Vasily Astrov

Vasily Astrov
Economist

email: astrov@wiiw.ac.at
telephone: (+43-1) 533 66 10-30

Vasily Astrov is Economist at wiiw and country expert for Russia and other CIS countries. His research focuses on macroeconomic analysis and energy issues. He is also editor of the wiiw Monthly Report. In his recent research, he has analysed the economic effects of the global crisis and European energy security issues. He assembled comprehensive academic and international experience in the United Kingdom (University of Warwick), Germany (Westfälische Wilhelms Universität), Norway (University of Oslo) and Russia (St. Petersburg State University) and graduated in economics (M.Sc., Dipl.-Vw) and geography (B.A.).

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 Alexandra Bykova, Mahdi Ghodsi, Richard Grieveson, Mario Holzner, Artem Kochnev, Michael Landesmann, Olga Pindyuk, Robert Stehrer and Maryna Tverdostup), International Economics and Economic Policy, June 2022
  • 'Macroeconomic effects of the pandemic and prospects for economic recovery (Proceedings of the roundtable discussion at the XXII April international academic conference on economic and social development)' (with N. V. Akindinova, E. T. Gurvich, A. N. Klepach, V. A. Mau, N. V. Orlova, A. N. Shokhin and O. A. Zamulin), Voprosy Ekonomiki, No 7, 2021, pp. 5-30
  • 'The Russian oil fund as a tool of stabilization and sterilization', Focus on European Economic Integration, Nr. 1, 2007, pp. 167-176
  • 'The Enlarged European Union and Its Eastern Neighbourhood' (with Peter Havlik), Journal of East-West Business, Vol. 11, No. 1/2, 2005, pp. 13-44
  • 'The Enlarged European Union and Its Eastern Neighbourhood' (with Peter Havlik), in: Kari Liuhto and Z. Vincze (eds), Wider Europe, Esa Print Oy, 2005, pp. 169-195
Articles in books
  • 'Methods of economic analysis', in: Maxine David and Tatiana Romanova (eds), The Routledge Handbook of EU-Russia Relations, Chapter 10, Routledge, 2021
  • 'Is Ukraine on the right track of economic reforms?', in: András Deák (eds), The end of an era in Eurasia? Conflict in Eastern Ukraine and economic downturn in the post-Soviet space, East European Studies Nr. 6, Institute for World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 2015, pp. 60-77
  • 'What is the beauty of post-Soviet studies?', in: András Deák (eds), The end of an era in Eurasia? Conflict in Eastern Ukraine and economic downturn in the post-Soviet space, East European Studies Nr. 6, Institute for World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 2015, pp. 17-18
  • 'Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Herausforderungen der Weltwirtschaft' (with Roman Stöllinger and Waltraut Urban), Österreichs Außenwirtschaft 2010, Chapter 1, Kompetenzzentrum Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft (FIW), Vienna, December 2010, pp. 17-38
  • 'Rahmenbedingungen des Welthandels' (with Olga Pindyuk, Roman Stöllinger and Waltraut Urban), Österreichs Außenwirtschaft 2009, Chapter 2, Kompetenzzentrum Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft (FIW), Vienna, December 2009, pp. 31-53
  • 'Austria: relations with Russia and implications for the EU Eastern Partnership', in: Gabor Foti and Zsuzsa Ludvig (eds), EU-Russian relations and the Eastern Partnership: Central-East European member state interests and positions, East European Studies Nr. 1, Institute for World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 2009, pp. 165-182
  • 'Russia, Ukraine and Belarus: Effects of WTO Accession in the Medium and Long Run' (with Mario Holzner, Olga Pindyuk and Julia Wörz), in: Ruslan Grinberg, Peter Havlik and Oleh Havrylyshyn (eds), Economic Restructuring and Integration in Eastern Europe. Experiences and Policy Implications, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden, 2008, pp. 377-396
  • 'The Russian oil fund(s): past performance and policy options', in: Ernest Gnan and Mar Gudmundsson (eds), Commodities, energy and finance', SUERF Studies Nr. 2008/2, 2008, pp. 77-89
  • 'Rahmenbedingungen des Welthandels' (with Olga Pindyuk, Roman Stöllinger and Waltraut Urban), Österreichs Außenwirtschaft 2008, Chapter 2, Kompetenzzentrum Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft (FIW), Vienna, 2008, pp. 36-41
  • 'Economic Developments in the Wider Black Sea Region' (with Peter Havlik), in: Daniel Hamilton and Gerhard Mangott (eds), The Wider Black Sea Region in the 21st Century, Center for Transatlantic Relations, John Hopkins University, Washington D.C., 2008, pp. 121-146
  • 'Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova: Economic Developments and Integration Prospects' (with Peter Havlik), in: Daniel Hamilton and Gerhard Mangott (eds), The New Eastern Europe: Ukraine, Belarus & Moldova, Center for Transatlantic Relations, John Hopkins University, Washington D.C., 2007, pp. 127-147
  • 'Sectoral productivity, demand, and terms of trade: what drives the real appreciation of East European currencies?', in: William T. Bagatelas and Bruno S. Sergi (eds), Ethical interpretations of post-communist transition economics and politics in Europe, Iura Edition, Bratislava, 2005, pp. 167-199
Articles in non-refereed journals
  • 'Mittel-, Ost- und Südosteuropa trotzen der Konjunkturflaute im Euro-Raum' (with Olga Pindyuk), WIFO Monatsberichte, 97(7), July 2024, pp. 381-395
  • 'Mittel-, Ost- und Südosteuropa zwischen hoher Inflation und Konjunkturflaute im Euro-Raum' (with Olga Pindyuk), WIFO-Monatsberichte, 96(7), July 2023, S. 451-466
  • 'Ukraine-Krieg bremst Erholung Mittel-, Ost- und Südosteuropas von der COVID-19-Krise' (with Olga Pindyuk), WIFO-Monatsberichte, 95(7), July 2022, S. 443-455
  • 'Mittel-, Ost- und Südosteuropa auf dem Weg der Erholung von der COVID-19-Krise' (with Branimir Jovanović), WIFO Monatsbericht, Nr. 8, 31 August 2021, pp. 573-586
  • 'Wirtschaft in Osteuropa trotz weltweiter Konjunktureintrübung expansiv', WIFO Monatsberichte, Vol. 92, No. 7, 2019, pp. 509-520
  • 'Weiterhin robustes Wachstum in den mittel- und südosteuropäischen Ländern, doch Höhepunkt scheint bereits überschritten', WIFO Monatsberichte, Vol. 91, No. 7, 2018, pp. 485-494
  • 'Mittel-, Ost- und Südosteuropa von der EU-Krise voll erfasst' (with Mario Holzner), WIFO Monatsberichte, Vol. 86, No. 5, 2013, pp. 415-423
  • 'Recent developments in Austrian foreign trade' (with Yvonne Wolfmayr), Danube Law and Economics Review, No. 4, 2012, pp. 55-67
  • 'Wirtschaftsentwicklung divergiert in den kommenden Jahren auch in Mitteleuropa, Ost- und Südosteuropa zwischen Norden und Süden' (with Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Mario Holzner and Sebastian Leitner), WIFO Monatsbericht, Vol. 85, No. 5, 2012, pp. 351-359
  • 'Stabilisierung des verhaltenen Aufschwungs in den MOEL' (with Mario Holzner and Sebastian Leitner), WIFO Monatsbericht, Vol. 84, No. 5, 2011, pp. 361-373
  • 'MOEL im Sog der Krise' (with Josef Pöschl), WIFO Monatsbericht, Vol. 82, No. 5, 2009, pp. 347-360
  • 'MOEL: Wachstumsvorsprung gegenüber Westeuropa bleibt erhalten', WIFO Monatsbericht, Vol. 81, No. 5, 2008, pp. 377-392
  • 'Wirtschaftswachstum in den MOEL zunehmend durch heimische Nachfrage getragen', WIFO Monatsbericht, Vol. 80, No. 5, 2007, pp. 435-449
  • 'Wirtschaftsaufschwung hält in den MOEL an', WIFO Monatsbericht, Vol. 79, No. 5, 2006, pp. 385-401
  • 'Unterschiedliche Einflüsse beschleunigen Wachstum in den MOEL', WIFO Monatsbericht, Vol. 78, No. 5, 2005, pp. 353-371
  • 'Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den MOEL durch deutliche Konvergenz geprägt', WIFO Monatsbericht, Vol. 77, No. 5, 2004, pp. 383-401
  • 'Belarus', Central European Quarterly, No. 1, 1998, pp. 93-95
Shorter papers and comments
  • 'Die Lage der russischen Wirtschaft nach zwei Jahren Krieg', Makroskop, 14. März 2024
  • 'Rosja ponosi koszty napasci na Ukraine', National Bank of Poland, Obserwator Finansowy, 2023, pp 76-79
  • 'Rohstoffpreise im Spannungsfeld zwischen geldpolitischer Straffung und dem Ukraine-Krieg', FIW Spotlight, 3 April 2023
  • 'A case for a common economic space from Lisbon to Vladivostok', BRE Review, Nr. 3, 29 October 2020
  • 'EU-Nachbarn: kaum Lohnannäherung trotz Reallohnsteigerungen' (with Mario Holzner), Blog Arbeit & Wirtschaft, November 4th, 2019
  • 'Anhalten der Hochkonjunktur in Mittel-, Ost- und Südosteuropa', Versicherungsrundschau, No. 10/18, Oktober 2018, pp. 10-14
  • 'Wie kann man die Löhne in Mittel- und Osteuropa nachhaltig steigern und den Auswanderungsdruck dämpfen?' (with Armon Rezai), A&W Blog, 29 August 2018
  • 'Is Ukraine ready for Inflation Targeting?', Central European Financial Observer, May 30th, 2017
  • 'Is Ukraine ready for Inflation Targeting?', wiiw, March 29th, 2017
  • 'Energy tariff reform in Ukraine: estimated effects and policy options', Emerging Europe, January 12th, 2017
  • 'Are labour shortages driving economic growth', Emerging Europe, November 14th, 2016
  • 'Energy tariff reform in Ukraine: going too far?', Central European Financial Observer, 11 August 2016
  • 'Überblick über aktuelle Entwicklungen in Ost- und Südosteuropa, im Südkaukasus, in Zentralasien und der Mongolei', Außenwirtschaftsbeziehungen mit Ost- und Südosteuropa, Zentralasien; EU-Erweiterung, Bericht 2015, BMWFW, 1. Halbjahr 2016, pp 4-6.
  • 'The EU and Russia: both important for Ukraine', Eastern Partnership Community, May 2011
  • '"Nabucco" muß noch warten – dennoch: Europas Energiesicherheit weiterhin von Gasversorgung abhängig', Sparkassenzeitung, No. 1, January 2011
  • 'Das weißrussische Wirtschaftswunder: keine Reform, keine Krise?', Belarus, Beilage der Wiener Zeitung, Vienna, 2010
  • '50 electoral constituencies - 5 variants for the voting behaviour in Sankt-Petersburg (in Russian)', Chas Pik, 16 March 1994, pp. 3
  • 'Geographical aspects of the political panorama of Sankt-Peterburg (in Russian)', Chas Pik, 19 January 1994, pp. 3
Other working papers and discussion series
  • 'FIW-Jahresgutachten: Die österreichische Außenwirtschaft 2023' (with Bettina Meinhart, Bernhard Moshammer, Harald Oberhofer, Robert Stehrer and Yvonne Wolfmayr), in: Harald Oberhofer and Robert Stehrer (eds), Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft (FIW), Februar 2023
  • 'FIW-Jahresgutachten: Die österreichische Außenwirtschaft 2022' (with Richard Grieveson, Bernhard Moshammer, Harald Oberhofer, Robert Stehrer, Roman Stöllinger and Yvonne Wolfmayr), in: Harald Oberhofer and Robert Stehrer (eds), Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft (FIW), Februar 2022
  • 'FIW-Jahresgutachten: Die österreichische Außenwirtschaft 2021' (with Harald Oberhofer, Robert Stehrer, Roman Stöllinger and Yvonne Wolfmayr), FIW, Februar 2021
  • 'FIW-Jahresgutachten: Die österreichische Außenwirtschaft - UPDATE 2020' (with Harald Oberhofer, Robert Stehrer, Roman Stöllinger and Yvonne Wolfmayr), FIW, Oktober 2020
  • 'FIW-Jahresgutachten: Die österreichische Außenwirtschaft' (with Thomas Url, Oliver Fritz, Harald Oberhofer, Robert Stehrer, Roman Stöllinger and Yvonne Wolfmayr), FIW, Februar 2020
  • 'Die Lohnentwicklung in den mittel- und osteuropäischen Mitgliedsländern der EU' (with Mario Holzner, Sebastian Leitner, Isilda Mara, Leon Podkaminer and Armon Rezai), Materialien zu Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, No. 178, Vienna, Juli 2018
  • 'Bevölkerungs- und Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den mittel- und osteuropäischen Ländern (MOEL)' (with Mario Holzner, Stefan Jestl, Michael Landesmann, Isilda Mara, Roman Römisch, Robert Stehrer and Hermine Vidovic), Studie im Auftrag der MA23 der Stadt Wien, August 2018
  • 'Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Außenhandel' (with Cornelius Hirsch), FIW Kurzbericht, Nr. 24, September 2017
  • 'Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Außenhandel' (with Cornelius Hirsch), FIW Kurzbericht, Nr. 23, March 2017
  • 'Russian economy under sanctions: What is the way forward?', EU Frontiers Policy Brief, Nr. 10, Center for European Neighbourhood Studies, Central European University, December 2016
  • 'Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Außenhandel' (with Weiß Daniela), FIW Kurzbericht, Nr. 20, September 2015
  • 'Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Außenhandel' (with Yvonne Wolfmayr), FIW Kurzbericht, Nr. 17, September 2014
  • 'Helping firms grow, Commission Staff Working Document SWD(2014)6319 final' (with Alexandra Bykova, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Olga Pindyuk, Johannes Pöschl and Robert Stehrer), European Competitiveness Report 2014, Brussels, 2014
  • 'Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Außenhandel' (with Elisabeth Christen), FIW Kurzbericht, Nr. 15, März 2014
  • 'Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Außenhandel' (with Elisabeth Christen), FIW Kurzbericht, Nr. 13, September 2013
  • 'Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Außenhandel' (with Elisabeth Christen), FIW Kurzbericht, Nr. 11, März 2013
  • 'A note on Kazakhstan’s Oil Fund ', ICEUR Insight Studies, Vol. 1, November 2012
  • 'Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Außenhandel', FIW Kurzbericht, Nr. 9, September 2012
  • 'Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Außenhandel' (with Susanne Sieber), FIW Kurzbericht, Nr. 7, März 2012
  • 'Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Außenhandel' (with Susanne Sieber), FIW Kurzbericht, Nr. 5, September 2011
  • 'Russia’s WTO accession and Austria', in: Hans-Georg Heinrich and L. Lobova (eds), Russia and the WTO: new opportunities for European business, Strategic and Business Intelligence, No. 1, ICEUR-Vienna, pp. 45-56, 2011
  • '"Nabucco" muß noch warten – dennoch: Europas Energiesicherheit weiterhin von Gasversorgung abhängig', Sparkassenzeitung, No. 1, January 2011
  • 'EU and BRICs: Challenges and opportunities for European competitiveness and cooperation' (with Edward Christie, Bernhard Dachs, Jayati Ghosh, Peter Havlik, Gabor Hunya, Carolina Lennon, Olga Pindyuk, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro, Roman Stöllinger and Waltraut Urban), Industrial Policy and Economic Reform Papers, No. 13, July 2009
  • 'EU and BRICs: Challenges and opportunities for European competitiveness and cooperation' (with Edward Christie, Bernhard Dachs, Jayati Ghosh, Peter Havlik, Gabor Hunya, Carolina Lennon, Olga Pindyuk, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro, Roman Stöllinger and Waltraut Urban), European Competitiveness Report 2009, Brussels, 2009
  • 'Russia, Ukraine and Belarus: Effects of WTO Accession in the Medium and Long Run' (with Mario Holzner, Olga Pindyuk and Julia Wörz), The Industrial Restructuring in the NMS: Experience and Lessons for NIS, May 2007
  • 'Sources of economic growth', in: Gabor Foti and Zsuzsa Ludvig (eds), The Ukrainian economy in Europe, No. 175, Institute for World Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Mai 2007
  • 'Profil und Strategien in der Ukraine' (with Heinz J. Handler), Dezember 2005, Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (WIFO)

wiiw Publications

wiiw Forecast Reports
  • 'RUSSIA: Soft landing in sight?', External weakness dampening robust consumer-driven growth, wiiw Forecast Report, No. October 2024, Vienna, October 2024, pp. 115-119
  • 'RUSSIA: 'Peak overheating’ has likely been reached', The Crisis is Over, but its Scarring Effects are Hindering Recovery, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2024, Vienna, April 2024, pp. 113-117
  • 'RUSSIA: Resisting depreciation pressures', Beneath the Veneer of Calm, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2023, Vienna, October 2023, pp. 116-120
  • 'RUSSIA: Resilience to sanctions accompanied by structural change', Sailing Through Rough Waters, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2023, Vienna, April 2023, pp. 104-108
  • 'RUSSIA: The crisis in instalments', Bracing for the Winter, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2022, Vienna, October 2022, pp. 129-133
  • 'RUSSIA: Entering the deepest crisis since the early nineties', Overshadowed by War and Sanctions, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2022, Vienna, April 2022, pp. 107-111
  • 'Executive summary', Overshadowed by War and Sanctions, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2022, Vienna, April 2022, pp. I-VII
  • 'CESEE Overview: Overshadowed by war and sanctions' (with Sebastian Leitner and Bernhard Moshammer), Overshadowed by War and Sanctions, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2022, Vienna, April 2022, pp. 5-33
  • 'Executive summary', Recovery Beating Expectations, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2021, Vienna, October 2021, pp. I-VI
  • 'CESEE Overview: Recovery beating expectations' (with Sebastian Leitner), Recovery Beating Expectations, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2021, Vienna, October 2021, pp. 4-23
  • 'RUSSIA: Back to ‘twin surpluses’', Recovery Beating Expectations, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2021, Vienna, October 2021, pp. 102-105
  • 'RUSSIA: Recession contained at the expense of health outcomes', Darkest before the dawn?, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2021, Vienna, April 2021, pp. 114-118
  • 'CESEE Overview' (with Philipp Heimberger and Sebastian Leitner), No Quick Recovery in Sight, with Coronavirus Risks Looming Large, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2020, Vienna, November 2020, pp. 4-25
  • 'RUSSIA: Economic losses manageable so far, but clouds on the horizon', No Quick Recovery in Sight, with Coronavirus Risks Looming Large, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2020, Vienna, November 2020, pp. 104-108
  • 'Special section: The impact of the Coronavirus on CESEE economies' (with Alexandra Bykova, Rumen Dobrinsky, Richard Grieveson, 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
  • 'RUSSIA: A shift to pro-growth policies', Uncertainty in Turbulent Times, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2020, Vienna, March 2020, pp. 131-134
  • 'CESEE economic outlook: Braced for fallout from global slowdown', Braced for Fallout from Global Slowdown, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2019, Vienna, November 2019, pp. 8-25
  • 'RUSSIA: Self-inflicted stagnation', Braced for Fallout from Global Slowdown, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2019, Vienna, November 2019, pp. 105-109
  • 'UKRAINE: Growth slowdown on the horizon', Moving Into the Slow Lane, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2019, Vienna, March 2019, pp. 149-152
  • 'UKRAINE: Lifeline from the IMF ahead of the elections', Strong Growth Amid Increased Negative Risks, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2018, Vienna, November 2018, pp. 142-146
  • 'UKRAINE: Reforms stall ahead of elections', Riding the Global Growth Wave, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2018, Vienna, March 2018, pp. 154-158
  • 'Special section I: Wages in the EU-CEE countries: Manufacturing sector catching up', Riding the Global Growth Wave, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2018, Vienna, March 2018, pp. 36-42
  • 'UKRAINE: Jobless recovery', CESEE Back on Track to Convergence, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2017, Vienna, November 2017, pp. 128-132
  • 'Special section III: A Marked Mood of Uncertainty and Risks in the CIS Region' (with Amat Adarov and Peter Havlik), Cautious Upturn in CESEE: Haunted by the Spectre of Uncertainty, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2017, Vienna, March 2017, pp. 34-39
  • 'UKRAINE: Investment-led recovery under way', Cautious Upturn in CESEE: Haunted by the Spectre of Uncertainty, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2017, Vienna, March 2017, pp. 129-133
  • 'Labour shortages driving economic growth?', Labour Shortages Driving Economic Growth?, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2016, Vienna, November 2016, pp. 1-23
  • 'UKRAINE: Still addicted to IMF injections', Labour Shortages Driving Economic Growth?, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2016, Vienna, November 2016, pp. 121-124
  • 'UKRAINE: A ‘deep free trade’ EU partner', Growth Stabilises: Investment a Major Driver, Except in Countries Plagued by Recession, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2016, Vienna, March 2016, pp. 134-138
  • 'UKRAINE: Bottoming out', Mixed Prospects: Consumption Leads Fragile Recovery in the CESEE Core – CIS Stumbles, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Autumn 2015, Vienna, November 2015, pp. 134-138
  • 'Special Section II: Energy prices, inflation and growth in the CESEE countries' (with Amat Adarov and Serkan Çiçek), A Time of Moderate Expectations, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2015, Vienna, March 2015, pp. 31-40
  • 'UKRAINE: From illiquidity to insolvency', A Time of Moderate Expectations, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2015, Vienna, March 2015, pp. 123-126
  • 'Special section: Economic consequences of the Ukraine conflict' (with Peter Havlik), 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. 30-44
  • 'UKRAINE: Military spending offsets IMF-imposed austerity', 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. 121-125
  • 'UKRAINE: Teetering on the brink', Investment to the Rescue, wiiw Forecast Report, No. Spring 2014, Vienna, March 2014, pp. 105-107
  • 'Ukraine: Ample global liquidity helps maintain fragile status quo', Animal Spirits still Dimmed: Slow Recovery Expected, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 12, Vienna, July 2013, pp. 135-138
  • 'Double-dip recession over, yet no boom in sight', Double-dip Recession over, yet no Boom in Sight, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 11, Vienna, March 2013, pp. 6-24
  • 'Ukraine: Slipping into recession', Double-dip Recession over, yet no Boom in Sight, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 11, Vienna, March 2013, pp. 131-135
  • 'Ukraine: Social spending spree', Fasting or Feasting? Europe - Old and New - at the Crossroads, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 10, Vienna, July 2012, pp. 122-125
  • 'Ukraine: Association agreement with the EU delayed', New Divide(s) in Europe?, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 9, Vienna, March 2012, pp. 119-122
  • 'Ukraine: IMF programme off-track', Recovery: Limp and Battered, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 8, Vienna, July 2011, pp. 119-122
  • 'Ukraine: Advancing state's withdrawal from the economy', Recovery - in Low Gear across Tough Terrain, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 7, Vienna, March 2011, pp. 105-108
  • 'Ukraine: Exports to the rescue', Will Exports Prevail over Austerity?, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 6, Vienna, July 2010, pp. 126-129
  • 'Will exports prevail over austerity?' (with Mario Holzner), Will Exports Prevail over Austerity?, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 6, Vienna, July 2010, pp. 23-62
  • 'Ukraine: Fiscal and other concerns', Crisis Is Over, but Problems Loom Ahead, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 5, Vienna, February 2010
  • 'Ukraine: back to external equilibrium', 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, 116-120
  • 'Special topic: The global financial crisis, oil prices and the economies of Central and Eastern Europe', Differentiated Impact of the Global Crisis, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 3, Vienna, February 2009, pp. 111-112
  • 'Ukraine: in the midst of economic meltdown', 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. 96-102
  • 'Ukraine: a new WTO member', in: Leon Podkaminer and Josef Pöschl (eds), The Big Boom Is Over, but Growth Remains Strong and Inflation Calms Down, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 2, Vienna, July 2008, pp. 127-131
  • 'Russian Federation: oil price surge, new leadership and old problems' (with Peter Havlik), in: Leon Podkaminer and Josef Pöschl (eds), The Big Boom Is Over, but Growth Remains Strong and Inflation Calms Down, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 2, Vienna, July 2008, pp. 114-126
  • 'Ukraine: fiscal expansion at a time of boom', 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. 90-93
wiiw Monthly Reports
  • 'Chart of the month: Is Europe ready for an abrupt halt to Russian gas deliveries via Ukraine?' (with Artem Kochnev), in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 9/2024, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 9, Vienna, September 2024, pp. 7-8
  • 'CESEE Overview: Solid but lopsided recovery', 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. 18-30
  • 'Russia: Economy resilient to tight monetary conditions', 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. 40
  • 'Russia: Military production boom drives economic recovery', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2024, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2024, p. 45
  • 'Chart of the month: Russian migration wave reaches Europe', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 9/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 9, Vienna, September 2023, pp. 7-8
  • 'Southeast Europe motors on while rest of region struggles', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2023, pp. 16-30
  • 'Russia: Recession has been left behind', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2023, p. 46
  • 'Trade relations of Eastern Europe with the EU and other global players', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 4/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2023, 15-22
  • 'Chart of the month: Very few firms have left Russia since its invasion of Ukraine', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 3/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2023, pp. 7-8
  • 'Russia: Energy exports crippled by sanctions', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2023, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2023, p. 39
  • 'Chart of the month: Gas supply cuts as Russia’s weapon in the economic war with the West', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 10/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2022, pp. 7-8
  • 'Russia: Currency rebound delays the peak of the crisis', in: Vasily Astrov and Richard Grieveson (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2022, p. 45
  • 'Chart of the month: Russia losing half of its foreign reserves', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 03/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2022, pp. 7-8
  • 'Russia: Geopolitical escalation on the cards', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 1/2022, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2022, p. 53
  • 'Chart of the month: Post-Soviet space marked by economic divergence', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 12/2021, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 12, Vienna, December 2021, pp. 7
  • 'The Georgian economy caught between Russia and the EU', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 9/2021, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 9, Vienna, September 2021, 19-23
  • 'Russia: Delta variant looming over economic recovery', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 7-8/2021, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July-August 2021, p. 37
  • 'Chart of the month: Are the Balkans poised for FDI-driven growth and modernisation?', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 5/2021 - FDI in Central, East and Southeast Europe, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2021, pp. 7-8
  • 'Chart of the month: Global trade expansion stalled even before the COVID-19 pandemic', in: Vasily Astrov (eds), Monthly Report No. 3/2021, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2021, pp. 7-8
  • 'Opinion corner: Will monetary stimulus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic yield the desired results?' (with Josef Pöschl), Monthly Report No. 09/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 9, Vienna, September 2020, pp. 9-11
  • 'Deregulation of European railways: Caution required' (with Doris Hanzl-Weiss), Monthly Report No. 09/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 9, Vienna, September 2020, pp. 17-22
  • 'Russia: Facing a double shock', Monthly Report No. 5/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2020, p. 66-67
  • '4. Appendix – Table: Summary of CESEE key measures regarding COVID-19 as of 30th April, 2020' (with Alexandra Bykova, Rumen Dobrinsky, Richard Grieveson, 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
  • 'Chart of the month: Health expenditures in CESEE countries' (with Richard Grieveson and Beate Muck), Monthly Report No. 03/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2020, pp. 1
  • 'Chart of the month: A lost decade for Russian living standards', Monthly Report No. 02/2020, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2020, pp. 1
  • 'Opinion Corner: What can be done to help workers in the poorest countries in Europe?' (with Mario Holzner), Monthly Report No. 11/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2019, pp. 3-5
  • 'Chart of the month: No convergence despite higher growth ' (with Leon Podkaminer), Monthly Report No. 11/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2019, pp. 1-2
  • 'Russia: On the verge of recession', Monthly Report No. 6/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2019, p. 20
  • 'Chart of the month: Remittances in CESEE countries, as % of GDP in 2018', Monthly Report No. 4/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2019, pp. 1-2
  • 'Opinion corner: ‘Integration of integrations’: Is there a way forward?', Monthly Report No. 4/2019, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2019, pp. 3-6
  • 'Opinion corner: How can wages in Central and Eastern Europe be sustainably increased and the pressure to emigrate dampened? ' (with Armon Rezai), Monthly Report No. 9/2018, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 9, Vienna, September 2018, pp. 2-4
  • 'Ukraine: Remittances offset growing trade deficit', Monthly Report No. 6/2018, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2018, p. 24
  • 'Kyrgyzstan: suffering from ‘Dutch disease’?', Monthly Report No. 12/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 12, Vienna, December 2017, pp. 16-21
  • 'Can economics explain the current bad EU-Russia relations?', Monthly Report No. 11/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2017, p. 11-16
  • 'Ukraine: Visa-free into the EU', Monthly Report No. 7-8/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, August 2017, p. 24
  • 'What drives import demand in EU countries?', Monthly Report No. 6/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2017, pp. 5-10
  • 'Opinion corner: What are the likely consequences of the economic blockade of the separatist-controlled areas of Donbas', Monthly Report No. 5/2017, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2017, pp. 2-4
  • 'Policy dilemmas for the Russian economy', Monthly Report No. 12/2016, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 12, Vienna, December 2016, pp. 4-8
  • 'Opinion corner: What will change after Donald Trump's victory? Reflections by wiiw researchers' (with Mahdi Ghodsi, Vladimir Gligorov and Robert Stehrer), Monthly Report No. 11/2016, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2016, pp. 2-9
  • 'Ukraine: Muddling through', Monthly Report No. 7-8/2016, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, August 2016, p. 24
  • 'Ukraine: No light at the end of the tunnel so far', Monthly Report No. 7-8/2015, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, August 2015, p. 24
  • 'Opinion corner: Financial assistance to Ukraine: will it help?' (with Amat Adarov), Monthly Report No. 3/2015, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2015, pp. 2-4
  • 'Natural gas and electricity prices in the EU and its major industrial competitors' (with Doris Hanzl-Weiss), Monthly Report No. 2/2015, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2015, pp. 4-10
  • 'Energy intensity, energy cost shares and industrial competitiveness' (with Sandra M. Leitner, Olga Pindyuk and Robert Stehrer), Monthly Report No. 2/2015, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2015, pp. 15-19
  • 'Opinion corner: Russia-Ukraine conflict: do Western sanctions have any effect? ' (with Vladimir Gligorov, Peter Havlik, Michael Landesmann and Olga Pindyuk), Monthly Report No. 10/2014, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2014, p. 2-6
  • 'Ukraine: in search of stability', Monthly Report No. 7-8/2014, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7-8, Vienna, July 2014, pp. 22-23
  • 'Opinion corner: What might be the economic consequences of a potential territorial break-up of Ukraine?', Monthly Report No. 3/2014, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2014, pp. 2-3
  • 'Opinion corner: Russia and Ukraine – three questions, nine answers' (with Vladimir Gligorov and Olga Pindyuk), Monthly Report No. 1/2014, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2014, pp. 6-7
  • 'No take-off in Central, East and Southeast Europe so far', Monthly Report No. 11/2013, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2013, pp. 1-3
  • 'Ukraine: on the path towards EU association?', Monthly Report No. 11/2013, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2013, pp. 24-26
  • 'Labour costs, external competitiveness and economic growth in new EU member states', Monthly Report No. 2/2013, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2013, pp. 4-11
  • 'A note on Kazakhstan’s Oil Fund ', Monthly Report No. 12/2012, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 12, Vienna, December 2012, pp. 9-14
  • 'Eurozone crisis and fiscal austerity push half of the CESEE region into recession ', Monthly Report No. 11/2012, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2012, pp. 1-3
  • 'Ukraine: incumbent political elite retains its grip', Monthly Report No. 11/2012, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2012, pp. 26-28
  • 'Trade and economic integration in the CIS: an evaluation ' (with Peter Havlik and Olga Pindyuk), Monthly Report No. 8-9/2012, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 8-9, Vienna, September 2012, pp. 1-6
  • 'Russia's WTO accession: impacts on Austria', Monthly Report No. 1/2012, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2012, pp. 3-11
  • 'Ukraine: countering the depreciation pressures', Monthly Report No. 11/2011, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2011, pp. 30-32
  • 'The EU and Russia: both important for Ukraine', Monthly Report No. 7/2011, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7, Vienna, July 2011, pp. 8-9
  • 'The gas and electricity sectors of the Western Balkan countries' (with Doris Hanzl-Weiss), Monthly Report No. 4/2011, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 4, Vienna, April 2011, pp. 7-12
  • 'Ukraine: the return of high inflation', Monthly Report No. 11/2010, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, October 2010, pp. 24-26
  • 'The current state and prospects of the Russian energy sector', Monthly Report No. 5/2010, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2010, pp. 3-5
  • 'Ukraine: ongoing credit crunch', Monthly Report No. 11/2009, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2009, pp. 4-6
  • 'Austria's economic relations with Ukraine', Monthly Report No. 8-9/2009, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 8-9, Vienna, September 2009, pp. 1-3
  • 'Austria's economic relations with Russia', Monthly Report No. 7/2009, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7, Vienna, July 2009, pp. 1-5
  • 'Crisis management in selected countries of Central, East and Southeast Europe' (with Gabor Hunya, Sebastian Leitner, Zdenek Lukas, Anton Mihailov and Sandor Richter), Monthly Report No. 6/2009, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2009, pp. 1-10
  • 'Ukraine: 'hard landing' in sight', Monthly Report No. 11/2008, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2008, pp. 5-7
  • 'Economic consequences of the Georgian-Russian conflict' (with Peter Havlik), Monthly Report No. 8-9/2008, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 8-9, Vienna, September 2008, pp. 1-11
  • 'Armenia and Azerbaijan: recent economic developments and policy challenges', Monthly Report No. 3/2008, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2008, pp. 1-5
  • 'Ukraine: mounting inflationary pressures', Monthly Report No. 11/2007, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2007, pp. 4-6
  • 'The Russian Oil Fund as a tool of stabilization and sterilization', Monthly Report No. 7/2007, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7, Vienna, July 2007, pp. 1-8
  • 'Kazakhstan: an economic assessment', Monthly Report No. 5/2007, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2007, pp. 1-4
  • 'Ukraine: the time of big business returns', Monthly Report No. 11/2006, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2006, pp. 5-7
  • 'The Russian-Ukrainian gas deal: a question mark', Monthly Report No. 2/2006, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2006, pp. 2-3
  • 'Ukraine: policy-making becomes more balanced', Monthly Report No. 11/2005, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2005, pp. 5-7
  • 'Turkish Straits as a chokepoint for energy transit', Monthly Report No. 3/2005, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2005, pp. 10-12
  • 'Debt, equity and financial vulnerability of countries', Monthly Report No. 1/2005, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2005, pp. 8-10
  • 'Ukraine: a good grain harvest and booming exports', Monthly Report No. 11/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 11, Vienna, November 2004, pp. 16-18
  • 'Belarus: sustainable growth without structural reforms?', Monthly Report 7/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7, Vienna, July 2004, pp. 1-7
  • 'Ukraine, the European Union and EU Eastern enlargement', Monthly Report 5/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2004, pp. 1-6
  • 'The Common Economic Space agreement: origin and prospects', Monthly Report 1/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2004, pp. 8-14
  • 'Iraq crisis, oil price and economies in transition', Monthly Report 03/2003, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2003, pp. 1-5
  • 'Monthly Report 05/2002' (with Korkut Boratav and Sandor Richter), wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2002
wiiw Research Reports
  • 'How do Economies in EU-CEE Cope with Labour Shortages?' (with Richard Grieveson, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Sebastian Leitner, Isilda Mara, Hermine Vidovic and Zuzana Zavarská), wiiw Research Report, No. 463, Vienna, November 2022
  • 'How do Economies in EU-CEE Cope with Labour Shortages?' (with Richard Grieveson, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Sebastian Leitner, Isilda Mara and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report, No. 452, Vienna, February 2021
  • 'Wage Developments in the Western Balkans, Moldova and Ukraine' (with Sebastian Leitner, Isilda Mara, Leon Podkaminer and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report, No. 444, Vienna, April 2020
  • 'Wage Developments in the Central and Eastern European EU Member States' (with Mario Holzner, Sebastian Leitner, Isilda Mara, Leon Podkaminer and Armon Rezai), wiiw Research Report, No. 443, Vienna, December 2019
  • 'The Iranian Economy: Challenges and Opportunities' (with Mahdi Ghodsi, Richard Grieveson and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Research Report, No. 429, Vienna, July 2018
  • 'Energy Tariff Reform in Ukraine: Estimated Effects and Policy Options' (with Leon Podkaminer), wiiw Research Report, No. 416, Vienna, February 2017
  • 'Energy Efficiency and EU Industrial Competitiveness: Energy Costs and their Impact on Manufacturing Activity' (with Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Sandra M. Leitner, Olga Pindyuk, Johannes Pöschl and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Research Report, No. 405, Vienna, August 2015
  • 'European Neighbourhood - Challenges and Opportunities for EU Competitiveness' (with Peter Havlik, Mario Holzner, Gabor Hunya, Isilda Mara, Sandor Richter, Roman Stöllinger and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report, No. 382, Vienna, September 2012
  • 'Trade Integration in the CIS: Alternate Options, Economic Effects and Policy Implications for Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine' (with Peter Havlik and Olga Pindyuk), wiiw Research Report, No. 381, Vienna, September 2012
  • 'Western Balkans: Employment in the Gas and Electricity Sectors ' (with Edward Christie, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Mario Holzner, Sebastian Leitner, Waltraut Urban and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report, No. 370, Vienna, March 2011
  • 'Ukraine, the European Union and the International Community: Current Challenges and the Agenda for Overcoming the Stalemate' (with Igor Burakovsky, Grzegorz Gromadzki, Peter Havlik and Vasyl Yurchyshyn), wiiw Research Report, No. 364, Vienna, July 2010
  • 'Current State and Prospects of the Russian Energy Sector', wiiw Research Report, No. 363, Vienna, June 2010
  • 'Economic Developments in the Wider Black Sea Region' (with Peter Havlik), wiiw Research Report, No. 349, Vienna, September 2008
  • 'Ukraine: external surpluses are over', 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. 118-121
  • 'Ukraine: riding on the wave of high steel prices', 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. 108-111
  • 'Ukraine: Current Economic Situation and Future Prospects', wiiw Research Report, No. 331, Vienna, October 2006
  • 'Ukraine: economy withstanding the gas price shock', in: Vladimir Gligorov and Leon Podkaminer (eds), Broader-based Growth Resilient to Global Uncertainties, wiiw Research Report, No. 328, Vienna, July 2006, pp. 97-100
  • 'Ukraine: 'market economy' at last', 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. 91-94
  • 'Ukraine: deteriorating investment climate', 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. 89-92
  • 'Ukraine: in a new political setting', 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. 104-107
  • 'Belarus: private consumption drives growth acceleration', 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. 101-104
  • 'Belarus: an unreformed economy recording high 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. 92-94
  • 'Ukraine: signs of 'overheating'', 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. 94-97
  • 'European Union, Russia and Ukraine: Creating New Neighbourhoods' (with Peter Havlik), wiiw Research Report, No. 305, Vienna, April 2004
  • 'Ukraine: parliamentary crisis against the background of strong economic performance', in: Leon Podkaminer (eds), Transition Countries on the Eve of EU Enlargement, wiiw Research Report, No. 303, Vienna, February 2004, pp. 89-92
  • 'Regional Issues, Banking Reform and Related Credit Risk in Russia', wiiw Research Report, No. 300, Vienna, September 2003
  • 'The Russian Oil and Gas Sector: Facing the New Challenges', wiiw Research Report, No. 294, Vienna, February 2003
  • 'Prospects for Development in South-East Europe (Reprint; first published by Bank Austria, Vienna, December 2000)' (with Vladimir Gligorov), wiiw Research Report, No. 276, Vienna, April 2001
wiiw Working Papers
  • 'Sectoral Productivity, Demand, and Terms of Trade: What Drives the Real Appreciation of the East European Currencies?', wiiw Working Paper, No. 34, Vienna, April 2005
wiiw Balkan Observatory Working Papers
  • 'Structure of Trade in Manufactured Products Between Southeast European Countries and the European Union', wiiw Balkan Observatory Working Paper, No. 14, Vienna, December 2001
wiiw Policy Notes and Reports
  • 'Austria’s Economic Relations with the EU Eastern Partnership Countries and Russia', wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 81, Vienna, June 2024
  • 'Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Assessment of the Humanitarian, Economic and Financial Impact in the Short and Medium Term' (with Mahdi Ghodsi, Richard Grieveson, Mario Holzner, Artem Kochnev, Michael Landesmann, Olga Pindyuk, Robert Stehrer and Maryna Tverdostup), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 59, Vienna, April 2022
  • 'Recovery and Resilience Facility Funding in the Visegrád Countries and its Impact on Austria' (with Robert Stehrer and Zuzana Zavarská), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 56, Vienna, March 2022
  • 'Possible Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Scenarios for Sanctions, and Likely Economic Impact on Russia, Ukraine, and the EU' (with Richard Grieveson, Artem Kochnev, Michael Landesmann and Olga Pindyuk), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 55, Vienna, February 2022
  • 'The Visegrád Countries: Coronavirus Pandemic, EU Transfers, and their Impact on Austria' (with Mario Holzner), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 43, Vienna, February 2021
  • 'Labour Market Trends in Visegrád Countries: Implications for Austria', wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 33, Vienna, September 2019
  • 'Ukraine: Selected Economic Issues' (with Leon Podkaminer), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 19, Vienna, December 2017
  • 'The European Rim Countries - Challenges and Opportunities for EU Competitiveness' (with Peter Havlik, Mario Holzner, Gabor Hunya, Isilda Mara, Sandor Richter, Roman Stöllinger and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report, No. 9, Vienna, October 2012
wiiw Research Reports in German Language
  • 'Bevölkerungs- und Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den mittel- und osteuropäischen Ländern (MOEL)' (with Stefan Jestl, Michael Landesmann, Sebastian Leitner, Roman Römisch, Robert Stehrer and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 21, Vienna, September 2022
  • 'Die Lohnentwicklung in den Westbalkanländern, Moldau und der Ukraine' (with Sebastian Leitner, Isilda Mara, Leon Podkaminer and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 15, Vienna, September 2019
  • 'Osteuropa trotzt dem globalen Gegenwind' (with Julia Grübler), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 14, Vienna, July 2019
  • 'Bevölkerungs- und Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den mittel- und osteuropäischen Ländern' (with Mario Holzner, Stefan Jestl, Michael Landesmann, Isilda Mara, Roman Römisch, Robert Stehrer and Hermine Vidovic), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 13, Vienna, March 2019
  • 'Die Lohnentwicklung in den mittel- und osteuropäischen Mitgliedsländern der EU' (with Mario Holzner, Sebastian Leitner, Isilda Mara, Leon Podkaminer and Armon Rezai), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 12, Vienna, July 2018
  • 'MOSOE: Konjunkturzenit überschritten' (with Julia Grübler), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 10, Vienna, June 2018
  • 'Mittel-, Ost- und Südosteuropa von der EU-Krise voll erfasst' (with Mario Holzner), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 2013-06, Vienna, June 2013
  • 'Wirtschaftsentwicklung divergiert in den kommenden Jahren auch in Mitteleuropa, Ost- und Südosteuropa zwischen Norden und Süden ' (with Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Mario Holzner and Sebastian Leitner), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 2012-06, Vienna, June 2012
  • 'Stabilisierung des verhaltenen Aufschwungs in den MOEL' (with Mario Holzner and Sebastian Leitner), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 2011-06, Vienna, June 2011
  • 'Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in der Schwarzmeerregion und Herausforderungen für eine Internationalisierungsoffensive Österreichs ' (with Peter Havlik, Gabor Hunya and Josef Pöschl), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 2010-10, Vienna, October 2010
  • 'MOEL im Sog der Krise (CEECs Falling Prey to the International Crisis)' (with Josef Pöschl), wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 2009-05, Vienna, May 2009
  • 'MOEL: Wachstumsvorsprung gegenüber Westeuropa bleibt erhalten', wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 2008-05, Vienna, May 2008
  • 'Wirtschaftswachstum in den MOEL zunehmend durch heimische Nachfrage getragen', wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 2007-05, Vienna, May 2007
  • 'Wirtschaftswachstum hält in den MOEL an', wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 2006-05, Vienna, May 2006
  • 'Unterschiedliche Einflüsse beschleunigen Wachstum in den MOEL', wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 2005-05, Vienna, May 2005
  • 'Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den MOEL durch deutliche Konvergenz geprägt', wiiw Research Report in German language, No. 2004-05, Vienna, May 2004
wiiw Opinion Pieces
  • 'No quick recovery in sight, coronavirus risks looming large', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2020
  • 'Solving the mystery of weak wage growth in EU-CEE', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, January 2020
  • 'Eastern Europe braced for fallout from global slowdown', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2019
  • 'Labour market improvements in the Visegrád countries: a mixed blessing for Austria', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, October 2019
  • 'Neue wiiw-Studie über Arbeitsmarkt und Löhne in den Westbalkanländern, Moldawien und der Ukraine', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, September 2019
  • 'Eastern Europe standing firm in face of global headwinds' (with Julia Grübler), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, July 2019
  • '“A qualified failure”' (with Peter Havlik and Veronika Janyrova), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, June 2019
  • 'Ukraine’s presidential elections: entering uncharted waters', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2019
  • 'The Kerch Straits clash: Another spiral in the Russia-Ukraine conflict' (with Peter Havlik), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2018
  • 'Ukraine’s mixed reform progress since Maidan' (with Veronika Janyrova), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2018
  • 'New Russian sanctions against Ukraine make little sense', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2018
  • 'Solving the mystery of weak wage growth in EU-CEE', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, July 2018
  • 'CESEE: Growth has passed its peak' (with Julia Grübler), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, June 2018
  • 'Western sanctions on Russia: Painful, but will not change policies' (with Peter Havlik), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2018
  • 'IMF-led reforms in Ukraine: Barking up the wrong tree' (with Leon Podkaminer), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2017
  • 'There is no economic rationale for bad EU-Russia relations', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2017
  • 'wiiw Opinion Corner: Economic effects of Donbas trade blockade', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, June 2017
  • 'The origins and evolution of the debate on wage-led and profit-led regimes', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, March 2017
  • 'wiiw Opinion Corner: What will change after Donald Trump's victory?' (with Mahdi Ghodsi, Vladimir Gligorov and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2016
  • 'Labour shortages driving economic growth?' (with Mario Holzner), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2016
  • 'Ukraine: current economic situation and outlook', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, September 2015
  • 'wiiw expert Vasily Astrov comments on the effectiveness of EU sanctions against Russia', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, June 2015
  • 'wiiw Opinion corner: Will the financial assistance to Ukraine help?' (with Amat Adarov), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, April 2015
  • 'wiiw discusses the Rouble crisis' (with Vladimir Gligorov and Michael Landesmann), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2014
  • 'Good bye South Stream', wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, December 2014
  • 'New wiiw forecast for Central, East and Southeast Europe countries: On Thin Ice' (with Mario Holzner and Sandor Richter), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, November 2014
  • 'Economic consequences of the Ukraine conflict' (with Peter Havlik), wiiw Opinion Piece, Vienna, October 2014
Other wiiw publications
  • 'Are Western Trade Sanctions Effective?' (with Lisa Scheckenhofer, Camille Semelet and Feodora Teti), Russia Monitor, No. 6, Vienna, September 2024
  • 'Foreign Capital in Russia: Taking Stock after Two Years of War', Russia Monitor, No. 5, Vienna, May 2024
  • 'Russia’s Economy on the Eve of the Second Anniversary of the War' (with Lisa Scheckenhofer, Camille Semelet and Feodora Teti), Russia Monitor, No. 4, Vienna, February 2024
  • 'Navigating Trade Restrictions' (with Carsten Brockhaus, Julian Hinz, Levke Jessen-Thiesen, Hendrik Mahlkow and Patrik Svab), Russia Monitor, No. 3, Vienna, February 2024
  • 'Fighting Depreciation and Inflationary Pressures', Russia Monitor, No. 2, Vienna, January 2024
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