New Study: Same job, different skills – why migrants fall behind at work - 13 Mar 2026
Migrants in Europe perform fewer complex tasks than native workers in the same jobs due to cognitive skill gaps rather than discriminatory task allocation. Language training and skill development are keyread more
New study: Regime change in Iran could boost EU economy - 02 Mar 2026
GDP gains of up to 0.7% for the EU; Austria would benefit particularly; dampening effects on inflation; Iran could reach the economic level of Turkey or South Korea in the medium termread more
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally changed Central, East and Southeast Europe - 24 Feb 2026
The war has ended the region’s three-decade growth model and replaced it with one defined by security and capital intensityread more
Reorientation of Ukraine’s economy towards the EU - 24 Feb 2026
EU now Ukraine’s most important trading partner; high dependence on China for drones; critical raw materials, defence and renewables are opportunities for Europe; robust agriculture, greater role for the governmentread more
New study: fiscal consolidation dampens growth and increases inequality - 18 Feb 2026
Study shows: dampening effects of fiscal consolidation are significantly stronger in a recession than in an upturn; negative impact in Austria limited so far; ensure socially balanced consolidationread more
United Europe 2031: Widen, Deepen, Survive - 17 Feb 2026
Europe must grasp the nettle and use enlargement to force deep integration – before delay turns into declineread more
Winter forecast for Eastern Europe: Solid growth despite uncertainties - 04 Feb 2026
Structural change in Central and Eastern Europe is in full swing, while Trump, budget deficits and a dictated peace in Ukraine pose risks; Ukraine faces a difficult future, whereas Russia’s economy is stagnatingread more
A dictated peace would be a disaster for Ukraine and Central Eastern Europe - 15 Jan 2026
Without credible security guarantees, Ukraine is likely to become a vassal state of Moscow and will continue to get poorer. The EU members of the region would face economic decline and protracted conflict with Russiaread more
Jobs, mental health and social policy in times of COVID-19
Client: FWF - Austrian Science Fund
Duration: November 2021 - October 2023
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Welfare systems and labour market policies for economic and social resilience in Europe (WeLaR)
Client: European Commission, Horizon Europe
Duration: September 2022 - August 2025
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New EU own resources: possibilities and limitations of steering effects and sectoral policy co-benefits
Client: European Parliament
Duration: March 2021 - August 2021
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Fiscal consolidation, public investment and labour markets
Client: European Macro Policy Network (EMPN)
Duration: January 2026 - December 2027
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Demographics of the Austrian foreign trade structure
Client: Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy
Duration: October 2022 - April 2023
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Eastern Europe Before Transition: Digitisation of data and analysis of CESEE’s command economies
Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: May 2021 - September 2024
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Fiscal policies in Europe III.
Client: Austrian Chamber of Labour
Duration: January 2021 - November 2022
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Verteilungs- und Beschäftigungseffekte von Fiskalpolitik in Österreich
Client: AK - Wien
Duration: September 2025 - September 2027
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Finanzieller Mehrwert durch genossenschaftlichen und öffentlichen Wohnraum? Eine Auswertung der Zusatzerhebung zur Wohnsituation der Haushalte des Mikrozensus 2018 und 2022
Client: Hans Böckler Stiftung
Duration: February 2025 - May 2026
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A new growth model in EU-CEE
Client: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Duration: August 2020 - May 2021
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IV - Key economic indicators
Client: Federation of Austrian Industries
Duration: March 2014 - December 2025
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