Research Interests
• International trade • Gravity models • Global Value Chains
• Trade integration • Applied econometrics • Policy evaluation
Published Papers
Spornberger, J. (2021). EU integration and structural gravity: A comprehensive quantification of the border effect on trade. Review of International Economics.
Work in Progress
Working title: Structural Gravity Models and the Welfare consequences of Foreign vs. Home-made Shocks. with Michael Pfaffermayr
Working Title: A Note on Identifying the Hidden Unilateral Determinants of Trade. with Michael Pfaffermayr
Talks, Research Stays & Workshops
March 2023: FIW-Workshop Women in International Economics, Vienna (AT)
February 2023: 15th FIW-Research Conference ‘International Economics', Vienna (AT)
Dec 2022: Third NOeG Winter Workshop, Vienna (AT)
Sep 2022: THE Workshop, University of Hohenheim (DE)
Aug - Dec 2021: Student Exchange at Institute of Agricultural Economics Virginia Tech, Blacksburg (USA)
June 2020: eeecon Research Seminar, University of Innsbruck (AT)
Feb 2020: Annual Meeting of the Austrian Economic Association NOeG 2020, Vienna (AT)
Jan – Feb 2020: Research stay at University of Bayreuth at Mario Larch’s chair, Bayreuth (DE)
Dec 2019: 12th FIW-Research Conference ‘International Economics', Vienna (AT)
Aug 2019: 7th SIdE Workshop for PhD students in Econometrics and Empirical Economics (WEEE), Bertinoro (IT)
Awards and scholarships
2023: FIW (Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft) Award for PhD Thesis 'Three Essays on the Impact of Policies on Bilateral Trade Flows and on Consistent Estimation Methods Within a Structural Gravity Framework'
2022: Jury Recognition Award of the Best Student Paper Awards 2022 for the paper 'EU integration and structural gravity: A comprehensive quantification of the border effect on trade. Spornberger (2021). Review of International Economics'
2021: Scholarship for short-term scientific work (KWA) outside EU from University of Innsbruck (3 months)
2020: Scholarship for short-term scientific work (KWA) within EU from University of Innsbruck (1 month)
2018: FIW (Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft) Award for Master Thesis 'The impact of the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) on Bilateral Trade Flows for Manufactured Goods'
2018: Canada Award 2018 for young scientists for the Master Thesis 'The impact of the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) on Bilateral Trade Flows for Manufactured Goods'
2017: Performance-based scholarship University of Innsbruck for the Academic year 2016/ 2017
Peer reviewing services
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