The current @CentreFiw Spotlight by @RobertStehrer and @olreit@wiiw_ac_at
analyses possible effects of the US tariff increases proposed by US presidential candidate Donald Trump
Link to the spotlight: https://t.co/o4Dwm9ycpo
However, calculations by @RobertStehrer and @olreit based on a multi-sectoral equilibrium model show that the consequences for the US itself would be even more serious.
Hot off the press: Working paper by Sandra Leitner & @olreit on #Austria's #labour market and the #COVID_19 restrictions: Vaccination roll-out in Austria did not have an additional demand-generating effect on new hires, over & above lockdowns.
Download: ➡️ https://t.co/90GUNXTIgF
Flächen sparen und Innenentwicklung vor Außenentwicklung - das ist, was immer versprochen wird. Trotzdem werden in Grafenwörth (NÖ) 14 ha Grünland für eine Mischung aus Seestadt Aspern und Chaletdorf verbaut - ein auf vielen Ebenen unsinniges Projekt... 🧵1/10
Corporate concentration is a possible explanation of price and profit hikes driving inflation. But concentration was high before inflation. So, why can firms hike prices in an emergency? We explore this question in a new working paper. A 🧵https://t.co/ZWqkm5YFOn
Ökonom @Pseud0Safari in @derStandardat über die Auswirkungen des #Mercosur-Freihandelsabkommens: "Unterm Strich werden alle Staaten profitieren." #trade
➡️https://t.co/QgcQZYrJQa
Happy to see my working paper with my colleagues at @wiiw_ac_at being published: https://t.co/XEdYSBbMWT
We use an agent-based model of the Covid crisis to track structural change, inequality and gov't fiscal policy impact. Have a look!
I am extremely proud that with @RobertStehrer and me, there are 2 @EU_Growth fellows 2023 from @wiiw_ac_at. With our institute's specific knowledge about European integration and structural change, we want to serve @JornaKerstin, her great team, and the 🇪🇺 union.
Dieser internationale Thread über die Geschäfte der #RaiffeisenBank im Osten lässt den Kollateralschaden erahnen, der .AT-Land noch jahrelang verfolgen wird. Immobilienkredite für russischen Besatzer zur Aneignung von geraubtem Land... #Oida
Do people become conservative with age? An update with 21 countries and 546,013 individuals.
The fascinating plot comes from @jburnmurdoch, based on the UK and US, and shows;
1. People become more right-wing with age.
2. Millennials are different.
But is this true everywhere?
Are you curious to know the fiscal effects of migration in the European Union?
In this paper just accepted at Fiscal Studies, I and my coauthors @chr_mich, Alain Bélanger, Alessandra Conte, and Edlira Narazani try to provide an answer.
https://t.co/EnMepmApqD
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This is a truly amazing story. Has a kind of tv show quality of something that obviously couldn’t really happen and yet did happen. https://t.co/FqiFftZc6f
Please spend a minute reading this note from William Shatner, the actor from Star Trek:
“Last year, I had a life-changing experience at 90 years old. I went to space, after decades of playing an iconic science-fiction character who was exploring the universe...
Want to help scale carbon removal technologies?
We’ve identified 100+ research and innovation gaps that need filling:
Here are 15 of them that need attention. 👇🏻
https://t.co/qYudu8gvtG
🧵🍃THREAD: Climate change is an existential threat & the urgency of the matter calls for swift & large-scale action. @ojblanchard1, @CGollier, & Jean Tirole examine the economics of green policy proposals. (1/7)
Very much looking forward to our online workshop "Modelling the Covid-19 Pandemic" next week (23rd/24th of November) with a set of highly interesting speakers and presentations covering epidemiology and economic epidemiology!
Attendence is FREE #econtwitter#epitwitter