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Poyntner Philipp new Post-Doc at the Economics Department
We welcome our new colleague Philipp Poyntner who joins us as a postdoctoral researcher after having received his PhD from the WU Vienna in 2023. His research focuses on macroeconomics, specifically unconventional monetary policy, the housing market and inequality. He applies empirical methods using predominantly microdata such as surveys, firm data, bond data and administrative data. Welcome Philipp!
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PLUS student participates in Gerzensee PhD course
Tobias Scheckel, PhD student at the PLUS Econ Department, had the opportunity to participate in an advanced PhD course given by David Dunson (Duke University) at the renowned Study Center Gerzensee (Switzerland) on Bayesian methods for stochastic network modelling.
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Research seminar by Bernhard Kasberger (University of Konstanz)
14 November at 5:00PM | Bernhard Kasberger (University of Konstanz) will present the paper “Algorithmic Cooperation”. The research seminar will take place in room HS 212 (CHU1OG2.286). Looking forward to seeing you in the seminar!