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
What would an accelerated EU enlargement mean and how feasible is it? - 13 Jan 2026
EU enlargement is back on the agenda. This time, however, amid growing geopolitical pressures, the EU is exploring ways to speed up the process. But what is realistically achievable? A high-ranking panel with oiip addressed this questionread more
Global Economy Lecture: Silvana Tenreyro on potential responses to economic shocks and the role of negative interest rates - 02 Dec 2025
Negative interest rates can help when there are demand shocks, but they are ineffective during supply shocks. To mitigate the risks associated with future supply stocks, there needs to be technological and trade diversification as well as the creation of resource buffersread more
Freihandel mit der Türkei brächte Vorteile für Österreich und die EU - 26 Nov 2025
Vertiefte Zollunion zwischen EU und Türkei als Win-win-Situation; große Chancen für Österreich, vor allem bei Maschinen und Fahrzeugen; Verhandlungen als Hebel gegenüber Ankara read more
Early EU accession: The economic reforms that Ukraine and the other candidate countries would need to implement - 17 Nov 2025
For rapid EU enlargement to succeed, clear priorities for economic reform are needed to address the biggest problems facing the candidate countries. The case studies of Ukraine, Serbia and Montenegro illustrate this point.
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Autumn Forecast: Eastern Europe with robust, but slower growth - 22 Oct 2025
The economic model of CEE is changing, while rising defence spending will stimulate growth in the region. Ukraine's economy is stuck in war, whereas Russia is headed for stagnationread more
Leveraging reconstruction and EU accession for regional development
Client: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Duration: July 2025 - March 2026
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Green technologies: How are they created and regulated? What impact do they have?
Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: January 2024 - June 2026
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Evaluation of the 2021-2027 Interreg Rhin Supérieur / Oberrhein Programme implementation
Client: Interreg Rhin Supérieur
Duration: October 2024 - November 2025
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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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Impact Evaluation of the Interreg Central Europe Programme
Client: Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE
Duration: September 2020 - March 2023
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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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Capacity Building for Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe: Development, organisation, implementation and evaluation of seminars at the Joint Vienna Institute
Client: Oesterreichische Nationalbank/Austrian Ministry of Finance
Duration: January 2026 - December 2026
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