BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//FIW //NONSGML Events //EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:FIW BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20251202T140528Z UID:7621 DTEND:20251216T181500Z DTSTART:20251216T164500Z DTSTAMP:20260412T190258Z LOCATION:Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1\, 1090 Vienna University of Vienna\, Faculty of B usiness\, Economics and Statistics\, Skylounge (12th floor) DESCRIPTION:

The FIW Research Centre International Economics and its partne rs kindly invite you to participate in the upcoming Vienna International Ec onomics Seminar (VIES) on the topic: “A World Trading System for Whom? Ev idence from Global Tariffs.” Abstract: We use global tariffs to reveal th e weights that nations implicitly place on the welfare of their trading par tners relative to their own. Our estimated welfare weights suggest that for mal and informal rules of the world trading system make countries internali ze the impact of their policies onto others to a substantial extent\, thoug h not fully. On average\, countries place 19% less value on transfers to fo reigners than transfers to their own residents. Across nations\, we find th at countries that put more weights on the welfare of foreigners also tends to receive higher welfare weights from them. Ourresults are consistent with international cooperation being sustained by a general form of reciprocity among nations: cooperative behavior by one country\, in the form of a high er welfare weight\, is reciprocated with cooperative behavior by its partne r\, also in the form of a higher welfare weight. This is true both within a nd outside the World Trade Organization Speaker: Arnaud is a Professor in the Department of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He i s also a Research Fellow with the Centre for Economic Policy Research and a Faculty Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research.   Date and Time: Tuesday\, December 16\,  17.45-19.15 p.m. Location: Uni versity of Vienna at the Faculty of Business\, Economics and Statistics\, O skar-Morgenstern-Platz 1\, 1090 Vienna\, Skylounge (12th floor) Language: E nglish Registration: Participants are requested to register in advance wit h Julia Hnidek (julia.hnidek@univie.ac.at).   The Vienna International Eco nomics Seminar (VIES) is a joint initiative of CEU\, FIW Research Centre In ternational Economics\, Universität Wien\, WIFO\, wiiw\, and WU Vienna. It provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge acade mic research in the field of international economics. The seminar is held a t irregular intervals on Tuesdays from 17:45 to 19:15\, alternating each se mester between participating institutions. From October 2025 to January 202 6\, the seminar will be hosted by the University of Vienna. Organizers: Gá bor Békés (CEU)\, Alejandro Cuñat (Vienna U.)\, Harald Fadinger (Vienna U.)\, Gabriel Felbermayr (WIFO\, WU)\, Miklós Koren (CEU)\, Harald Oberhof er (WIFO\, WU)\, Robert Stehrer (WIIW). The seminar is currently coordinate d by Harald Fadinger. For more information and the detailed seminar schedul e\, please visit: https://sites.google.com/view/viennainternationaleconomic sse/ SUMMARY:VIES: Arnaud Costinot (MIT) “A World Trading System for Whom? Evidence fr om Global Tariffs.” ORGANIZER:FIW URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.fiw.ac.at/en/event/vies-arnaud-costinot-mit-a-world-trading-sys tem-for-whom-evidence-from-global-tariffs/ TRANSP:OPAQUE BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY TRIGGER;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251216 DESCRIPTION:Reminder for VIES: Arnaud Costinot (MIT) “A World Trading System for Whom? Evidence fr om Global Tariffs.” END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR