labor Markets: The role of institutions Discussion 15:15 Coffee Break 15:30 Session III - Ethnicity, Culture and International Migration Chair: Elisabeth Christen (WIFO) · Mariola Pytlikova (VSB-Technical University Ostrava) Do Natives' Attitudes influence International Migration? · Peter Huber (WIFO) Ethnic diversity and the employment prospects of immigrants Discussion 17:00 End Registration is necessary - please register until 18th of February, 2016 on http://www.fiw.ac.at/index.php?id=856 The workshop is organised by Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) in cooperation within the Research Center International Economics (FIW). The FIW is a project of the The Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW)<http://www.en.bmwfw.gv.at/>. It is a collaboration of WIFO<http://www.wifo.ac.at/>, wiiw<http://www.wiiw.ac.at/>, WSR<http://www.wsr.ac.at/> and Vienna University of Economics and Business<http://www.wu.ac.at/start/en>, University of Vienna<http://www.univie.ac.at/en/home/> and Johannes Kepler University Linz<http://www.jku.at/content>. (Papers and Powerpoint presentations, as far as available, are posted on our website after the workshop.) FIW-Seminar in International Economics The seminar is part of the activities of FIW, the Centre of Competence in International Economics: A regular lecture series on current issues in international economics. Location: wiiw Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Wien Monday, February 29th, 4pm wiiw, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna North-South Trade and Bilateral Investment Treaties Neil Foster-McGregor (mit Rod Falvey) UNU-MERIT Abstract Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) have become increasingly popular as a means of encouraging FDI from developed to developing countries. We adopt a difference-in-difference analysis to deal with the problem of self-selection when estimating the effects of BITs on FDI flows from a sample of OECD countries to a broader sample of lesser developed countries. Our results indicate that forming a BIT with a developed country significantly increases FDI inflows to developing countries, with BITs found to double FDI flows in some specifications. We further find that FDI flows along the extensive margin are much more responsive to BIT formation than flows along the intensive margin. Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Endogenous treatment effects. JEL Codes: C21, F21 New FIW Working Paper published The FIW-Working Papers No. 162, No. 163, No. 164 and No. 165 have been published and are now available online for free: http://fiw.ac.at/index.php?id=545&L=3 Kind regards Alexander Hudetz FIW Project Office _____________________________________________________ The 'center of excellence' FIW (http://www.fiw.ac.at/) is a project of WIFO, wiiw and WSR on behalf of the BMWFW. The FIW cooperation with the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), the University Vienna and the Johannes Kepler University Linz is supported by the former Federal Ministry of Science and Research (now integrated in the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy).