The FIW Research Centre International Economics and its partners kindly invite you to participate in the upcoming Vienna International Economics Seminar (VIES) on the topic:
“The Incidence of Distortions”, with Baptiste Bernadac, Dave Donaldson, Tishara Garg and Federico Huneeus.
Abstract:
Economic distortions—such as market power, taxes, credit constraints, etc.— are fundamental in understanding income differences across countries. Recent work has documented the pervasive extent of economic distortions and how they lead to substantial aggregate productivity loss. Far less well understood is how these phenomena affect members of society differently.
In this paper we combine unique datasets from Chile, linking workers and owners to firms, firms to each other, firms to consumers, and firms and consumers to the government, in order to quantify the incidence of distortions for the first time.
Speaker:
David Atkin is a Professor in the Economics Department at MIT. His research focuses on evaluating the impacts of trade liberalization on the poor in the developing world. His recent work has studied the impacts of trade on health and education, the costs of distance and the distribution sector in developing countries, and provided experimental evidence for the impacts of trade and industrial policy. Atkin holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University.
When: Tuesday, May 19, 17.45-19.15 p.m.
Where: lecture hall 15, 2nd floor
Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Wien
The main entrance at Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 is the easiest way to get to lecture hall 15, 2nd floor.
Registration:
Participants are requested to register in advance with Julia Hnidek (julia.hnidek@univie.ac.at).
The Vienna International Economics Seminar (VIES) is a joint initiative of CEU, FIW Research Centre International Economics, Universität Wien, WIFO, wiiw, and WU Vienna. The VIES seminar is dedicated to frontier research in international economics and features presentations by renowned international scholars.
The seminar is held at irregular intervals on Tuesdays from 17:45 to 19:15, alternating each semester between participating institutions. From October 2025 to January 2026, the seminar will be hosted by the University of Vienna.
Organizers:
Gábor Békés (CEU), Alejandro Cuñat (Vienna U.), Harald Fadinger (Vienna U.), Gabriel Felbermayr (WIFO, WU), Miklós Koren (CEU), Harald Oberhofer (WIFO, WU), Robert Stehrer (wiiw).
The seminar is currently coordinated by Harald Fadinger.
For more information and the detailed seminar schedule, please visit: https://sites.google.com/view/viennainternationaleconomicsse/
