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1 March 2012: Orley Ashenfelter (Princeton University)	19-20 April 2012: 'Outsourcing and FDI: Theory, Evidence and Policy'
SIRE is pleased to confirm that Orley Ashenfelter (Princeton University) is giving a talk entitled "Comparing Real Wages: the McWage Index" at the University of Edinburgh, St Cecilia’s Hall on Thursday the 1st of March 2012, between 16.00-17.30. The presentation will be followed by a wine reception to which everyone is cordially invited. In order to have a better idea of the numbers attending, we would be grateful if you could register for this event. This is not compulsory but having this information will help us in planning the seating and catering. Register here	A workshop in Dundee will take place on 19 & 20 April on "Outsourcing and FDI: Theory, Evidence and Policy". Confirmed speakers include: Peter Neary (Oxford), Peter Egger (Zurich), Holger Görg (Kiel Institute), Ron Davies (UCD), Hartmut Egger (BAYREUTH), Pascalis Raimondos-Moller (Copenhagen), Maurizio Zanardi (Universite Libre de Bruxelles). More information to be announced in the near future.
23 April 2012: 'Globalisation and firm Performance in the aftermath of the financial crisis'	30 April 2012: Vince Crawford training session
A full day workshop is scheduled on 23 April 2012 at the University of Glasgow, entitled 'Globalisation and firm Performance in the aftermath of the financial crisis', organised by Dr Marina-Eliza Spaliara, Prof. Richard Harris and Prof. Catia Montagna. The keynote speaker will be Holger Görg who is Professor of International Economics at Christian Albrechts-University Kiel, and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and research affiliate at CEPR and IZA. More information to be announced in the near future.	A full day workshop is scheduled on 30 April 2012 at the University of Edinburgh, entitled "Theory and Evidence on Strategic Thinking, with Applications”, between 10.30 and 17.30, at Old College, University of Edinburgh. Vincent Crawford is the Drummond Professor of Political Economy at the University of Oxford and is one of the world's leading researchers in game theory and behavioural and experimental economics. A full programme is now available to download. Registration is now open.
1 May 2012: SIRE Young Researchers Forum	3 May 2012: Econometrics workshop
The second meeting of the Glasgow series will be held on the 1st of May 2012 with Professor Beata Javorcik (University of Oxford) giving a talk entitled "Do the Biggest Aisles Serve a Brighter Future? Global Retail Chains and Their Implications for Romania" (co-authored with Yue Li). The young researcher presentations will be given by: Dr. Marina Spaliara (University of Glasgow): "Financial health, exports, and firm survival: Evidence from a panel of UK and French firms" (co-authored with Holger Görg). Dr. Rodolphe Desbordes (University of Strathclyde): " Market familiarity and the location of South and North MNEs" (co-authored with Celine Azemar, Julia Darby and Ian Wooton). More details to follow in due course.	The next workshop is scheduled to be held at the University of Glasgow on Thursday 3 May and is entitled: "Forecasting in Turbulent Times". For any further information, please contact the local organiser, Dimitris Korobilis at the University of Glasgow. Further details and how to register is available from the website.
July 2012: 'The international taxation of multinational enterprises	PhD Training
A major conference on the topic of 'The international taxation of multinational enterprises' is scheduled by SIRE MFLR for the summer and to be held in Glasgow. Speakers (to be confirmed) include Professor James Hines, University of Michigan and Professor Eckhard Janeba, University of Mannheim. Both are leading experts on the issues of international taxation and will discuss the impact of taxation on the location of foreign firms and the welfare effects of international tax competition. In addition, Professor Ron Davies, University College Dublin and Professor Clemens Fuest, University of Oxford will discuss the proposal 'Common Consolidated Corporate Tax'. More information to be announced in the near future.	Markus Eberhardt is an Empirical Development Economist and research associate at Oxford CSAE. He will give a specialist PhD training session between 6-8 June 2012 at the University of Edinburgh.
David Hume Institute, Edinburgh	Conference Presenter Grant, Update for 2012
The David Hume Institute have announced a series of talks for 2012. Speakers include Mr John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance Paul Johnson, Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies Professor John Kay, Chair of the Review into UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision Making David McAllister, Prime Minister of Lower Saxony Visit the website	The SIRE Executive is pleased to announce its continued support for the SIRE Conference Presenter Grant. This grant is intended to financially support academic economists who are based in Scotland and wish to present their paper at conferences in the UK and beyond. Due to the success of this initative in 2011 and in order to maximise benefit to all concerned, a revised level of financial support has been introduced. As a result a cap has been set for participation outside Europe ( £750), within Europe, but outside the UK (£500) and within the UK (£350). Check additional information.