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Innsbruck–Munich Empirical Economic Research Workshop
With the generous support of the Faculty of Economics and Statistics and EPoS, we held our annual Innsbruck–Munich Empirical Economic Research Workshop from September 18–20, 2025, at Maria Waldrast. The workshop was jointly organized by Andreas Steinmayr (University of Innsbruck) and Joachim Winter (LMU Munich) and brought together 22 participants from the University of Innsbruck and LMU Munich.
Student-of-the-Year 2025
Jonathan Bernsteiner from Saalfelden has been named Student of the Year at the University of Innsbruck's Faculties of Economics. The "Student of the Year in Management and Economics" award comes with prize money of 2,000 euros, which is provided by the Bank Austria Förderstiftung.
CESifo Affiliate Award to Joop Adema
Joop Adema from the Department of Public Finance was honored with the CESifo Affiliate Award, which goes to promising young researchers. CESifo is a global, independent research network with members from across the world. Members are prominent economists with a broad spectrum of specialisms, each of whom brings years of experience and a high level of expertise.
HiJoS - Workshop on Hiring and Job Search
On 19–21 May 2025, the University of Innsbruck hosted the HiJoS (Hiring and Job Search) Workshop at Seehof Innsbruck. The event brought together leading researchers in labor economics from across Europe and beyond to discuss recent empirical and experimental work on hiring, job search, and information frictions in labor markets.
Workshop in Empirical Macroeconomics 2025
The third Workshop in Empirical Macroeconomics, co-organized by the University of Innsbruck, took place from March 27 to 28, 2025. After two highly successful editions in Innsbruck, this year’s workshop was hosted by Johannes Kepler University Linz in cooperation with the Liechtenstein Institute.
High-Resolution Estimates of Anemia in Children in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Children living in poverty often suffer from anemia, a condition linked to serious health risks. A research team led by statistical experts from the University of Innsbruck has now provided high-resolution estimates of anemia prevalence among children in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Their model-based analysis draws on a dataset comprising around 750,000 observations from 37 countries.
One-time Cooperation Decisions Unaffected by Increased Benefits to Society
A recent study published in PNAS highlights a critical gap in our understanding of cooperative behavior in highly-relevant and pervasive single-encounter settings.
Cooperation is one of the most defining characteristics of humankind. Until now, it was considered certain that people are more likely to cooperate if the benefits from cooperation are higher. Traditionally, cooperation in public good contexts has been studied through repeated interactions, where individuals can build trust and reciprocal relationships, adjusting their behavior based on the actions of others. However, many real-world, naturally occurring situations, such as volunteering or donating to crisis relief efforts, are one-time decisions with no obvious future interactions or relationships to consider. This research explores how individuals cooperate when they only have one opportunity to cooperate in a social group, not knowing the identity of other group members.
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Philippines in the focus of migration research
Over one million Filipinos leave their country every year to work. The high emigration figures not only concern the Philippine state, but also the economist Andreas Steinmayr. In July 2024, he resumed a long-standing collaboration with the Philippine Department of Immigration, providing researchers with valuable insights into migration dynamics.
Building Connections and Knowledge
The fourth Innsbruck-Munich Empirical Economics Workshop took place in late September, set at the scenic location of Maria Waldrast. Organized by Prof. Andreas Steinmayr (University of Innsbruck, Public Finance) and Prof. Joachim Winter (LMU Munich, Economics), this annual event provides junior researchers from both universities with a valuable platform to present their latest work and gain constructive insights from peers and senior colleagues alike.
SoWi Faculty Award 2024
The ceremony for the SoWi Faculty Award, which was awarded by the Faculty of Economics and Statistics and the Faculty of Business Administration Innsbruck for the sixth time this year, took place on 24 September 2024 on the premises of the SOWI Faculty. Once again this year, a total of 6 theses were honoured, whose authors had dedicated themselves with commitment and curiosity to a business administration or economics topic.
Student of the Year 2024
Jakob Walser from Vorarlberg was awarded the prize Student-of-the-Year in Management and Economics 2024 of the Faculties of Economics at the University of Innsbruck. The award comes with prize money of 2,000 euros, sponsored by the Bank Austria Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Research.
Workshop in Empirical Macroeconomics 2024
On April 4-5, 2024, the second Workshop in Empirical Macroeconomics took place at the University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the Liechtenstein Institute. The workshop was aimed at researchers from academia and practice who investigate business cycle fluctuations and associated economic policy challenges using macroeconomic methods and innovative utilization of economic data.
Teaching competence certificate (Zertifikat Lehrkompetenz) for Marica Valente
The faculty congratulates Marica Valente on obtaining the certificate for teaching competence. In her final thesis, Marica Valente dealt with "Reducing the gender gap: The role of competition and feedback in teaching". When individuals or groups compete with each other, they strive to improve their skills, knowledge and performance in order to outperform their peers. Lecturers could incorporate direct competition as a teaching element to intensify learning through the active and competitive participation of students.
Teaching Competence Certificate for Reto Stauffer
With his final thesis "R Zusatzübungen: Optional offer for self-study", Reto Stauffer has received his certificate of teaching competence. The Faculty congratulates him warmly.
As part of the "Statistical Data Analysis" module, Reto Stauffer has created a further non-binding offer for the summer semester 2023, which enables students to consolidate their use of the open source software R/RStudio in self-study to accompany the lecture/proseminars.
Innovative PhD Course on "Financial Economics of Climate and Sustainability"
PhD students at the Faculty of Economics and Statistics can take a new innovative course on sustainability and climate change. The University of Innsbruck is participating in an initiative of Harvard Business School, which aims to offer a global doctoral programme to equip the next generation of decision-makers with the latest insights into the financial and economic impact of climate change and sustainable business.