Niko Korpar

Niko Korpar
Research Associate

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

Niko Korpar is Economist at wiiw and country expert for Slovenia. His research focuses on international trade and policy, ecological economics, climate change, circular economy as well as on European policy and development. He holds a Bachelor's degree in International Economics from the University of Ljubljana, a Master's degree in Socio-Ecological Economics from the Vienna University of Economics and Business and a pre-doc position funded by the FIW (Kompetenzzentrum Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft).

Austria, Vienna

List of Publications

External Publications wiiw Publications

External Publications

Books (Monographs and editorship)
  • Analysis of value chains in the Western Balkan economies - Enriching the potential for regional cooperation in priority areas (with Isidora Beraha, Helmut Berrer, Michael Boch, Sonja Djuricin, Georg Graser, Branimir Jovanović, Isidora Ljumovic, Darko Marjanovic, Monika Matusiak, Nikola Radovanovic, Ruslan Rakhmatullin and Robert Stehrer), Monika Matusiak, Nikola Radovanovic and Ruslan Rakhmatullin (eds), Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2022
Other working papers and discussion series
  • 'Industrial Policy for a New Growth Model: A Toolbox for EU-CEE Countries' (with Alexandra Bykova, Rumen Dobrinsky, Richard Grieveson, Maciej J. Grodzicki, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Gabor Hunya, Sebastian Leitner, Bernhard Moshammer, Ondřej Sankot, Bernd Christoph Ströhm, Maryna Tverdostup and Zuzana Zavarská), Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Study, April 2023
  • 'New EU own resources: possibilities and limitations of steering effects and sectoral policy co-benefits' (with Philipp Heimberger, Mario Holzner, Ambre Maucorps, Bernhard Moshammer, Danuše Nerudová, Margit Schratzenstaller and Veronika Solilová), in: Mirari Uriarte Iraola (eds), European Parliament, Policy Department for Budgetary Affairs Directorate-General for Internal Policies, Study, PE 731.895, March 2022
  • 'Roadmap Towards the Circular Economy in Slovenia' (with Robert Kocjančič, Ladeja Godina Košir and Janez Potočnik), Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, 30 April 2018
  • 'The Political Economy of Sustainable Palm Oil: The Institutional Impact of the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive on the Governance of Palm Oil in Indonesia', Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2017
  • 'Roadmap Towards the Circular Economy in Slovenia' (with Ladeja Godina Košir), Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, 30 November 2017

wiiw Publications

wiiw Forecast Reports
  • 'SLOVENIA: Problems in the export sector are hampering growth', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), External weakness dampening robust consumer-driven growth, wiiw Forecast Report, No. October 2024, Vienna, October 2024, pp. 129-132
  • 'SLOVENIA: Post-inflation recovery to be hampered by the long-term effects of past crises', The Crisis is Over, but its Scarring Effects are Hindering Recovery, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2024, Vienna, April 2024, pp. 127-130
  • 'SLOVENIA: Worst flooding in decades is the defining moment of the year', Beneath the Veneer of Calm, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2023, Vienna, October 2023, pp. 129-132
  • 'SLOVENIA: The economy expected to stay steady while important reforms are pending', Sailing Through Rough Waters, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2023, Vienna, April 2023, pp. 117-120
  • 'SLOVENIA: Solid economic performance, with a downturn just around the corner', Bracing for the Winter, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2022, Vienna, October 2022, pp. 142-145
  • 'SLOVENIA: Encouraging economic performance tempered by concerns over inflation', Overshadowed by War and Sanctions, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2022, Vienna, April 2022, pp. 120-124
  • 'SLOVENIA: Racing towards full economic recovery while combating vaccine hesitancy', Recovery Beating Expectations, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2021, Vienna, October 2021, pp. 114-118
  • 'SLOVENIA: Economic resilience in light of a disastrous second wave', Darkest before the dawn?, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2021, Vienna, April 2021, pp. 127-130
  • 'SLOVENIA: Weathering the storm better than expected, but will it last?', No Quick Recovery in Sight, with Coronavirus Risks Looming Large, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2020, Vienna, November 2020, pp. 117-120
wiiw Monthly Reports
  • 'Slovenia: Solid growth expected in year of infrastructure rebuilding and disinflation', 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. 42
  • 'Slovenia: Getting back to normal after a year of extreme events', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2024, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2024, p. 47
  • 'Slovenia: Cautious optimism, but unease over performance of key trading partners', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2023, p. 48
  • 'Slovenia: Despite subdued prospects, still ahead of the EU average', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2023, p. 41
  • 'Slovenia: Regional outperformer', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2022, p. 47
  • 'Slovenia: Stable economic outlook to shape key election year', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2022, p. 55
  • 'Slovenia: The upcoming presidency of the EU Council places internal politics in the spotlight', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2021, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2021, p. 39
wiiw Research Reports
  • 'Toward Innovation-driven Growth: Innovation Systems and Policies in EU Member States of Central Eastern Europe' (with Alexandra Bykova, Viktrória Döme, Richard Grieveson, Francesca Guadagno, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Nadya Heger, Sebastian Leitner, Jan Muś, Magdolna Sass, Bernd Christoph Ströhm, Andrea Szalavetz, Maryna Tverdostup and Zuzana Zavarská), wiiw Research Report, No. 476, Vienna, September 2024
  • 'Industrial Policy for a New Growth Model: A Toolbox for EU-CEE Countries' (with Alexandra Bykova, Rumen Dobrinsky, Richard Grieveson, Maciej J. Grodzicki, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Gabor Hunya, Sebastian Leitner, Bernhard Moshammer, Ondřej Sankot, Bernd Christoph Ströhm, Maryna Tverdostup and Zuzana Zavarská), wiiw Research Report, No. 469, Vienna, July 2023
  • 'Comparing Scenarios for a European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Trade, FDI and Welfare Effects with a Focus on the Austrian Economy' (with Mario Larch and Roman Stöllinger), wiiw Research Report, No. 460, Vienna, July 2022
  • 'Avoiding a Trap and Embracing the Megatrends: Proposals for a New Growth Model in EU-CEE' (with Alexandra Bykova, Richard Grieveson, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Gabor Hunya, Leon Podkaminer, Robert Stehrer and Roman Stöllinger), wiiw Research Report, No. 458, Vienna, November 2021
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