Richard Grieveson

Richard Grieveson
Deputy Director

email: grieveson@wiiw.ac.at
telephone: (+43-1) 533 66 10-56

Richard Grieveson is Deputy Director at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) and a member of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG). He coordinates wiiw’s analysis and forecasting of Central, East and Southeast Europe. In addition he works on European policy analysis, European integration, EU enlargement, economic history, and political economy. He holds degrees from the universities of Cambridge, Vienna and Birkbeck. Previously he worked as a Director in the Emerging Europe Sovereigns team at Fitch Ratings and Regional Manager in the Europe team at the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Austria, Vienna

List of Publications

External Publications wiiw Publications

External Publications

Articles in refereed journals
  • 'Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: assessment of the humanitarian, economic, and financial impact in the short and medium term' (with Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Mahdi Ghodsi, Mario Holzner, Artem Kochnev, Michael Landesmann, Olga Pindyuk, Robert Stehrer and Maryna Tverdostup), International Economics and Economic Policy, June 2022
  • 'Regional Economic Cooperation in the Western Balkans: The Role of Stabilization and Association Agreements, Bilateral Investment Treaties and Free Trade Agreements in Regional Investment and Trade Flows' (with Mario Holzner and Goran Vukšić), Eastern European Economics, Vol. 59, Issue 1, 23 December 2020, pp. 3-24
Books (Monographs and editorship)
  • CEFTA Investment Report 2017 (with Mahdi Ghodsi, Vladimir Gligorov, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Mario Holzner, Gabor Hunya and Roman Stöllinger), CEFTA Secretariat, Brussels, 2017
Articles in books
  • 'Regional economic cooperation in the Western Balkans: Successes, failures, and new approaches' (with Branimir Jovanović and Nina Vujanović), Jahrbuch des Föderalismus 2022, Chapter 8, Nomos, Baden-Baden, 2022, pp. 458-470
  • 'Convergence of Non-EU Countries in the CESEE Region' (with Mario Holzner), in: Michael Landesmann and István P. Székely (eds), Does EU Membership Facilitate Convergence? The Experience of the EU's Eastern Enlargement - Volume I: Overall Trends and Country Experiences, Chapter 9, Studies in Economic Transition, Palgrave Macmillan, February 2021, pp. 285-322
  • 'Covid-19 Fallout in the Western Balkans: Old Problems, New Challenges, and Looking for Opportunities in the Post-Pandemic World', in: Valeska Esch and Viktoria Palm (eds), The Covid-19 Pandemic in the Western Balkans: Consequences and Policy Approaches, Aspen Institute Germany, 2020, pp. 101-105
  • 'The Western Balkans between the EU, US, Russia and China: the Role of Finance and Investment', in: Franco Delneri, Paolo Garonna and Federica Seganti (eds), Investment and Finance for the Post-Covid Recovery in Eastern Europe: The Role of Banking, Insurance and Finance, LUISS University Press, April 2020, pp. 231-237
  • 'EU accession: Is the 2025 target date realistic?', in: Franco Delneri, Paolo Garonna and Federica Seganti (eds), Financing investment and growth in South Eastern Europe: the role of banking, insurance and finance, I capitelli, Luiss University Press, Rome, 2019, pp. 203-223
Articles in non-refereed journals
  • 'Ukraine’s reconstruction in the context of EU accession' (with Michael Landesmann, Olga Pindyuk and Maryna Tverdostup), AK Wien, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, 50 (2), August 2024, pp. 45-86
Shorter papers and comments
  • 'A Lot to Gain A Lot to Lose', European Voices, February 2024
  • 'How Germany Can Realize Friendshoring in Its Neighborhood: A Half Step Plan' (with Zoran Nechev and Roderick Parkes), DGAP Policy Brief No. 25, 19 September 2023
  • 'Das riskante geldpolitische Experiment der Türkei' (with Meryem Gökten), FIW-Spotlight, 1. Juni 2023
  • 'Europas Wirtschaft widersteht dem Krieg – vorerst', DiePresse, 7 March 2023
  • 'Through the Labyrinth of Regional Cooperation: How to Make Sense of Regional Integration in the Western Balkans' (with Bojan Baća, Florian Bieber, Matteo Bonomi and Marko Kmezić), The Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG), Policy Brief, 1 February 2023
  • 'Alle in einem Boot: Deutschland und die Visegrád-Gruppe trennt politisch einiges – wirtschaftlich sind sie eng verflochten. Grund genug, den ökonomischen Wandel in der Region aufmerksam zu verfolgen' (with Milan Nič), Internationale Politikwirtschaft - Visegrad-Staaten, 1, März 2020, pp 6-9
  • 'The Long Road Home', Metropole, December 5th, 2019
  • 'EU eastward enlargement: A qualified success', Emerging Europe, September 17th, 2019
  • 'Der Brexit wird das britische Wachstumsmodell ruinieren', Der Standard, August 19th 2019
  • 'Sprengmeister Boris Johnson', Der Standard, July 30th 2019
  • 'EU eastward enlargement: A qualified success', Emerging Europe, May 2nd, 2019
  • 'View from Vienna: How well-founded is Viennese pessimism?', Emerging Europe, February 26th, 2019
  • 'View from Vienna: The increasing lure of home for CEE migrants in Western Europe', Emerging Europe, November 19th, 2018
  • 'View from Vienna: Austria’s economic ties with CEE go beyond trade', Emerging Europe, April 3rd, 2018
  • 'View from Vienna: Filling the UK Gap', Emerging Europe, May 19th, 2018
  • 'CEE should be worried about the next EU budget', bne IntelliNews, May 17th, 2018
  • 'Guest-workers won’t solve CEE labour shortage woes', bne IntelliNews, March 29th, 2018
  • 'CEE Convergence Success Is Not All That it Seems', Emerging Europe, March 6th, 2018
  • 'Europa am Scheidepunkt: Österreichs wichtige Rolle' (with Philipp Heimberger), Der Standard, November 30th, 2017
  • 'EU-CEE Is Still Growing at a Healthy Rate', Emerging Europe, August 16th, 2017
  • 'Impact of BREXIT on EU-CEE not overstated', Emerging Europe, June 26th, 2017
Other working papers and discussion series
  • 'A Stronger CEE for a Stronger Europe' (with Mario Holzner and Thomas Wieser), Erste Group Bank AG, 2024
  • 'Industrial Policy for a New Growth Model: A Toolbox for EU-CEE Countries' (with Alexandra Bykova, Rumen Dobrinsky, Maciej J. Grodzicki, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Gabor Hunya, Niko Korpar, 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
  • 'FIW-Jahresgutachten: Die österreichische Außenwirtschaft 2022' (with Vasily Astrov, Bernhard Moshammer, Harald Oberhofer, Robert Stehrer, Roman Stöllinger and Yvonne Wolfmayr), in: Harald Oberhofer and Robert Stehrer (eds), Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft (FIW), Februar 2022
  • 'Pushing on a String? An evaluation of regional economic cooperation in the Western Balkans' (with Mario Holzner, Isilda Mara, David Pichler and Goran Vukšić), Bertelsmann Stiftung (Hrsg.), 2020
  • 'Demographic decline does not necessarily condemn CESEE EU countries to a low growth future', Focus on European economic integration (OeNB), No. Q3, 2018, pp. 122-130

wiiw Publications

wiiw Forecast Reports
  • 'Executive summary', External weakness dampening robust consumer-driven growth, wiiw Forecast Report, No. October 2024, Vienna, October 2024, pp. I-VII
  • 'Global assumptions: Steady growth; all eyes on the US election', External weakness dampening robust consumer-driven growth, wiiw Forecast Report, No. October 2024, Vienna, October 2024, pp. 1-5
  • 'CESEE Overview: External weakness dampening robust consumer-driven growth' (with Branimir Jovanović), External weakness dampening robust consumer-driven growth, wiiw Forecast Report, No. October 2024, Vienna, October 2024, pp. 11-42
  • 'Global assumptions: US driving recovery amid geopolitical risks', The Crisis is Over, but its Scarring Effects are Hindering Recovery, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2024, Vienna, April 2024, pp. 1-5
  • 'Global overview: German and Chinese weakness weighing on CESEE outlook', Beneath the Veneer of Calm, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2023, Vienna, October 2023, pp. 1-5
  • 'Convergence Monitor: CESEE again proves its resilience', Beneath the Veneer of Calm, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2023, Vienna, October 2023, pp. 44-46
  • 'Global overview: Weak but resilient', Sailing Through Rough Waters, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2023, Vienna, April 2023, pp. 1-2
  • 'Austria and CESEE: Resilience of Southeast Europe benefiting Austrian exporters, but ties with Russia yet to break', Sailing Through Rough Waters, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2023, Vienna, April 2023, pp. 26-32
  • 'Global overview: Euro area heading into recession', Bracing for the Winter, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2022, Vienna, October 2022, pp. 1-7
  • 'TURKEY: The slowdown has arrived', Bracing for the Winter, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2022, Vienna, October 2022, pp. 146-149
  • 'Global overview: Inflation up, growth down' (with Branimir Jovanović and Artem Kochnev), Overshadowed by War and Sanctions, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2022, Vienna, April 2022, pp. 1-4
  • 'Convergence Monitor', Overshadowed by War and Sanctions, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2022, Vienna, April 2022, pp. 34-35
  • 'TURKEY: Back to the eye of the storm', Overshadowed by War and Sanctions, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2022, Vienna, April 2022, pp. 125-129
  • 'Global overview: Hitting the limits', Recovery Beating Expectations, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2021, Vienna, October 2021, pp. 1-3
  • 'TURKEY: Outperforming the region – for now', Recovery Beating Expectations, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2021, Vienna, October 2021, pp. 119-122
  • 'EXECUTIVE SUMMARY', Darkest before the dawn?, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2021, Vienna, April 2021, pp. I-VII
  • 'Global overview: Divergence, with Europe lagging behind', Darkest before the dawn?, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2021, Vienna, April 2021, pp. 1-7
  • 'CESEE Overview: Darkest before the dawn?' (with Olga Pindyuk), Darkest before the dawn?, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2021, Vienna, April 2021, pp. 8-38
  • 'TURKEY: Back to boom and bust', Darkest before the dawn?, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2021, Vienna, April 2021, pp. 131-135
  • 'Global overview: A long and bumpy road back to normality', No Quick Recovery in Sight, with Coronavirus Risks Looming Large, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2020, Vienna, November 2020, pp. 1-3
  • 'TURKEY: Sailing close to the wind again', No Quick Recovery in Sight, with Coronavirus Risks Looming Large, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2020, Vienna, November 2020, pp. 121-124
  • 'SERBIA: Investment surge driving growth', Uncertainty in Turbulent Times, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2020, Vienna, March 2020, pp. 135-138
  • 'TURKEY: Looking good, for now', Uncertainty in Turbulent Times, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2020, Vienna, March 2020, pp. 147-150
  • 'Global economic outlook' (with Julia Grübler), Uncertainty in Turbulent Times, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2020, Vienna, March 2020, pp. 1-8
  • 'Special section: The impact of the Coronavirus on CESEE economies' (with Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Rumen Dobrinsky, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Gabor Hunya, Sebastian Leitner, Isilda Mara, 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
  • 'Global overview: time to panic?', Braced for Fallout from Global Slowdown, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2019, Vienna, November 2019, pp. 1-7
  • 'SERBIA: Back to reality', Braced for Fallout from Global Slowdown, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2019, Vienna, November 2019, pp. 110-113
  • 'TURKEY: Recovery arrives but risks rising again', Braced for Fallout from Global Slowdown, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2019, Vienna, November 2019, pp. 122-126
  • 'CESEE overview: Slower growth is here', Moving Into the Slow Lane, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2019, Vienna, March 2019, pp. 7-27
  • 'SERBIA: Slowdown ahead after a strong 2018', Moving Into the Slow Lane, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2019, Vienna, March 2019, pp. 132-135
  • 'TURKEY: A tough adjustment and a challenging year ahead', Moving Into the Slow Lane, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2019, Vienna, March 2019, pp. 144-148
  • 'Global and eurozone outlook: Heading into increasingly stormy weather', Strong Growth Amid Increased Negative Risks, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2018, Vienna, November 2018, pp. 1-7
  • 'Business cycle monitor: Overheating concern abate' (with Alexandra Bykova), Strong Growth Amid Increased Negative Risks, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2018, Vienna, November 2018, pp. 45-47
  • 'BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Elevated political risk unlikely to derail growth', Strong Growth Amid Increased Negative Risks, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2018, Vienna, November 2018, pp. 68-71
  • 'SERBIA: On the crest of a wave', Strong Growth Amid Increased Negative Risks, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2018, Vienna, November 2018, pp. 126-129
  • 'TURKEY: Accepting reality and hoping for the best', Strong Growth Amid Increased Negative Risks, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2018, Vienna, November 2018, pp. 138-141
  • 'BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Positive external conditions driving growth', Riding the Global Growth Wave, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2018, Vienna, March 2018, pp. 77-80
  • 'KOSOVO: Growth at healthy levels, helped by boom in Western Europe', Riding the Global Growth Wave, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2018, Vienna, March 2018, pp. 106-109
  • 'TURKEY: Growth will remain strong but external risks are significant', Riding the Global Growth Wave, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2018, Vienna, March 2018, pp. 150-153
  • 'BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Political stalemate could cause further delays in investment', CESEE Back on Track to Convergence, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2017, Vienna, November 2017, pp. 54-57
  • 'KOSOVO: New government facing challenges, but growth will remain strong', CESEE Back on Track to Convergence, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2017, Vienna, November 2017, pp. 82-85
  • 'TURKEY: Economy shrugging off political noise with help of external demand', CESEE Back on Track to Convergence, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2017, Vienna, November 2017, pp. 123-127
  • 'Special section III: Are CESEE sovereigns prepared for higher borrowing rates? ', CESEE Back on Track to Convergence, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2017, Vienna, November 2017, pp. 32-44
  • 'Special section I: Global and EU political risks driving up uncertainty in EU-CEE', Cautious Upturn in CESEE: Haunted by the Spectre of Uncertainty, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2017, Vienna, March 2017, pp. 19-28
  • 'BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Growth momentum robust amid political risks', Cautious Upturn in CESEE: Haunted by the Spectre of Uncertainty, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2017, Vienna, March 2017, pp. 51-54
  • 'TURKEY: Political risk will continue to weigh on growth', Cautious Upturn in CESEE: Haunted by the Spectre of Uncertainty, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2017, Vienna, March 2017, pp. 123-128
  • 'KOSOVO: Remittances to continue driving growth', Cautious Upturn in CESEE: Haunted by the Spectre of Uncertainty, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2017, Vienna, March 2017, pp. 81-85
wiiw Monthly Reports
  • 'Global assumptions: Getting better, slowly', 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, pp. 15-17
  • 'Global assumptions: Risks abound ', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2024, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2024, pp. 15-19
  • 'Regional overview: Recovering amid major risks', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2024, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2024, pp. 20-31
  • 'Czechia: Waiting for Germany', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2024, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2024, p. 39
  • 'Global assumptions: Mood darkening as summer arrives', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2023, pp. 12-15
  • 'Resilience put to the test by war fallout', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2023, pp. 13-29
  • 'Turkey: Foot to the floor as election approaches', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2023, p. 41
  • 'Turkey: Foot to the floor, hoping for the best', 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
  • 'Opinion Corner: Let’s hope the central bankers are right about inflation', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 02/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2022, pp. 9-11
  • 'Strong growth but big downside risks in 2022', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2022, pp. 13-35
  • 'Turkey: Weaker growth after currency collapse', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2022, p. 55
  • 'Turkey: Performing well again in 2021', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2021, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2021, p. 39
  • 'Chart of the month: Strong economic convergence, but increasing political challenges' (with Alexandra Bykova), Monthly Report No. 2/2021, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2021, pp. 7-8
  • '4. Appendix – Table: Summary of CESEE key measures regarding COVID-19 as of 30th April, 2020' (with Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Rumen Dobrinsky, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Gabor Hunya, Sebastian Leitner, Isilda Mara, 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
  • 'Executive summary', Monthly Report No. 5/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2020, pp. I-VI
  • '1. Global overview', Monthly Report No. 5/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2020, pp. 4-7
  • '2. Regional overview', Monthly Report No. 5/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2020, pp. 8-28
  • 'Serbia: Recent strong growth hits a wall', Monthly Report No. 5/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2020, p. 68-69
  • 'Turkey: Heading back into stormy weather', Monthly Report No. 5/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2020, p. 74-75
  • 'Chart of the month: Health expenditures in CESEE countries' (with Vasily Astrov and Beate Muck), Monthly Report No. 03/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2020, pp. 1
  • 'Chart of the month: Two decades of disappointing convergence in the Western Balkans', Monthly Report No. 01/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2020, pp. 1-2
  • 'Opinion corner: Western Balkans caught in a Franco-German fight', Monthly Report No. 01/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2020, pp. 3-4
  • 'Chart of the month: 30 years of transition and convergence in CESEE ', Monthly Report No. 10/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2019, pp. 1-2
  • 'Chart of the month: EU-CEE well represented in EU property market boom', Monthly Report No. 9/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 9, Vienna, September 2019, pp. 1-2
  • 'Opinion Corner: UK economy after Brexit: What is the model?', Monthly Report No. 9/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 9, Vienna, September 2019, pp. 3-5
  • 'North Macedonia: On the way back up', Monthly Report No. 6/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2019, p. 17
  • 'Serbia: Adjusting back to reality', Monthly Report No. 6/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2019, p. 21
  • 'Turkey: Still close to the eye of the storm', Monthly Report No. 6/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2019, p. 24
  • 'Chart of the month: European investment since the crisis', Monthly Report No. 3/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2019, p. 1
  • 'Chart of the month: The euro turns 20', Monthly Report No. 1/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2019, pp. 1-2
  • 'Can economic factors explain why Central Europe became so good at football in the 1930s?', Monthly Report No. 11/2018, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2018, pp. 18-25
  • 'Bosnia and Herzegovina: Risks high ahead of election', Monthly Report No. 6/2018, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2018, p. 5
  • 'Serbia: Cautiously optimistic', Monthly Report No. 6/2018, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2018, p. 20
  • 'Turkey: Sailing close to the wind', Monthly Report No. 6/2018, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2018, p. 23
  • 'Immigration and Brexit', Monthly Report No. 2/2018, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2018, pp. 16-21
  • 'Opinion corner: What can be said about the status of Brexit in September 2017?', Monthly Report No. 9/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 9, Vienna, September 2017, p. 2-5
  • 'Bosnia and Herzegovina: Broad-based pick-up in growth', Monthly Report No. 7-8/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, August 2017, p. 5
  • 'Kosovo: Election outcome unlikely to derail strong growth', Monthly Report No. 7-8/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, August 2017, p. 12
  • 'Turkey: Growth robust amid major risks', Monthly Report No. 7-8/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, August 2017, p. 23
  • 'Opinion corner: What does the Turkish referendum result mean for the economy?', Monthly Report No. 4/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2017, pp. 2-5
  • 'History as a determinant of economic development: The Habsburg example', Monthly Report No. 11/2016, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2016, pp. 20-26
wiiw Research Reports
  • 'The jockey, horse and racetrack revisited: Why did CESEE’s command economies collapse?' (with Mario Holzner and Branimir Jovanović), wiiw Research Report, No. 477, Vienna, November 2024
  • 'Toward Innovation-driven Growth: Innovation Systems and Policies in EU Member States of Central Eastern Europe' (with Alexandra Bykova, Viktrória Döme, Francesca Guadagno, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Nadya Heger, Niko Korpar, 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, Maciej J. Grodzicki, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Gabor Hunya, Niko Korpar, Sebastian Leitner, Bernhard Moshammer, Ondřej Sankot, Bernd Christoph Ströhm, Maryna Tverdostup and Zuzana Zavarská), wiiw Research Report, No. 469, Vienna, July 2023
  • 'How do Economies in EU-CEE Cope with Labour Shortages?' (with Vasily Astrov, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Sebastian Leitner, Isilda Mara, Hermine Vidovic and Zuzana Zavarská), wiiw Research Report, No. 463, Vienna, November 2022
  • 'Avoiding a Trap and Embracing the Megatrends: Proposals for a New Growth Model in EU-CEE' (with Alexandra Bykova, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Gabor Hunya, Niko Korpar, Leon Podkaminer, Robert Stehrer and Roman Stöllinger), wiiw Research Report, No. 458, Vienna, November 2021
  • 'How do Economies in EU-CEE Cope with Labour Shortages?' (with Vasily Astrov, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Sebastian Leitner, Isilda Mara and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report, No. 452, Vienna, February 2021
  • 'Regional Economic Cooperation in the Western Balkans: The Role of Stabilisation and Association Agreements, Bilateral Investment Treaties and Free Trade Agreements in Regional Investment and Trade Flows' (with Mario Holzner and Goran Vukšić), wiiw Research Report, No. 450, Vienna, September 2020
  • 'The Iranian Economy: Challenges and Opportunities' (with Vasily Astrov, Mahdi Ghodsi and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Research Report, No. 429, Vienna, July 2018
wiiw Working Papers
  • 'Potential Mobility from Africa, Middle East and EU Neighbouring Countries to Europe' (with Michael Landesmann and Isilda Mara), wiiw Working Paper, No. 199, Vienna, May 2021
wiiw Policy Notes and Reports
  • 'Turkey’s geo-economic shift: An opportunity to revitalise EU integration amid sanctions' (with Meryem Gökten), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 90, Vienna, December 2024
  • 'A Stronger CEE for a Stronger Europe' (with Mario Holzner and Thomas Wieser), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 79, Vienna, June 2024
  • 'Evaluation of Ukraine’s National Recovery Draft Plan' (with Tetiana Bogdan and Michael Landesmann), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 61, Vienna, November 2022
  • 'Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Assessment of the Humanitarian, Economic and Financial Impact in the Short and Medium Term' (with Vasily Astrov, Mahdi Ghodsi, Mario Holzner, Artem Kochnev, Michael Landesmann, Olga Pindyuk, Robert Stehrer and Maryna Tverdostup), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 59, Vienna, April 2022
  • 'Possible Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Scenarios for Sanctions, and Likely Economic Impact on Russia, Ukraine, and the EU' (with Vasily Astrov, Artem Kochnev, Michael Landesmann and Olga Pindyuk), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 55, Vienna, February 2022
  • 'Future Migration Flows to the EU: Adapting Policy to the New Reality in a Managed and Sustainable Way' (with Michael Landesmann and Isilda Mara), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 49, Vienna, Mai 2021
  • 'EU Faces a Tough Demographic Reckoning' (with Sandra M. Leitner and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 30, Vienna, June 2019
  • 'Investment in the Western Balkans' (with Mario Holzner), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 27, Vienna, November 2018
  • 'Western Balkans EU Accession: Is the 2025 Target Date Realistic?' (with Julia Grübler and Mario Holzner), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 22, Vienna, May 2018
wiiw Opinion Pieces
  • 'How much of a risk is Trump 2.0 to the economies of Central, East and Southeast Europe?', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2024
  • 'Lessons for Ukraine and Moldova from EU-CEE', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, August 2024
  • 'Europe’s economy resilient to war fallout – for now' (with Andreas Knapp), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, March 2023
  • 'Eastern European growth weaker, but resilient' (with Andreas Knapp), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, January 2023
  • 'War in Ukraine: A disaster with far-reaching implications', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, March 2022
  • 'Solidarity with Ukraine' (with Mario Holzner and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, February 2022
  • 'Turkey: Economic challenges mounting', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2021
  • 'New migration challenges for the EU in the 2020s' (with Michael Landesmann and Isilda Mara), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, June 2021
  • 'Surging infections delay economic recovery', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2021
  • 'In it together: The economic recovery from COVID-19 in Central Europe', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, February 2021
  • 'wiiw ranked third best international economic policy think tank in the world', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, January 2021
  • 'A change of EU strategy in the Western Balkans is long overdue', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, September 2020
  • 'Österreich & Osteuropa: Coronakrise stellt enge Wirtschaftsbeziehungen vor die größte Zerreißprobe seit den 1990er-Jahren.' (with Julia Grübler and Veronika Janyrova), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, September 2020
  • 'wiiw further cuts its forecast for economic growth in Eastern Europe to below 2009 level and sees weaker recovery', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, May 2020
  • 'Update: Coronavirus response measures in Eastern Europe', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2020
  • 'Eastern Europe Coronavirus tracker: Still a long way to go', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2020
  • 'Eastern Europe Coronavirus tracker: Preparing for the worst', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, March 2020
  • 'New wiiw economic forecast for Eastern Europe', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, March 2020
  • 'wiiw ranked third best international economic policy think tank in the world' (with Mario Holzner), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, January 2020
  • '2019 in review' (with Goran Paunovic), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, January 2020
  • 'UK general election: What next for Brexit and the EU?' (with Michael Landesmann), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2019
  • 'Enter Boris Johnson', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, July 2019
  • 'Honouring promises', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, June 2019
  • 'EU faces a tough demographic reckoning' (with Sandra M. Leitner and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, June 2019
  • 'wiiw wins most forecast awards for CESEE countries', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, May 2019
  • 'Another strong quarter for EU-CEE GDP growth', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, May 2019
  • 'EU eastward enlargement: A qualified success', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2019
  • 'Where is the inflation in CESEE?', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2019
  • 'wiiw Spring Seminar 2019: What is the new normal for CESEE?', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2019
  • 'Turkey vote: what now?', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2019
  • 'CESEE in 2019-21: Moving into the slow lane', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, March 2019
  • 'Ten themes for CESEE in 2019', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, January 2019
  • 'Reality Check for European Integration' (with Michael Landesmann), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2018
  • 'Brexit: the saga continues', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2018
  • 'The growing internationalisation of Austrian exports' (with Mario Holzner), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2018
  • 'A bad end to a tumultuous year for Serbia-Kosovo relations', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2018
  • 'New wiiw forecast for CESEE: Strong growth amid increased negative risks', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2018
  • 'Does Croatia’s World Cup success show that CESEE is back as a footballing power?', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, August 2018
  • 'Are we heading for a bigger emerging markets crisis?', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, August 2018
  • 'Turkey: Big policy change needed', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, August 2018
  • 'Turkey election: Erdoğan wins, but economy headed for stormy weather', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, June 2018
  • 'What would Keynes propose for the euro?', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, June 2018
  • 'wiiw again recognised among leading economic forecasters on CESEE region', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, May 2018
  • 'Sailing close to the wind', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, May 2018
  • 'wiiw publishes new study on Western Balkan EU accession prospects' (with Julia Grübler and Mario Holzner), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, May 2018
  • 'Five big questions for the future of the EU budget' (with Philipp Heimberger, Mario Holzner, Sandor Richter, Roman Römisch and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2018
  • 'Early election called in Turkey', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2018
  • 'CESEE outlook: strong growth amid rising risks' (with Julia Grübler, Mario Holzner and Roman Stöllinger), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2018
  • 'Russian economy going nowhere until relations with West and Ukraine improve' (with Peter Havlik), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, March 2018
  • 'New wiiw forecast for CESEE: Riding the global growth wave', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, March 2018
  • 'New US tariffs: Escalation to trade war would hit Europe hard' (with Mahdi Ghodsi, Julia Grübler, Mario Holzner, Olga Pindyuk, Robert Stehrer and Roman Stöllinger), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, March 2018
  • 'Ten themes for CESEE in 2018', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, January 2018
  • 'The EU at a crossroads' (with Philipp Heimberger), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2017
  • 'Boom times in Turkey', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2017
  • 'Who is swimming naked in CESEE?', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2017
  • 'Q3 GDP data show EU-CEE still booming', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2017
  • 'Czech election: Big changes in parliament, minimal economic impact' (with Peter Havlik and Leon Podkaminer), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, October 2017
  • 'Ten reflections on the UK in the aftermath of Brexit', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, October 2017
  • 'Can Brexit be stopped?', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, August 2017
  • 'Q2 GDP data show that EU-CEE is still growing at a healthy rate', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, August 2017
  • 'Five things for EU-CEE to watch in Brexit negotiations', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, June 2017
  • 'Difficult negotiations ahead in Kosovo' (with Pëllumb Collaku and Vladimir Gligorov), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, June 2017
  • 'Election outcome creates obstacles to 'hard' Brexit', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, June 2017
  • 'EU-CEE economies started 2017 with a bang', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, May 2017
  • 'UK running risk of chaotic Brexit', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, May 2017
  • 'Theresa May calls snap UK parliamentary election', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2017
  • 'Turkish economy will remain under pressure after referendum', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2017
  • 'Experts argue a fundamental reappraisal of current EU course is needed' (with Julia Grübler), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2017
  • 'Brexit: Small economic impact, but huge political risks ahead' (with Robert Stehrer), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, March 2017
  • 'Growth strengthens and inflation returns, but political risk warning lights are flashing red', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, January 2017
  • 'What a Trump victory means for CESEE' (with Julia Grübler), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2016
Other wiiw publications
  • 'Outlier or not? The Ukrainian economy’s preparedness for EU accession' (with Branimir Jovanović, Miriam Kosmehl, Michael Landesmann, Olga Pindyuk, Alireza Sabouniha, Maryna Tverdostup and Stefani Weiss), Joint Study , No. 2023-11, Vienna, November 2023
  • 'Keeping friends closer: Why the EU should address new geoeconomic realities and get its neighbours back in the fold' (with Vasily Astrov, Christian Hanelt, Branimir Jovanović, Artem Kochnev, Miriam Kosmehl, Isilda Mara, Markus Overdiek, Thieß Petersen, Olga Pindyuk, Oliver Reiter, Nina Vujanović and Stefani Weiss), Joint Study , No. 2023-02, Vienna, February 2023
  • 'The long way round: Lessons from EU-CEE for improving integration and development in the Western Balkans' (with Mahdi Ghodsi, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Mario Holzner, Branimir Jovanović, Stefani Weiss and Zuzana Zavarská), Joint Study , No. 2022-06, Vienna, June 2022
  • 'Looking Back, Looking Forward: Central and Eastern Europe 30 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall' (with Vladimir Gligorov, Peter Havlik, Gabor Hunya, Olga Pindyuk, Leon Podkaminer, Sandor Richter and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Essays and Occasional Papers, No. 4, Vienna, November 2019
  • 'Unsecured Lending in Central and Southeast Europe' (with Amat Adarov, Mario Holzner, Olga Pindyuk and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Market Report, No. 1, Vienna, March 2019
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