Talks

Seminars, conference presentations and lectures for policy and public audiences.

Upcoming

4 Nov 2026Labor Market Activation through Job Search Obligations — LIVES International Research Days 2026, LIVES Centre, Lausanne
5 Nov 2026Joint Learning Forum 2026: Evidence-Informed Development Policy, GIGA and DEval, Berlin
26 Nov 2026Economics Research Seminar, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen

2026

22 SepLabor Market Activation through Job Search Obligations — Invited seminar, University College Dublin, Dublin
15 SepPanel: The Role and Impact of Migration Policy Research: A Multi-Level Perspective — 9th Conference on Migration Research in Austria, Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), Vienna
11 SepLabor Market Activation through Job Search Obligations — 6th Discrimination and Diversity Workshop, online
11 SepSession chair: Migration and Integration — 6th Discrimination and Diversity Workshop, online
3 SepPanel: What Works in Migration Governance? Evidence on the Impact of Migration and Integration Policies — The Migration Conference (TMC) 2026, IOM, Bratislava
2 JunFrom Arrival to Employment: How Policies Shape Refugee Integration in Austria — European Migration Network (EMN) Austria, IOM Austria, Vienna, online

2025

9 DecMigration and Development: Evidence from the Philippines — Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), Commission on Filipinos Overseas, Manila, online
24 SepOpportunities or Benefits: Local Conditions and Refugee Labor Market Integration — Annual Meeting of the Austrian Economic Association (NOeG 2025), Krems
24 SepPanel: The Role of Economics in Interdisciplinary and Policy-Relevant Migration Research — Annual Meeting of the Austrian Economic Association (NOeG 2025), Krems
1 JulSummer school lecture: Attitudes toward Immigration and Electoral Consequences; The Politics and Geopolitics of Migration; Policy, Solutions, and Future Challenges — Summer School 2025: The Political Economy of Immigration, Barcelona
13 MarOpportunities or Benefits: Local Conditions and Refugee Labor Market Integration — Rockwool Foundation Berlin Migration Forum, Rockwool Foundation Berlin, Berlin
13 FebOpportunities or Benefits: Local Conditions and Refugee Labor Market Integration — Invited seminar, CEPII, Paris
28 JanOpportunities or Benefits: Local Conditions and Refugee Labor Market Integration — Invited seminar, Technical University of Munich, Munich
Labor Workshop, Laax

2024

30 NovMigration im Wandel: Vom gesellschaftlichen Problem zur demografischen Notwendigkeit? — Universität im Dorf, Außervillgraten
30 OctThe Struggle for Family Reunification — Invited seminar, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz
27 SepThe Labor Market Situation of Ukrainian Refugees in Austria — Workshop: Return and Integration Prospects of Ukrainian Refugees, ifo Institute and BAMF, Nuremberg
28 AugOpportunities or Benefits: Local Conditions, Mobility and Refugee Labor Market Integration — Workshop on Migration and Culture 2024, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen
4 JulExploring Migrant Workers' Career Trajectories in Administrative Data — Philippine Labor Migration: 50 Years and Beyond, Department of Migrant Workers, Manila
2 JulThe Economics of Family Migration — Meeting of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, Commission on Filipinos Overseas, Manila
18 JunOpportunities or Benefits: Local Conditions and Refugee Labor Market Integration — 5th EBRD–King's College London Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration, London
5 JunOpportunities or Benefits: Local Conditions and Refugee Labor Market Integration — IAB Colloquium, Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg
22 MayWhat Neighborhood Effects Miss: The Total Electoral Effects of the 2015 Refugee Crisis — Workshop: Migrants in Key Sectors and in Public Opinion, Eurac Research, Bolzano
23 AprOpportunities or Benefits: Local Conditions and Refugee Labor Market Integration — Invited seminar, LISER – Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, Esch-sur-Alzette
11 AprOpportunities or Benefits: Local Conditions and Refugee Labor Market Integration — Invited seminar, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid
11 JanOpportunities or Benefits — Labor Workshop, Parpan (Lenzerheide)

2023

12 DecThe Economics of Family-Based Immigration — 13th Annual Conference on Immigration in OECD Countries, OECD, Paris
28 SepThe Economics of Family Migration — Annual Meeting of the Austrian Economic Association (NOeG 2023), Salzburg
6 JulThe Economics of Family-Based Migration — BGPE Workshop, Bavarian Graduate Program in Economics, Nuremberg
30 MarWhat Neighborhood Effects Miss: The Total Electoral Effects of the 2015 Refugee Crisis — 4th EBRD–King's College London Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration, Istanbul
16 MarWhat Neighborhood Effects Miss: The Total Electoral Effects of Refugee Migration — Invited seminar, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano
6 FebThe Economics of Family-Based Migration — Invited seminar, ETH Zurich, Zurich
Labor Workshop, Lenzerheide

2022

19 DecThe Political Effects of Migration — Invited seminar, University of Cologne, Cologne
12 DecThe Economics of Family-Based Immigration — Workshop on the Economics of Migration, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin
6 DecThe Economics of Family-Based Immigration — Invited seminar, University of Vienna, Vienna
22 NovThe Economics of Family-Based Immigration — Invited seminar, Tilburg University, Tilburg
7 SepMigration in Europa — PRO SCIENTIA Sommerakademie, Österreichisches Studienförderungswerk PRO SCIENTIA, Innsbruck
31 AugThe Economics of Family-Based Immigration — CReAM 20th Anniversary Workshop on Topics in Labour Economics, Nizza Monferato
16 JunDiscussant: The Impact of Forced Migrants' Political Preferences in Receiving Areas: Evidence from the French Algerians' Repatriation — 3rd EBRD–King's College London Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration, London
13 MayImmigrating into a Recession: Evidence from Family Migrants to the US — Invited seminar, Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam
4 MarImmigrating into a Recession: Evidence from Family Migrants to the US — NBER Conference: Immigrants and the U.S. Economy, NBER, online
Invited seminar, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nuremberg

2021

14 DecImmigrating into a Recession: Evidence from Family Migrants to the US — 11th Annual International Conference on Immigration in OECD Countries, Esch-sur-Alzette
5 NovImmigrating into a Recession: Evidence from Family Migrants to the US — IHS Workshop Arbeitsmarktökonomie 2021, Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna
24 SepImmigrating into a Recession — Invited seminar, Lund University, Lund
24 JunInformation and the Acquisition of Social Network Connections — Annual Meeting of the Austrian Economic Association (NOeG 2021), Innsbruck
5 JunImmigrating into a Recession: Evidence from Family Migrants to the US — Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association, online
27 MayWhat Neighborhood Effects Miss: The Total Electoral Effects of the 2015 Refugee Crisis — Invited seminar, Hertie School, Berlin
26 MayInformation and the Acquisition of Social Network Connections — Invited seminar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona

2020

Invited seminar, University of Konstanz, Konstanz
Invited seminar, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Invited seminar, University College London, London
Invited seminar, ZEW Mannheim, Mannheim
Invited seminar, ETH Zurich, Zurich
Economics of Migration Webinar Series, online
Invited seminar, WU Vienna, Vienna
Labor Workshop, Engelberg
CReAM Workshop, Nizza Monferato

2019

Invited seminar, ETH Zurich, Zurich
Invited seminar, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin
Invited seminar, NYU Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
Invited seminar, University of Hohenheim
Labor Workshop, Engelberg
Applied Microeconomics Workshop, Bolzano
Workshop on Forced Displacement, Asylum Seekers and Refugees, London
IZA Transatlantic Meeting, Buch
Annual Conference of the Verein für Socialpolitik, Leipzig

2018

Invited seminar, University of Regensburg, Regensburg
Invited seminar, Central European University, Budapest
Invited seminar, TH Nürnberg, Nuremberg
Invited seminar, University of Salzburg, Salzburg
CESifo Venice Summer Institute, Venice
Workshop "Natural Experiments and Controlled Field Studies", Ohlstadt
11th Migration and Development Conference, Stanford University, Stanford
15th Annual Migration Meeting, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Annual Conference of the Verein für Socialpolitik, Freiburg
NOeG Winter Workshop

2017

Invited seminar, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano
Invited seminar, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen
Invited seminar, University of Southern Denmark
Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association, Chicago
Labor Economics Seminar, Landeck
Applied Microeconomics Workshop, Bolzano
Annual Meeting of the Austrian Economic Association, Linz
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association, Halifax
Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco
CRC TRR 190 Workshop, Tutzing
EconPol Europe Founding Conference, Brussels
Migration Observatory 2nd Migration & Development Conference, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin

2016

Invited seminar, University of Fribourg, Fribourg
Invited seminar, RWI Essen, Essen
Invited seminar, IOS Regensburg, Regensburg
Invited seminar, University of Mannheim, Mannheim
CEMIR Seminar, ifo Institute
Invited seminar, Walter Eucken Institute, Freiburg
Invited seminar, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck
Lunchtime Seminar, ifo Institute
Labor Economics Seminar, St. Anton
Migration Workshop, Manila
9th Migration and Development Conference, Florence
IZA Annual Migration Meeting, Bonn
Dialogforum Integration, Krems
ERSA Conference, Vienna
Annual Conference of the Verein für Socialpolitik, Augsburg
ZEW Workshop on Assimilation and Integration of Immigrants, Mannheim

2015

Invited seminar, University of Linz, Linz
Invited seminar, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy
Invited seminar, University of Vienna, Vienna
Invited seminar, IIES, Stockholm University, Stockholm
Invited seminar, LMU Munich, Munich
Invited seminar, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt
Invited seminar, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid
Invited seminar, Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Vienna
CEPR/IZA Summer Symposium, Buch
Annual Conference of the German Economic Association, Münster
Meeting of German Economists Abroad, Munich

2014

Political Economy Lunch, University of Chicago, Chicago
Invited seminar, Syracuse University, Syracuse
Annual Meeting of the Society of Labor Economists (SOLE), Washington, DC
European Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society, Madrid
SAEe, Palma de Mallorca

2013

Public Policy and Economics Workshop, University of Chicago, Chicago
Labor Economics Seminar, Lech
NORFACE Migration Conference, London
DAGStat Conference, Freiburg
6th Migration and Development Conference, Ifrane
Annual Meeting of the Austrian Economic Association, Innsbruck

2012

Annual Meeting of the Society of Labor Economists (SOLE), Chicago
Annual Congress of the European Economic Association, Málaga
Spring Meeting of Young Economists, Mannheim
Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics, Zurich
Doctoral Conference in Economics, Duisburg
Young Swiss Economists Meeting, Bern
oikos Young Scholars Economics Academy, Geneva

2011

Invited seminar, University of Freiburg, Freiburg
TEMPO Conference on International Migration, Vienna
International Conference on Migration and Development, Boston

2010

Invited seminar, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna