20.05.2019

Future Impulses for WIFO

International Board Meeting 2019
The second WIFO International Board Meeting took place in Vienna from 15 to 16 May 2019. The aim of the International Board is to advise WIFO and its management on strategic issues and in the scientific discussion. The Board members are high-level experts from the fields of economics and other social sciences with outstanding expertise in empirical research on topics relevant to economic policy.

The constant incorporation of international perspectives is a central element in WIFO's strategic orientation. As part of a sustained intensification of this exchange, an annual meeting of the International Board was established in 2018. At this year's meeting, the Board again discussed current research activities, current topics and future challenges. In addition, the participants focused on future networking and cooperation opportunities.
 

Board Members

Ray J. Barrell
Brunel University

Barry Eichengreen
University of California, Berkeley

Geoffrey J. D. Hewings
Regional Economics Applications Laboratory, University of Illinois

Stephen Jenkins
London School of Economics and Political Science

Claudia Kemfert
German Institute of Economic Research (DIW)

Mary McCarthy
European Commission

Nebojsa Nakicenovic
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Jill Rubery
University of Manchester

Jens Südekum
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Reinhilde Veugelers
KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business

Marco Vivarelli
Institute of Economic Policy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

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