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Job advertisement: PROJECT-FUNDED Pre-Doc Position (Doctoral Candidate) or Post-Doc Position

29. March 2022/in News Volkswirtschaftslehre/by anschloe

The University of Klagenfurt, with approximately 1,500 employees and over 12,000 students, is located in the Alps-Adriatic region and consistently achieves excellent placements in rankings. The motto “per aspera ad astra” underscores our firm commitment to the pursuit of excellence in all activities in research, teaching and university management. The principles of equality, diversity, health, sustainability and compatibility of work and family life serve as the foundation for our work at the university.

The University of Klagenfurt is pleased to announce the following open position at the Department of Economics, Quantitative Economics Division (QED, Head: Prof. Martin Wagner), at the Faculty of Management and Economics, to commence at the earliest opportunity:

PROJECT-FUNDED

Pre-Doc Position (Doctoral Candidate)
or
Post-Doc Position

(all genders welcome)

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Job advertisement: POST-DOC RESEARCHER

31. January 2022/in News Volkswirtschaftslehre, News Volkswirtschaftslehre, News Volkswirtschaftslehre, News Volkswirtschaftslehre, News Volkswirtschaftslehre/by anschloe

The University of Klagenfurt, with approximately 1,500 employees and over 12,000 students, is located in the Alps-Adriatic region and consistently achieves excellent placements in rankings. The motto “per aspera ad […]

Job advertisement: PreDoc Scientist at the Department of Economics

2. December 2021/in News Volkswirtschaftslehre/by anschloe

The University of Klagenfurt is pleased to announce the following open position at the Department of Economics, Quantitative Economics Division (QED, Head: Prof. Martin Wagner), at the Faculty of Management […]

National debt and economic literacy in uncertain times

26. May 2021/in AAU News Volkswirtschaftslehre, ad astra - Frontpage, ad astra 1/2021, News Volkswirtschaftslehre/by Webredaktion2

Economic events affect each and every one of us, yet many people regard economic issues as an impenetrable “black box”. Martin Wagner, Professor of Economics at the University of Klagenfurt, sheds light on the much-debated topic of national debt and stresses the importance of increased economic literacy.

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The world is waiting for you: Why you should study “International Business and Economics” and the skills you will need for this degree

1. January 2021/in AAU Lifestyle, AAU News People, AAU News Volkswirtschaftslehre, News Volkswirtschaftslehre, Study, WiWi studieren-News/by Webredaktion2

The world is yours to enjoy with a degree in “International Business and Economics”. We asked Programme Director Dmitri Blüschke to tell us about the unique features of this English language Bachelor’s degree and to explain what distinguishes it from “traditional” business degrees.

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Online Conference on Mechanism and Institution Design (11th-13th June 2020)

8. June 2020/in News Volkswirtschaftslehre/by anschloe

Our 2020 conference will take place in an online environment on Thursday-Saturday, 11th-13th June 2020, hosted at the Department of Economics, Alpen-Adria-University of Klagenfurt/Celovec, Austria. The confirmed keynote speakers are: Pierpaolo […]

The maximizing human being

20. January 2020/in News Volkswirtschaftslehre, News Volkswirtschaftslehre/by anschloe

Paul Schweinzer, a micro-economist at the Department of Economics, is unable to say how happy the human species is and whether progress makes people happier. By focusing on the things that are most essential, however, he can calculate how to maximise the welfare of a society.

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The maximizing human being

20. January 2020/in AAU News Volkswirtschaftslehre, ad astra - Frontpage, ad astra 1/2020/by Webredaktion2

Paul Schweinzer, a micro-economist at the Department of Economics, is unable to say how happy the human species is and whether progress makes people happier. By focusing on the things that are most essential, however, he can calculate how to maximise the welfare of a society.

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How do parenthood, marital state and income affect causes of death?

21. February 2019/in AAU News, AAU News Volkswirtschaftslehre, Pressemitteilung, Research, WiWi Research/by Forschungskommunikation

While the consequences of smoking, drinking alcohol, being active etc. have been carefully researched and are well understood as far as life expectancy is concerned, very few studies explore how individual decisions which result in becoming a parent or getting married influence the probability of dying and causes of death. Miguel Portela (Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal) and Paul Schweinzer (University of Klagenfurt, Austria) have recently conducted studies using data from Great Britain. Their biblically inspired conclusion is: “Let the little children come to me.”

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Is a team composed of the best always the best team?

3. April 2018/in AAU News, Forschungsnews (Auswahl Forschungsaktivitäten), News Volkswirtschaftslehre, Pressemitteilung, Research, WiWi Research, WiWi studieren-Stories/by Forschungskommunikation

At the Olympic Games in Sochi 2014, Russia’s ice hockey “dream team”, programmed for gold, lost to Finland during the quarter finals following a series of disappointing games. They were eliminated even though the team was effectively comprised entirely of superstars, the most powerful individual players from all of the nation’s teams. Was it a simple coincidence, or is there a systematic explanation?

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