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The jockey, horse and racetrack revisited: Why did CESEE’s command economies collapse? Our paper based on newly digitised wiiw data for CESEE (going back in some cases to the 1950s) is now online: wiiw.ac.at/the-jockey-hor…

Important new paper by wiiw colleagues and others on how Western Balkan migration to the EU increases regional labour shortages. WB + EU policymakers can at least partly alleviate this with targeted industrial and migration policies. Full report: wiiw.ac.at/the-impact-of-…

Ich habe mit der Frankfurter Allgemeine über die möglichen wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Schengen-Zugangs für Rumänien und Bulgarien gesprochen. Die Auswirkungen könnten ziemlich groß sein, und das zu einer Zeit, in der beide Länder die Hilfe brauchen.

🔔BiEPAG 10th Anniversary A decade of dedicated policy work for strengthening the #democracy in our societies, with expertise from both the region and #EU. We will keep on promoting diverse opinions and meaningful debates as in the video👇 #biepag10 🎦tinyurl.com/3kdfdv9f

A few thoughts on what Trump 2.0 will mean for CESEE, based on discussions in the region since the US election. Trade + investment could suffer and inflation could be higher, but CESEE's resilience to external shocks should never be underestimated: wiiw.ac.at/n-658.html

New policy note with my colleague Meryem Gökten on Turkey's ever-fascinating geoeconomic options and strategy. There is an opportunity here for the EU if it wants to take it: wiiw.ac.at/turkey-s-geo-e…

Out now: Our new Winter Forecast for Eastern Europe. The region is set to grow faster in 2025 despite #Trump. Private consumption driving growth, export-oriented industry struggling; 🇺🇦’s economic prospects uncertain; growth in 🇷🇺 will halve to 1.8%. ⬇️ wiiw.ac.at/winter-forecas…

Donald #Trump ist für Osteuropa weder Grund zur Panik noch für Selbstgefälligkeit, meint Richard Grieveson in seinem #Gastkommentar für DER STANDARD. derstandard.at/story/30000002…