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Leon Podkaminer Economist e-mail: podkaminer@wiiw.ac.at Phone: (+43-1) 533 66 10-34 Poland, Czech Republic; economic policy; macroeconomic analysis; exchange rates; patterns of consumption, relative prices; editor of The wiiw Monthly Report |
External Publications
Articles in refereed journals
- 'The basic paradigms of the EU economic policy-making need to be changed' (with Kazimierz Laski), Cambridge Journal of Economics, No. 1, 2012
http://cje.oxfordjournals.org/content/36/1/253.abstract - 'Why are goods cheaper in rich European Countries: Beyond the Balassa-Samuelson Effect', Metroeconomica, Vol. 62, No. 4, November 2011, pp. 712-728
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-999X.2011.04136.x/abstract - 'Common monetary policy with uncommon wage policies: Centrifugal forces tearing the euro area apart' (with Kazimierz Laski), Intervention: European Journal of Economics and Economic Policy, Vol. 8, No. 1, May 2011
- 'Real Convergence and Price Levels', Metroeconomica, Vol. 61, No. 4, 2010, pp. 640-664
- 'Real Convergence and Inflation: A Quantification and and Its Implications For Integration with the Euro Area', Bank i Kredyt, No. 4/2008, 2008
- 'A note on the statistical verification of Marx', Cambridge Journal of Economics, Vol. 29, No. 4, 2005, pp.657-658
- 'Why is food cheaper in rich (European) countries?', Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review, Vol. 57, No. 230, 2003, pp. p. 297-328
- 'Analytical Notes on the Balassa-Samuelson Effect', Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review, Vol. 56, No. 226, 2003, pp. p. 207-222
- 'A Note on Evolution of Inequality in Poland', Cambridge Journal of Economics, Vol. 27, No. 5, 2003, pp. 755-768
- 'Inflationary Effects of High Nominal Interest Rates', Journal of Post-Keynesian Economics, Vol. 20, No. 4, 1998
- 'Downward-Sloping Aggregate Supply Functions, Upward-Sloping Aggregate Demand Functions', Journal of Post-Keynesian Economics, Vol. 20, No. 2, 1998
- 'Household Behavior under "Austerity" Stabilization of Hyperinflation: The Roots of Fragility', Journal of Post-Keynesian Economics, Vol. 17, No. 4, 1995
- 'Retrading of Goods under Repressed Inflation: Implications for the Supply Multipliers', Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 16, No. 2, 1992, pp. 315-327
- 'Plans and Disequilibria in Centrally Planned Economies. Empirical Investigations for Poland' (with W. Charemza and Kazimierz Laski), Journal of Economics - Zeitschrift für Nationalökonomie, Vol. 52, No. 2, 1990, pp. 199-204
- 'On quantity-constrained expenditure systems once again', Journal of Comparative Economics, No. 3, 1990
- 'Macroeconomic Disequilibria in Centrally Planned Economies: Identifiability of Econometric Models Derived from Models of Household Behaviour Under Quantity Constraints', Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 13, No. 4, 1989, pp. 580-582
- 'Disequilibrium in Poland’s Consumer Markets: Further Evidence on Intermarket Spillovers', Journal of Comparative Economics, No. 1, 1988
- 'On Polish Disequilibria Once Again', Soviet Studies, No. 3, 1987
- 'The Demand for Calories in Developing Countries', American Journal of Agricultural Economics, No. 1, 1986
- 'Investment Cycles in Centrally Planned Economies, Market Disequilibrium and Labour Shortages', Acta Oeconomica, No. 1-2, 1985
- 'Cross-Country Demand Systems and Centrally Planned Economies ' (with R. Finke and H. Theil), Economics Letters, No. 3-4, 1984
- 'Estimates of Disequilibria in Poland’s Consumer Markets', The Review of Economics and Statistics, No. 3, 1982
- 'Towards a theory for a practical optimisation model for a farm', Oxford Agrarian Studies, No. 2, 1973
- 'On the Distribution of the Numbers of Cyclically Occurring Random Events', Journal of Applied Probability, No. 3, 1972
- 'The Influence of the Changes in the Matrix Elements in Linear Programming Problems upon the Value of the Objective Function', Ekonomicko-Matematicky Obzor, No. 3, 1970
Books (Monographs and editorship)
- 'Wyzwania dla polityki gospodarczej Unii Europejskiej' (with Kazimierz Laski), in: Grzegorz Kolodko (ed), Globalizacja, kryzys i co dalej?, Poltext, Warszawa, 2010
Articles in books
- 'Schuldenkrise und realwirtschaftliche Divergenzen im Euro-Raum' (with Roman Stöllinger), Österreichs Aussenwirtschaft 2010, Chapter 11, Kompetenzzentrum FIW, Vienna, December 2010, pp. 196-208
- 'Wyzwania dla polityki gospodarczej Unii Europejskiej' (with Kazimierz Laski), in: Grzegorz Kolodko (ed), Globalizacja, kryzys i co dalej?, Poltext, Warszawa, 2010
- 'Poland's Competiitive Position in the Enlarged EU', in: W. Leal Filho and M. Weresa (eds), Achieving Competitiveness Through Innovation, P.Lang Verlag, Frankfurt a.M., 2007
- 'Distributional Effects of Evolving Government Fiscal Policies in Poland', in: D. Papadimitriou (ed), The Distribitional Effects of Government Spending and Taxation, Palgrave/Macmillan, 2006
- 'External Liberalization, Growth and Distribution: The Polish Experience', in: Lance Taylor (ed), External Liberalization, Growth and Social Policy, Oxford University Press, New York, 2006
- 'Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic: Longer-Term Growth Prospects' (with Robert Stehrer), Proceedings of OeNB workshops, No. 9: New Regional Economics in Central European Economies, OENB, Vienna, 2006
- 'Is Rapid, Long -Term Growth Likely ?', in: Grzegorz Kolodko (ed), The Polish Miracle, Ashgate, 2005
- 'Wages, Prices and Exchange Rates: Competitiveness vs. Convergence', in: M. Dauderstädt and L. Witte (eds), Cohesive Growth in the Enlarging Euroland, F. Ebert Stiftung, 2001
- 'Non-tradable Goods and Deviations between Purchasing Power Parities and Exchange Rates: Evidence from the 1990 European Comparison Project', in: Hubert Gabrisch (ed), Macroeconomic Problems of EU Eastern Enlargement, MacMillan, 1999
- 'The Monetary Policy and Its Effects', in: L. Zienkowski (ed), Polish Economy in 1990-1992, ZBSE GUS i PAN, 1993
- 'Macroeconomic Policy for the Transitional Reforms in the Centrally-Planned Economies', in: János Mátyás Kovács and Márton Tardos (eds), Reform and Transformation in Eastern Europe, Routledge, 1992
- 'A Planning Scheme Combining the Input-Output Approach and the Consumer Demand Analysis, co-authored', in: R. Patton (ed), Conference Volume of the VIII International Input-Output Conference, Oxford University Press
- 'The estimates of Disequilibria in Poland’s Consumer Markets', in: A. Kelley, W. Sanderson and John Williamson (eds), Modeling Growing Economies in Equilibrium and Disequilibrium, Duke U. Press, 1983
Articles in non-refereed journals
- 'Wien und die Großstädte Ost-Mitteleuropas - Ein Vergleich anhand ausgewählter Sozial- und Wirtschaftsindikatoren' (with Josef Pöschl), Statistische Mitteilungen der Stadt Wien, No. 3/2000, 2000
wiiw Publications
wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts
- 'Poland: Economy decoupled from the eurozone crisis', New Divide(s) in Europe?, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 9, Vienna, March 2012, pp. 72-75
- 'The Czech Republic: Self-inflicted pain', New Divide(s) in Europe?, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 9, Vienna, March 2012, pp. 55-58
- 'The Czech Republic: Fiscal consolidation amid elevated political tensions', Recovery: Limp and Battered, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 8, Vienna, July 2011, pp. 55-58
- 'Poland: Solid growth continues', Recovery: Limp and Battered, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 8, Vienna, July 2011, pp. 72-75
- 'The Czech Republic: Growth slowdown after the 2010 speed-up', in: Peter Havlik (ed), Recovery - in Low Gear across Tough Terrain, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 7, Vienna, March 2011, pp. 47-50
- 'Poland: Continuing growth conditional on competent policy', in: Peter Havlik (ed), Recovery - in Low Gear across Tough Terrain, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 7, Vienna, March 2011, pp. 63-65
- 'Poland: Solid but moderate growth', in: Vasily Astrov and Mario Holzner (eds), Will Exports Prevail over Austerity?, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 6, Vienna, July 2010, pp. 76-79
- 'Special topic: Long-term growth prospects in Central and Eastern Europe hinge on changes in the basic paradigms of EU economic policy-making' (with Kazimierz Laski), in: Vasily Astrov and Mario Holzner (eds), Will Exports Prevail over Austerity?, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 6, Vienna, July 2010, pp. 1-22
- 'The Czech Republic: Fragile recovery', in: Vasily Astrov and Mario Holzner (eds), Will Exports Prevail over Austerity?, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 6, Vienna, July 2010, pp. 67-75
- 'The Czech Republic: Bottoming out?', in: Josef Pöschl and Sandor Richter (eds), Crisis Is Over, but Problems Loom Ahead, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 5, Vienna, February 2010
- 'Poland: Moderate acceleration, not a headlong rush', in: Josef Pöschl and Sandor Richter (eds), Crisis Is Over, but Problems Loom Ahead, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 5, Vienna, February 2010
- 'Poland: resisting recession', in: Sandor Richter (ed), Where Have All the Shooting Stars Gone?, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 4, Vienna, July 2009, pp. 43-47
- 'The Czech Republic: policy eased to limit the damage', in: Sandor Richter (ed), Where Have All the Shooting Stars Gone?, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 4, Vienna, July 2009, pp. 34-37
- 'Poland: a slowdown in the making ', Differentiated Impact of the Global Crisis, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 3, Vienna, February 2009, pp. 36-39
- 'The Czech Republic: approaching standstill ', Differentiated Impact of the Global Crisis, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 3, Vienna, February 2009, pp. 28-31
- 'The Czech Republic: slowdown underway', The Big Boom Is Over, but Growth Remains Strong and Inflation Calms Down, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 2, Vienna, July 2008, pp. 46-49
- 'Poland: a gentle deceleration of growth', The Big Boom Is Over, but Growth Remains Strong and Inflation Calms Down, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 2, Vienna, July 2008, pp. 54-57
- 'The Czech Republic: slowdown ahead', Weathering the Global Storm, yet Rising Costs and Labour Shortages May Dampen Domestic Growth, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 1, Vienna, February 2008, pp. 30-33
- 'Poland: expansion to continue', Weathering the Global Storm, yet Rising Costs and Labour Shortages May Dampen Domestic Growth, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 1, Vienna, February 2008, pp. 37-39
wiiw Monthly Reports
- 'Net private savings in relation to the government’s financial balance' (with Kazimierz Laski), in: Leon Podkaminer (ed), Monthly Report No. 4/2012, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2012, pp. 10-13
- 'What kind of socio-economic order do we need in Europe?' (with Kazimierz Laski), in: Leon Podkaminer (ed), Monthly Report No. 3/2012, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2012, pp. 13-14
- 'Poland: new government, but not-so-new policy?', in: Leon Podkaminer (ed), Monthly Report No. 12/2011, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 12, Vienna, December 2011, pp. 1-2
- 'Czech Republic: untimely austerity, uncertain exports', in: Leon Podkaminer (ed), Monthly Report No. 10/2011, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2011, pp. 4-6
- 'Poland: so far so good', in: Leon Podkaminer (ed), Monthly Report No. 10/2011, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2011, pp. 11-13
- 'Import intensities of production in the New EU Member States in 1995 and 2006', in: Leon Podkaminer (ed), Monthly Report No. 8-9/2011, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 8-9, Vienna, August-September 2011, pp. 1-5
- 'Productivity of imports in the transition countries: evidence from the 2000s', in: Leon Podkaminer (ed), Monthly Report No. 6/2011, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2011, pp. 7-9
- 'Structural root causes of the debt crises/heterogeneity', in: Leon Podkaminer (ed), Monthly Report No. 12/2010, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 12, Vienna, December 2010, p. 12
- 'Czech Republic: changing structure of growth', in: Leon Podkaminer (ed), Monthly Report No. 10/2010, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2010, pp. 4-7
- 'Poland: waiting for the investment take-off', in: Leon Podkaminer (ed), Monthly Report No. 10/2010, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2010, pp. 12-14
- 'Poland's presidential election: and the winner is ...', in: Leon Podkaminer (ed), Monthly Report No. 7/2010, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7, Vienna, July 2010, pp. 13
- 'Real convergence and price levels in the enlarged European Union', Monthly Report No. 4/2010, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2010, pp. 12-13
- 'Czech Republic: bottoming out likely', Monthly Report No. 10/2009, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2009, pp. 4-7
- 'Poland: recession resisted', Monthly Report No. 10/2009, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2009, pp. 11-13
- 'Multiplier effects of governmental spending in Central and Eastern Europe: a quantitative assessment', Monthly Report No. 8-9/2009, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 8-9, Vienna, August-September 2009, pp. 16-18
- 'Financial market regulation and supervision', Monthly Report No. 4/2009, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2009, pp. 15-20
- 'Some reflections on the reform of the international financial architecture ', Monthly Report No. 2/2009, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2009, pp. 17-22
- 'Some reflections on the crisis management in the EU', Monthly Report No. 1/2009, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2009, pp. 13-18
- 'Poland: a slowdown in the making ', Monthly Report No. 10/2008, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2008, pp. 11-14
- 'The Czech Republic: weak domestic demand, resilient exports, sound banking', Monthly Report No. 10/2008, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2008, pp. 4-7
- 'The international role of the euro: prospects of dethroning the dollar as the leading international currency still fairly remote', Monthly Report No. 7/2008, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7, Vienna, July 2008, pp. 16-20
- 'Globalization and inflation: impacts unlikely to be large and permanent', Monthly Report No. 3/2008, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2008, pp. 13-17
- 'The Reform Treaty: monetary and economic policies unaffected', Monthly Report No. 1/2008, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2008, pp. 13-17
- 'The Czech Republic: performing better than expected', Monthly Report No. 10/2007, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2007, pp. 4-6
- 'Poland: economic expansion continues', Monthly Report No. 10/2007, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2007, pp. 10-11
- 'A brief history of Poland's nominal convergence' (with Andrzej Slawinski), Monthly Report No. 8-9/2007, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 8-9, Vienna, September 2007, pp. 7-10
- 'Some issues related to the euro's progress', Monthly Report No. 7/2007, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7, Vienna, July 2007, pp. 14-15
- 'Poland's experience with capital account convertibility', Monthly Report No. 1/2007, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2007, pp. 14-18
- 'The Czech Republic: high growth likely to slow down', Monthly Report No. 10/2006, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2006, pp. 1-3
- 'Poland: domestic demand strengthening further', Monthly Report No. 10/2006, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2006, pp. 7-8
- 'Poland's competitive position in the enlarged EU', Monthly Report No. 8-9/2006, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 8-9, Vienna, August/September 2006, pp. 1-8
- 'Real convergence and inflation', Monthly Report No. 5/2006, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2006, pp. 8-12
- 'Possible entry into the euro zone of Estonia, Lithuania and Slovenia: an evaluation', in: Leon Podkaminer (ed), Monthly Report No. 3/2006, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2006, pp. 11-15
- 'Updated wiiw forecasts for 2005 and 2006' (with Peter Havlik), Monthly Report No. 12/2005, wiiw Monthly Report, Vienna, pp. 1-3
- 'Poland: domestic demand weakening further', Monthly Report No. 10/2005, wiiw Monthly Report, Vienna, pp. 7-9
- 'Distributional effects of evolving spending and tax policies in post-socialist Poland', Monthly Report No. 2/2005, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2005, pp. 12-18
- 'Poland: strong profits and weak investment', Monthly Report No. 10/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, Vienna, pp. 9-11
- 'Quality gains in exports of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia', Monthly Report 7/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7, Vienna, July 2004, pp. 11-16
- 'Domestic absorption, real exchange rate and trade balances in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia', Monthly Report 6/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2004, pp. 1-5
- 'Is rapid, long-term economic growth in Poland likely?', Monthly Report 6/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2004, pp. 10-16
- 'Assessing the demand for food in Europe by the year 2010', Monthly Report 3/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2004, pp. 11-18
- 'Inflation, exchange rates and the real catch-up', Monthly Report 2/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2004, pp. 1-5
- 'Poland: strong exports, continuing fiscal disarray', Monthly Report 10/2003, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2003, pp. 6-7
- 'Structural change in Poland's labour productivity', Monthly Report 05/2003, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2003, pp. 7-13
- 'Poland's macro policy under a critical reassessment', Monthly Report 03/2003, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2003, pp. 13-14
- 'Poland: changes in fiscal policy may make a difference', Monthly Report 10/2002, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2002, pp. 14-15
wiiw Research Reports
- 'Migration and Commuting Propensity in the New EU Member States ' (with Anna Iara, Michael Landesmann, Sebastian Leitner, Roman Römisch and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report, No. 351, Vienna, December 2008
- 'The Czech Republic: stagnant investment augurs overall growth slowdown', High Growth Continues, with Risks of Overheating on the Horizon, wiiw Research Report, No. 341, Vienna, July 2007, pp. 38-42
- 'Poland: growth turns euphoric', High Growth Continues, with Risks of Overheating on the Horizon, wiiw Research Report, No. 341, Vienna, July 2007, pp. 45-48
- 'The Czech Republic: after record trade surplus, growth to slow down', Private Consumption and Flourishing Exports Keep the Region on High Growth Track, wiiw Research Report, No. 335, Vienna, February 2007, pp. 36-39
- 'Poland: investment expansion gathers momentum', Private Consumption and Flourishing Exports Keep the Region on High Growth Track, wiiw Research Report, No. 335, Vienna, February 2007, pp. 42-46
- 'Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic: Longer-term Growth Prospects' (with Robert Stehrer), wiiw Research Report, No. 330, Vienna, October 2006
- 'The Czech Republic: export-led expansion continues', Broader-based Growth Resilient to Global Uncertainties, wiiw Research Report, No. 328, Vienna, July 2006, pp. 35-38
- 'Poland: a promising start into 2006', Broader-based Growth Resilient to Global Uncertainties, wiiw Research Report, No. 328, Vienna, July 2006, pp. 42-45
- 'The Czech Republic: an export-led expansion', Strong Growth, Driven by Exports in the NMS and by Consumption in the Future EU Members, wiiw Research Report, No. 325, Vienna, February 2006, pp. 25-28
- 'Poland: heightened uncertainty', Strong Growth, Driven by Exports in the NMS and by Consumption in the Future EU Members, wiiw Research Report, No. 325, Vienna, February 2006, pp. 31-34
- 'Why Is Food Cheaper in Rich (European) Countries?', wiiw Research Report, No. 322, Vienna, October 2005
- 'Poland: a weak start into 2005', Back from the Peak, Growth in Transition Countries Returns to Standard Rate of Catching-up, wiiw Research Report, No. 320, Vienna, July 2005, pp. 33-36
- 'Poland: the return of the strong zloty', Accelerating GDP Growth, Improved Prospects for European Integration, wiiw Research Report, No. 314, Vienna, March 2005, pp. 36-39
- 'Poland: a boom, but no jobs', As East You Go, the More They Grow: Transition Economies in a New Setting, wiiw Research Report, No. 308, Vienna, July 2004, pp. 35-38
- 'Poland: the power of a weak currency', Transition Countries on the Eve of EU Enlargement, wiiw Research Report, No. 303, Vienna, February 2004, pp. 57-60
- 'A Note on the Evolution of Inequality in Poland, 1992-99 Analytical Notes on the Balassa-Samuelson Effect', wiiw Research Report, No. 301, Vienna, November 2003
- 'Country Report Poland: shaky economic consolidation amidst political disarray', Transition Countries in 2003: Reforms and Restructuring Keep the Global Economic Slowdown at Bay, wiiw Research Report, No. 297, Vienna, July 2003, pp. 65-68
- 'Country Report Poland: muddling through', Transition Countries Resist Global Slowdown: Productivity Gains Offset Effects of Appreciation, wiiw Research Report, No. 293, Vienna, February 2003, pp. 74-77
- 'Transition Countries in 2002: Losing Steam', wiiw Research Report, No. 285, Vienna, July 2002
- 'The Transition Economies: Externally Conditioned Improvements in 2000, Slowdowns and Adjustments Likely in 2001 and 2002', wiiw Research Report, No. 275, Vienna, February 2001
wiiw Working Papers
- 'Discrepancies between Purchasing Power Parities and Exchange Rates under the Law of One Price: A Puzzle (partly) Explained? ', wiiw Working Paper, No. 69, Vienna, September 2010
- 'Why Are Goods Cheaper in Rich Countries? Beyond the Balassa-Samuelson Effect ', wiiw Working Paper, No. 64, Vienna, April 2010
- 'Real Convergence and Inflation: Long-Term Tendency vs. Short-Term Performance', wiiw Working Paper, No. 49, Vienna, December 2008
- 'Assessing the Demand for Food in Europe by the Year 2010', wiiw Working Paper, No. 28, Vienna, March 2004
