Spring forecast: Eastern Europe weathering the Iran shock for now - 29 Apr 2026
A protracted war in the Middle East would lead to a sharp decline in growth; ‘extended workbench’ model no longer CEE’s growth engine; gloomy outlook for Ukraine; Russia in stagnation, despite windfall profits from Iran war; Hungary’s recovery will take timeread more
Osteuropa wichtigste Stütze für Österreichs Exportwachstum - 29 Apr 2026
Obwohl der Iran-Krieg die Wachstumsaussichten Mittel-, Ost- und Südosteuropas dämpft, kann Österreich weiterhin optimistisch auf die dortige Wirtschaftsentwicklung blickenread more
New study: EU tobacco tax reform could boost revenues and cut smoking - 20 Apr 2026
Our new study on EU tobacco tax reform was presented at the European Parliament, highlighting its potential to increase fiscal revenues and improve public healthread more
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
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
In cooperation with CEU, FIW, Universität Wien, WIFO, WIIW and WU.
David Atkin (MIT) presents his research (jointly with Baptiste Bernadac, Dave Donaldson, Tishara Garg and Federico Huneeus) in the Vienna International Economics Seminar (VIES) series
The Incidence of Distortions (joint Baptiste Bernadac, Dave Donaldson, Tishara Garg and Federico Huneeus)
Leveraging reconstruction and EU accession for regional development
Client: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Duration: July 2025 - March 2026
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Tobacco taxation in Eastern Europe 2025-2026
Client: Bloomberg Philanthropies
Duration: January 2025 - December 2026
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How to dovetail Ukraine’s reconstruction with EU integration and accession
Client: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Duration: January 2023 - December 2023
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Distributional income and employment effects of fiscal policy: Micro-level evidence for Austria (DIEFISCAL)
Client: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Duration: July 2025 - June 2027
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Toward innovation-driven growth: innovation systems and policies in EU member states of Central Eastern Europe
Client: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Duration: September 2023 - March 2024
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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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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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