When it comes to carbon budgets, 2026 will be one of the world’s last years in the black. Warming of more than 1.5°C will be more likely than not by the end of 2027econ.st/48UAW69 Illustration: Petra Péterffy

EU-Mercosur: Autos gegen Rinder – bleibt das Klima auf der Strecke? Der Handelsdeal polarisiert: Europa will mehr Autos und Maschinen exportieren. Lateinamerika liefert günstig Fleisch und Agrarprodukte. Doch was bedeutet das für Klima und Wirtschaft? 👉 https://bit.ly/4oV987A

Mehr Infos zu Mercosur gibt es auch hier in unserem Bulletin: www.oenb.at/Publikatione...

New at JIE: "Unilateral environmental policy and offshoring" by Simon J. Bolz, Fabrice Naumann (@fabricenaumann.bsky.social), Philipp M. Richter doi.org/10.1016/j.ji...

🌍 The (De)Globalisation Dashboard is live! Track the shifting global economic order with interactive charts on trade, capital flows & migration. The dashboard offers a data-driven view of (de)globalization. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4930ejA #OeNB #GloMoDashboard

Trade Economist Network (TEN) at Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Many thanks to the organizers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Interesting and stimulated discussions on 🇪🇺 Trade Policy. @wiiw.ac.at

WTO and IMF economists develop new indicator to measure global trade policy dynamics

Good summary of our new #forecast for Central, East and Southeast Europe: the economic model of CEE is changing, while rising defence spending will stimulate growth in the region. #Ukraine's economy is stuck in war, whereas #Russia is headed for stagnation. #cesee wiiw.ac.at/autumn-forec...

Thanks to everyone for making the 4th @centrefiw.bsky.social workshop @jku-economics.bsky.social a great success again! @ho2604.bsky.social @ineshelmecon.bsky.social @karinmayrdorn.bsky.social

📢 @centrefiw.bsky.social announces its 18. Research Conference ‘International Economics’! 📅 February 19-20, 2026 📍 @wuvienna.bsky.social 🎙️ Keynote: @lionel-fontagne.bsky.social ((University Paris 1, PSE) 📝 Submission deadline: Oct. 31, 2025 CfP ➡️ www.fiw.ac.at/event/18-fiw... #CallForPapers

Another successful FIW Research Retreat 🏔🥾📚 Many thanks to @centrefiw.bsky.social!

El resultado es mixto Sin duda, el modelo económico anterior era insostenible, lo que explica la victoria de Milei. Sin embargo, si bien su gobierno logró una estabilización a corto plazo y credibilidad internacional, la aceptación social de este programa sigue muy incierta. orf.at/stories/3404...

#Argentinien: Ökonom @pseud0safari.bsky.social über die Wirtschaftspolitik von Präsident Milei, der in Buenos Aires eine Wahlniederlage kassierte: „Während die Inflations- und Armutszahlen verbessert erscheinen, bleibt die gesamte wirtschaftliche Aktivität stagnierend.“ orf.at/stories/3404...

Looking forward to it! 📚🏔✨️🙌

Nice piece on the possibility of a coalition of the willing around heavy-industry carbon pricing, with quotes from my coauthor @cwolfram.bsky.social, a leader in this conversation. Talk of a global carbon pricing scheme grows louder ahead of COP30 www.ft.com/content/21b8... via @financialtimes.com

📙 Read the paper here: rethink-gsc.eu/knowledge-jo... 🗞️ Read the press release: rethink-gsc.eu/innovation-c...

We study how trade policy can reduce global emissions. Unilateral carbon border taxes have limited efficacy at cutting foreign emissions. By contrast, coordinated trade penalties under a climate club prove highly effective. buff.ly/NEE3Uy8

How can FDI support green growth in the EU? Economists @mghodsi.bsky.social, Francesca Guadagno, Chiara Castelli with new insights: Companies invest where they can develop technologies of interest. So host countries should offer strong opportunities for green tech development. wiiw.ac.at/p-7346.html

Honored to present at the Asia Pacific Trade Seminars #APTS2025 at the University of Tokyo 🇯🇵(@utokyoofficial.bsky.social). Huge thanks to the organizers for a fantastic conference, inspiring papers, engaging discussions and brilliant people all around. -Many thanks to @wiiw.ac.at for the support!

Gravity Rules! ⏬️🍏✨️ Now, at the HS6 🔎 still does!

🚨 GRAVITY for UNDERGRADS🚨 Very happy to share “Gravity for Undergrads” - a Chapter, designed to introduce the gravity model to undergrads and novices in trade. It comes with data and code in Stata & R. I hope it is useful. Gravity rules 💪 yotoyotov.com/Gravity_Unde...

🌞 Good morning from sunny Milan! 🌞 This morning at the #TWINSEEDS WP6-7 Meeting at POLIMI, we’re diving into WP6 scenarios on EU regions, strategic autonomy and COVID-19's impact on #GlobalValueChains. Exciting talks ahead on recovery funding, strategic tariffs and geopolitical shifts in #EUTrade!

FIW spotlight with Robert Stehrer on the Effects of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on income and emissions in the EU and globally. 🔗 shorturl.at/Fp2DV #CBAM #EU @wiiw.ac.at

Hot off the press: New paper by Javier Flórez Mendoza, Oliver Reiter & Robert Stehrer, on the #EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and its effects on #trade, #welfare, #wages, and #CO2 emissions within and outside the EU. 1/2 Download the paper here: ➡️ shorturl.at/ei7bh