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Isilda Mara

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Research Associate

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

Isilda Mara is Research Associate at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies. She is country expert for Albania and Kosovo and contributes to several research projects in the area of migration and labour economics. She has collaborated on several international migration projects with special focus on intra-EU mobility, patterns of mobility from the Western Balkan countries and Africa, addressing economic and social implications from the perspective of sending and destination country. Ms. Mara holds a Ph.D. in European Economic Studies from the University of Turin, Italy.

Austria, Vienna

External Publications

• 'Health Professionals Wanted: The Case of Health Professionals from Western Balkan Countries to Europe', Central and Eastern European Migration Review (CEEMR), Vol. 12, No. 2, December 2023, pp. 33-52
• 'Basic relationships between human capital, migration and labour markets in the Western Balkans: an econometric investigation' (with Michael Landesmann), International Migration, Wiley Online Library, Volume 61, Issue 1, May 2022, pp. 184-204
• 'Labour-incentive reforms at preretirement age in Austria' (with Edlira Narazani), Empirica Journal of European Economics, Vol. 38, Nr. 4, 2011, pp. 481-510
• 'What money buys: clients of street sex workers in the US' (with Marina Della Giusta, Maria L. Di Tommaso and Steinar Strøm), Applied Economics, Vol. 41, Nr. 18, 2009, pp. 2261-2277
• 'As bad as it gets: well being deprivation of sexually exploited trafficked women' (with Francesca Bettio, Maria L. Di Tommaso and Steinar Strøm), European Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 25, Nr. 2, 2009, pp. 143-162
• 'The Shadow Economy in Norway Demand for Currency Approach', The IUP Journal of Monetary Economics, Vol. 3, Nr. 1, 2005, pp. 61-78

• 'Mixed policy signals in Austria: integration and non-integration in a time of uncertainty' (with Hermine Vidovic), in: Béla Galgóczi (eds), Betwixt and between: Integrating refugees into the EU labour market, Chapter 1, etui., Brussels, January 2021, pp. 37-65
• 'Successful settlement of refugees in Austria: A multiple indicators and multiple causes approach' (with Michael Landesmann), in: Rainer Bauböck, Christoph Reinprecht and Wiebke Sievers (eds), Flucht und Asyl. Internationale und österreichische Perspektiven, Jahrbuch 5/2019, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, 2020, pp. 117-145

• 'The Effects of Emigration on the Western Balkan Countries' (with Hermine Vidovic), in: Hansjörg Brey, Valeska Esch, Christian Hagemann and Viktoria Palm (eds), Emigration from the Western Balkans, Southeast Europe in Focus 1/2021, February 2020, Chapter 3, pp. 32-37

• 'New insights from TEMPO survey about migration patterns of Romanian migrants in Italy after the EU accession', doingbusiness.ro, 21 February 2013

• ''Use it or lose it!' How do migration, human capital and the labour market interact in the Western Balkans? ' (with Michael Landesmann), European Training Foundation ETF, Report, 2022
• 'Multi-annual Action Plan for a Regional Economic Area (MAP REA) in the Western Balkans' (with Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Mario Holzner and David Pichler), in: Bojana Zorić (eds), Regional Cooperation Council, Diagnostic Report, December 2020
• 'Pushing on a String? An evaluation of regional economic cooperation in the Western Balkans' (with Richard Grieveson, Mario Holzner, David Pichler and Goran Vukšić), Bertelsmann Stiftung (Hrsg.), 2020
• 'Labor migrations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Austria. Expected trends and potential reflections on both economies' (with Ognjen Djukic and Marko Martic), GEA working papers, October 2019
• 'Die Lohnentwicklung in den mittel- und osteuropäischen Mitgliedsländern der EU' (with Vasily Astrov, Mario Holzner, Sebastian Leitner, Leon Podkaminer and Armon Rezai), Materialien zu Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, No. 178, Vienna, Juli 2018
• 'Bevölkerungs- und Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den mittel- und osteuropäischen Ländern (MOEL)' (with Vasily Astrov, Mario Holzner, Stefan Jestl, Michael Landesmann, Roman Römisch, Robert Stehrer and Hermine Vidovic), Studie im Auftrag der MA23 der Stadt Wien, August 2018
• 'Do I stay because I am happy or am I happy because I stay? Life satisfaction in migration, and the decision to stay permanently, return and out-migrate' (with Michael Landesmann), NORFACE MIGRATION Discussion Paper, No. 2013-08, March 2013
• 'The steadiness of migration plans and expected length of stay: based on a recent survey of Romanian migrants in Italy' (with Michael Landesmann), NORFACE MIGRATION Discussion Paper, No. 2013-07, January 2013
• 'Return Migration, Human Capital Formation and Labour Market Performance upon Return: The Albanian case', Erstestiftung Social Research Publications, 2012
• 'Surveying Romanian migrants in Italy before and after EU accession: migration plans, labour market features and social inclusion', NORFACE MIGRATION Discussion Paper, No. 2012-24, August 2012
• 'Analysis of literature on the effects of remittances on education and health of family members left behind: the case of Albania and Macedonia', RRPP, March 2012
• 'Does the flat tax reduce informal employment in Albania?' (with Edlira Narazani and Edit Permeti), CERGE-EI discussion paper, April 2011
• 'The exploitation of Victims of Trafficking: Implications, challenges and solutions for the Albanian case' (with Edlira Narazani), ACSER Albanian Centre for Social Economic Research, Paper, WP/1, 2011
• 'Mobility in Europe 2010' (with Carlo Chiattelli, Duncan Coughtrie, Andy Fuller, Izabela Grabowska- Lusinska, Agnes Hars, Carlo Miccadei, Andrea Naldini, Erhan Ozdemir, Fadila Sanoussi, Hermine Vidovic and Terry Ward), European Commission, Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, 2010
• 'Return migration and labour market outcomes of the returnees. Does the return really pay off? The case-study of Romania and Bulgaria', FIW Research Reports , No. 07, 2009/10
• 'Child poverty and child well-being in the European Union', Report prepared for the DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (Unite E.2) of the European Commission, Budapest. TARKI , 2010
• 'The implementation of EU social inclusion and social protection strategies in European countries with reference to equality for disabled people', Report prepared for ANED, Academic Network of European Disability Experts, European Commission, May 2009
• 'Labour incentive reforms in pre-retirement age in Austria' (with Edlira Narazani), EUROMOD Working Papers, No. EM1/09, March 2009
• 'Labour supply modelling in Italy when Minimum Income Scheme is an option' (with Edlira Narazani), EUROMOD Working Papers, No. EM6/08, 2008
• 'Study of the Compilation of the Disability Data from the Administrative Registers of the EU Member States' (with Michael Fuchs, Manfred Huber, Nirina Rabemiafara, Terry Ward, Asghar Zaidi and Esther Zolyomi), Study prepared for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, European Commission, 2008
• 'Indicators and Comparative Analyses of European Social Protection Systems' (with Jason Allman, Silvia Faessler, Catherine Keppel, Bernd Marin, Marius Rummel, Asghar Zaidi and Esther Zolyomi), Study prepared for Spanish Government (Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs), 2008
• 'Behavioural and welfare effects of basic income policies : An a simulation for European Countries' (with U. Colombino, M. Locatelli, Edlira Narazani and C. O’Donoghue), CHILD Working Papers, No. 3, 2008
• 'The Labour Market Situation of People with Disabilities in EU25' (with Asghar Zaidi and Esther Zolyomi), Policy Brief Series Euro Centre, No. 1, February 2008
• 'As bad as it gets: well being deprivation of sexually exploited trafficked women' (with Francesca Bettio, Maria L. Di Tommaso and Steinar Strøm), CHILD Working Papers, No. 10, 2007
• 'What money buys: clients of street sex workers in the US' (with Marina Della Giusta, Maria L. Di Tommaso and Steinar Strøm), Memorandum, No. 10, 2006
• 'The Shadow Economy in Norway Demand for Currency Approach', Memorandum, No. 10, 2004

wiiw Publications

• 'ALBANIA: Steady growth amidst a strong currency and expanding FDI', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), External weakness dampening robust consumer-driven growth, wiiw Forecast Report, No. October 2024, Vienna, October 2024, pp. 46-49
• 'KOSOVO: Resilient growth against all the odds', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), External weakness dampening robust consumer-driven growth, wiiw Forecast Report, No. October 2024, Vienna, October 2024, pp. 82-85
• 'ALBANIA: Tourism to continue as the star of the economy', The Crisis is Over, but its Scarring Effects are Hindering Recovery, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2024, Vienna, April 2024, pp. 46-49
• 'KOSOVO: Economy remaining resilient in the face of heightened regional tension', The Crisis is Over, but its Scarring Effects are Hindering Recovery, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2024, Vienna, April 2024, pp. 82-85
• 'ALBANIA: Economic growth supported by external demand', Beneath the Veneer of Calm, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2023, Vienna, October 2023, pp. 48-51
• 'KOSOVO: Renewed tensions with Serbia jeopardising economic prospects', Beneath the Veneer of Calm, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2023, Vienna, October 2023, pp. 84-87
• 'ALBANIA: Fingers crossed for abundant rainfall', Bracing for the Winter, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2022, Vienna, October 2022, pp. 60-43
• 'KOSOVO: Headwinds from soaring inflation and the energy crunch', Bracing for the Winter, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2022, Vienna, October 2022, pp. 97-100
• 'ALBANIA: Price hikes and energy supply issues will hamper growth', Overshadowed by War and Sanctions, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2022, Vienna, April 2022, pp. 37-40
• 'KOSOVO: Positive and negative spill-over effects expected as international trade adjusts', Overshadowed by War and Sanctions, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2022, Vienna, April 2022, pp. 74-77
• 'ALBANIA: V-shaped and vibrant recovery of the economy', Recovery Beating Expectations, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2021, Vienna, October 2021, pp. 30-33
• 'KOSOVO: Strong growth momentum and reciprocity with Serbia', Recovery Beating Expectations, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2021, Vienna, October 2021, pp. 68-72
• 'ALBANIA: Moderate recovery and mass vaccination against COVID-19 started', Darkest before the dawn?, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2021, Vienna, April 2021, pp. 42-46
• 'KOSOVO: Major future challenges and high expectations of new government', Darkest before the dawn?, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2021, Vienna, April 2021, pp. 82-85
• 'ALBANIA: Light at the end of the tunnel, but still far off', No Quick Recovery in Sight, with Coronavirus Risks Looming Large, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2020, Vienna, November 2020, pp. 35-39
• 'KOSOVO: Rising remittances limit the extent of economic decline', No Quick Recovery in Sight, with Coronavirus Risks Looming Large, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2020, Vienna, November 2020, pp. 73-76
• 'ALBANIA: Moderate growth and rising downside risks', Uncertainty in Turbulent Times, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2020, Vienna, March 2020, pp. 61-65
• 'KOSOVO: Great expectations and major challenges facing the new government', Uncertainty in Turbulent Times, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2020, Vienna, March 2020, pp. 99-102
• 'Special section: The impact of the Coronavirus on CESEE economies' (with Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Rumen Dobrinsky, Richard Grieveson, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Gabor Hunya, Sebastian Leitner, Olga Pindyuk, Leon Podkaminer, Sandor Richter, Bernd Christoph Ströhm and Hermine Vidovic), Uncertainty in Turbulent Times, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2020, Vienna, March 2020, pp. 35-47
• 'ALBANIA: Growth will remain below potential', Braced for Fallout from Global Slowdown, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2019, Vienna, November 2019, pp. 40-43
• 'KOSOVO: Opposition parties triumph', Braced for Fallout from Global Slowdown, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2019, Vienna, November 2019, pp. 76-79
• 'ALBANIA: Growth will lose vigour', Moving Into the Slow Lane, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2019, Vienna, March 2019, pp. 57-61
• 'KOSOVO: 2019 a decisive year for relations with Serbia', Moving Into the Slow Lane, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2019, Vienna, March 2019, pp. 96-99
• 'ALBANIA: Growth led by rebound in electricity production and exports', Strong Growth Amid Increased Negative Risks, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2018, Vienna, November 2018, pp. 60-63
• 'KOSOVO: Plans for territorial swap with Serbia likely to be thwarted', Strong Growth Amid Increased Negative Risks, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2018, Vienna, November 2018, pp. 96-99
• 'ALBANIA: High expectations for the commencement of EU membership negotiations', Riding the Global Growth Wave, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2018, Vienna, March 2018, pp. 68-71
• 'Special section II: Ukrainian migrants filling the employment gap', Riding the Global Growth Wave, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2018, Vienna, March 2018, pp. 43-46
• 'ALBANIA: Energy infrastructure construction boom', CESEE Back on Track to Convergence, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2017, Vienna, November 2017, pp. 46-49
• 'ALBANIA: Trans Adriatic Pipeline investment will underpin stronger growth momentum', Cautious Upturn in CESEE: Haunted by the Spectre of Uncertainty, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2017, Vienna, March 2017, pp. 41-45
• 'Ending the free movement of persons to the UK and its implications for the mobility of the EU-CEE countries' (with Michael Landesmann), Labour Shortages Driving Economic Growth?, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2016, Vienna, November 2016, pp. 35-41
• 'ALBANIA: China, the new old strategic partner?', Labour Shortages Driving Economic Growth?, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2016, Vienna, November 2016, pp. 43-46
• 'Special section III: Outmigration and labour shortage in the EU-CEE', Growth Stabilises: Investment a Major Driver, Except in Countries Plagued by Recession, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2016, Vienna, March 2016, pp. 41-45
• 'ALBANIA: Higher growth despite headwinds', Growth Stabilises: Investment a Major Driver, Except in Countries Plagued by Recession, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2016, Vienna, March 2016, pp. 50-54
• 'The recent human turmoil: migration and the implications for Balkan countries and the NMS', Mixed Prospects: Consumption Leads Fragile Recovery in the CESEE Core – CIS Stumbles, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2015, Vienna, November 2015, pp. 32-38
• 'ALBANIA: The challenge of stepping out of the shadow', Mixed Prospects: Consumption Leads Fragile Recovery in the CESEE Core – CIS Stumbles, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2015, Vienna, November 2015, pp. 53-56
• 'ALBANIA: New energy for the economy', A Time of Moderate Expectations, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2015, Vienna, March 2015, pp. 85-88

• 'Albania: Solid economic growth', in: Vasily Astrov, Richard Grieveson, Branimir Jovanović and Zuzana Zavarská (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2024, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2024, p. 32
• 'Kosovo: Good growth momentum', in: Vasily Astrov, Richard Grieveson, Branimir Jovanović and Zuzana Zavarská (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2024, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2024, p. 36
• 'Albania: Riding on the crest of a tourism wave', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2024, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2024, p. 37
• 'Kosovo: Finally, visa-free travel to the Schengen area', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2024, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2024, p. 41
• 'Albania: Economy to benefit from growing tourism', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2023, p. 38
• 'Kosovo: Trouble brewing, but who gains from another crisis in Northern Kosovo?', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2023, p. 42
• 'Albania: Weaker though resilient growth expected', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2023, p. 31
• 'Kosovo: Another difficult year ahead to meet energy needs', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2023, p. 35
• 'Kosovo: Remittances come to the rescue', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2022, p. 41
• 'Albania: Inflationary pressure is holding back consumption and growth', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2022, p. 37
• 'Chart of the month: Eastern Europe at the forefront of the Ukrainian refugee crisis', in: Vasily Astrov and Mario Holzner (eds), Monthly Report No. 04/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2022, pp. 7
• 'Albania: Strong rebound in investment and consumption boosts growth', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2022, p. 45
• 'Kosovo: Growth momentum hampered by energy crisis', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2022, p. 49
• 'COVID-19 and remittances: the case of Central Europe and the Western Balkans', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 10/2021, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2021, 18-25
• 'Kosovo: Outlook for growth improves, with robust domestic and external demand', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2021, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2021, p. 33
• 'Albania: Public investment and tourism will boost growth further', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2021, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2021, p. 29
• 'Albania: Double whammy lays the economy low', Monthly Report No. 5/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2020, p. 30-32
• 'Kosovo: COVID-19 knocks out the government', Monthly Report No. 5/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2020, p. 50-51
• '4. Appendix – Table: Summary of CESEE key measures regarding COVID-19 as of 30th April, 2020' (with Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Rumen Dobrinsky, Richard Grieveson, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Gabor Hunya, Sebastian Leitner, Olga Pindyuk, Leon Podkaminer, Sandor Richter, Bernd Christoph Ströhm and Hermine Vidovic), Monthly Report No. 5/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2020, pp. 78-82
• 'Demographic developments in the Western Balkans, Moldova and Ukraine', Monthly Report No. 01/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2020, pp. 5-11
• 'Doctors on the move: mobility patterns in the EU', Monthly Report No. 7-8/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July/August 2019, pp. 16-22
• 'Kosovo: Stumbling Serbia–Kosovo dialogue', Monthly Report No. 6/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2019, p. 12
• 'Albania: Institutional clash threatens stability', Monthly Report No. 6/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2019, p. 3
• 'Opinion corner: Global compact for migration: ‘Eppur si muove’', Monthly Report No. 11/2018, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2018, pp. 2-5
• 'Albania: Overvalued domestic currency', Monthly Report No. 6/2018, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2018, p. 3
• 'Kosovo: Growth accelerating amid political instability', Monthly Report No. 6/2018, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2018, p. 12
• '‘Competition for talent’: high-skilled intra- and extra-EU 28 mobility' (with Michael Landesmann), Monthly Report No. 2/2018, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2018, pp. 7-15
• 'Massive youth unemployment in the Western Balkans: Do remittances matter?', Monthly Report No. 2/2018, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2018, pp. 22-27
• 'Albania: Growth forges ahead', Monthly Report No. 7-8/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, August 2017, p. 3
• 'Unequally wealthy but equally happy: is there an explanation?', Monthly Report No. 5/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2017, pp. 5-11
• 'Albania: Mixed signals from domestic and external demand', Monthly Report No. 7-8/2016, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, August 2016, p. 3
• 'Labour market integration and access to education for extra EU-28 immigrants', Monthly Report No. 4/2016, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2016, pp. 5-8
• 'Migration crisis in the EU: what can and should be done?', Monthly Report No. 9/2015, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 9, Vienna, September 2015, pp. 2-4
• 'Albania: Recovery led by FDI', Monthly Report No. 7-8/2015, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, August 2015, p. 14
• 'Occupations wanted: the role of migrants and the potential of foreign students in the EU', Monthly Report No. 6/2015, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2015, pp. 11-17
• 'Opinion corner: Does liberalisation of access to EU labour markets change migration patterns?' (with Michael Landesmann and Hermine Vidovic), Monthly Report No. 4/2014, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2014, pp. 1-2
• 'Lifting of restrictions for Romanian and Bulgarian migrants, and potential migration to Austria', Monthly Report No. 4/2014, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2014, pp. 8-11
• 'Migration plans and expected length of stay: the case of Romanian migrants in Italy ' (with Michael Landesmann), Monthly Report No. 8-9/2013, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 8-9, Vienna, September 2013, pp. 6-11

• 'How do Economies in EU-CEE Cope with Labour Shortages?' (with Vasily Astrov, Richard Grieveson, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Sebastian Leitner, Hermine Vidovic and Zuzana Zavarská), wiiw Research Report, No. 463, Vienna, November 2022
• 'How do Economies in EU-CEE Cope with Labour Shortages?' (with Vasily Astrov, Richard Grieveson, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Sebastian Leitner and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report, No. 452, Vienna, February 2021
• 'Health Professionals Wanted: Chain Mobility across European Countries', wiiw Research Report, No. 445, Vienna, June 2020
• 'Wage Developments in the Western Balkans, Moldova and Ukraine' (with Vasily Astrov, Sebastian Leitner, Leon Podkaminer and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report, No. 444, Vienna, April 2020
• 'Wage Developments in the Central and Eastern European EU Member States' (with Vasily Astrov, Mario Holzner, Sebastian Leitner, Leon Podkaminer and Armon Rezai), wiiw Research Report, No. 443, Vienna, December 2019
• 'SEE 2020 Strategy: Study on Labour Mobility' (with Michael Landesmann and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report, No. 408, Vienna, October 2015
• 'Free Movement of Workers, Transitional Arrangements and Potential Mobility from Croatia' (with Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report, No. 402, Vienna, June 2015
• 'Migration Patterns of Serbian and Bosnia and Herzegovina Migrants in Austria: Causes and Consequences' (with Michael Landesmann and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report, No. 389, Vienna, August 2013
• 'European Neighbourhood - Challenges and Opportunities for EU Competitiveness' (with Vasily Astrov, Peter Havlik, Mario Holzner, Gabor Hunya, Sandor Richter, Roman Stöllinger and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report, No. 382, Vienna, September 2012
• 'Surveying Romanian Migrants in Italy Before and After the EU Accession: Migration Plans, Labour Market Features and Social Inclusion', wiiw Research Report, No. 378, Vienna, July 2012

• 'Labour Market Integration Programmes for Refugees in Austria: Do they Really Work and for Whom?', wiiw Working Paper, No. 234, Vienna, November 2023
• 'Potential Mobility from Africa, Middle East and EU Neighbouring Countries to Europe' (with Richard Grieveson and Michael Landesmann), wiiw Working Paper, No. 199, Vienna, May 2021
• 'Migration from Africa, the Middle East and European Neighbouring Countries to the EU: An Augmented Gravity Modelling Approach' (with Michael Landesmann), wiiw Working Paper, No. 198, Vienna, May 2021
• 'Interrelationships between Human Capital, Migration and Labour Markets in the Western Balkans: An Econometric Investigation' (with Michael Landesmann), wiiw Working Paper, No. 196, Vienna, March 2021
• 'Migration and FDI Flows' (with Neil Foster-McGregor and Michael Landesmann), wiiw Working Paper, No. 141, Vienna, March 2018
• 'Intra-EU Mobility and Push and Pull Factors in EU Labour Markets: Estimating a Panel VAR Model' (with Michael Landesmann and Sandra M. Leitner), wiiw Working Paper, No. 120, Vienna, August 2015
• 'Should I Stay, Should I Go Back or Should I Move Further? Contrasting Answers under Diverse Migration Regimes' (with Michael Landesmann and Sandra M. Leitner), wiiw Working Paper, No. 111, Vienna, January 2015
• 'The Steadiness of Migration Plans and Expected Length of Stay – Based on a Recent Survey of Romanian Migrants in Italy' (with Michael Landesmann), wiiw Working Paper, No. 104, Vienna, September 2013
• 'Do I Stay because I am Happy or am I Happy because I Stay? Life Satisfaction in Migration, and the Decision to Stay Permanently, Return and Out-migrate' (with Michael Landesmann), wiiw Working Paper, No. 103, Vienna, August 2013

• 'Massive Migration and its Effect on Human Capital and Growth: The Case of Western Balkan and Central and Eastern European Countries' (with Michael Landesmann), wiiw Balkan Observatory Working Paper, No. 124, Vienna, August 2016
• 'The Effects of Flat Tax on Inequality and Informal Employment: The Case of Albania' (with Edlira Narazani), wiiw Balkan Observatory Working Paper, No. 94, Vienna, March 2011
• 'The New Face of Slavery in the Balkans', wiiw Balkan Observatory Working Paper, No. 79, Vienna, May 2009

• 'wiiw Studies on the Integration of Middle Eastern Refugees in Austria, Based on FIMAS Surveys and Register-based Labour Market Career Data' (with Stefan Jestl, Michael Landesmann, Sebastian Leitner, Sandra M. Leitner and Maryna Tverdostup), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 74, Vienna, December 2023
• 'Future Migration Flows to the EU: Adapting Policy to the New Reality in a Managed and Sustainable Way' (with Richard Grieveson and Michael Landesmann), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 49, Vienna, Mai 2021
• 'wiiw - POLMIG Database: An Inventory of Migration Policy Changes in Europe, 2013-2019' (with Sandra Kovacevic), wiiw Statistical Report, No. 10, Vienna, Mai 2021
• 'The European Rim Countries - Challenges and Opportunities for EU Competitiveness' (with Vasily Astrov, Peter Havlik, Mario Holzner, Gabor Hunya, Sandor Richter, Roman Stöllinger and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 9, Vienna, October 2012

• 'wiiw - POLMIG Database: An Inventory of Migration Policy Changes in Europe, 2013-2019' (with Sandra Kovacevic), wiiw Statistical Report, No. 10, Vienna, Mai 2021

• 'Die Lohnentwicklung in den Westbalkanländern, Moldau und der Ukraine' (with Vasily Astrov, Sebastian Leitner, Leon Podkaminer and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 15, Vienna, September 2019
• 'Bevölkerungs- und Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den mittel- und osteuropäischen Ländern' (with Vasily Astrov, Mario Holzner, Stefan Jestl, Michael Landesmann, Roman Römisch, Robert Stehrer and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 13, Vienna, March 2019
• 'Die Lohnentwicklung in den mittel- und osteuropäischen Mitgliedsländern der EU' (with Vasily Astrov, Mario Holzner, Sebastian Leitner, Leon Podkaminer and Armon Rezai), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 12, Vienna, July 2018
• 'Auswirkungen der Arbeitsmarktöffnung am 1. Jänner 2014 auf den Wirtschafts- und Arbeitsstandort Österreich' (with Helmut Hofer, Michael Landesmann, Philip Schuster, Gerlinde Titelbach and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 2013-10, Vienna, October 2013

• 'How successful is the labour-market integration of refugees in Austria?' (with Stefan Jestl, Michael Landesmann, Sandra M. Leitner, Sebastian Leitner and Maryna Tverdostup), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2023
• 'Escape from Afghanistan: The EU needs a new strategy' (with Michael Landesmann), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, September 2021
• 'New migration challenges for the EU in the 2020s' (with Richard Grieveson and Michael Landesmann), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, June 2021
• 'Chain mobility of health professionals among European countries', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, June 2020
• 'The future of migration from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Austria', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2019
• 'Outward migration from EU-CEE is slowing', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2017
• 'wiiw Opinion Corner: EU migration crisis - What can and should be done?', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, September 2015
• 'Labour markets and skill demand in 2025', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, July 2015

• '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, Markus Overdiek, Thieß Petersen, Olga Pindyuk, Oliver Reiter, Nina Vujanović and Stefani Weiss), Joint Study , No. 2023-02, Vienna, February 2023
• 'wiiw - POLMIG Database: An Inventory of Migration Policy Changes in Europe, 2013-2019' (with Sandra Kovacevic), wiiw Statistical Report, No. 10, Vienna, Mai 2021