During his four month stay Striessnig will combine the multi-dimensional cohort-component model developed by IIASA in collaboration with the Wittgenstein Centre with the NCAR model, by adding age-structure to the spatial dimension of population heterogeneity.

The purpose of the Fulbright-Botstiber Award in Austrian-American Studies in the United States is to promote the understanding of the historical relationship between Austria and the United States. In close collaboration with colleagues at NCAR, Striessnig will start with a U.S. case study and apply his model to Austria in a next step.

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