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Oliver Reiter

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Economist

email: reiter@wiiw.ac.at
telephone: (+43-1) 533 66 10-36

Oliver Reiter is Economist and Data Scientist at wiiw. His research focuses on international trade, non-tariff measures in trade, the creation/update of a multi-region input-output database (such as WIOD) and agent-based macroeconomic models. He holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Economics, a Bachelor's degree in Statistics and a Master in Computer Science, all from the University of Vienna.

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Austria, Vienna

External Publications

• 'Assessing the importance of risky products in international trade and Global Value Chains' (with Robert Stehrer), in: Robert Holzmann, Tomáš Slačík and Julia Wörz (eds), Empirica, Journal of European Economics, Volume 50, Issue 1, February 2023, pp. 7-33
• 'Characterising non-tariff trade policy' (with Julia Grübler), Economic Analysis and Policy, Vol. 71, 2021, pp. 138-163
• 'On the new gold standard in EU trade integration: reviewing the EU-Japan EPA' (with Julia Grübler and Robert Stehrer), Empirica / Journal of European Economics, Volume 48, April 2021
• 'Non-Tariff Trade Policy in the Context of Deep Trade Integration: An Ex-Post Gravity Model Application to the EU-South Korea Agreement' (with Julia Grübler), East Asian Economic Review, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2021, pp. 33-71

• 'Trade in COVID-19-related products in Austria and the EU27 during the pandemic' (with Robert Stehrer), in: Ernest Gnan and Christoph Schneider (eds), Schwerpunkt Außenwirtschaft 2020/2021: Der Corona-Effekt: Strukturwandel und außenwirtschaftliche Auswirkungen, Facultas Verlags- und Buchhandels AG, 2021, pp. 167-176
• 'Non-tariff measures for better or worse' (with Mahdi Ghodsi, Julia Grübler and Robert Stehrer), in: Ewald Nowotny, Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald and Helene Schuberth (eds), Structural Reforms for Growth and Cohesion. Lessons and Challenges for CESEE Countries and a Modern Europe, Chapter 7, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, 2018, pp. 78-101

• 'Lernen aus stürmischen Zeiten - Zu strukturellen Risiken im internationalen Handel' (with Robert Stehrer), International: Die Zeitschrift für internationale Politik, International Ausgabe II/2022, 2022, S. 44-47
• 'EU und Mercosur – Auswirkungen eines Abbaus von Handelsschranken und Aspekte der Nachhaltigkeit ' (with Julia Grübler), WIFO Monatsberichte, Vol. 93, No. 11, 2020
• 'The EU-Japan EPA: A Case for Non-tariff Measures' (with Julia Grübler and Robert Stehrer), CESifo Forum, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2019, pp. 17-25

• 'Preiseffekte dominieren Mengeneffekte beim Handel der EU27 mit Russland und Ukraine', FIW-Spotlight, 8. September 2022

• 'Greater than the sum of its parts? Does Austria profit from a widening network of EU free trade agreements?' (with Julia Grübler), FIW Studie, FIW and BMDW, Vienna, September 2020
• 'Implications of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement for Austria - A Preliminary Assessment' (with Julia Grübler and Franz Sinabell), FIW Studie, FIW and BMDW, Vienna, August 2020
• 'How EU funds tackle economic divide in the European Union' (with Julia Bachtrögler, Roland Blomeyer, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Mario Holzner, Gabor Hunya, Veronika Kubeková, Margit Schratzenstaller, Robert Stehrer and Roman Stöllinger), European Parliament, July 2020
• 'Robotization, employment, and industrial growth intertwined across global value chains' (with Mahdi Ghodsi, Robert Stehrer and Roman Stöllinger), ISID Working Paper (UNIDO), No. 12/2019
• 'The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement and its relevance for the Austrian Economy' (with Julia Grübler and Robert Stehrer), FIW Studie, FIW and BMDW, No. 01, Vienna, October 2018

wiiw Publications

• 'The impact of Brexit on GDP in the CESEE countries via trade links' (with Robert Stehrer), Labour Shortages Driving Economic Growth?, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2016, Vienna, November 2016, pp. 24-28

• 'Revisiting the benefits of EU membership: the case for the Western Balkans and Moldova' (with Javier Flórez Mendoza), in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 3/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2023, 12-19
• 'Pre-war trade and value chain integration of Russia and Ukraine with the EU and EU-CEE', in: Vasily Astrov and Mario Holzner (eds), Monthly Report No. 04/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2022, 11-18
• 'Semiconductor shortage impacting the EU-CEE automotive industry' (with Doris Hanzl-Weiss), in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 02/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2022, 12-19
• 'Trade developments in EU-CEE and Austria during the COVID-19 pandemic', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 4/2021, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2021, pp. 12-16
• 'Trade policy’s about-turn in times of global health distress' (with Julia Grübler), Monthly Report No. 06/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2020, pp. 5-11
• 'A network of free trade agreements', Monthly Report No. 06/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2020, pp. 12-17
• 'Robot adoption in the EU-CEE and the rest of the EU', Monthly Report No. 5/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2019, pp. 7-12
• 'Effects of non-tariff measures on gross exports and value added exports', Monthly Report No. 7-8/2018, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, August 2018, pp. 20-23
• 'Trade effects of EU integration arrangements in the Western Balkan countries', Monthly Report No. 12/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 12, Vienna, December 2017, pp. 5-8
• 'Aggregating import tariff rates: a review of methodological approaches', Monthly Report No. 4/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2017, pp. 7-11
• 'Rising popularity of non-tariff measures', Monthly Report No. 6/2016, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2016, pp. 9-12
• 'The input-output table as a network', Monthly Report No. 1/2015, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2015, pp. 14-18

• 'Learning from Tumultuous Times: An Analysis of Vulnerable Sectors in International Trade in the Context of the Corona Health Crisis' (with Robert Stehrer), wiiw Research Report, No. 454, Vienna, July 2021
• 'Characterising Non-tariff Trade Policy' (with Julia Grübler), wiiw Research Report, No. 449, Vienna, August 2020
• 'The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement and its Relevance for the Austrian Economy' (with Julia Grübler and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Research Report, No. 434, Vienna, November 2018
• 'The Evolution of Non-Tariff Measures and their Diverse Effects on Trade' (with Mahdi Ghodsi, Julia Grübler and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Research Report, No. 419, Vienna, May 2017

• 'The Response of Labour Demand to Different COVID-19 Containment Measures: Evidence from Online Job Postings in Austria' (with Sandra M. Leitner), wiiw Working Paper, No. 243, Vienna, March 2024
• 'Structural Change, Income Distribution and Unemployment Related to COVID-19: An Agent-based Model' (with Branimir Jovanović, Michael Landesmann and Bernhard Schütz), wiiw Working Paper, No. 223, Vienna, February 2023
• 'Employers’ Skills Requirements in the Austrian Labour Market: On the Relative Importance of ICT, Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills over the Past 15 Years' (with Sandra M. Leitner), wiiw Working Paper, No. 190, Vienna, December 2020
• 'Greater than the Sum of its Parts? How does Austria Profit from a Widening Network of EU Free Trade Agreements?' (with Julia Grübler), wiiw Working Paper, No. 186, Vienna, September 2020
• 'Non-tariff Trade Policy Analysis: An Ex-post Assessment of the EU-Korea Agreement' (with Julia Grübler), wiiw Working Paper, No. 182, Vienna, August 2020
• 'Robotisation, Employment and Industrial Growth Intertwined Across Global Value Chains' (with Mahdi Ghodsi, Robert Stehrer and Roman Stöllinger), wiiw Working Paper, No. 177, Vienna, April 2020
• 'Trade Policies and Integration of the Western Balkans' (with Robert Stehrer), wiiw Working Paper, No. 148, Vienna, May 2018

• 'Value Chain Integration of the Western Balkan Countries and Policy Options for the Post-COVID-19 Period' (with Robert Stehrer), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 48, Vienna, March 2021
• 'Productivity and Competitiveness of the Western Balkan countries: An Analysis Based on the wiiw Western Balkan Productivity Database' (with Monika Schwarzhappel and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 37, Vienna, June 2020

• 'Corona reveals potential vulnerabilities in global supply chains' (with Robert Stehrer), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, July 2021
• 'COVID-19 took a heavy toll on labour demand in Austria' (with Sandra M. Leitner), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, May 2021
• 'SAAs have driven Western Balkan integration into EU and global value chains' (with Veronika Janyrova and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, March 2021
• 'Evidence of changing demand for skills among Austria’s firms' (with Sandra M. Leitner), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2020

• 'Keeping friends closer: Why the EU should address new geoeconomic realities and get its neighbours back in the fold' (with Vasily Astrov, Richard Grieveson, Christian Hanelt, Branimir Jovanović, Artem Kochnev, Miriam Kosmehl, Isilda Mara, Markus Overdiek, Thieß Petersen, Olga Pindyuk, Nina Vujanović and Stefani Weiss), Joint Study , No. 2023-02, Vienna, February 2023