Registration
We kindly ask for registration until February 16: https://www.fiw.ac.at/signupforms/fiw-conference-2026/
There is no conference fee, however FIW does not cover travel or accommodation costs. For any questions please contact the FIW-Project Office: fiw-pb@fiw.ac.at
Time & Venue
The 18th FIW Research Conference on ‘International Economics’ will take place on Thursday, 19th February 2026 and Friday, 20th February 2026 at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna), Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria.
Program Highlights:
Policy Panel: „One Year of Tariff Policy under Trump 2.0“
Venue: EA Foyer (Executive Academy)
February 19, 2026, 4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Panelists:
- Patricia Neumann (CEO, Siemens Austria)
- Lionel Fontagné (Institute for Macroeconomic and International Policies (i‑MIP), Paris School of Economics)
- Robert Heiling (BMWET – Federal Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism)
- Nicolas Köhler-Suzuki (Jacques Delors Institute)
Moderation: Klaus Weyerstrass (IHS – Institute of Advanced Studies)
Keynote Lecture The Low Hanging Fruits of European Integration
February 20, 2026, 09:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Professor Lionel Fontagné (Institute for Macroeconomic and International Policies (i‑MIP), Paris School of Economics)
Lionel Fontagné is Chaired Professor at the Paris School of Economics, and Director of the Institute for Macroeconomic and International Policies (i-MIP, Paris).
He has written numerous studies on international trade, trade policy as well as trade and environment issues. In 1999, Open Economies Review recognized Prof. Fontagné for his joint-contribution to the debate on the endogenous symmetry of shocks in monetary unions. In 2008, he was awarded an Emerald Management Reviews Citation of Excellence for his contribution to the understanding of the economic impact of the competition of emerging countries. In 2007 and in 2018 as well, he was awarded the Research Fellowship of GTAP (Global Trade Analysis Project, Purdue University). In 2023 he was inducted into the GTAP Research Fellow Hall of Fame in recognition of his contributions to trade policy analysis. He is also a CESifo Research Fellow (Munich).
Awards
Two prizes will be awarded for outstanding contributions to the conference:
- Best Conference Paper Award 2026: €1,000
- Young Economist Award 2026: €1,000
Note: To qualify for the Young Economist Award, all authors of the paper must be 34 years old or younger at the time of submission.
Topics Covered
The broad theme of the conference is International Economics, including (but not limited to):
- Economic Growth in Open Economies
- Economic Integration
- Effects of International Economic Activities on Climate Change
- International Factor Movements
- International Macroeconomics
- International Trade
- International Trade Organizations
- Multinational Firms and Global Value Chains
- Trade Policy
Program Committee
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Harald Oberhofer | FIW, WU Vienna, WIFO |
| Julia Bachtrögler-Unger | WIFO |
| Marta Bisztray | KTRK, Budapest |
| Jesús Crespo-Cuaresma | WU Vienna |
| Alejandro Cuñat | University of Vienna |
| Peter Egger | ETH Zürich |
| Katharina Erhardt | HHU Düsseldorf, DICE |
| Harald Fadinger | University of Vienna |
| Gabriel Felbermayr | WIFO, WU Vienna |
| Lisandra Flach | LMU Munich |
| Jochen Güntner | JKU Linz |
| Michael Irlacher | JKU Linz |
| Inga Heiland | University of Oslo |
| Brigitte Hochmuth | University of Copenhagen |
| Mario Holzner | wiiw |
| Mario Larch | University of Bayreuth |
| Shahroo Malik | WU Vienna |
| Karin Mayr-Dorn | JKU Linz |
| Birgit Meyer | WIFO |
| Katrin Rabitsch | WU Vienna |
| Michael Pfaffermayr | University of Innsbruck |
| Robert Stehrer | wiiw |
| Julia Spornberger | University of Hohenheim |
| Roman Stöllinger | TU Delft |
| Gabriele Tondl | WU Vienna |
| Joschka Wanner | University of Würzburg |
| Klaus Weyerstraß | IHS |
| Yvonne Wolfmayr | WIFO |
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact us:
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- Email: fiw-pb@fiw.ac.at
- Email: alexander.hudetz@wifo.ac.at
The FIW – Research Centre International Economics (https://www.fiw.ac.at) is a cooperation of the Vienna University of Economics and Business, the University of Vienna, the Johannes Kepler University Linz, the Leopold-Franzens University Innsbruck, the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) and the Institute of Advanced Studies (IHS). FIW is grateful for financial support by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Women, Science and Research (BMFWF) as well as the Federal Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism (BMWET).
