Articles in refereed journals
01. Competition and Inflation in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe: A Sectoral Analysis, with
R. Martin, Comparative Economic Studies (54), 531–552.
02. The Impact of Country Risk Ratings and of the Status of EU Integration on FDI Inflows in CESEE
Countries, with N. Walch, Focus on European Economic Integration Q3/12, Oesterreichische
Nationalbank, 8-26
03. Non-Price Competitiveness Gains of Central, Eastern and Southeastern European Countries in
the EU Market, with K. Benkovskis, Focus on European Economic Integration Q3/12,
Oesterreichische Nationalbank, 27-47.
04. Transmission of Euro Area Monetary Shocks in Selected CESEEs: Evidence from a FAVAR
Model with K. Benkovskis , A. Bessonovs and M. Feldkircher, Focus of European Economic
Integration Q3/11, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, 8-27, 2011.
05. Shifts in International Trade and Value Added: Insights Into The Drivers of Growth, with J.
Francois, Focus of European Economic Integration Q3/11, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, 27-47,
2011.
06. Good or bad? The influence of FDI on output growth: An industry-level analysis, with C. Fillat
Castejón, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development (20/3), pp. 293-328, 2011.
07. Measuring Competition in CESEE: Stylized Facts and Determinants across Countries, with M.
Feldkircher and R. Martin, Focus of European Economic Integration Q3/10, Oesterreichische
Nationalbank, 38-62, 2010.
08. No risk and some fun? Trade and wages in the enlarged European Union, with É.K. Polgár,
Empirica (37/2), pp. 127-163, 2010.
09. Non-Linear Panel Estimation of Import Quotas: the evolution of quota premiums under the ATC,
with J. Francois, Journal of International Economics (78/2), pp. 181-191, 2009.
10. Industrial Diversity, Trade Patterns and Productivity Convergence, with R. Stehrer, Review of
Development Economics, 13(2), pp. 356-372, 2009.
11. Attract FDI! – A Universal Golden Rule?, with R. Stehrer, The European Journal of Development
Research (21/1), pp. 95-111, 2009.
12. Trade and Wages: Winning and Losing Sectors in the Enlarged European Union, with É.K. Polgár,
Focus of European Economic Integration Q1/09, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, 6-35, 2009.
13. Producer Services, Manufacturing and Trade, with J. Francois, Journal of Industry, Competition
and Trade (8), pp. 199-229, 2008.
14. Dynamics of Trade Specialisation in Developed and Less Developed Countries, Emerging
Markets, Finance and Trade (41/3), pp. 92-111, May 2005.
15. Skill Intensity in Foreign Trade and Economic Growth, Empirica (32), pp. 117-144, 2005.
16. On Export Composition and Growth, with J. Crespo Cuaresma, Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv/Review
of World Economics (141/1), pp. 33-49, 2005.
17. Dimensions of Quality Upgrading in CEECs; with U. Dulleck, N. Foster and R. Stehrer, Economics
of Transition, Vol. 13 (1), pp. 51-76, January 2005.
18. Skill Upgrading in Central and Eastern European Manufacturing Trade, The Empirical Economics
Letters 2(6), November, pp. 247-256, 2003.
19. Technological Convergence and Trade Patterns; with R. Stehrer, Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv
(139/2), pp. 191-219, 2003.
20. Does Foreign Policy Determine Foreign Trade?-Cointegration Analysis of Exports from Selected
Countries to the Middle East; with J. Fidrmuc, and A. Wörgötter; Applied Economics (35), pp. 565-
571, 2003.
Articles in books and non-refereed journals
01. Competition in the EU- 15 market: CESEE, China and Russia, with C. Schitter, M. Silgoner and K.
Steiner, in: Nowotny, E., Mooslechner, P., Ritzberger-Grünwald, D. (eds): European Integration in
a Global Setting: CESEE and the Impact of China and Russia. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK,
Northampton, MA, forthcoming.
02. Trade with Central and Eastern Europe: Is it really a threat to wages in the West?; with É.K.
Polgár, Danube Law and Economics Review I, pp. 1-32, 2011.
03. A structural Decomposition of International Trade, with J. Francois, wiiw Monthly Report 12/10,
Vienna 2010, 1-7.
04. Competition in Central- Eastern- and Southeastern Europe and Repercussions for Sectoral Price
Developments, with M. Feldkircher and R. Martin, wiiw Monthly Report 8-9/10, Vienna 2010, 1-7.
05. The Impact of the Global Recession in Europe: The Role of International Trade, with C. Keppel, in
Backé P., Gnan, E., and Hartmann, P. (eds.), Contagion and Spillovers: New Insights from the
Crisis, SUERF Studies 2010/5, Vienna & Brussels, Larcier, 2010.
06. Trade, Economic Structure and the Great Recession: The Example of Central, Eastern and
Southeastern Europe; with J. Francois, Focus on European Economic Integration Q1/10,
Oesterreichische Nationalbank, 67-72, 2010.
07. Simple but Effective: The OeNB’s Forecasting Model for Selected CESEE Countries, with Crespo
Cuaresma J., Feldkircher, M., Slačík, T., Focus of European Economic Integration Q4/09,
Oesterreichische Nationalbank, 84-95, 2009.
08. Macroconvergence in Central, Eastern and Southeastern European Economies, with Doris
Ritzberger-Grünwald, Focus on European Economic Integration – Special Issue 2009: “1989–
2009 – Twenty Years of East-West Integration: Hopes and Achievements”, pp. 56-65, 2009
09. The wage effects of economic integration: a sectoral perspective in the enlarged European Union,
with E.K. Polgar, in: Nowotny, E., Mooslechner, P. and D. Ritzberger-Grünwald, (eds.): “The
Integration of European Labour Markets”, pp. 236-258, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham UK, 2009.
10. Service Sector Linkages: The Role of Services in Manufacturing, with J. Francois, in:
Mooslechner, P., Köhler-Töglhofer, W. (eds.): “International Trade & Domestic Growth:
Determinants, Linkages and Challenges”, Proceedings of OeNB Workshops No. 14, pp. 124-141,
2009.
11. Wettbewerbsfähigkeit im Dienstleistungssektor im europäischen Vergleich, Wirtschaftspolitische
Blätter 3/2008 Special Issue: ’Internationalisierung’, 519-532.
12. Structural aspects of competitiveness, In: Liebscher, K., Christl, J., Mooslechner, P. and D.
Ritzberger-Grünwald (eds.): “Currency and Competitiveness in Europe”, pp. 227-243, Edward
Elgar, Cheltenham UK, 2008.
13. Blessing or Curse? An Industry-level Analysis of FDI Effects on Productivity and Wages in
CEECs, with J. Crespo Cuaresma, C. Fillat Castejón and M.A. Silgoner, in: K. Liebscher, J.
Christl, P. Mooslechner, and D. Ritzberger-Grünwald (eds.) “Foreign Direct Investment In Europe:
A Changing Landscape”, pp. 87-100, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham UK, 2007.
14. The new members’ competitiveness in trade in services, wiiw Monthly Report 8-9/07, Vienna
2007, 1-6.
15. Net outward investment position of the new member states, wiiw Monthly Report 03/07, Vienna
2007, 1-9.
16. Gewinner und Verlierer des Textilhandelsabkommens, in: Meyer, G., Ch.Steiner and M. Thimm
(eds.)„Entwicklung durch Handel? – Die Dritte Welt in der Globalisierung“, Veröffentlichungen Des
Interdisziplinären Arbeitskreises Dritte Welt (18), Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, 2007,
43-64.
17. The first year of EU enlargement: trade performance from the Austrian perspective, wiiw Monthly
Report 7/05, Vienna 2005, 4-11.
18. The impact of the Doha Round on the new EU members, wiiw Monthly Report 4/05, Vienna 2005,
1-6.
19. Turkey’s economy: situation report and outlook (jointly with J. Pöschl and H. Vidovic), wiiw
Monthly Report 3/05, Vienna 2005, 1-9.
20. Does FDI follow comparative advantage?; wiiw Monthly Report 8-9/04, Vienna 2004, 1-12.
21. Patterns of Industrial Specialization and Concentration in CEECs: Theoretical explanations and
their empirical relevance; with A. Hildebrandt, in: Anna Wziatek-Kubiak and Paul J.J. Welfens
(eds): “Structural Change and Exchange Rate Dynamics in the Context of EU Eastern
Enlargement”, pp. 119-146, Springer 2004.
22. Specialization patterns in CEEC manufacturing output; wiiw Monthly Report 2/04, Vienna 2004,
6-13.
23. Determinations of Geographical Concentration Patterns in Central and Eastern European
Countries; with A. Hildebrandt, Focus on European Economic Integration 1/2004,
Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Vienna, 64-89.
24. Explaining Industrial Location Patterns in CEECs, with A.Hildebrandt, Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter
1/2004, 137-148.
25. Bedeutung der Analyse Internationaler Wirtschaftsbeziehungen; with M. Landesmann, in: Federal
Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour (ed.): „Austrian Foreign Trade Yearbook“ 2003/04,
Vienna 2004, 359-380.
26. Dienstleistungen: Export ist mehr als Warenverkehr; with R.Kronberger, in: Federal Ministry for
Economic Affairs and Labour (ed.): “Austrian Foreign Trade Yearbook” 2003/04, Vienna 2004,
297-319.
27. Die österreichische Außenwirtschaft mit den MOEL im Vorfeld der Erweiterung; with R.
Kronberger, Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter 1/2004, 123-136.
28. Are CEECs trapped in low-quality export specialization?; with U. Dulleck, N. Foster and R.
Stehrer, wiiw Monthly Report 8-9/03, Vienna 2003, 10-17.
29. Trade Structure and Convergence: a comparison of CEECs to different world regions; wiiw
Monthly Report 7/03, Vienna 2003, 1-8.
30. Economic Development Problems of Landlocked Countries; with L. McKellar, and A. Wörgötter, in:
Chaloupek et al.(eds.): “Ökonomie in Theorie und Praxi”s, Springer Verlag Berlin, 2002, 213-226.
31. Globalisierung und ihre sozialen und ökologischen Auswirkungen, in: Federal Ministry for
Economic Affairs and Labour (ed.): “Austrian Foreign Trade Yearbook” 1999/00, Vienna 2000,
222-237.
32. Österreichs Außenwirtschaft – Jahrbuch / Austrian Foreign Trade Yearbook, edited by the Federal
Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour; co-author and project co-ordinator of the issues
1998/99; 1999/00, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2007.
33. Evaluierung der Leistungsfähigkeit von Prognosemethoden anhand ausgewählter Variablen;
Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter Vol.42/2, 157-162, 1995.
Working papers, research reports and unpublished papers
01. Herding Behavior of Business Cycle Forecasters in Times of Economic Crises, with J.C. Rülke
and M. Silgoner, WHU Working Paper, forthcoming.
02. Non-price competitiveness of exports from emerging countries, with K. Benkovskis, BOFIT
Discussion Papers 19/2012 and FIW Working Paper No. 100.
03. Exact Import Prices – Quality Does Matter, with K. Benkovskis, OeNB Working Paper No. 175.
04. Follow the bouncing ball – trade and the great recession redux, with J. Francois, VoxEU-Article,
November 27 2009.
05. The big drop: Trade and the Great Recession, with J. Francois, VoxEU-Article, May 2 2009.
06. Trade Effects of Services Trade Liberalization in the EU, with F. Francois and O. Pindyuk, FIW
Research Report N° 004, Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft, June 2008.
07. Austria’s Potential for Trade in Services, with V. Brandicourt and C. Schwellnus, FIW Research
Report N° 002, Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft, 2008
08. Austria’s Competitiveness in Trade in Services, FIW Research Report N° 003,
Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft, June 2008.
09. Trade in Services – Note on the Measurement and Quality of Data Sources, with O. Pindyuk, FIW
Research Report N° 001, Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft,.
10. Trade through FDI: Investing in Services, with C. Fillat Castejón and J. Francois, CEPR
Discussion Paper No. 7074, 2008.
11. Are intangibles subject to gravity? Estimating barriers to trade and FDI in services, with Bernard
Hoekman and Joseph Francois, World bank mimeo 2007.
12. The investment development path in CEEC – Services in the lead, wiiw mimeo 2007.
13. The Effects of the Doha Round on the Focus Countries of Austrian Development Assistance, with
W. Urban, report commissioned by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), May 2006.
14. The competitiveness of CEE in a Global Context, with M. Landesmann, Report Xplicit, Bank
Austria Creditanstalt, March 2006 and forthcoming as wiiw Research Report No. 328.
15. Abschätzung der wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen der Doha Runde; with M. Landesmann, report
commissioned by the Federation of Austrian Industry, November 2005.
16. Smooth Transition? The dynamics of protection rates under the Agreement on Textiles and
Clothing, with J.F. Francois; paper prepared for the 5th Annual Conference on International
Institutions: “New Agenda of the WTO – Challenge and Contribution of the European Union”,
Innsbruck, Nov. 15-16 2005.
17. Rags in the High Rent District: Rhetoric and Reality in the Elimination of Textile and Clothing
Quotas, with J.F. Francois, CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5477 and wiiw Working Paper No. 37.
18. Industrial Patterns in Productivity, FDI and Trade, wiiw Statistical Report No. 2, Vienna,
September 2005.
19. Turkey: Macroeconomic Vulnerability, Competitiveness and the Labour Market; co-author, wiiw
Current Analyses and Country Profiles, Vienna, April 2005.
20. Determinants of Industrial Location Patterns in CEECs, with A. Hildebrandt, wiiw Working Paper
No. 32, Vienna, November 2004.
21. Patterns of Trade Specialisation and Economic Growth; Research Report No. 295, wiiw Vienna,
July 2003.
22. Trade Structure and Convergence – A comparison of CEECs to different world regions, invited
paper for the 49th East Jour Fixe, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Foreign Research Division,
June 24th, 2003.
23. Group Lending and Its Implications in Credit Markets for Poor People; IHS Working Paper,
Transition Economic Series No. 12, 1999.
24. Prognose des österreichischen Außenhandels 1999/2000; co-author, IHS Vienna, November 1999
and January 2000.
25. Eastern European Trade in Services; Bank Austria Report, World Economic Forum 1999,
Salzburg.
26. Beschäftigungswirkungen von Industrieförderungen in der Steiermark; Research Report, coauthor,
IHS Vienna, November 1999.
27. Die Wirtschaftsbeziehungen Österreichs und der Europäischen Union mit den südlichen
Mittelmeerländern, Research Report, co-author, IHS Vienna, March 1999.
28. Die Wirtschaftsbeziehungen Österreichs sowie der Europäischen Union mit Zypern und Malta;
Research Report, co-author, IHS Vienna, December 1998.
29. Österreichische Außenhandelsbeziehungen mit den Mitgliedsländern des Golf-Kooperationsrates;
Research Report, co-author, IHS Vienna, October 1998.
30. Economic Growth and Population Growth – A survey of the theoretical literature; PIE Seminar
Paper, IHS mimeo, 1997.