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
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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Automotive sector in Europe, particularly in CESEE
Client: Oesterreichische Nationalbank/Austrian Ministry of Finance
Duration: April 2021 - October 2021
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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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Industrial Policy for a New Growth Model: A toolbox for EU-CEE countries
Client: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Duration: July 2022 - December 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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Tax and Contribution Burdens in Firms with Different Value Creation Structures
Client: AK Lower Austria
Duration: December 2024 - June 2025
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Welfare systems and labour market policies for economic and social resilience in Europe (WeLaR)
Client: European Commission, Horizon Europe
Duration: September 2022 - August 2025
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Fiscal consolidation, public investment and labour markets
Client: European Macro Policy Network (EMPN)
Duration: January 2026 - December 2027
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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
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Towards a new EU anti-poverty strategy
Client: Committee of the Regions
Duration: March 2025 - June 2025
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