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: "The Trade-Off Between Decarbonization and Reshoring" Abstract: Governments increasingly tie clean-technology sub sidies to social and industrial aims\, hoping to accelerate decarbonization while nurturing domestic production. In 2024\, a French reform embedded a life-cycle environmental score in its electric-vehicle (EV) purchase bonus (based on estimated emissions during the production process). Linking exhau stive French registration records to assembly plants and battery origins\, we exploit the sharp induced eligibility shock in a difference-in-differenc es design. Treated EV models experience 60% decline in sales relative to EV s remaining eligible. We combine these estimates with survey-based stated p references in order to estimate a nested-logit demand system. Model-based c ounterfactuals suggest that the reform reduced total EV penetration by 0.9 pp\, implying slower fleet decarbonization. The reform cut both public spen ding and consumer surplus and raised tank-to-wheel emissions enough to offs et manufacturing-stage CO2 gains. A budget-neutral variant that recycles th e fiscal savings into larger bonuses for eligible models would restore the lost electrification\, and would cost about e4 500 of consumer surplus per reshored battery while turning the net environmental gains positive. Speake r: Thierry Mayer is Professor of Economics at Sciences Po since 2009 and wa s Head of the Department from 2019 to 2023. He is also a scientific advisor at the Centre d’études prospectives et d'informations internationales ( CEPII)\, and a research fellow in the International Trade / Regional Econom ics programme at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). His resear ch is primarily focused on trade theory and empirics\, economic geography\, as well as on foreign direct investment determinants. His recent publicati ons include research on market power and trade\, as well as papers estimati ng the impact of trade policies in industries characterized with multinatio nal production. He also published theoretical and empirical analysis of mig ration choices in violent contexts\, as well as spatial diffusion of cultur al traits. His most frequently cited research includes empirical studies on the level and causes of market fragmentation in the European Union\, and w orks on how gravitational forces shape economic interactions.  Date and Time: Tuesday\, December 2\, 17.45-19.00 p.m. Location: University of Vie nna\, Faculty of Business\, Economics and Statistics\, Oskar-Morgenstern-Pl atz 1\, 1090 Vienna\, lecture hall 17\, 2nd floor Language: English Regist ration: 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 Ec onomics\, Universität Wien\, WIFO\, wiiw\, and WU Vienna. It provides a fo rum for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge academic research i n the field of international economics. The seminar is held at irregular in tervals on Tuesdays from 17:45 to 19:15\, alternating each semester between participating institutions. From October 2025 to January 2026\, the semina r will be hosted by the University of Vienna. Organizers: Gábor Békés (C EU)\, 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 Fa dinger. For more information and the detailed seminar schedule\, please vis it: https://sites.google.com/view/viennainternationaleconomicsse/
SUMMARY:VIES: Thierry Mayer „The Trade-Off Between Decarbonization and Reshoringâ €œ ORGANIZER:FIW URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.fiw.ac.at/event/vies-thierry-mayer-the-fragmentation-paradox-de -risking-trade-and-global-safety/ TRANSP:OPAQUE BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY TRIGGER;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251202 DESCRIPTION:Reminder for VIES: Thierry Mayer „The Trade-Off Between Decarbonization and Reshoringâ €œ END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR