On Wednesday, 08 November 2023, from 18:00 to 19:30, a Public Lecture on “The Price of War: What Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Costs Us” will take place as part of the event format “WU matters. WU talks.” The event is organized by the Vienna University of Economics and Business in cooperation with the daily newspaper “Die Presse”.

The discussion will shed light on the dynamics of the Russian-Ukrainian war and its consequences for our global economy. The following questions will be addressed: When is an end to inflation in sight? Is global stagflation looming? What are the consequences of sanctions against Russia? Who benefits from the war? And what do new political alliances and dependencies mean for the global economy?

Discussing:

• Michael Lysander Fremuth, University Professor for Fundamental and Human Rights, University of Vienna, and Scientific Director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Fundamental and Human Rights.
• Judith Kohlenberger, Institute for Social Policy, WU
• Harald Oberhofer, Department of Economics, WU
• Velina Tschakarova, until 2023 Director of the Austria Institute for European and Security Affairs (AIES), Expert on Geopolitics
• Chair: “Die Presse”

Further information and the possibility to register can be found here. Registration is required for participation.