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Roman Römisch

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Economist

email: roemisch@wiiw.ac.at
telephone: (+43-1) 533 66 10-19

Roman Römisch is Economist at wiiw. His research focuses on regional economic developments and national accounts and macroeconomic analysis. Moreover, he has a strong background in quantitative analysis. He has worked on and also coordinated major European studies on regional economic development, such as Economic Challenges of Lagging Regions (DG Regio, 2015-2016), Establishment of consolidated financial data 1989-2013 (DG Regio, 2015-2016) or WP13 Geography of Expenditures (DG Regio, 2014-2015) – as part of the Ex post evaluation of Cohesion policy programmes 2007-2013. Roman Römisch holds an M.A. degree in Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration.

Austria, Vienna

External Publications

• 'The Impact of the Green and Digital Transition on Regional Cohesion in Europe' (with Ambre Maucorps, Thomas Schwab and Nina Vujanović), Intereconomics, Volume 58, Number 2, 2023, pp. 102–110
• 'On the appropriate measure of tax burden on Foreign Direct Investment to the CEECs' (with Christian Bellak and Markus Leibrecht), Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 14, No. 8, 2007, pp. 603-606

• 'Wirtschaftspolitische Motive für EU-Förderungen in den neuen Mitgliedstaaten' (with Sandor Richter), in: Angela Platzer and Hannah Rieger (eds), Handbuch EU - konformer Förderungen, mi-Wirtschaftsbuch, 2009, pp. 157-221
• 'Unternehmungsförderungen im größeren Europa' (with Sandor Richter), in: Angela Platzer and Hannah Rieger (eds), Handbuch EU-konformer Förderungen, Chapter 6, Redline Wirtschaft, FinanzBuch Verlag, München, 2008
• 'Regional developments in the new members and candidate countries of the European Union' (with Michael Landesmann), in: Jonas Eriksson, Bengt O. Karlsson and Daniel Tarschys (eds), From Policy Takers to Policy Makers, Adapting EU Cohesion Policy to the Needs of the New Members States, SIEPS, Stockholm, 2005, pp. 46-66
• 'FDI and taxation: Some Methodological Aspects and New Evidence for Central and Eastern European Countries' (with Christian Bellak and Markus Leibrecht), Austrian National Bank, Capital Taxation after EU-Enlargement, Proceedings of OeNB Workshops, OeNB, 2005
• 'Czego nas ucza wczesniejsze akcesje?' (with Kazimierz Laski), Wokól polityki gospodarczej Unii Europejskiej, Stowarzyszenie Studiów i Inicjatyw Spolecznych, Warszawa, 2004
• 'Czego nas ucza wczesniejsze akcesje?' (with Kazimierz Laski), Wokól polityki gospodarczej Unii Europejskiej, Stowarzyszenie Studiów i Inicjatyw Spolecznych, Warszawa, 2004
• 'Lessons to be Learnt from Earlier Accessions' (with Kazimierz Laski), in: Michael Landesmann and Dariusz Rosati (eds), Shaping the New Europe, Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, 2004
• 'Regional disparities within Accession Countries', in: Peter Mooslechner and Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell (eds), Economic Convergence and Divergence in Europe, Conference Volume Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2003

• 'Establishment of consolidated financial data 1989-2013', European Commission, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, January 2017

• 'Bevölkerungs- und Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den mittel- und osteuropäischen Ländern (MOEL)' (with Vasily Astrov, Mario Holzner, Stefan Jestl, Michael Landesmann, Isilda Mara, Robert Stehrer and Hermine Vidovic), Studie im Auftrag der MA23 der Stadt Wien, August 2018
• 'Socio-Economic Assessment of the Danube Region: State of the Region, Challenges and Strategy Development - Final Report Part I Update' (with Martin Achtnicht, Bernhard Boockmann, Mariela Borell, Gabor Hunya, Günther Klee, Raimund Krumm, Bettina Müller and Hermine Vidovic), ZEW Gutachen, Baden-Wuerttemberg Ministry of Finance and Economics, 2015
• 'Geography of Expenditure' (with Andrea Ciffolilli, Stefano Condello and Marco Pompili), Final Report of Work Package 13: Ex post evaluation of Cohesion Policy programmes 2007-2013, focusing on the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF), August 2015
• 'Economic and Social Convergence in the EU - A Policy Note' (with Sebastian Leitner), GRINCOH Working Paper Series, No. 1.13, 2015
• 'Database of Regional Inequality Measures', GRINCOH Working Paper Series, No. 1.12, 2015
• 'Estimating Regional Inequality: A Methodological Shortcut', GRINCOH Working Paper Series, No. 1.02, 2015
• 'Ausländische Direktinvestitionen in Wien' (with Gabor Hunya and Roman Stöllinger), Wirtschaftsagentur Wien, started September 2012
• 'Analysis of the Main Factors of Regional Growth: An in-depth study of the best and worst performing European regions' (with Applica and Cambridge Econometrics), European Commission, DG Regional Policy, 2007-2012
• 'CENTROPE Capacity, Pilot Activity "CENTROPE Regional Development Report"' (with Karol Frank, Peter Huber, Mihály Lados and Petr Rozmahel), ARGE CENTROPE Agency, 2010-2012
• 'Foreign Trade and FDI in the Austrian Regions – A new methodology to estimate regional trade and an analysis of the crisis effects', FIW Research Reports 2012/13, No.1, October 2012
• 'Knowledge and Regional Economic Development – A Literature Survey', MICRO-DYN Working Paper, No. 24/10, 2010
• 'Regional challenges in the perspective of 2020 - Regional disparities and future challenges' (with ISMERI), European Commission, DG Regional Policy, 2008-2009
• 'Regional Knowledge and Income Convergence', MICRO-DYN Working Paper, No. 02/08, 2008
• 'Regional Growth and Labour Market Developments in the EU-27' (with Michael Landesmann), DIME Working paper , 2007-07, May 2007
• 'New evidence on the tax burden of MNC activities in Central- and East-European New Member States' (with Christian Bellak and Markus Leibrecht), FWF SFB International Tax Coordination Discussion Paper, No.2, 2005
• 'A Note on the Appropriate Measure of Tax Burden on Foreign Direct Investment to the CEECs' (with Christian Bellak and Markus Leibrecht), HWWA Discussion Paper, No. 336, 2005
• 'Modell, Finanzierung und Auswirkungen eines erwerbsunabhängigen Grundeinkommens für Österreich' (with Karen Imhof), Interuniversitäres Institut für Forschung und Fortbildung (IFF)

wiiw Publications

• 'Special topic: Debt dynamics, flow of funds and deleveraging: a CEE–GIPS comparison' (with Vladimir Gligorov, Mario Holzner and Michael Landesmann), Recovery: Limp and Battered, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 8, Vienna, July 2011, pp. 30-49

• 'The role of manufacturing in regional economic growth and convergence in the EU', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 9/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 9, Vienna, September 2023, pp. 13-20
• 'Economic and environmental convergence in the EU', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 09/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 9, Vienna, September 2022, 12-17
• 'Are we tired of cohesion?', Monthly Report No. 12/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 12, Vienna, December 2020, pp. 12-17
• 'Estimating the effects of commuting on regional GDP in Austria', Monthly Report No. 9/2018, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 9, Vienna, September 2018, pp. 5-11
• 'Austria’s economic geography position in Europe', Monthly Report No. 10/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2017, p. 6-12
• 'Austria’s position in the EU Strategy for the Danube Region', Monthly Report No. 9/2016, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 9, Vienna, September 2016, pp. 6-9
• 'Trade competitiveness of Austrian and neighbouring regions', Monthly Report No. 12/2015, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 12, Vienna, December 2015, pp. 6-12
• 'Regional heterogeneity in the Danube Region', Monthly Report No. 5/2015, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2015, pp. 4-9
• 'Opinion corner: Is Jean-Claude Juncker's EUR 315 billion European investment plan the proper answer to the EU's anaemic economic performance?' (with Sandor Richter and Roman Stöllinger), Monthly Report No. 1/2015, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2015, pp. 2-4
• 'Regional disparities in Turkey', Monthly Report No. 9/2014, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 9, Vienna, September 2014, p. 9-12
• 'Sources of economic growth in CEE countries before and after the crisis: domestic effects and the importance of spillovers from Germany ', Monthly Report No. 2/2014, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2014, pp. 2-5
• 'Financial balances of the private, foreign and public sectors: long-term tendencies for the European Union', Monthly Report No. 7/2012, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7, Vienna, July 2012, pp. 1-6
• 'Regional development in Bulgaria' (with V. Popova and H. Sladek), Monthly Report No. 3/2010, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2010, pp. 12-17
• 'EU Structural funds in Central and East European Countries', Monthly Report No. 8-9/2008, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 8-9, Vienna, September 2008, pp. 12-20
• 'Converging/diverging European regions', Monthly Report No. 6/2008, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2008, pp. 1-4
• 'The twin deficits: myth and real problems' (with Kazimierz Laski), Monthly Report No. 5/2007, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2007, pp. 5-8
• 'Regional convergence in the NMS', Monthly Report No. 2/2007, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2007, pp. 2-8
• 'Regional employment patterns and prospective developments in the new EU member states', Monthly Report No. 6/2005, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2005, pp. 1-6
• 'Measuring the corporate tax burden', Monthly Report No. 5/2005, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2005, pp. 1-6
• 'Unit labour costs as a measure of countries¿ competitiveness' (with Kazimierz Laski), Monthly Report No. 2/2005, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2005, pp. 8-11
• 'Do profit tax cuts stimulate private investment?' (with Kazimierz Laski), Monthly Report No. 8-9/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 8-9, Vienna, September 2004, pp. 16-20
• 'Moldova: Europe's poorhouse', Monthly Report 3/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2004, pp. 6-10
• 'Regional growth poles in the CEE countries', Monthly Report 05/2003, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2003, pp. 14-22
• 'EU membership and income level convergence: the experience of the Cohesion Countries' (with Kazimierz Laski), Monthly Report 04/2003, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2003, pp. 7-14
• 'Monthly Report special issue Spring Seminar No. S1/2003' (with Patrizia Baur, Peter Havlik, Kazimierz Laski, Zdenek Lukas, Leon Podkaminer, Josef Pöschl, Sandor Richter and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Monthly Report, No. S1, Vienna, March 2003
• 'Monthly Report 08-09/2002' (with Markus Leibrecht and Zdenek Lukas), wiiw Monthly Report, No. 8-9, Vienna, September 2002

• 'The Future of EU Cohesion - Effects of the Twin Transition on Disparities across European Regions' (with Ambre Maucorps, Thomas Schwab and Nina Vujanović), Bertelsmann Stiftung (eds), wiiw Research Report, No. 467, Vienna, May 2023
• 'Research for REGI Committee – Externalities of Cohesion Policy' (with Alessandro Daraio, Andrea Naldini, Gessica Vella and Enrico Wolleb), wiiw Research Report, No. 437, Vienna, January 2019
• 'Online Annex – Economic Challenges of Lagging Regions: Annex II – Econometric Analysis and Supplemental Tables' (with Stefan Jestl), wiiw Research Report, No. 426, Vienna, December 2017
• 'Online Annex – Economic Challenges of Lagging Regions: Annex I – Country Case Studies' (with Adam Brown, Ben Gardiner and Jonathan Stenning), wiiw Research Report, No. 425, Vienna, December 2017
• 'Economic Challenges of Lagging Regions IV: Case Studies' (with Ruggero Fornoni, Ben Gardiner, Lydia Greunz, Nirina Rabemiafara, Jonathan Stenning and Terry Ward), wiiw Research Report, No. 424, Vienna, December 2017
• 'Economic Challenges of Lagging Regions III: Recent Investment Trends and Needs' (with Stefan Jestl), wiiw Research Report, No. 423, Vienna, December 2017
• 'Economic Challenges of Lagging Regions II: Recent Structural Reforms, Outstanding Needs and Governance Issues' (with Ruggero Fornoni, Lydia Greunz, Nirina Rabemiafara and Terry Ward), wiiw Research Report, No. 422, Vienna, December 2017
• 'Economic Challenges of Lagging Regions I: Fiscal and Macroeconomic Environment' (with Adam Brown, Ben Gardiner and Jonathan Stenning), wiiw Research Report, No. 421, Vienna, December 2017
• 'Identifying Revealed Comparative Advantages in an EU Regional Context' (with Alexander Cordes, Birgit Gehrke, Christian Rammer, Paula Schliessler and Pia Wassmann), wiiw Research Report, No. 412, Vienna, July 2016
• 'Migration and Commuting Propensity in the New EU Member States ' (with Anna Iara, Michael Landesmann, Sebastian Leitner, Leon Podkaminer and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report, No. 351, Vienna, December 2008
• 'Economic Growth, Regional Disparities and Employment in the EU-27' (with Michael Landesmann), wiiw Research Report, No. 333, Vienna, December 2006
• 'Regional Employment Patterns and Prospective Developments in the New EU Member States' (with Terry Ward), wiiw Research Report, No. 319, Vienna, June 2005
• 'From Accession to Cohesion: Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Spain and Lessons for the Next Accession' (with Kazimierz Laski), wiiw Research Report, No. 298, Vienna, July 2003
• 'Comparison of Tax Burdens' (with Markus Leibrecht), wiiw Research Report, No. 292, Vienna, December 2002
• 'Trade in Services in the Central and East European Countries', wiiw Research Report, No. 274, Vienna, January 2001

• 'Migration Drivers in Carbon-intensive Regions in the EU' (with Stefan Jestl), wiiw Working Paper, No. 236, Vienna, November 2023
• 'A Comparative Analysis of the Social Situation Between Carbon-intensive and Noncarbon-intensive Regions' (with Larysa Tamilina), wiiw Working Paper, No. 235, Vienna, November 2023
• 'The Effects of the EU Cohesion Policy on Regional Economic Growth: Using Structural Equation Modelling for Impact Assessment' (with Stefan Jestl and Ambre Maucorps), wiiw Working Paper, No. 185, Vienna, August 2020
• 'Estimating Demand Spillovers of EU Cohesion Policy Using European Regional Input-Output Tables', wiiw Working Paper, No. 184, Vienna, August 2020
• 'On the Economic Effects of a Reallocation of EU Cohesion Policy Expenditures' (with Stefan Jestl), wiiw Working Paper, No. 183, Vienna, August 2020
• 'An Alternative Formulation of the Devereux-Griffith Effective Average Tax Rates for International Investment' (with Markus Leibrecht), wiiw Working Paper, No. 39, Vienna, May 2006
• 'Growth and Savings in USA and Japan' (with Kazimierz Laski), wiiw Working Paper, No. 16, Vienna, July 2001

• 'Estimating agglomeration in the EU and the Western Balkan regions', wiiw Balkan Observatory Working Paper, No. 117, Vienna, November 2015

• 'Public Services and Liveability in European Cities in Comparison' (with Mario Holzner), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 52, Vienna, August 2021
• 'Can we Justify EU Cohesion Policy?', wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 42, Vienna, November 2020
• 'BRATISLAVA und Wien: Twin Cities mit großem Entwicklungspotenzial' (with Doris Hanzl-Weiss and Mario Holzner), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 25, Vienna, October 2018
• 'BRATISLAVA and VIENNA: Twin Cities with big Development Potentials' (with Doris Hanzl-Weiss and Mario Holzner), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 24, Vienna, October 2018

• 'Arbeitskosten, Steuerbelastung und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit in Österreich im Vergleich mit ausgewählten CEEs' (with Peter Havlik and Sebastian Leitner), wiiw Statistical Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2011

• 'Bevölkerungs- und Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den mittel- und osteuropäischen Ländern (MOEL)' (with Vasily Astrov, Stefan Jestl, Michael Landesmann, Sebastian Leitner, Robert Stehrer and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 21, Vienna, September 2022
• 'Die Qualität der Daseinsvorsorge in Österreichs Städten und deren Auswirkungen auf die Lebensumstände im Europavergleich' (with Mario Holzner), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 18, Vienna, December 2020
• 'Bevölkerungs- und Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den mittel- und osteuropäischen Ländern' (with Vasily Astrov, Mario Holzner, Stefan Jestl, Michael Landesmann, Isilda Mara, Robert Stehrer and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 13, Vienna, March 2019
• 'Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Trends in den Regionen Mittelost-/Südosteuropas und des Donauraums' (with Helmut Hiess), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 6, Vienna, April 2017

• 'Green and digital transformation will widen the gap between poor and rich regions in the EU' (with Ambre Maucorps and Nina Vujanović), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, June 2023
• 'How compatible is economic convergence in the EU with its climate goals?', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2022
• 'Can we justify EU Cohesion Policy?', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2020
• 'wiiw contributes to major new EU dataset on structural and investment funds', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, May 2018
• 'Five big questions for the future of the EU budget' (with Richard Grieveson, Philipp Heimberger, Mario Holzner, Sandor Richter and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2018
• 'Trade specialisation of European regions', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, July 2016

• 'Arbeitskosten, Steuerbelastung und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit in Österreich im Vergleich mit ausgewählten CEEs' (with Peter Havlik and Sebastian Leitner), wiiw Statistical Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2011
• 'Regional GDP and Regional Unemployment', in: Michael Landesmann (eds), wiiw Structural Report 2003 on Central and Eastern Europe, Volume 2, wiiw Structural Report, Vol. 2, Vienna, October 2003