Sandor Richter

Sandor Richter
Senior Research Associate

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

Sandor Richter is Senior Research Associate at wiiw. His research focuses on the EU budget, new EU Member States, EU enlargement, regional economic integration of the Visegrad countries and East-West economic integration. He is also country expert for Hungary. Recent projects include studies on the cohesion policy in the new EU member states. In his research, Sandor Richter has been analysing various issues related to the budget of the European Union and the negotiating positions of specific EU members and applicant countries. He also worked on trade integration of NMS and was part of a team assessing the impact of the EU/IMF financial assistance program in Hungary. He obtained an M.A. and a university doctorate title in Economics, International Trade and Finance at the predecessor of Corvinus University in Budapest.

Austria, Vienna

List of Publications

External Publications wiiw Publications

External Publications

Articles in refereed journals
  • 'The Countries of the Near East and Northern Africa on a Threshold of Changes (in Russian language)' (with Peter Havlik), Mir Peremen, Vol. 4, 2011, pp. 143-15
  • 'Mutual trade and investment of the Visegrad countries before and after their EU accession' (with Gabor Hunya), Eastern Journal of European Studies, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2011, pp. 129-146
  • 'Agricultural Support: Consequences of the Eventual Accession of the Balkan Countries to the European Union', Financial Theory and Practice, No. 2, 2008, pp. 181-193
  • 'The first three years in the EU - a clear economic success', Statistika, No. 6/2007, 2007, pp. 437-445
  • 'A European Tax on Foreign Exchange Transactions?', Intervention. European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies , Vol. 4, No. 2, 2007
  • 'On the future of the financial redistribution across member states in the EU', Acta Oeconomica, Vol. 56, No. 1, 2006, pp. 1-43
  • 'Transition economies and regional integration: the CEFTA and the Europe Agreements', MOCT-MOST: Economic Policy in Transitional Economies, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1998, pp. 91-119
  • 'The Visegrád Group Countries' Expectations vis-à-vis Western Europe', Russian and East European Finance and Trade. A journal of translations, Vol. 32, No. 1, 1996, pp. 3-41
  • 'Perspectives for economic co-operation among the Visegrád Group countries' (with László G. Tóth), Russian and East European Finance and Trade. A journal of translations, Vol. 32, No. 1, 1996, pp. 42-94
  • 'Advantages, Disadvantages and Dilemmas. Considerations on the Accession of the Central- and Eastern European Countries to the European Union', Acta Oeconomica, Vol. 47, No. 3-4, 1995, pp. 343-356
  • 'Hungary's Changed Patterns of Trade and their Effects', Soviet Studies, Vol. 44, No. 6, 1992, pp. 965-983
  • 'The Mechanism of Hungarian-Soviet Economic Relations' (with M. Rácz), in: Michael Friedländer (eds), Foreign Trade in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, Westview Press, San Francisco ­London, 1990, pp. 83-94
  • 'Trade with the Soviet Union. A Comparison of the Experiences of Austria, Finland, Yugoslavia and Hungary', Acta Oeconomica, Vol. 41, No. 1-2, 1989, pp. 25-50
  • 'Hungary's Foreign Trade with CMEA Partners in Convertible Currency', Soviet and Eastern European Foreign Trade, Vol. 18, No. 1, 1982, pp. 79-96
  • 'Hungary's Foreign Trade with CMEA Partners in Convertible Currency', Acta Oeconomica, Vol. 25, No. 1, 1980, pp. 323-335
Books (Monographs and editorship)
  • Transition From Command to Market Economies in East-Central Europe, Sandor Richter (eds), Westview Press, 1992
  • The Challenge of Simultaneous Economic Relations with East and West, Michael Marrese and Sandor Richter (eds), Macmillan Press Ltd., London, 1990
  • The Austrian Economy. Development, Slowdown, Crisis (in Hungarian) (with K. Székffy), Közgazdasági és Jogi Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 1987
Articles in books
  • 'The next EU budget and the financing of cohesion policy', in: Ewald Nowotny, Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald and Helene Schuberth (eds), How to finance cohesion in Europe?, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, 2019, pp. 81-91
  • 'Comments on Chapter 2 and 3', in: Filip Keereman and István P. Székely (eds), Five years of an Enlarged EU. A Positive Sum Game., Ch. 4, Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 2010, pp. 55-60
  • 'Wirtschaftspolitische Motive für EU-Förderungen in den neuen Mitgliedstaaten' (with Roman Römisch), in: Angela Platzer and Hannah Rieger (eds), Handbuch EU - konformer Förderungen, mi-Wirtschaftsbuch, 2009, pp. 157-221
  • 'Revival in the Visegrad countries' mutual trade after their EU accession: a search for explanation', in: Elzbieta Kawecka-Wyrzykowska (eds), Five years of the EU eastward enlargement. Effects on the Vidsegrad countries: lessons for the future, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, 2009, pp. 213-245
  • 'Unternehmungsförderungen im größeren Europa' (with Roman Römisch), in: Angela Platzer and Hannah Rieger (eds), Handbuch EU-konformer Förderungen, Chapter 6, Redline Wirtschaft, FinanzBuch Verlag, München, 2008
  • 'Consequences of Accession: Economic Effects on CEECs' (with Michael Landesmann), in: Michael Landesmann and Dariusz Rosati (eds), Shaping the New Europe: Economic Policy Challenges of European Union Enlargement, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, pp. 149-184
  • 'Macroeconomic and Sectoral Aspects of Hungary´s International Competitiveness and Trade Performance on EU Markets. Competitive Positions and Sectoral Growth of the Hungarian Economy' (with Gábor Oblath), in: Bernhard Boehm, B. Felderer and H. Frisch (eds), Hungary and the EU Eastern Enlargement, IHS Workshop Proceedings No. 3, Wien, 2002
  • 'EU Osterweiterung: Die Beitrittswerber der ehemaligen "zweiten Runde" ', in: Fritz Breuss, Stefan Bruckbauer and Christian Mandl (eds), EU Erweiterung, Europas große Chance, NP Buchverlag, Wien, 2001, pp. 103-121
  • 'Perspectives for economic co-operation among the Visegrád Group countries' (with László G. Tóth), in: Helen Boss Heslop, Sandor Richter, Jan Stankovsky and László G. Tóth (eds), Die EU, Österreich und Zentraleuropa, French Austrian Centre, Vienna, 1994, pp. 27-76
  • 'Life Without CMEA: Foreign Trade in Eastern and Central Europe', in: János Gacs and Georg Winckler (eds), International Trade and Restructuring in Eastern Europe, Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, New York, 1994, pp. 183-210
  • 'Is There a Future for Regional Economic Co-operation in Eastern Europe?', in: Michael Keren and Gur Ofer (eds), Economic Reform in the Former Communist Bloc, Westview Press, Boulder-San Francisco-Oxford, 1992, p. 255-269
  • 'Four Small Countries' Relations with the Soviet Union', in: Michael Friedländer (eds), Foreign Trade in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, Westview Press, San Francisco ­ London, 1990, pp. 63-82
Articles in non-refereed journals
  • 'wiiw: A növekedési motor beindítva – de mi jön ezután? (wiiw: the growth engine has been started but what comes afterwards?)', Külgazdaság, No. 3-4, 2015, p. 54-61
  • 'Wachstumsbeschleunigung dank investitionswende in Mittel-Ost- und Südosteuropa' (with Vladimir Gligorov and Mario Holzner), WIFO Monatsberichte, Vol. 87, No. 5, 2014, pp. 353-360
  • 'Comment on the EU Budget 2014-2020', Bulletin on European and CIS studies, Special Edition, 2013, pp. 45-48
  • 'Les économies des « nouveaux pays membres » dans l’Union européenne', Politique étrangère, No. 3, 2012, pp. 561-572
  • 'Im Würgegriff des Populismus. Ungarns Volkswirtschaft.', Osteuropa, Vol. 61, No. 12, December 2011, pp. 213-224
  • 'Ungewöhnliche Erinnerungen an eine intellektuelle Reise (Buchbesprechung) ', Europäische Rundaschau, No. 4, 2011, pp. 129-132
  • 'Europe centrale: la transition économique', Politique étrangére, No. 3, 2009
  • 'Ungarn und die Einführung des Euro', Europäische Rundschau, No. 3, 2008, pp. 15-22
  • 'Die Erweiterung nach Kopenhagen', Europäische Rundschau, No. 1, 2003, pp. 93-105
  • 'The Road to Market Economy in Poland and Hungary: A Comparative Assessment of the Private Economy's Expansion', West-Ost Journal, No. 2/3, 1993, pp. 18-20
  • 'Intra-industry Trade II (in Hungarian)' (with László Halpern and Gábor Körösi), Külgazdaság, No. 5/1985, 1985, pp. 18-33
  • 'Intra-industry Trade I (in Hungarian)' (with László Halpern and Gábor Körösi), Külgazdaság, No. 4/1985, 1985, pp. 41-55
Shorter papers and comments
  • 'Coordinated policies and cohesion policies, their relationship and impact on the Member States –the case of Austria. A contribution to Work package 7 Task 3 in the GRINCOH project', GRINCOH, 2014
  • 'Lisbonization of the cohesion policy: the Earmarking. A contribution to Work package 7 Task 3 in the GRINCOH project', GRINCOH, 2014
  • 'Cohesion policy as a function of EU budget from the CEE Member States’ point of view. A contribution to Work package 8 Task 5 in the GRINCOH project' (with Mojmir Mrak and Tamás Szemlér), GRINCOH, 2014
  • 'Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine – What would that mean for Hungary? ', Visegrad Group and Germany Prospects of Cooperation, Proceedings from the Policy Makers Seminar 13.-14. 11. 2012
  • 'The EU budget after the global financial crisis', in: Tamás Szemlér (eds), The new EU Budget and the new Member States, Central European University and the International Visegrad Fund, March 2010, pp. 7-15
  • 'Hatás és mellékhatás’ (Action and reaction) ', 2010, No. 1-2/2010, Külgazdaság, pp. 113-115
  • 'Answer to a poll about The EU Membership of Hungary (in Hungarian)', Külgazdaság, No. 1-2/2005, pp. 35-37
  • 'Transition and Regional Economic Co-operation in Central Europe', in: Kari Liuhto (eds), Ten Years of Economic Transformation, Vol. I., The Economies in Transition and the EU Enlargement, Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2001, pp. 167-186
  • 'Assessing the negotiating positions of the EU net recipients, net contributors and CEEC applicants', Financial transfers of the European Union and eastern enlargement, Proceedings of the joint international conference of TEPSA, Institute for World Economics, Budapest and STF Hungary, 14-15 November 1998
  • 'CEFTA as Catalyst for Future EU Membership?', The Further Development of CEFTA: Institutionalization, Deepening, Widening?, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Warsaw, 1997, pp.107-121
Other working papers and discussion series
  • 'The EU’s Multi-Annual Financial Framework for 2014-2020: an Old Construct For a Changed EU? ', FIW Policy Brief, No. 19, Vienna, Februar 2013
  • 'Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine – What would that mean for Hungary? ', Visegrad Group and Germany Prospects of Cooperation, Proceedings from the Policy Makers Seminar 13.-14. 11. 2012
  • 'The Chokehold of Populism – Hungary’s Economy', Heinrich Böll Stiftung, May 22nd, 2012
  • 'Regional Trade Integration in the Middle East and North Africa: Lessons from Central Europe', FIW Policy Brief, No. 14, Vienna, March 2012
  • 'Economic trends in Central and Eastern Europe since the end of the Cold War', 5. International Symposium and Exhibition on Environmental Contamination in the CEECs., Institute for International Cooperative Environmental Research, Florida State University, 2001

wiiw Publications

wiiw Research Notes
  • 'The Hungarian economy: a hostage of populism', wiiw Research Note, No. 1, Vienna, January 2012
wiiw Forecast Reports
  • 'HUNGARY: Recovery delayed', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), External weakness dampening robust consumer-driven growth, wiiw Forecast Report, No. October 2024, Vienna, October 2024, pp. 74-77
  • 'HUNGARY: Fiscal consolidation ahead', The Crisis is Over, but its Scarring Effects are Hindering Recovery, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2024, Vienna, April 2024, pp. 74-77
  • 'HUNGARY: A bumpy road to recovery from the recession', Beneath the Veneer of Calm, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2023, Vienna, October 2023, pp. 76-79
  • 'HUNGARY: In the grip of high inflation', Sailing Through Rough Waters, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2023, Vienna, April 2023, pp. 64-67
  • 'HUNGARY: Heading into recession', Bracing for the Winter, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2022, Vienna, October 2022, pp. 88-91
  • 'HUNGARY: The party is over', Overshadowed by War and Sanctions, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2022, Vienna, April 2022, pp. 65-68
  • 'HUNGARY: Tipping from recession to overheating', Recovery Beating Expectations, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2021, Vienna, October 2021, pp. 59-62
  • 'HUNGARY: Recovery with strong downside risks', Darkest before the dawn?, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2021, Vienna, April 2021, pp. 73-76
  • 'HUNGARY: Next Generation EU funds crucial to avoid delayed recovery', No Quick Recovery in Sight, with Coronavirus Risks Looming Large, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2020, Vienna, November 2020, pp. 64-67
  • '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, Isilda Mara, Olga Pindyuk, Leon Podkaminer, Bernd Christoph Ströhm and Hermine Vidovic), Uncertainty in Turbulent Times, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2020, Vienna, March 2020, pp. 35-47
  • 'HUNGARY: After three years of high growth, what next?', Uncertainty in Turbulent Times, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2020, Vienna, March 2020, pp. 91-94
  • 'HUNGARY: Clear signs of decelerating growth', Braced for Fallout from Global Slowdown, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2019, Vienna, November 2019, pp. 68-71
  • 'What are the chances of new conditionality in the next EU budget?', Moving Into the Slow Lane, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2019, Vienna, March 2019, pp. 28-31
  • 'HUNGARY: Strong domestic demand driven growth on the back of EU transfers', Moving Into the Slow Lane, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2019, Vienna, March 2019, pp. 88-91
  • 'HUNGARY: At the turning point of the business cycle', Strong Growth Amid Increased Negative Risks, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2018, Vienna, November 2018, pp. 88-91
  • 'HUNGARY: EU co-financed investment boom, surging wages, shrinking trade surplus', Riding the Global Growth Wave, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2018, Vienna, March 2018, pp. 98-101
  • 'HUNGARY: Euro introduction is far far away ', CESEE Back on Track to Convergence, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2017, Vienna, November 2017, pp. 74-77
  • 'HUNGARY: Thriving household consumption pushes the economy onto a higher growth path', Cautious Upturn in CESEE: Haunted by the Spectre of Uncertainty, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2017, Vienna, March 2017, pp. 72-76
  • 'Brexit, the EU budget and the EU-CEE countries', Labour Shortages Driving Economic Growth?, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2016, Vienna, November 2016, pp. 29-34
  • 'HUNGARY: Investments implode – consumption and net exports come to the rescue', Labour Shortages Driving Economic Growth?, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2016, Vienna, November 2016, pp. 69-72
  • 'Special section II: The ‘Juncker initiative’: a substitute for dwindling cohesion-policy transfers 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. 37-40
  • 'HUNGARY: Cold turkey after EU bonanza?', Growth Stabilises: Investment a Major Driver, Except in Countries Plagued by Recession, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2016, Vienna, March 2016, pp. 79-82
  • 'HUNGARY: Losing momentum', Mixed Prospects: Consumption Leads Fragile Recovery in the CESEE Core – CIS Stumbles, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2015, Vienna, November 2015, pp. 80-83
  • 'Special Section I: President Juncker’s EUR 315 billion initiative: an investment plan for Europe', A Time of Moderate Expectations, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2015, Vienna, March 2015, pp. 27-30
  • 'HUNGARY: The growth engine kicked in – what next?', A Time of Moderate Expectations, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2015, Vienna, March 2015, pp. 63-65
  • 'CESEE core resilient in the face of EU stagnation and the Ukraine crisis', On Thin Ice: CESEE Core Resilient in the Face of EU Stagnation and the Ukraine Crisis, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2014, Vienna, November 2014, pp. 6-29
  • 'HUNGARY: Formidable take-off with limited expiration date', On Thin Ice: CESEE Core Resilient in the Face of EU Stagnation and the Ukraine Crisis, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2014, Vienna, November 2014, pp. 61-64
  • 'HUNGARY: Moderate growth in 2013, moderate acceleration in 2014', Investment to the Rescue, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2014, Vienna, March 2014, pp. 47-50
  • 'Hungary: Leaving the excessive deficit procedure behind', Animal Spirits still Dimmed: Slow Recovery Expected, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 12, Vienna, July 2013, pp. 79-81
  • 'Special Section I: Macroeconomic conditionality: a threat to cohesion policy transfers from 2014 onwards? ', Animal Spirits still Dimmed: Slow Recovery Expected, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 12, Vienna, July 2013, pp. 50-55
  • 'Hungary: Efforts to get released from the excessive deficit procedure', Double-dip Recession over, yet no Boom in Sight, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 11, Vienna, March 2013, pp. 71-75
  • 'Hungary: Sliding into recession', Fasting or Feasting? Europe - Old and New - at the Crossroads, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 10, Vienna, July 2012, pp. 66-70
  • 'Hungary: Economic policy turn ahead?', New Divide(s) in Europe?, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 9, Vienna, March 2012, pp. 67-71
  • 'Hungary: One-sided growth - only exports matter', Recovery: Limp and Battered, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 8, Vienna, July 2011, pp. 67-71
  • 'Hungary: Gradual recovery amidst persistent uncertainties', Recovery - in Low Gear across Tough Terrain, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 7, Vienna, March 2011, pp. 51-55
  • 'Hungary: New government's visions cut to size', Will Exports Prevail over Austerity?, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 6, Vienna, July 2010, pp. 71-75
  • 'Hungary: Fiscal balance under control, economic growth yet to surface', Crisis Is Over, but Problems Loom Ahead, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 5, Vienna, February 2010
  • 'Special topic: New EU member states: Deep recession over, mild recovery ahead', Crisis Is Over, but Problems Loom Ahead, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 5, Vienna, February 2010, pp. 23-82
  • 'New EU member states facing recession', Where Have All the Shooting Stars Gone?, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 4, Vienna, July 2009, pp. 1-29
  • 'Hungary: little manoeuvring room to cope with the recession', in: Vladimir Gligorov, Josef Pöschl and Sandor Richter (eds), Where Have All the Shooting Stars Gone?, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 4, Vienna, July 2009, pp. 38-42
  • 'Hungary: the home-made and the imported crisis', in: Vladimir Gligorov, Gabor Hunya and Josef Pöschl (eds), Differentiated Impact of the Global Crisis, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 3, Vienna, February 2009, pp. 32-35
  • 'Hungary: deficit reduction plan topped, economy supercooled', in: Peter Havlik and Mario Holzner (eds), Weathering the Global Storm, yet Rising Costs and Labour Shortages May Dampen Domestic Growth, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 1, Vienna, February 2008, pp. 34-36
wiiw Monthly Reports
  • 'Hungary: Mounting fiscal problems prevail ', 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. 35
  • 'Hungary: Slow recovery after a hard landing', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2024, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2024, p. 40
  • 'Hungary: Net exports will fail to compensate for the drop in consumption and investment', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2023, p. 41
  • 'Hungary: Bleak short-term growth prospects', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2023, p. 34
  • 'Hungary: The emergency brake is being applied', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2022, p. 40
  • 'Hungary: Time to step on the brakes', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2022, p. 48
  • 'Hungary: Change in monetary policy with rising inflation', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2021, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2021, p. 32
  • 'Hungary: Crisis management: a zigzag course from day to day', Monthly Report No. 5/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2020, p. 45-46
  • '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, Isilda Mara, Olga Pindyuk, Leon Podkaminer, Bernd Christoph Ströhm and Hermine Vidovic), Monthly Report No. 5/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2020, pp. 78-82
  • 'Hungary: Signs of overheating', Monthly Report No. 6/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2019, p. 10
  • 'Next EU budget and the financing of the Cohesion policy', Monthly Report No. 10/2018, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2018, pp. 19-22
  • 'Hungary: Strong expansion on fragile fundaments', Monthly Report No. 6/2018, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2018, p. 10
  • 'Opinion corner: What may be the future of EU cohesion policy in the light of currently discussed reforms?', Monthly Report No. 11/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2017, p. 2-3
  • 'Hungary: Strong growth performance in the first quarter', Monthly Report No. 7-8/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, August 2017, p. 10
  • 'Intra-regional trade after EU accession: the case of the three Baltic states', Monthly Report No. 5/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2017, pp. 17-21
  • 'How to use EU funds earmarked for fostering cohesion more efficiently?', Monthly Report No. 3/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2017, pp. 6-12
  • 'Hungary: Investments implode, growth backed by household consumption', Monthly Report No. 7-8/2016, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, August 2016, p. 10
  • 'Looking at the early transition through the ‘reformer’s glasses’', Monthly Report No. 1/2016 - Special Issue: Reality Check – wiiw Economists Reflect on 25 Years of Transition, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2016, pp. 20-22
  • 'Hungary: Consumption and net exports step in as growth drivers', Monthly Report No. 7-8/2015, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, August 2015, p. 7
  • 'Opinion corner: Is Jean-Claude Juncker's EUR 315 billion European investment plan the proper answer to the EU's anaemic economic performance?' (with Roman Römisch and Roman Stöllinger), Monthly Report No. 1/2015, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2015, pp. 2-4
  • 'How large should the EU budget be from the new Member States’ perspective?', Monthly Report No. 1/2015, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2015, pp. 5-8
  • 'Hungary: EU funds support accelerating growth', Monthly Report No. 7-8/2014, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July 2014, p. 7
  • 'Bilateral trade between Bulgaria and Romania: the upturn after EU accession', Monthly Report No. 5/2014, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2014, pp. 11-13
  • 'EU cohesion policy: the case of Estonia', Monthly Report No. 1/2014, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2014, pp. 8-11
  • 'Hungary: the well-known pre-election tunes are played again', Monthly Report No. 10/2013, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2013, pp. 12-15
  • 'The various ‘faces’ of the EU budget', Monthly Report No. 7/2013, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7, Vienna, July 2013, pp. 10-18
  • 'The new Multiannual Financial Framework of the European Union for 2014-2020: a comment ', Monthly Report No. 2/2013, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2013, pp. 1-3
  • 'Hungary: waning growth prospects', Monthly Report No. 10/2012, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2012, pp. 10-12
  • 'The European Union and the MENA countries: fostering North-South economic integration', Monthly Report No. 3/2012, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2012, pp. 1-5
  • 'Hungary suffers from a severe lack of credibility', Monthly Report No. 1/2012, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2012, pp. 1-2
  • 'Hungary: creditless near-stagnation', Monthly Report No. 10/2011, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2011, pp. 7-10
  • 'MENA in transition: any lessons from CESEE?' (with Peter Havlik), Monthly Report No. 7/2011, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7, Vienna, July 2011, pp. 1-7
  • 'Intra-Visegrad Group trade after the EU accession', Monthly Report No. 1/2011, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2011, pp. 9-14
  • 'Hungary: slow recovery based on external demand', Monthly Report No. 10/2010, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2010, pp. 8-11
  • 'Cohesion policy - does it have a future?', Monthly Report No. 6/2010, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2010, pp. 1-2
  • 'Hungary after the elections', Monthly Report No. 4/2010, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2010, pp. 14-15
  • 'Twenty years of transition', Monthly Report No. 1/2010, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2010, pp. 1-8
  • 'Hungary: external financing secured, economy in deep recession', Monthly Report No. 10/2009, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2009, pp. 8-10
  • 'Crisis management in selected countries of Central, East and Southeast Europe' (with Vasily Astrov, Gabor Hunya, Sebastian Leitner, Zdenek Lukas and Anton Mihailov), Monthly Report No. 6/2009, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2009, pp. 1-10
  • 'New Hungarian government prescribes bitter medicine', Monthly Report No. 5/2009, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2009, pp. 1-2
  • 'Hungary: outlook reconsidered', Monthly Report No. 10/2008, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2008, pp. 8-10
  • 'Migration from and to Hungary', Monthly Report No. 7/2008, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7, Vienna, July 2008, pp. 8-15
  • 'Agricultural support: consequences of an eventual EU accession of the seven Balkan countries', Monthly Report No. 3/2008, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2008, pp. 6-12
  • 'The member states' net financial position vis-à-vis the EU budget:
    what has changed since the enlargement?', Monthly Report No. 1/2008, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2008, pp. 1-7
  • 'Hungary: public sector shrinking, industry continues to expand', Monthly Report No. 10/2007, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2007, pp. 7-9
  • 'Hungary: convergence programme revised', Monthly Report No. 10/2006, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2006, pp. 4-6
  • 'Green light for reforms with comfortable socialist-liberal majority in the Hungarian parliament', Monthly Report No. 5/2006, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2006, pp. 13-15
  • 'The miracle of Brussels: a compromise on the long-term budget of the European Union', Monthly Report No. 1/2006, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2006, pp. 1-3
  • 'Hungary: improving trade balance, growing concern over budget deficit', Monthly Report No. 10/2005, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2005, pp. 4-6
  • 'Returning from the blind alley: three proposals to reform the EU budget' (with Tamás Szemlér), Monthly Report No. 8-9/2005, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 8-9, Vienna, September 2005, pp. 19-22
  • 'A difficult birth: the EU's financial perspective for 2007-2013', Monthly Report No. 6/2005, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2005, pp. 7-11
  • 'Hungary: new government facing old problems', Monthly Report No. 10/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2004, pp. 5-8
  • 'Euro introduction in the new member states: which country in which year?', Monthly Report 4/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2004, pp. 15-20
  • ''Last-minute' warnings from Brussels to the acceding countries', Monthly Report 12/2003, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 12, Vienna, December 2003, pp. 11-16
  • 'Hungary: getting out of the deficit trap?', Monthly Report 10/2003, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2003, pp. 4-5
  • 'Transfers in the enlarged European Union after 2006', Monthly Report 05/2003, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2003, pp. 1-6
  • 'EU enlargement: assessing the impact of transfers', Monthly Report 04/2003, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2003, pp. 4-6
  • 'Monthly Report special issue Spring Seminar No. S1/2003' (with Patrizia Baur, Peter Havlik, Kazimierz Laski, Zdenek Lukas, Leon Podkaminer, Josef Pöschl, Roman Römisch and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Monthly Report, No. S1, Vienna, March 2003
  • 'The Copenhagen Summit: enlargement comes cheaply', Monthly Report 01/2003, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2003, pp. 1-2
  • 'The 2002 Regular Reports on the EU candidate countries', Monthly Report 12/2002, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 12, Vienna, December 2002, pp. 8-13
  • 'Hungary: growth driven by domestic demand', Monthly Report 10/2002, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2002, pp. 10-11
  • 'Monthly Report 05/2002' (with Vasily Astrov and Korkut Boratav), wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2002
wiiw Research Reports
  • 'Cohesion Policy as a Function of the EU Budget: A Perspective from the CEE Member States' (with Mojmir Mrak and Tamás Szemlér), wiiw Research Report, No. 400, Vienna, May 2015
  • 'European Neighbourhood - Challenges and Opportunities for EU Competitiveness' (with Vasily Astrov, Peter Havlik, Mario Holzner, Gabor Hunya, Isilda Mara, Roman Stöllinger and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report, No. 382, Vienna, September 2012
  • 'Transition in the MENA Region: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects' (with Vladimir Gligorov, Peter Havlik and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report, No. 376, Vienna, January 2012
  • 'Revival of the Visegrad Countries’ Mutual Trade after their EU Accession: a Search for Explanation' (with Neil Foster-McGregor, Gabor Hunya and Olga Pindyuk), wiiw Research Report, No. 372, Vienna, July 2011
  • 'Facing the Monster 'Juste retour': On the Net Financial Position of Member States vis-à-vis the EU Budget and a Proposal for Reform', wiiw Research Report, No. 348, Vienna, May 2008
  • 'Seeking New Ways of Financing the EU Budget: on the Proposal of a European Tax on Foreign Exchange Transactions', wiiw Research Report, No. 345, Vienna, January 2008
  • 'Hungary: shrinking deficits, lower growth', in: Vladimir Gligorov and Sandor Richter (eds), High Growth Continues, with Risks of Overheating on the Horizon, wiiw Research Report, No. 341, Vienna, July 2007, pp. 42-45
  • 'Hungary: first impacts of the austerity programme', in: Vladimir Gligorov and Leon Podkaminer (eds), Private Consumption and Flourishing Exports Keep the Region on High Growth Track, wiiw Research Report, No. 335, Vienna, February 2007, pp.39-42
  • 'Hungary: beginning of budget consolidation', in: Vladimir Gligorov and Leon Podkaminer (eds), Broader-based Growth Resilient to Global Uncertainties, wiiw Research Report, No. 328, Vienna, July 2006, pp. 38-42
  • 'Hungary: waiting for the spring elections', in: Vladimir Gligorov and Leon Podkaminer (eds), Strong Growth, Driven by Exports in the NMS and by Consumption in the Future EU Members, wiiw Research Report, No. 325, Vienna, February 2006, pp. 28-31
  • 'Hungary: switching to lower gear', in: Gabor Hunya and Leon Podkaminer (eds), Back from the Peak, Growth in Transition Countries Returns to Standard Rate of Catching-up, wiiw Research Report, No. 320, Vienna, July 2005, pp. 30-33
  • 'Scenarios for the Financial Redistribution across Member States in the European Union in 2007-2013', wiiw Research Report, No. 317, Vienna, April 2005
  • 'Hungary: healthy growth, sick budget and current account', in: Vladimir Gligorov, Peter Havlik and Leon Podkaminer (eds), Accelerating GDP Growth, Improved Prospects for European Integration, wiiw Research Report, No. 314, Vienna, March 2005, pp. 33-35
  • 'Hungary: back to sustainable growth?', in: Vladimir Gligorov, Josef Pöschl and Sandor Richter (eds), As East You Go, the More They Grow: Transition Economies in a New Setting, wiiw Research Report, No. 308, Vienna, July 2004, pp. 32-35
  • 'Hungary: in need of credibility', in: Leon Podkaminer (eds), Transition Countries on the Eve of EU Enlargement, wiiw Research Report, No. 303, Vienna, February 2004, pp. 52-56
  • 'Consequences of EU Accession: Economic Effects on CEECs' (with Michael Landesmann), wiiw Research Report, No. 299, Vienna, August 2003
  • 'Country Report Hungary: corrective measures to stop drifting', in: Peter Havlik (eds), Transition Countries in 2003: Reforms and Restructuring Keep the Global Economic Slowdown at Bay, wiiw Research Report, No. 297, Vienna, July 2003, pp. 61-64
  • 'Country Report Hungary: the election year is over, repair of damages may begin', in: Leon Podkaminer (eds), Transition Countries Resist Global Slowdown: Productivity Gains Offset Effects of Appreciation, wiiw Research Report, No. 293, Vienna, February 2003, pp. 70-73
  • 'Macroeconomic and Sectoral Aspects of Hungary's International Competitiveness and Trade Performance on EU Markets' (with Gábor Oblath), wiiw Research Report, No. 288, Vienna, September 2002
  • 'EU Eastern Enlargement: the case of the former 'second-wave' applicant countries', wiiw Research Report, No. 270, Vienna, September 2000
  • 'Measurement of Costs and Benefits of Accession to the European Union for Selected Countries in Central and Eastern Europe' (with Jorgen Mortensen), wiiw Research Report, No. 263, Vienna, January 2000
wiiw Policy Notes and Reports
  • 'The European Rim Countries - Challenges and Opportunities for EU Competitiveness' (with Vasily Astrov, Peter Havlik, Mario Holzner, Gabor Hunya, Isilda Mara, Roman Stöllinger and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 9, Vienna, October 2012
  • 'MENA in transition: any lessons from CESEE?' (with Peter Havlik), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 6, Vienna, July 2011
wiiw Statistical Reports
  • 'Changes in the Structure of Intra-Visegrad Trade after the Visegrad Countries’ Accession to the European Union', wiiw Statistical Report, No. 5, Vienna, September 2012
wiiw Research Reports in German Language
  • 'Wachstumsbeschleunigung dank Investitionswende in Mittel-, Ost- und Südosteuropa' (with Vladimir Gligorov and Mario Holzner), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 2014-6, Vienna, June 2014
wiiw Opinion Pieces
  • 'Hungary: important changes in the shadow of the corona crisis', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2020
  • 'Protest against 'Slave Law' in Hungary', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2018
  • 'Hungarian government found guilty', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, September 2018
  • 'Hungarian forint still on the ropes', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, July 2018
  • 'Five big questions for the future of the EU budget' (with Richard Grieveson, Philipp Heimberger, Mario Holzner, Roman Römisch and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2018
  • 'Hungarian election: United opposition poses serious challenge to Fidesz', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2018
  • 'Five key considerations for the future of EU cohesion policy', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2017
  • 'Policies of Donald Trump: any lessons from other populist governments?' (with Wisława Niemczyk), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2016
  • 'Eastern Europe in Retrospect: A Brief History of the COMECON Integration', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, June 2016
  • 'Juncker’s Investment Plan: doubts and open questions', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, August 2015
  • 'Cohesion Policy as a Function of the EU Budget. A Perspective from CEE Member States', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, July 2015
  • 'New wiiw forecast for Central, East and Southeast Europe countries: On Thin Ice' (with Vasily Astrov and Mario Holzner), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2014
  • 'Hungary after the elections', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2014
Other wiiw publications
  • 'Looking Back, Looking Forward: Central and Eastern Europe 30 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall' (with Vladimir Gligorov, Richard Grieveson, Peter Havlik, Gabor Hunya, Olga Pindyuk, Leon Podkaminer and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Essays and Occasional Papers, No. 4, Vienna, November 2019
  • 'Changes in the Structure of Intra-Visegrad Trade after the Visegrad Countries’ Accession to the European Union', wiiw Statistical Report, No. 5, Vienna, September 2012
  • 'The Accession Treaty and Consequences for New EU Members', wiiw country profile, No. 18, Vienna, April 2003
  • 'The EU Enlargement Process: Current State of Play and Stumbling Blocks', wiiw country profile, No. 17, Vienna, April 2002
  • 'HUNGARY: Medium-term Forecast and Risk Assessment', wiiw Analytical Forecast, No. 11-2000, Vienna, November 2000
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