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TURKEY: Is the worst yet to come? - 01 Dec 2021

The use of negative real interest rates to support credit growth has again led to a lira rout and skyrocketing inflation. The crisis is unlikely to be over read more

East Central Europe needs a new growth model - 29 Nov 2021

EU-CEE countries must focus on innovation to cope with decarbonisation and digitalisation. Germany and Austria should gain, despite some challenges read more

Free trade policy is not the optimal trade policy - 16 Nov 2021

Countries and trading blocs such as the EU should be free to choose the trade policy they deem optimal. This requires a renunciation of the holy grail of free trade read more

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Recent Publications

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New Insights into the Relationship Between Taxation and International Trade

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Monthly Report No. 11/2021 - FDI in Central, East and Southeast Europe

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Avoiding a Trap and Embracing the Megatrends: Proposals for a New Growth Model in EU-CEE

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Upcoming Events

15  December 2021    3:00 pm CET

Lessons from Economic Transformation

30 Years of Reforms since the Collapse of the USSR

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15  December 2021    9:00 am CET

In cooperation with Austro-French Centre for Rapprochement in Europe (ÖFZ) and French Institute for International Relations (Ifri).

Boosting European connectivity and the EU’s strategic autonomy against the backdrop of EU-China rivalry

Global Gateway – the new European Silk Road?

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16  December 2021    3:00 pm CET

In cooperation with Research Centre International Economics (FIW).

Bálint Magyar, CEU Democracy Institute (Hungary)

The Anatomy of Post-Communist Regimes: A Challenge to the Mainstream Comparative Approach

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20  January 2022    3:00 pm CET

In cooperation with Research Centre International Economics (FIW).

Walter Steingress, Bank of Canada

Exporting and Investment under Credit Constraints

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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 read more

Research Centre International Economics (Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft, FIW)

Client: Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research
Duration: October 2011 - February 2022 read more

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