Institute of Statistics and Mathematical Methods in Economics

Research Units

Risk Management in Financial and Actuarial Mathematics - R-FAM

Head of the Research Unit: Uwe Schmock, opens an external URL in a new window

Econometrics - EOS

Head of the Research Unit: Ulrike Schneider

Economics - ECON

Head of the Research Unit: Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, opens an external URL in a new window

Variational Analysis, Dynamics and Operations Research - VADOR

Head of the Research Unit: Aris Daniilidis, opens an external URL in a new window

Stochastic Financial and Actuarial Mathematics - S-FAM

Head of the Research Unit: Friedrich Hubalek, opens an external URL in a new window

Computational Statistics - CSTAT

Head of the Research Unit: Peter Filzmoser, opens an external URL in a new window

Probability - PROBA

Head of the Research Unit: Fabio Toninelli, opens an external URL in a new window

Applied Statistics - ASTAT

Head of the Research Unit: Efstathia Bura

News

ECON: What happens when unemployment benefits are cut?

Portrait of Nawid Siassi

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An international team including Nawid Siassi shows: cutting unemployment benefits has complex sequences - and clear downsides.

ECON: Reforming pension systems

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After three years of research, the EU project FutuRes has come to an end, providing fascinating insights into potential pension reforms for the future.

In the interview, Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz and Miguel Sánchez-Romero explain which scenarios they have modelled, what specifications can be derived from them, and what the next steps will be.

Gerhart-Bruckmann-Prize for Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz

Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz receives the Gerhard-Bruckmann-Award

Congratulations to Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, opens an external URL in a new window on receiving the Gerhart Bruckmann Prize!

The Austrian Statistical Society, opens an external URL in a new window honors individuals who make the societal value of statistics visible and encourage a thoughtful, responsible use of data.

Notably, Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz is only the second woman to receive this distinction.

Head of the Institute

Associate Prof. Mag.a rer.nat.Ulrike SchneiderPhD

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Main Office

Raphaela Schmid

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Head of the Institute

Associate Prof. Mag.a rer.nat.Ulrike SchneiderPhD

Phone: +43 1 58801 10523 Call Ulrike Schneider

Send email to Ulrike Schneider

Wiedner Hauptstraße 8-10 / E105, 1040 Vienna, Austria

Main Office

Raphaela Schmid

Phone: +43 1 58801 10521 Call Raphaela Schmid

Send email to Raphaela Schmid

Wiedner Hauptstr. 8-10 / E105, 1040 Vienna, Austria

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