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Felix Butzlaff discusses the rise of right-wing populism with Robert Misik and Tanja Wehsely at Theater Arche

October 19, 2023
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On Tuesday, Oct 17th, DPP’s Felix Butzlaff took part in a panel on the rise of right-wing populism and the demise of traditional Social Democracy at Theater Arche in Vienna. The event took place after a play which brought Robert Misik’s political essay on “The false friends of the ordinary people” to the stage.

Evelyne Hübscher publishes new paper in Comparative Political Studies

October 17, 2023
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DPP Associate Professor Evelyne Hübsches has published a co-authored paper in Comparaive Political Studies. The main question of the article is the following: how do voters judge IMF interventions?  Together with Thomas Sattler and Markus Wagner, she finds that voters often see IMF interventions more positively than generally assumed. Survey experiments conducted in four European crisis countries show that interventions by the IMF increase the public support for unpopular policies, such as fiscal adjustments.

DPP PhD Student Daniel Muth publishes article in Ecologial Economics

September 29, 2023
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DPP PhD Student Daniel Muth has published a new article in the journal Ecological Economics. In his research, he analyzes carbon pricing stringency from a novel perspective. These climate policies, which could prove pivotal to combatting global warming, have many political economy challenges to overcome.

The Shattuck Center Co-Organizes Special Session on Ukraine's Reconstruction at SEAM 2023

September 28, 2023
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On Wednesday, September 13th, 2023, DPP’s professor Martin Kahanec chaired a special session on "Rebuilding Ukraine" at the annual conference of the Slovak Economic Association SEAM 2023, hosted at Unive