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
Differences in real non-residential investment between the United States and EU countries
Client: European Investment Bank (EIB)
Duration: May 2023 - June 2024
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Fiscal rules and fiscal councils in the Western Balkans
Client: The World Bank
Duration: August 2023 - October 2024
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Public finances and climate change
Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: October 2025 - September 2027
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Monitoring and Assessing Labor Markets in the Western Balkans
Client: The World Bank
Duration: June 2022 - June 2025
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Ex post evaluation of Cohesion Policy Programmes 2014-2020: Crisis response
Client: European Commission, DG Regional Policy
Duration: November 2023 - December 2024
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Regional Cooperation in EU-CEE and Lessons for the Western Balkans
Client: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Duration: June 2021 - May 2022
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Industrial Diagnostic Study Rwanda 2020
Client: UNIDO
Duration: August 2020 - April 2021
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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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A stronger CEE for a stronger Europe - Policy Note
Client: Erste Group Bank AG
Duration: December 2023 - February 2024
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Labour market trajectories of refugees and other migrants
Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: January 2021 - June 2023
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