Neuer Podcast - War es das für Russland im Nahen Osten? - 03 Jul 2025
Vasily Astrov bespricht und analysiert mit „Presse“-Journalist Eduard Steiner mittwochs im Zweiwochen-Rhythmus russisches Gas, Sanktionen, Oligarchen – und vieles mehrread more
Summer Forecast: Iran conflict to have little impact on growth in Eastern Europe - 01 Jul 2025
Region to grow much faster than the euro area; Iran, Trump’s tariffs, war in Ukraine as downside risks; Russia’s growth will halve to around 2%;
Ukraine’s outlook deterioratingread more
US-Ukraine Mineral Resources Agreement: Diplomatic coup in adverse circumstances? - 01 Jul 2025
The US-Ukraine minerals deal is a success for Zelensky under the current circumstances. It could serve as a blueprint for future resource-for-reconstruction deals, with other countries formalising their support for Ukraine through similar frameworksread more
Resiliente Konjunktur in Osteuropa stützt Österreichs Wirtschaft in unsicheren Zeiten - 01 Jul 2025
Trotz einiger Wachstumsrevisionen nach unten kann Österreich nach wie vor optimistisch auf die Wirtschaftsentwicklung in Osteuropa blickenread more
Foreign direct investment in Eastern Europe shrinks by a quarter - 24 Jun 2025
Direct investment inflows are at a five-year low; German investors are losing interest, while Austrian ones are being very cautious; most new investment announced again comes from China; FDI is contributing less and less to the region’s growthread more
What’s driving Chinese FDI in the Western Balkans – and what should be done about it? - 12 Jun 2025
Chinese FDI in the Western Balkans has increased substantially, but won’t catch up with EU FDI any time soon. Governments must ensure that China's investments comply with environmental and labour standards. Attracting high-quality FDI should be the goalread more
Eastern Europe Before Transition: Digitisation of data and analysis of CESEE’s command economies
Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: May 2021 - September 2024
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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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Tax and Contribution Burdens in Firms with Different Value Creation Structures
Client: AK Lower Austria
Duration: December 2024 - June 2025
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Untangling the impacts of technological transformations, globalisation and demographic change to foster shared prosperity in Europe (UNTANGLED)
Client: European Commission, Horizon 2020
Duration: February 2021 - January 2024
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Impact Evaluation of the Interreg Rhin Supérieur / Oberrhein Programme
Client: Interreg Rhin Supérieur
Duration: September 2021 - December 2022
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Political economy of public debt, growth and interest rates in the context of the Corona crisis
Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: October 2021 - September 2023
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Finanzieller Mehrwert durch genossenschaftlichen und öffentlichen Wohnraum? Eine Auswertung der Zusatzerhebung zur Wohnsituation der Haushalte des Mikrozensus 2018 und 2022
Client: Hans Böckler Stiftung
Duration: February 2025 - November 2025
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Fiscal policies in Europe IV
Client: Austrian Chamber of Labour
Duration: January 2023 - November 2024
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