Labour markets; wage, productivity and trade structures; catching-up processes in the global economy
External Publications
Articles in refereed journals
'Goodwin or Kalecki in demand? Functional income distribution and aggregate demand in the short run' (with E. Stockhammer), Review of Radical Political Economy, 2011, forthcoming
'Austrian exporters: unique or alike? New insights and missing puzzle pieces' (with Johannes Pöschl and Roman Stöllinger), Empirica, 2011, forthcoming
'Shapes and Determinants of Returns to Innovation' (with Sandra M. Leitner), Economics of Innovation and New Technology , 2011, forthcoming
'Migrants' Skills and Productivity: A European Perspective' (with Peter Huber and Michael Landesmann), National Institute Economic Review, No. 213, July 2010, R20-R34
'The Role of Public Policy in Closing Foreign Direct Investment Gaps: An Empirical Analysis' (with Christian Bellak and Markus Leibrecht), Empirica, Vol. 37, No. 1, 2010, pp. 19-46
'The Effects of Factor- and Sector-biased Technical Change Revisited', Economic Change and Restructuring, Vol. 43, 2010, pp. 65-94
'Trade Integration, Outsourcing and Employment in Austria: A Decomposition Approach' (with Wolfgang Koller), Economic Systems Research, Vol. 22, No. 3, 2010, pp. 237-261
''Attract FDI!' - A Universal Golden Rule? Empirical Evidence for OECD and Selected Non-OECD Countries' (with Julia Wörz), European Journal of Development Research, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2009, pp. 95-111
'The Sector-Bias of Skill-Biased Technical Change and the Rising Skill Premium in Transition Economies' (with Piero Esposito), Empirica, Vol. 36, 2009, pp. 351-364
'Industrial Diversity, Trade Patterns, and Productivity Dynamics' (with Julia Wörz), Review of Development Economics, Vol. 13, No. 2, 2009, pp. 356-372
'Income Distribution, Technical Change and the Dynamics of International Economic Integration' (with Michael Landesmann), Metroeconomica/International Review of Economics, Vol. 58, No. 1, 2007, pp. 45-73
'Modeling Transformation in CEECs Using Smooth Transitions' (with Neil Foster), Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 35, No. 1, 2007, pp. 57-86
'Neighbours in Transition' (with Michael Peneder), National Institute Economic Review, No. 2000, April 2007
'Modelling International Economic Integration: Patterns of Catching-Up and Foreign Direct Investment' (with Michael Landesmann), Economia Politica - Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, 2006, pp. 335-362
'Goodwin's Structural Economic Dynamics: Modelling Schumpeterian and Keynesian Insights' (with Michael Landesmann), Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2006, pp. 501-524
'Technology Diffusion, International Competition and Effective Demand' (with Michael Landesmann), Revue d'Économie Industrielle, Vol. 105, No. 1, 2005, pp. 23-46
'Dimensions of Quality Upgrading - Evidence for CEEC's' (with Uwe Dulleck, Neil Foster and Julia Wörz), The Economics of Transition, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2005, pp. 51-76
'Evolving Competitiveness of CEEC's in an Enlarged Europe' (with Michael Landesmann), Rivista di Politica Economica, Vol. XCII, No. I-II, 2003, pp. 23-88
'International Outsourcing and the Skill-Specific Wage Bill in Eastern Europe' (with Peter Egger), The World Economy, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2003, pp. 61-72
'Technological Convergence and Trade Patterns' (with Julia Wörz), Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv/Review of World Economics, Vol. 139, No. 2, 2003, pp. 1-28
'Dynamics of Trade Integration and Technological Convergence', Economic Systems Research, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2002, pp. 219-244
'Convergence Patterns and Switchovers in Comparative Advantage' (with Michael Landesmann), Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Vol. 12, No. 4, 2001, pp. 399-423
'Industrial Specialisation, Catching-up and Labour Market Dynamics' (with Michael Landesmann), Metroeconomica/International Review of Economics, Vol. 51, No. 1, 2000, pp. 67-101
Books (Monographs and editorship)
Industrial Productivity in Europe: Growth and Crisis (with Matilde Mas), Edward Elgar, 2011, forthcoming
Strukturwandel und Beschäftigungsdynamik. Langfristige Trends und komplexe Modellierung sozio-ökonomischer Transformationen, Verlag Peter Lang, 2002
Articles in books
''Attract FDI!' - A Universal Golden Rule? Empirical Evidence for OECD and Selected Non-OECD Countries' (with Julia Wörz), in: Helge Hveem and Carl H. Knutsen (eds), Technology, Innovation and Governance, Taylor and Francis, 2011, forthcoming
'Chapter 2: Methodology' (with Enrique F. Macias and Terry Ward), in: John Hurley, Enrique F. Macias and Donald Storrie (eds), Transformation of the employment structure in the EU and the US, 1995-2007, Palgrave, forthcoming
'Chapter 10: The impact of recessions on labour marekt structure' (with John Hurley, Donald Storrie and Terry Ward), in: John Hurley, Enrique F. Macias and Donald Storrie (eds), Transformation of the employment structure in the EU and the US, 1995-2007, Palgrave, forthcoming
'Skills and the Competitiveness of EU Manufacturing Industries' (with Michael Landesmann), in: Matilde Mas and Robert Stehrer (eds), Industrial Productivity in Europe: Growth and Crisis, Edward Elgar, 2011, forthcoming
'The Effects of High-Tech Capital, FDI on Demand for Skills in East and West' (with Piero Esposito), in: Matilde Mas and Robert Stehrer (eds), Edward Elgar, 2011, forthcoming
'Growth Resurgence, Productivity Catching-Up and Labour Demand in CEECs' (with Peter Havlik and Sebastian Leitner), in: Matilde Mas and Robert Stehrer (eds), Industrial Productivity in Europe: Growth and Crisis, Edward Elgar, 2011, forthcoming
'Wechselkursentwicklung des Euro und Auswirkungen auf Exporte im Euro-Raum', Österreichs Aussenwirtschaft 2010, Chapter 12, Kompetenzzentrum FIW, Vienna, December 2010, pp. 209-224
'Trade and Growth: 'South-North' Integration, Outsourcing and Skills' (with Michael Landesmann), in: R. Kronberger, Michael Landesmann and P. Mooslechner (eds), Proceedings of OeNB Workshops, No. 14: International Trade & Domestic Growth: Determinants, Linkages and Challenges, OENB, Vienna, 2009, pp. 52-88
'Goodwin's Structural Economic Dynamics in the Context of Globalisation' (with Michael Landesmann), in: Peter Flaschel and Michael Landesmann (eds), Mathematical Economics and the Dynamics of Capitalism. Goodwin's Legacy Continued, Chapter 14, Routledge, London, 2008, pp. 256-285
'Outsourcing Activities in the World Economy', in: Peter Barrar and Roxane Gervais (eds), Global Outsourcing Strategies. An International Reference on Effective Outsourcing Relationships, Chapter 10, Gower Publications, Hampshire, UK, 2006
'Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic: Longer-Term Growth Prospects' (with Leon Podkaminer), Proceedings of OeNB workshops, No. 9: New Regional Economics in Central European Economies, OENB, Vienna, 2006
'Evolving Competitiveness of CEEC's in an Enlarged Europe' (with Michael Landesmann), in: S. Manzocchi (ed), The Economics of Enlargement, Chapter 2, Palgrave Macmillan, 2003
'Trade Structures, Quality Differentiation, and Technical Barriers in CEEC-EU Trade' (with Michael Landesmann), in: P. Brenton (ed), Enlargement, Trade and Investment: The Impact of Barriers to Trade in Europe, Chapter 4, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2002, pp. 64-92
'Technical Progress in a Dynamic Input-Output Model with Heterogenous Labour', in: R. Cowan and N. Jonard (eds), Heterogeneous Agents, Interactions and Economic Performance, Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems Series, Chapter 20, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2002, pp. 323-339
'Technical Change, Effective Demand and Economic Growth' (with Michael Landesmann), in: N. Salvadori (ed), Old and New Growth Theories: An Assessment, Chapter 9, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2002, pp. 155-190
'The European Unemployment Problem: A Structural Approach' (with Michael Landesmann), in: P. Petit and L. Soete (eds), Technology and the Future of European Employment, Chapter 7, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2001, pp. 204-256
'Catching-up at the Industrial Level: Prospects for the CEEC's' (with Michael Landesmann), in: Michael Landesmann (ed), Structural Developments in Central and Eastern Europe, Chapter 7, Bratislava, 2000
'Structural Economic Dynamics: Catching-up and the Global Deflationary Bias' (with Richard M. Goodwin and Michael Landesmann), in: A. Simonovits and Albert E. Steenge (eds), Prices, Growth and Cycles, Chapter 9, MacMillan, London, 1997, pp. 161-183
Articles in non-refereed journals
'Outsourcing und Beschäftigung: Eine Dekompositionsanalyse' (with Wolfgang Koller), Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter, No. 2008/3, 2008
'Eine Analyse wirtschaftspolitischer Maßnahmen zur Nutzung des Potenzials für ausländische Direktinvestitionen' (with Christian Bellak and Markus Leibrecht), Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter, No. 3, 2008, pp. 547-560
'Technischer Fortschritt und Beschäftigungsprobleme', Wirtschafts- und Sozialpolitische Zeitschrift (WISO), No. 1994(4), 1994
Shorter papers and comments
'The Geography of CEEC's Trade', Oxford Analytica: East Europe Daily Brief, London, 2 March 2001
'Trade in Services of CEEC's', Oxford Analytica: East Europe Daily Brief, London, 1 March 2001
'Convergence and Labour Demand: Employment Projections for NMS up to 2012', Oxford Analytica: East Europe Daily Brief, London, 28 February 2001
'Productivity Outlook in CEEC's: Part II', Oxford Analytica: East Europe Daily Brief, London, 25 August 2000
'Productivity Outlook in CEEC's: Part I', Oxford Analytica: East Europe Daily Brief, London, 24 August 2000
Other working papers and discussion series
'Subgroup and Shapely value decompositions of multidimensional inequality: An application to South East European countries' (with Sebastian Leitner), GDN-working paper, Vienna, 2011, forthcoming
'Change begets change: Employment effects of technological and non-technological innovations – A comparison across countries' (with Sandra Leitner and Johannes Pöschl), MICRO-DYN Working Paper, No. 32/10, 2010
'Austrian Exporters: A Firm-Level Analysis' (with Johannes Pöschl and Roman Stöllinger), MICRO-DYN Working Paper, No. 18/10, 2010
'Do exporters share parts of their rents with their employees? Evidence from Austrian manufacturing firms' (with Sandra Leitner), MICRO-DYN Working Paper, No. 31/10, 2010
'Characteristics of exporting and non-exporting firms in Austria' (with Johannes Pöschl and Roman Stöllinger), FIW Research Reports 2009/2010, No. 1, Vienna, 2009
'Skewed Distributions and Returns to Innovative Firms in Austria' (with Sandra Leitner), MICRO-DYN Working Paper, No.12/08, 2008
'The Sector Bias of Skill-Biased Technical Change and the Rising Skill Premium in Transition Economies' (with Piero Esposito), MICRO-DYN Working Paper, No. 07/08
'Policies to Attract Foreign Direct Investment: An Industry-Level Analysis' (with Christian Bellak and Markus Leibrecht), FIW Research Reports Series, No.19, Vienna, 2008
'Outsourcing and Employment: A Decomposition Approach' (with Wolfgang Koller), FIW Research Reports Series, No. 18, Vienna, June 2008
'Sectoral Productivity, Density and Agglomeration in the Wider Europe' (with Neil Foster), MICRO-DYN Working Paper, No. 01/08, 2008
'A (nearly) comprehensive model of the dynamics of international economic Integration' (with Michael Landesmann), FLOWENLA project, December 2002
'Trade Liberalisation and Labour Markets: Perspectives from OECD Economies' (with Michael Landesmann and Sebastian Leitner), International Labour Office Employment Paper, No. 2002/41, Geneva, 2002
'Technical Change, Growth and Effective Demand' (with Michael Landesmann), Conference 'Growth Theory: Old and New', Pisa, Italy , September 2001
'Industrial Specialisation, Trade, and Labour Market Dynamics in a Multisectoral Model of Technological Progress', Working Paper, University Linz, No. 0102, 2001
'Industrial Specialisation, Catching-up and Labour Market Dynamics' (with Michael Landesmann), University of Linz Working Paper, 1997