News & Opinions

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 intensity read 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 government read 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 consolidation read 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 decline read 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 stagnating read 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 Russia read more

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Beyond occupational sorting: How skills shape task allocation and immigrant disadvantage

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Economic implications for Europe of a potential reintegration of Iran into the world economy

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Structural shifts in Ukraine’s foreign trade and investment and implications for EU-Ukraine relations

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Projects in Focus

Geo-economic Interconnectivity Index (GEOII)

Client: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Duration: July 2024 - April 2025 read more

Advice on intra-EU mobility and social security coordination (Lot 2: Statistics and data collection)

Client: European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Duration: December 2021 - November 2025 read more

Labour Market Inequalities in Times of Structural Change

Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: April 2024 - March 2027 read more

Supporting the compilation of consumption of fixed capital and stocks of fixed assets

Client: Eurostat
Duration: April 2022 - April 2024 read more

Preparation of Ukraine for its accession to the EU in the area of Cohesion Policy

Client: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Duration: June 2024 - December 2024 read more

Demographic and economic development in Central and East European countries (CEECs)

Client: City of Vienna
Duration: September 2021 - June 2022 read more

Demografie des österreichischen Außenhandels - eine Vertiefung

Client: Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism
Duration: December 2024 - September 2025 read more

Fiscal consolidation, public investment and labour markets

Client: European Macro Policy Network (EMPN)
Duration: January 2026 - December 2027 read more

Monitoring and Assessing Labor Markets in the Western Balkans

Client: The World Bank
Duration: June 2022 - June 2025 read more

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