Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Kohler - Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae -- Wilhelm Kohler
Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Kohler - Curriculum Vitae
Education
1973-1978 Studying Economics at the University of Innsbruck, Austria
1978 Graduation, “Magister rer. soc. oec” in Economics
1978-1983 Doctoral Studies in Economics, University of Innsbruck, Austria
1979-1980 Postgraduate Student, Department of Economics,
University of Birmingham, UK
1983 Graduation, "Doctor rer. soc. oec." in Economics,
University of Innsbruck
1986 Postdoctoral Degree, "Venia Docendi" in Economics, Faculty of
Economics and Social Science, University of Innsbruck
Professional Experience
1/1978-7/1978 Teaching assistant, Department of Economics, University of
Innsbruck
8/1978-7/1989 Junior Faculty Member ("Universitätsassistent"), Department of
Economics, University of Innsbruck
10/1979-7/1980 Visiting Researcher, Department of Economics, University of
Birmingham, UK (research grant from Austrian Science Fund)
9/1987-8/1988 Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, USA (Erwin-Schrödinger-Scholarship, Austrian Science
Fund)
8/1989-9/1992 Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of
Innsbruck
10/1989-7/1990 Visiting Professor of International Economics, Faculty of
Economics and Statistics, University of Konstanz, Germany
4/1992-7/1992 Visiting Professor of International Economics, Faculty of
Economics and Business Administration, University of Essen,
Germany
10/1992-2/1996 Full Professor (C4) of International Economics, Faculty of
Economics and Business Administration, University of Essen,
Germany
10/1992-2/1996 Several short term research visits, Institute for Advanced Studies
(IHS), Vienna
3/1996-9/2004 Full Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Johannes
Kepler University Linz, Austria
10/2000 -
9/2004
Chairman of the Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler
University Linz, Austria
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2/2001 Visiting Researcher, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU),
University of Copenhagen
7-8/2001 Professor, Innsbruck-Summer-School of the University of New
Orleans (UNO)
2001 - External Professor, Diplomatic Academy Vienna, "Master of
Advanced International Studies Program (M.A.I.S.)"
10/2002 - Member, Council of the Hamburg Institute of International
12/2004 Economics (HWWA)
2002 - External Fellow, The Leverhulme Centre for Research on
Globalization and Economic Policy (GEP), University of
Nottingham, UK
2003 -2007 Chairman, Research Committee on International Economics of the
German Economic Society ("Verein für Socialpolitik")
7/2003 Visiting Researcher, Hamburg Institute of International Economics
(HWWA)
9/2004 - Full Professor of International Economics, Tübingen University
2/2007 - CESifo Research Network Member, CES and Ifo Institute – Leibniz
Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
2011 - Research Professor, Ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic
Research at the University of Munich
3/2012 - Member, Fachkollegium Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft
Other ongoing
activities
Editorial Council, The Review of International Economics
Editorial Board, Journal of International Economics and Economic
Policy
Executive Board, European Community Studies Association Austria
Regular refereeing for numerous international scholarly journals
Member, The American Economic Association
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Publications:
Curriculum Vitae -- Wilhelm Kohler
Book
Faktorproportionen und Internationaler Handel: Theorie und empirische Untersuchungen
am Beispiel Österreichs, Tübingen. J.C.B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 1988.
Articles
1. "Testing the Rational Expectations and Structural Neutrality Hypotheses: Some
Econometric Results for Austria 1965(1)-1979(4)", in Empirica, vol. 10, 1/1983,
3-13.
(with J.L. Ford, M.J. Driscoll and A.W. Mullineux)
2. "The Austrian Import Demand Equation: Testing for Dynamic Specification", in
Zeitschrift für die gesamte Staatswissenschaft, vol. 139, 4/1983, 678-689.
(with P.C. McMahon)
3. "The Impact of Measurement Errors on OLS Estimates of Import Demand
Parameters", in Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, vol. 200, 2/1985,
173-185.
4. "Monetary Aggregates, Their Information Content and Their Aggregation Error:
Some Preliminary Findings for Austria, 1965-1980", in Empirical Economics, vol.
10, 1985, 13-25.
(with J.L. Ford, M.J. Driscoll and A.W. Mullineux)
5. "Testing for Monetary Policy Ineffectiveness in Austria: Reply", in Empirica, vol. 13,
1/1986, 105-108.
(with J.L. Ford, M.J. Driscoll and A.W. Mullineux)
6. "The Factor Content of Austria´s Foreign Trade 1976", in Empirica, vol. 14, 1/1987,
3-24.
7. "Zur Ableitung von Regressionsmodellen aus der Faktorproportionentheorie", in
Quartalshefte der Girozentrale, vol. 22, Heft 1/2, 1987, 43-66.
8. "Modeling Heckscher-Ohlin Comparative Advantage in Regression Equations: A
Critical Survey", in Empirica, vol. 15, 2/1988, 263-293.
9. "The Role of Demand in the Process of International Factor Movements and Factor
Price Equalization", in Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter, vol. 37, 4/1990 (special issue
on the occasion of Gottfried Haberler's 90th birthday), 330-348.
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10. "Möglichkeiten und Probleme der numerischen Simulation von Wirkungen der
Handelspolitik mit Hilfe von allgemeinen Gleichgewichtsmodellen", in
Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter, vol. 37, 6/1990, 588-613.
11. "Gütertransport aus ökonomischer und ökologischer Sicht", in Cohen, A.S. und R.
Hirsig (Hrsg.), Mensch-Fahrzeug-Umwelt Band 27: Fortschritte der
Verkehrspsychologie ´90, Köln-Bonn: Deutscher Psychologen-Verlag, 1991, 45-51.
12. "Income Distribution and Labor Market Effects of Austrian Pre- and Post-Tokyo-
Round Tariff Protection", in European Economic Review, vol.35, 1991, 139-154.
13. "How Robust are Sign and Rank Order Tests of the Heckscher-Ohlin-Vanek
Theorem?", in Oxford Economic Papers, vol. 43, 1991, 158-171.
14. "Multilateral Trade Liberalization: Some General Equlibrium Simulation Results for
Austria", in Empirica, vol.18, 2/1991, 167-199.
15. "Currency Unification and Real Exchange Rates", in Baldassarri, M. and R. Mundell
(eds.), Building the New Europe, vol. 1: The Single Market and Monetary Unification,
London: St. Martin´s Press, 1993, 323-365.
16. "Modeling Intertemporal General Equilibrium: An Application to Austrian
Commercial Policy", in Empirical Economics, vol. 19, 1994, 131-164.
(with Christian Keuschnigg)
17. "Factor-Price Equalization Under Joint and Nonjoint Production", in Journal of
Economics, vol. 62, 3/1995, 271-294.
(with Max Albert.)
18. "Zum Tod von Gottfried Haberler", in Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter, vol. 42, 3-
4/1995, 300-303.
19. "Dynamic Effects of Tariff Liberalization: An Intertemporal CGE Approach", in
Review of International Economics, vol. 3, 1995, 20-35.
(with Christian Keuschnigg)
20. "Commercial Policy and Dynamic Adjustment under Monopolistic Competition", in
Journal of International Economics, vol. 40, 1996, 373-410.
(with Christian Keuschnigg)
21. "Austria in the European Union: Dynamic Gains from Integration and Integration
and Distributional Implications", in Economic Policy, 22/1996, 155-211.
(with Christian Keuschnigg)
22. "Was leisten angewandte allgemeine Gleichgewichtsmodelle für die
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Wirkungsanalyse multilateraler Handelsliberalisierung?", in Frenkel, M. und D.
Bender (Hrsg.), GATT und neue Welthandelsordnung, , Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag,
1996, 149-178.
23. "Die langfristige Entwicklung der Transformationsländer Osteuropas: Welche Rolle
spielt die Integration der Märkte?", in Pohl, R. und H. Schneider (Hrsg.), Wandeln
oder Weichen: Herausforderungen der wirtschaftlichen Integration für Deutschland, ,
Halle: Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, 1997, 243-284.
24. "Bemerkungen zur Europäischen Währungsunion", in H. Handler (Hrsg.), Vom
Schilling zum Euro: Wirtschaftspolitische Aspekte des Übergangs, Wien:
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten, 1997, 68-81.
25. "Dynamics of Trade Liberalization", in Francois, J.F. and K. Reinert (eds.), Applied
Trade Policy Modeling: A Handbook, Cambridge and New York: Cambridge
University Press, 1997, chapter 13, 383-434.
(with Christian Keuschnigg)
26. "Do Trading Blocs Enhance the Case for Strategic Trade Policy?", in Maskus, K.E.,
Hooper, P.M., Leamer, E.E. and J.D. Richardson (eds.), Quiet Pioneering: Robert M.
Stern and His International Economic Legacy, Ann Arbor: The University of
Michigan Press, 1997, 193-227.
27. "Die Ost-Erweiterung der EU: Eine österreichische Perspektive", in
Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter 4/1998, 324-338.
(mit Christian Keuschnigg)
28. "Die Bedeutung der EU-Osterweiterung für verschiedene Sektoren der
österreichischen Wirtschaft," in Österreichs Außenwirtschaft 1998/1999, Wien:
Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten, 1999, 159-173.
29. "Die pan-europäische Integration: Herausforderung für die
Wirtschaftswissenschaft", in Rindler Schjierve, R. (Hrsg.), Europäische Integration
und Erweiterung - Eine Herausforderung für die Wissenschaften, Biblioteca Europea
17, Vivarium Napoli, 2001, 325-350.
30. "Eastern Enlargement of the EU: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Perspective", in
Harrison, G.W., Hougard Jensen, S.E., Haagen Pedersen, L. and Th. Rutherford (eds.)
Using Dynamic General Equilibrium Models for Policy Analysis, , Amsterdam: North-
Holland, 2000, 1119-170.
(with Christian Keuschnigg)
31. "50 Jahre danach: Ein neuer Marshall Plan für Osteuropa", in Bischof, G. und D.
Stiefel (Hrsg.), 80 Dollar, Wien/Frankfurt: Wirtschaftsverlag Carl Ueberreuter,
1999, 343-389 (German version of 37).
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32. "Trade and Wages: What Can Factor Contents Tell Us?" University of Linz,
Department of Economics, Working Paper No. 9906, February 1999.
33. "Innovation, Capital Accumulation and Economic Transition", in Baldwin, R.E. and
J.F. Francois (eds.), Dynamic Issues in Applied Commercial Policy Analysis,
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999, 89-137.
(with Christian Keuschnigg)
34. "Zur ökonomischen Logik spekulativer Attacken - Teil I", in Wirtschaftspolitische
Blätter, 5/1999, 479-486.
(mit Gabriel Felbermayr)
35. "Zur ökonomischen Logik spekulativer Attacken - Teil II", in Wirtschaftspolitische
Blätter, 6/1999, 641-648.
(mit Gabriel Felbermayr)
36. "Wer gewinnt, wer verliert durch die Osterweiterung der EU?", in Hoffman, L.
(Hrsg.), Erweiterung der EU, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 2000, 27-78.
37. "Fifty Years Later: A New Marshall Plan for Eastern Europe?", in Bischof, G.,
Pelinka, A. and D. Stiefel (eds.), The Marshall Plan in Austria, Contemporary Austrian
Studies, vol. VIII, New Brunswick: Transaction Press, 2000, 402-446.
38. "Die Osterweiterung der EU aus der Sicht der bestehenden Mitgliedsländer: Was
lehrt uns die Theorie der ökonomischen Integration?", in Perspektiven der
Wirtschaftspolitik, vol. 1, 2000, 115-141.
39. "Effizienz- und Verteilungswirkungen der Handelsliberalisierung" Teil I in: WISU -
Das Wirtschaftsstudium, 31. Jg., Mai 2002, 715-722.
(mit Gabriel Felbermayr)
40. "Effizienz- und Verteilungswirkungen der Handelsliberalisierung" Teil II in: WISU -
Das Wirtschaftsstudium, 31. Jg., Juni 2002, 843-850.
(mit Gabriel Felbermayr)
41. "The German Perspective on Eastern EU Enlargement", in The World Economy, vol.
24, April 2001, 513-542.
(with Christian Keuschnigg und Mirela Keuschnigg)
42. "An Incumbent Country View on Eastern Enlargement of the EU, Part I: A General
Treatment", in Empirica, vol. 27, 2000, 325-351.
(with Christian Keuschnigg)
43. "An Incumbent Country View on Eastern Enlargement of the EU, Part II: The
Austrian Case", in Empirica, vol. 28, 2001, 159-185.
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44. "International Fragmentation A Policy Perspective", in Arndt, S., Handler, H. and D.
Salvatore (eds.), Eastern Enlargement: the Sooner, the Better?, Vienna: Austrian
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labor, 2000, 227-247.
45. "Osterweiterung der EU: Die Mitgliedschaft wird teurer - Wird sie auch
wertvoller?", in List Forum für Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik, Bd. 27, 2001, 93-118.
46. "A Specific-Factors View on Outsourcing", in North American Journal of Economics
and Finance, vol. 12, 2001, 31-53.
47. "Internationale Migration: Anmerkungen aus der Sicht der
Außenwirtschaftstheorie", in Franz, W., Hesse, H., Ramser, H. J. and M. Stadler
(Hrsg.), Wirtschaftspolitische Herausforderungen an der Jahrhundertwende,
Tübingen: J.C. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 2001, 243-162.
48. "Eastern Enlargement of the EU: How Much is it Worth for Austria?", in Review of
International Economics, vol. 10, May 2002, 324-342.
(with Christian Keuschnigg)
49. "Eastern Enlargement of the EU: Jobs, Investment and Welfare in Present Member
Countries", in Berger, H. and T. Moutos (eds.), Managing European Union
Enlargement Cambridge, Mass.: MIT-Press, 2004, 173-210.
(with Ben Heijdra and Christian Keuschnigg)
50. "The Distributional Effects of International Fragmentation", in German Economic
Review, vol. 40, 2003, 89-120.
Reprinted in Falvey, R. and U. Kreickemeier, eds., Recent Developments in
International Trade Theory, The International Library of Critical Writings in
Economics, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK & Northampton, US, 2005.
51. "Aspects of International Fragmentation", in Review of International Economics, vol.
12(5), 2004, 793-816.
52. "International Outsourcing and Factor Prices With Multistage Production", in
Economic Journal, vol. 114 (494), March 2004, C166-C185.
53. "Eastern Enlargement of the EU: A Comprehensive Welfare Assessment", in Journal
of Policy Modeling, vol. 26, 2004, 865-888.
54. "Immigration and wages in general equilibrium: A theoretical perspective", in
Foders, F. and R. J. Langhammer (eds.), Labor Mobility and the World Economy,
Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 2006, 51-80.
(with Gabriel Felbermayr)
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55. "Exploring the Intensive and Extensive Margins of World Trade", in Review of
World Economics, vol. 142(4), 2006, 642-674.
(with Gabriel Felbermayr)
56. "The WT0 Dispute Settlement Mechanism: Battlefield or Cooperation", in Journal of
Industry, Competition and Trade, vol. 4, 2004, 317-336.
57. "On the Theoretical Underpinning of the Stability and Growth Pact ",
in Breuss, F. (ed.), Stability- and Growth-Pact. Experiences and Future Aspects,
Vienna - New York: Springer-Verlag, 2006, 99-143.
58. "The Lisbon Goal of the EU: Rhetoric or Substance", in Journal of Industry,
Competition and Trade, vol. 6, 2006, 85-113.
59. "Does WTO Membership Make a Difference at the Extensive Margin of World
Trade?", in Drabek, Z. (ed.), Is the World Trade Organization Attractive Enough for
Emerging Economies: Essays in Criticism of the Multilateral Trading System,
Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
(with Gabriel Felbermayr)
60. "The Bazaar Effect, Unbundling of Comparative Advantage, and Migration", in
Franz, W., Ramser, H.J. and M. Stadler (eds.), Dynamik Internationaler Märkte,
Tübingen: J.C. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 2007, 147-182.
61. "Immigration and Native Welfare", in International Economic Review, vol. 48(3),
2007, 731-760.
(with Gabriel Felbermayr)
62. "Wachstumseffekte durch die Osterweiterung der EU?", in Ifo-Schnelldienst, 2007
(14).
63. "Offshoring: Why Do Stories Differ?", in G. Tondl (ed.), in The EU and Emerging
Markets. Vienna – New York, Springer-Verlag, 2009, 17-49.
64. "Restrictive Immigration Policy In Germany: Pains and Gains Foregone?", in Review
of World Economics, vol. 146/1, April 2010, 1-21.
(with Gabriel Felbermayr and Wido Geis)
65. "Can International Migration Ever Be Made a Pareto Improvement?", in Nowotny,
E., Mooslechner, P. and D. Ritzberger-Grünwald (eds.) , The Integration of European
Labour Markets. Cheltenham, UK, and Northampton, MA: Edgar Elgar, 2009.
(with Gabriel Felbermayr)
66. "WTO Membership and the Extensive Margin of World Trade: New Evidence", in
The World Economy, vol. 33/11, November 2010, 1430-1469.
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67. "Global Sourcing Decisions and Firm Productivity: Evidence from Spain",
Forthcoming in Stern, R. M. (ed.), Quantitative Analysis of Newly Evolving Patterns of
International Trade: Fragmentation; Offshoring of Activities; and Vertical Intra-
Industry Trade. World Scientific Studies in International Economics, 2012.
(with Marcel Smolka)
68. “Comment” on ‘Does Firm Boundary Matter? The Effectof Offshoring on
Productivity of Japanese Firms’ by Ito, B. Tomiura, E and R. Wakasugi, Forthcoming
in Stern, R. M. (ed.), Quantitative Analysis of Newly Evolving Patterns of
International Trade: Fragmentation; Offshoring of Activities; and Vertical Intra-
Industry Trade. World Scientific Studies in International Economics, 2012.
69. "Offshoring Tasks, yet Creating Jobs?”, CESifo Working Paper 3019, 2010. Revised
version in University of Tuebingen, Working Papers in Economics and Finance No.
12, 2011.
(with Jens Wrona)
70. "Das Spannungsfeld von Protektion, Liberalisierung und Freihandel", FIW Policy
Brief Nr. 8, Nov. 2010.
71. “Readdressing the Trade Effect of the Euro: Allowing for Currency Misalignment”,
ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-023, 2010.
(with Jan Hogrefe and Benjamin Jung)
72. “Sourcing Premia with Incomplete Contracts: Theory and Evidence”, in The B.E.
Journal of Economics Analysis and Policy, vol.11, Issue 1 (Contributions), January
2011.
(with Marcel Smolka)
73. “Managerial versus Production Wages: Offshoring, Country Size and Endowments”,
CESifo Working Paper No. 3292, 2010. Revised version in University of Tuebingen,
Working Papers in Economics and Finance No. 13, 2011.
(with Sebastian Benz)
74. "Zahlungsbilanzkrisen im Eurosystem: Griechenland in der Rolle des
Reservewährungslandes?", in ifo Schnelldienst, 64. Jg., 16/2011, 12-19.
75. "The Eurosystem in Times of Crises: Greece in the Role of a Reserve Currency
Country?", CesIfo Forum, vol. 13, Jan. 2012, 14-22.
Miscellaneous
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Numerous entries in Gabler Volkswirtschaftslexikon, 2 volumes, Wiesbaden: Gabler
Verlag 1996, including several multi-page survey articles:
• "Handelspolitik" (Trade Policy): in vol. 1, 446-451.
• "Handelstheorie" (Trade Theory) : in vol. 1, 451-457.
• "Wechselkurspolitik" (Exchange Rate Policy): in vol. 2, 1257-1259.
• "Wechselkurstheorie" (Exchange Rate Theory): in vol. 2, 1260-1264.
• "Stabilitätspolitik in offenen Volkswirtschaften" (Stabilization Policy in Open
Economies): in vol. 2, 1009-1012.
• "Zahlungsbilanzausgleichstheorie" (Blance of Payments Theory): in vol. 2, 1340-
1347.
"Eastern Enlargement to the EU: Economic Costs and Benefits for the Present Member
States", Study XIX/B1/9801 for the European Commission, Directorate General XIX, 1999,
Part I and Part II (Appendix).
Book Reviews
• Review of "Meckl, Jürgen, Investitionsdynamik und strukturelle Anpassung in
offenen Volkswirtschaften." Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 1994. In
Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, vol. 115, 4/1995, 647-655.
• Review of "Andreas Haufler, Commodity Tax Harmonization in the European
Community: A General Equilibrium Analysis of Tax Policy Options in the Internal
Market." Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1993. In Finanz Archiv, vol. 52, 3/1994,
410-415.
• Review of "Fragmentation: New Production Patterns in the World Economy." ed.
by Sven Arndt and Henryk Kierzkowski, Oxford University Press, 2001. In The
World Economy, vol. 25 3/2002, 313-317.2002.
• Review of "Robert C. Feenstra, Product Variety and the Gains from International
Trade." Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 2010. In Journal of Economics, forthcoming
2012.
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