EVENTS
FIW Conferences.- 15th FIW Research Conference.
- 14th FIW Research Conference.
- 13th FIW Research Conference.
- 12th FIW Research Conference.
- 11th FIW Research Conference.
- 10th FIW Research Conference.
- 9th FIW Research Conference.
- 8th FIW Research Conference.
- 7th FIW Research Conference.
- 6. FIW Research Conference.
- 5. FIW Research Conference.
- 4. FIW Research Conference.
- Production Networks.
- 3. FIW Research Conference.
- 2. FIW Research Conference.
- 1. FIW Research Conference.
- FIW Workshops .
- FIW Seminars.
- FIW Lectures.
- External Events.
The FIW - Research Centre International Economics (https://www.fiw.ac.at/) is a cooperation between the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), the University Vienna, the Johannes Kepler University Linz, the University of Innsbruck, WIFO, wiiw and WSR. FIW is supported by the Austrian Federal Ministries of Education, Research and Science (BMBFW) and of Labour and Economy (BMAW).
FIW Newsletter
Stay informed and subscribe to the FIW-Newsletter.
11th FIW Research Conference "International Economics"
November 29-30 - 11thFIW-Research Conference ‘International Economics’
Venue: Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)
Arsenal, Object 20; 1030 Vienna, Austria
Contact: FIW Project Office (fiw-pb(at)fiw.ac.at)
· 29 November 2018, 5:00 p.m.: Keynote lecture
Prof.Rolf J. Langhammer (Ifw Kiel):
The Multilateral Trading Order under Stress: Tendencies, Triggers and Therapies
· 29 November 2018, 5:45 p.m.: Policy Panel:
„Trade Policy in Times of Trump – Challenges for the EU“.
Participants:
Moderation: Harald Badinger (Vienna University for Economs and Business)
Rolf J. Langhammer (IfW Kiel)
Susanne Schrott (Austrian Economic Chambers)
Trevor D. Traina (Ambassador, Embassy of the United States of America)
Jörg Wojahn (Representation of the European Commission in Austria)
Programme & 
Registration
The Keynote Lecture with ensuing Policy Panel will take place on the 29th of November at 5:00 p.m.
Participation is free of charge we kindly ask for Registration until the 26th of November.
OBJECTIVES
The Research Centre International Economics - FIW announces its 11th Research Conference ‘International Economics’ on 29-30 November 2018 and invites the submission of (full) working papers to be presented at the conference.
The main objective of the conference is to provide a platform for economists working in the field of ‘International Economics’ in Austria and its neighbouring countries to present recent research. Papers from Ph.D. students, post-graduate students, young faculty members and young researchers in similar positions are particularly welcome as the conference aims to support and encourage young economists by providing an opportunity to present their work.
TIME & LOCATION
The 11th FIW Research Conference on ‘International Economics’ will take place on Thursday, 29 November 2018 andFriday, 30 November 2018, at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Arsenal Objekt 20, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
AWARDS
Two prizes for the best contributions to the Research Conference will be awarded. There will be a ‘Best Conference Paper Award 18’and a ‘Young Economist Award 18’. Each award is worth in total € 1000.This year each award has been shared between two submissions and thus the following participants receive a prize of € 500:
Best Conference Paper Award
Joschka Wanner (joint with Mario Larch): Trade, Fossil Fuel Supply, and Leakage: The Consequences of Unilateral Withdrawals from the Paris Agreement
Sarah Schröder (University of Edinburgh): Exporters, Multinationals and Residual WageInequality: Evidence and Theory
Young Economist Award
Artem Kochnev (Johannes Kepler University and University of Innsbruck): Dying Light: War and Trade of the Separatist-Controlled Areas of Ukraine
Stephanie Lackner (Princeton Universtiy): Earthquakes and Economic Growth
The ‘Young Economist Award 18’ is intended for Ph.D. students, post-graduate students, young faculty members and young researchers in similar positions. To be considered for this award all authors of the paper have to be 34 or younger at thetime of submission.
TOPICS COVERED
The broad topic of the conference is ‘International Economics’. This includes, inter alia, the areas of Trade, International Factor Movements, Economic Integration, Trade Policy, International Trade Organizations, Economic Growth of Open Economies, Multinational Firms, International Macroeconomics and other related fields.
ORGANISATION
The 11th FIW-Research Conference is jointly organized by the FIW Project , the Leibnitz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS) Regensburg, the ifo institute, the University of Ljubljana, the Universita di Bologna, University of Economics Bratislava and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA KRTK).
The Research Centre International Economics FIW is a project of WIFO, wiiw and WSR on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs. The FIW cooperation with the Vienna University of Economics and Business, the University Vienna, the Johannes Kepler University Linz and the University of Innsbruck is supported by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research.
Scientific Board
FIW: Fritz Breuss und Robert Stehrer
University of Vienna: Alejandro Cunat
WU Vienna: Harald Badinger
IOS Regensburg: Richard Frensch
Ifo institute: Gabriel Felbermayr
MTA KRTK: Balázs Muraközy
University of Ljubljana: Jože P. Damijan
Universita di Bologna: Gaetano A. Minerva
University of Economics Bratislava: Mikulas Luptacik
Questions may be addressed to fiw-pb(at)fiw.ac.at or alexander.hudetz(at)wifo.ac.at.
The conference programme will be published on http://fiw.ac.at.
Selection decisions will be communicated to the authors during the second halve of October.
Attendance of the FIW Research Conference is free.
The conference language is English.
Travel expenses will not be refunded.
Programme