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
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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Genetic innovation, intermediate goods and energy prices in an agent-based model
Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: March 2023 - August 2026
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Expertise on intra-EU mobility, free movement of workers and social security coordination – Support on statistics and socio-economic analysis
Client: European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Duration: December 2025 - November 2029
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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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What are the economic and institutional must haves for candidate countries to make an accelerated enlargement possible?
Client: European Commission, DG Economic and Financial Affairs
Duration: October 2024 - June 2025
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Human Mobility in the Western Balkans: Pathways for Inclusive Growth and Human Development
Client: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Duration: February 2025 - August 2025
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Analysis of the Fiscal and Health Impact of Increasing Tobacco Excise Taxes
Client: The World Bank
Duration: February 2024 - December 2024
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Asian Economic Integration: Using the ADB’s Multi-Region Input Output Tables (MRIOTs) for the Analysis of Tariffs and Protectionism
Client: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Duration: May 2025 - December 2025
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Neue Wege für die EU-Türkei-Wirtschaftsbeziehungen – Zollunion im Wandel?
Client: Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism
Duration: October 2024 - September 2025
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Supporting the compilation of consumption of fixed capital and stocks of fixed assets
Client: Eurostat
Duration: April 2022 - April 2024
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