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
Client: Federation of Austrian Industries
Duration: March 2014 - December 2025
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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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Update of the EUKLEMS data
Client: Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)
Duration: June 2024 - October 2024
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Framework contract for studies in the field of Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research, Culture and Digital Single Market (Lot 1 – Social and Employment Policy)
Client: Committee of the Regions
Duration: July 2022 - June 2023
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Short- and medium-term sectoral employment forecasts in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic
Client: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
Duration: April 2021 - September 2021
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Empowering the Geopolitical EU in the Eastern Neighbourhood and the Western Balkans (GEO-POWER-EU)
Client: European Commission, Horizon Europe
Duration: June 2024 - May 2027
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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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Research Centre International Economics (Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft, FIW)
Client: Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research
Duration: October 2013 - February 2025
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New EU own resources: possibilities and limitations of steering effects and sectoral policy co-benefits
Client: European Parliament
Duration: March 2021 - August 2021
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