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
Analysis of the Fiscal and Health Impact of Increasing Tobacco Excise Taxes
Client: The World Bank
Duration: February 2024 - December 2024
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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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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development (GS4S)
Client: European Commission, Horizon Europe
Duration: January 2024 - December 2026
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The implications of a decarbonisation and competitiveness plan for EU member states
Client: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Duration: November 2024 - April 2025
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Fiscal policies in Europe III.
Client: Austrian Chamber of Labour
Duration: January 2021 - November 2022
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Revision and Update of the Study "Danube Region Monitor – People and Skills" and the Online Database
Client: Federal Minister of Labour and Economy & Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalisation (OeAD)
Duration: March 2025 - November 2028
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Green technologies: How are they created and regulated? What impact do they have?
Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: January 2024 - June 2026
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Employment and Labour Market Scenarios
Client: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
Duration: July 2024 - August 2024
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