Paper on international investment linkages published in Journal of Comparative Economics - 30 Jan 2026
New research by Konstantin Wacker sheds light on how foreign direct investment by multinational firms translates into domestic investment. The financial system seems to be the critical linkread more
Ukrainian refugees – from emergency to long-term strategy - 23 Jan 2026
Nearly four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Europe needs to replace temporary arrangements with sustainable, long-term strategies that work for both refugees and host countriesread more
Neuer Podcast: Vasily Astrov über die Aussichten der russischen Wirtschaft 2026 - 16 Jan 2026
Unter dem Titel „Bringt Putin im Jahr 2026 Russlands Wirtschaft endgültig um?“ diskutiert unser Russland-Experte Vasily Astrov mit Eduard Steiner von der Tageszeitung „Die Presse“ und dem Energie-Experten Johannes Benigniread 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
What would an accelerated EU enlargement mean and how feasible is it? - 13 Jan 2026
EU enlargement is back on the agenda. This time, however, amid growing geopolitical pressures, the EU is exploring ways to speed up the process. But what is realistically achievable? A high-ranking panel with oiip addressed this questionread more
Global Economy Lecture: Silvana Tenreyro on potential responses to economic shocks and the role of negative interest rates - 02 Dec 2025
Negative interest rates can help when there are demand shocks, but they are ineffective during supply shocks. To mitigate the risks associated with future supply stocks, there needs to be technological and trade diversification as well as the creation of resource buffersread more
Freihandel mit der Türkei brächte Vorteile für Österreich und die EU - 26 Nov 2025
Vertiefte Zollunion zwischen EU und Türkei als Win-win-Situation; große Chancen für Österreich, vor allem bei Maschinen und Fahrzeugen; Verhandlungen als Hebel gegenüber Ankara read more
Early EU accession: The economic reforms that Ukraine and the other candidate countries would need to implement - 17 Nov 2025
For rapid EU enlargement to succeed, clear priorities for economic reform are needed to address the biggest problems facing the candidate countries. The case studies of Ukraine, Serbia and Montenegro illustrate this point.
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Autumn Forecast: Eastern Europe with robust, but slower growth - 22 Oct 2025
The economic model of CEE is changing, while rising defence spending will stimulate growth in the region. Ukraine's economy is stuck in war, whereas Russia is headed for stagnationread more
Distributional income and employment effects of fiscal policy: Micro-level evidence for Austria
Client: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Duration: July 2025 - June 2027
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The impacts of recent inflation development on the EU finances
Client: European Parliament
Duration: July 2023 - November 2023
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How to dovetail Ukraine’s reconstruction with EU integration and accession
Client: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Duration: January 2023 - December 2023
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Impact Evaluation of the Interreg Central Europe Programme
Client: Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE
Duration: September 2020 - March 2023
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Labour Market Inequalities in Times of Structural Change
Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: April 2024 - March 2027
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Labour market effects of Austrian foreign trade
Client: Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy
Duration: November 2023 - September 2024
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A new growth model in EU-CEE
Client: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Duration: August 2020 - May 2021
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Export diversification strategy for Venezuela
Client: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Duration: October 2023 - December 2024
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Carbon Intensive Regions in Transition – Unravelling the Challenges of Structural Change (CINTRAN)
Client: European Commission, Horizon 2020
Duration: May 2020 - April 2024
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Long-term impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on labour market integration of refugees (FIMAS reCOV)
Client: International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
Duration: March 2023 - December 2023
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Processes of labour market integration of female refugees in Austria (FIMAS+Frauen)
Client: International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
Duration: February 2022 - September 2022
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Revision and Update of the Study "Danube Region Monitor – People and Skills" and the Online Database
Client: Federal Minister of Labour and Economy & Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalisation (OeAD)
Duration: March 2025 - November 2028
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