Christoph Eder
Contact
Information
Department of Public Finance
University of Innsbruck
Universitätsstraße 15/4
6020 Innsbruck
Austria
E-mail:
Web:
Phone:
christoph.eder@uibk.ac.at
sites.google.com/site/ederchris
+43 (0) 512 507 70208
Personal Info Austrian citizen
Employment
Department of Public Finance (Economics), Universität Innsbruck, Austria,
October 2014 - present, Post-doc
Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Austria,
December 2013 - September 2014, Temporary position
Education
PhD Economics, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, Fall 2008 - Summer 2014
Advisory Committee: Prof. Anke Kessler (Chair ), Prof. Simon Woodcock, Prof.
Chris Muris
Magister der Wirtschaftswissenschaften (Masters equivalent in Business and Economics),
Johannes Kepler Universität, Linz, Austria, Fall 2003 - Spring 2008
Exchange Year, Business Faculty, University of Victoria, Canada, Fall 2005 - Spring 2006
Affiliations
HiCN Households in Conflict Network (July 2013 - present)
Research
Fields
Growth and Development, Long-Term Persistence, Economic Consequences of Violent
Conflicts, Applied Econometrics, Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity
Publications
“Displacement and education of the next generation: evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina.” IZA Journal of Labor & Development. 2014, 3:12.
Working
Papers
“The Long-lasting Shadow of the Allied Occupation of Austria on its Spatial Equilibrium.”, (with Martin Halla). December 2015.
“Missing Men: World War II Casualties and Structural Change.” Job Market Paper.
February 2014.
“Unbiased Estimates of the Causal Effect of Inherited Trust on Growth.” March 2015.
(First version: December 2012).
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Christoph Eder, University of Innsbruck
Research in
Progress
“Economic Origins of Cultural Norms: The Case of Animal Husbandry and Bastardy”,
(with Martin Halla) started October 2014.
“Spill-Over Effects in Local Labor Markets: Evidence from Plant Closures in Austria.”,
started March 2014.
Teaching
Lecturer:
Economic Growth and Stagnation (UIBK, Lecture+Seminar, Fall 2015/16)
Public Sector Economics (UIBK, Seminar, Fall 2014/15, Spring 2015, Spring 2016)
Public Sector Economics (JKU, Intensifying Course, Spring 2014)
Teaching Assistant:
Buec 333 - Statistical Analysis of Economic Data (SFU, Spring 2012, Summer 2011,
Spring 2011)
Econ 105 - Principles of Macroeconomics (SFU, Fall 2010)
Econ 345 - International Finance (SFU, Summer 2010)
Econ 103 - Principles of Microeconomics (SFU, Fall 2008)
Invited
Seminars
“The Long-lasting Shadow of the Allied Occupation of Austria on its Spatial Equilibrium.”
Berliner Netzwerk Arbeitsmarktforschung (BeNA), Germany (April 29, 2015)
“Missing Men: World War II Casualties and Structural Change.”
University of Vienna, Austria (January 17, 2014)
“Displacement and education of the next generation: evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (December 5, 2012)
Conference
Participation
Presentation:
Annual Meeting of the Austrian Economic Association, Klagenfurt, Austria (June
5-6, 2015)
ISW-Workshop “Empirical Economics”, Innsbruck, Austria (April 9-10, 2015)
10th eeecon Workshop, Innsbruck, Austria (March 11, 2015)
European Economic Association Meeting, Toulouse, France (August 25-29, 2014)
Schumpeter Society Conference, Jena, Germany (July 27-30, 2014)
Annual Meeting of the Austrian Economic Association, Vienna, Austria (May 30-31,
2014)
Spring Meeting of Young Economists, Vienna, Austria (April 24-26, 2014)
European Association of Labour Economists (EALE) Conference, Bonn, Germany
(September 20-22, 2012)
Verein für Socialpolitik, AEL Conference, Bonn, Germany (June 22-23, 2012)
Atlantic Summer Conference on Public Policy Research, Bouctouche, NB, Canada
(June 8-9, 2012)
Attendence:
Verein für Socialpolitik, AEL Conference, Munich, Germany (June 21-22, 2013)
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Vancouver, Canada (March 26-28, 2010)
Latest update: April 20, 2016
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Christoph Eder, University of Innsbruck
Referee
Activity
Economics E-Journal; Empirical Economics; Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public
Policy
Research
Assistant
Research Assistant:
Prof. Ludo Visschers (Summer 2009 - Spring 2010)
Prof. Anke Kessler (Fall 2010, Fall 2011)
Fellowships
and Awards
Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University, Canada:
Pacific Century Graduate Scholarship (Fall 2008 - Summer 2009)
Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship (Fall 2008 - Summer 2009)
Graduate Fellowship (Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013)
Doreen Wilkinson Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Economics (Fall 2009)
President’s PhD Research Stipend (Summer 2012)
Travel Award (2012)
Johannes Kepler Universität, Linz, Austria:
Scholarship for high GPA (Leistungsstipendium) (2005, 2008)
Scholarship for Exchange Program (2005)
Skills
Languages: German - Native; English - Fluent; French - Intermediate (inactive)
Software: Stata, LATEX, Matlab, Microsoft Office Package
References
Prof. Anke Kessler
(+1) 778-782-3443
akessler@sfu.ca
Department of Economics
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
Canada
Prof. Simon Woodcock
(+1) 778-782-4524
swoodcoc@sfu.ca
Department of Economics
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
Canada
Prof. Chris Muris
(+1) 778-782-9395
cmuris@sfu.ca
Department of Economics
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
Canada
Latest update: April 20, 2016
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