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Aiginger, Prof. Karl
Email: Karl.Aiginger(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Head of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), P.O. 91, A-1103 Wien
Research interests: European and Austrian Competition Policy and Regulations, Industrial Economics and Policy, Innovation and International Competition, Growth and Competitiveness
Altzinger, Prof. Wilfried
Email: wilfried.altzinger(at)wu-wien.ac.at
Affiliation: Professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna
Research Interests: European Economic Integration, FDI
Badinger, Univ. Prof. Dr. Harald
Email: Harald.Badinger(at)wu.ac.at
Affiliation: Vienna University Economics and Business, Head of the Institute of International Economics, Althanstraße 39-45, A-1090 Vienna
Research Interests: Applied Econometrics, Foreign Trade, European Integration, Open Economy Macroeconomics
Bellak, Prof. Christian
Email: christian.bellak(at)wu.ac.at
Affiliation: Professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Wien
Research Interests: Foreign Direct Investment, Industrial Economics
Böheim, Dr. Michael
Email: Michael.Boeheim(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Research Fellow at the Austrian Institute of Economics Research (WIFO), P.O. 91, A-1103 Wien
Research Interests: European Competition Policy, Regulation, Industrial Economics/Politics
Breinbauer, FH-Prof. Andreas
Email: andreas.breinbauer(at)fh-vie.ac.at
Institution: Vice Secretary General of the IDM, Director of the MBA Central and South East Europe and the und des FH-Study Courses Logistic and Management of Transportation at the FH of the bfi in Vienna
Research Interests: Outsourcing/Offshoring, Foreign Direct Investment
Breuss, em. Univ.-Prof. Fritz
Email: Fritz.Breuss(at)wifo.ac.at, Fritz.Breuss(at)wu-wien.ac.at
Affiliation: Reseach Fellow at the Austrian Institute of Economics Research, P.O. Box 91, 1103 Vienna
Research Interests: Economic Questions of the European Union, EU-Enlargement, European Economic and Monetary Union, Foreign Trade
Brücker, Prof. Dr. Herbert
Email: Herbert.Bruecker(at)iab.de
Affiliation: Division Head IAB (International Comparison and European Integration), Research Fellow at the IZA (Germany);
Research Interests: International Migration, international comparison of labour market, European Integration, Transformation of economic systems
Clemenz, Prof. Gerhard
Email: gerhard.clemenz(at)univie.ac.at
Affiliation: Professor at the Institute of Economics, University of Vienna, Brünnerstrasse 72, A-1210 Vienna
Crespo-Cuaresma, Univ.-Prof. Jésus
Email: mailto:
Affiliation: Vienna University of Economics and Business, Head of the Institute for Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Research Interests: International Economics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics
Cunat, Prof. Alejandro
Email: alejandro.cunat(at)univie.ac.at
Affiliation: Professor, Department of Economics, University of Vienna
Research Interest: International trade, International finance, Economic growth and development, Macroeconomics
Dellmour, Dr. Rene
Email:mailto:Rene.DellMour@oenb.at
Affiliation: Austrian National Bank, P.O. 61, 1011 Wien
Research Interests: Austrian FDI Statistics
Dessewffy, Éva
E-Mail: eva.dessewffy(at)akwien.at
Affiliation: Austrian Chamber of Labour, Vienna, Department EU and International Relations, Prinz-Eugenstrasse 20-22, A-1040 Vienna
Egger, Prof. Dr. Hartmut
Email: hartmuth.egger(at)uni-bayreuth.de
Affiliation: Professor of Economics at the University of Bayreuth, chair of economics II
Research Interests: International Trade and Labor Market Imperfections, International Outsourcing, Multinational Firms
Egger, Prof. Dr. Peter
Email: egger(at)kof.ethz.ch
Affiliation: ETH Zurich, Prof. for Applied Economics,
Research Interests: International Economics, Models of Mulitnational Firms and Trade
Fadinger, Dr. Harald
E-Mail: harald.fadinger(at)univie.ac.at
Affiliation: Institut für VWL, Univiersität Wien, Hohenstaufengasse 9, 1010 Wien
Research Interests: International Trade Theory and Policy, Growth, Develpment Economics;
Falk, Dipl.-Vw. Dr. Martin
Email: Martin.Falk(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Research Fellow at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Post Box 91, A-1103 Vienna
Research Interests: FDI, Outsourcing, Applied Economics, Applied Econometrics
Falk, Dipl. VW Rahel
Email: Rahel.Falk(at)wifo.ac.at
Website: www.wifo.ac.at/wwa/jsp/index.jsp
Affiliation: Research Fellow at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Post Box 91, A-1103 Vienna
Research Interests: Economic Development, Aid, Innovation, Competition Policy, Industrial Economy
Farmer, Prof. Karl
E-Mail: karl.farmer(at)uni-graz.at
Affiliation: Karl Franzen Universität, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Universitätsplatz 3, 8010 Graz
Research Interest: Employment and Capital Marcets in a globalised world economy, Ficscal Policy in the EMU, Theoretical Research in International Economics;
Felbermayr PhD, Prof. Gabriel
mailto:g.felbermayr@uni-hohenheim.de
Affiliation: Deparment of Economics, Chair of International Economics, Universität Hohenheim, Institut für VWL 520E, D-70593 Stuttgart
Research Interests: International Trade, Transition Economics, FDI
Fidrmuc, Prof. Jarko
Email: jarko.fidrmuc(at)lrz.uni-muenchen.de
Affiliation: Professor for European Integration and Political Economy, LMU Munich, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, D-80539 Munich
Research Interests: European Integration, Empirical Economics, EMU, Transition Economics, International Economics
Fink, em. Univ-Prof. Gerhard
Email: Gerhard.Fink(at)wu-wien.ac.at
Affiliation: em. Professor for Business Administration, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Institute of European Studies, Althanstraße 39-45, A-1090 Vienna
Research Interests: European Integration, Finance and Growth, Foreign Investment and transfer of management knowledge
Fischer, Prof. Manfred M.
Email: manfred.fischer(at)wu.ac.at
Affiliation: Professor of Economic Geography, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Institute for Economic Geography and GIScience, Nordbergstr. 15/4/A, 1090 Wien
Research Interests: Economic geography and regional economics, spatial econometrics and spatial analysis, technology diffusion and knowledge spillovers, innovation and economic development, European Union
Foster, Dr. Neil
Email: neil.foster(at)univie.ac.at
Affiliation: Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Vienna, Hohenstaufengasse 9, 1010 Vienna
Research Interests: Trade and Growth, Technology diffusion and knowledge spillovers, Intellectual Property Rights and TRIPs
Francois, Prof. Dr. Joseph
Email: joseph.francois(at)jku.at
Affiliation: Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Altenbergstraße 69, A-4040 Linz; Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research, EC1V 0DG London, 53-56 Great Sutton Street
Research Interests: Trade in Services, Open Economy Competition Policy, Economic Integration, Competition in the Service Sectors, Income Distribution, Financial Market Integration
Fritz, Mag.Ph.D. Oliver
Email: Oliver.Fritz(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Reseach Fellow at the Austrian Institute of Economics Research, P.O. Box 91, 1103 Vienna
Research Interests: Input-Output Analysis, Regional Economics, Regional Macro Model, Sports Economics, Structural Change and Regional Development
Gugler, Univ.-Prof. Klaus
Email: klaus.gugler(at)wu.ac.at
Affiliation: Head of the Institute for Quantitative Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna
Research Interests: Effects of Mergers, Industrial Economics, Corporate Governance
Hahn, Mag. Dr. Franz
Email: Franz.Hahn(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Research Fellow at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), P.O. 91, A-1103 Vienna
Research Interests: Exchange Rates, Financial Markets
Handler, Dr. Heinz
Email: mailto:mailto:heinz.handler@wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: senior research fellow at the Austrian Institut for Economic Research (WIFO)
Research Interests: Monetary and Exchangerate policy, foreign trade, structural and locational policy, Public Sector Economics
Havlik, Dipl.-Ing. Peter
Email: havlik(at)wiiw.ac.at
Affiliation: Deputy Director and Senior Economist The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna
Research Interests: Russia, CIS, intra-CIS relations; East-West economic integration; foreign trade, exchange rate policies, competitiveness; statistics and database
Helmenstein, Christian
Email:mailto:c.helmenstein@iv-net.at
Affiliation: Chief Economist of the Federation of Austrian industry (IV), Schwarzenbergplatz 4, A-1031 Vienna
Research Interests: Regional Economics, Economic Structural Change
Hollenstein, Dr. Heinz
Email: mailto:hollenstein@kof.ethz.ch
Website (WIFO)
Affiliation: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (KOF), ETH Zurich (Switzerland); Consultant at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO, Austria).
Spezialgebiete: Innovation, Investment and Business Cycle, Technological Policy, Internationalisation
Huber, Mag. Peter
Email: Peter.Huber(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Research Fellow at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), P.O. 91, A-1103 Vienna
Research Interests: Integration of the Eastern European Countries, Migration
Hunya, Dr. Gabor
Email: hunya(at)wiiw.ac.at
Affiliation: Staff Economist The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna (Österreich)
Research Interests: Romania, Bulgaria; privatization and foreign direct investment in Central, East and Southeast Europe
Keuschnigg, Prof. Christian
Email: christian.keuschnigg(at)unisg.ch
Affiliation: Head of the Institute of Public Finance and Fiscal Law (IFF), University St. Gallen, CH-9000 St. Gallen
Research Interests: Finance
Kohler, Prof. Wilhelm
Email: mailto:wilhelm.kohler@uni-tuebingen.de
Affiliation: Professor for International Economics, University Thübingen, Nauklerstraße 47, D-72074 Tübingen
Research Interests: International Trade, European Integration, International Migration
Kronberger, Dr. Ralf
Email: ralf.kronberger(at)wko.at
Affiliation: Manager at the Austiran Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ), Wiedner Hauptstraße 63, A-1045 Vienna
Research interests: International Trade, International Trade Policy, Money and Exchange Rates
Kubin, Prof. Ingrid
Email: ingrid.kubin(at)wu-wien.ac.at
Affiliation: Professor at the Institue of Foreign Trade and Economic Development, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna
Research Interests: International Trade Theory, New Economic Geography, Dynamic Adjustment Processes, Labour Economics
Kunst, Prof. Robert M.
Email: robert.kunst(at)univie.ac.at
Affiliation: Professor for Economics at the institute of Economics, University of Vienna, Brünnerstrasse 72, 1210 Vienna
Research Interests: Applied Econometrics
Landesmann, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael
Email: landesmann(at)wiiw.ac.at
Affiliation: Scientific Director, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna
Research Interests: East-West economic integration, structural change, economic growth, general topics in international economic relations; EU-USA relations, globalization and labour markets, migration
Larch, Dr. Mario
Email: larch(at)ifo.de
Affiliation: Research fellow at the Institute of Economic Research (IFO), Poschingerstraße 5, Post Box 860460, 81631 Munich
Research Interests: Theory of Multinational Firms and Trade, International Economics, Economic Geography, Spatial Econometrics
Lüth, Dr. Brigitte
E-Mail: mailto:Brigitte.Lueth@bmeia.gv.at
Insitution(en): Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent delegation of Austria to the WTO, 35-37, av. Giuseppe-Motta, 1211 Genéve 20
Special Field: WTO
Marterbauer, Mag. Dr. Markus
Email: Markus.Marterbauer(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Research Fellow at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), P.O. 91, A-1103 Vienna
Research Interests: Business Cycle, Macroeconomics
Mayerhofer, Mag. Dr. Peter
Email: Peter.Mayerhofer(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Research Fellow at the Austrian Institue of Economic Research (WIFO), P.O. 91, A-1103 Vienna
Research Interests: Urban and Regional Economics, European Economic Integration
Mazanec, Prof. Josef
Email: Josef.Mazanec(at)wu-wien.ac.at
Affiliation: Professor at the Institute for Tourism and Leisure Studies, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Augasse 2-6, Austria-1090 Vienna
Research Interests: Tourismn
Mooslechner, Mag.Dr. Peter
Email: peter.mooslechner(at)oenb.at
Affiliation: Director of the Department of Economics at the Austrian National Bank (OENB), P.O. Box 61, 1011 Vienna
Research Interests: Macroeconomic Policy, Integration, Finance
Moser, Prof. Reinhard
Email: Reinhard.Moser(at)wu-wien.ac.at
Affiliation: Professor at the Institute for Busiiness Administration of Foreign Trade, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna
Research Interests: Business Administration of International Trade, International Finance Managment
Müller, Prof. Dennis
Email: dennis.mueller(at)univie.ac.at
Affiliation: Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Vienna, Brünnerstrasse 72, A-1210 Vienna
Research Interests: Industrial Economics, Public Choice, Constitutional Political Economy
Münz, Dr. Rainer
Email: rainer.muenz(at)erstebank.at
Affiliation: Erste Bank Department Head for Research & Development, Senior Fellow at the Hamburg Institute of International Economics
Research Interests: Migration
Neck, Prof. Reinhard
Email: reinhard.neck(at)uni-klu.ac.at
Affiliation: Professor at the Department of Economics, Universität Klagenfurt, Universitätsstrasse 65-67, A-9020 Klagenfurt
Research Interests: Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Economic Theory, Public Choice, Quantitative Economics
Nunnenkamp, Peter
Email: peter.nunnenkamp(at)ifw-kiel.de
Affiliation: Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Düsternbrooker Weg 120, 24105 Kiel
Research Interests: World Bank, ImF, Economic Development, Foreign Direct Investment
Oberholzner, Mag. Thomas
Email: t.oberholzner(at)kmuforschung.ac.at
Institution: Deputy Director Austrian Institute for SME Research
Research Interests: International Trade, European Integration
Palme, Univ.-Doz. Mag. Dr. Gerhard
Email: Gerhard.Palme(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Research Fellow at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), P.O. 91, A-1103 Vienna
Research Interests: Integration of the Eastern European Countries
Peneder, Mag. Dr. Michael
Email: Michael.Peneder(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Research Fellow at the Austrian Institute of Economics Research (WIFO), P.O. 91, A-1103 Vienna
Research Interests: Industrial Economics, Innovation and Economic Development
Pfaffermayr, Prof. Michael
Email: Michael.Pfaffermayr(at)uibk.ac.at
Affiliation: Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Innsbruck, Universitätsstrasse 15, 6020 Innsbruck
Research Interests: Empirical International Economics; Multinational Firms; Applied Econometrics
Pichler, Prof. Hanns J.
Email: J.Hanns.Pichler(at)wu.ac.at
Affiliation: Professor at the Department of Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Altanstrasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna
Research Interests: International Economic Development, International Economic Development Policy and Interdependencies, Exchange Rate Systems
Rothschild, Emer. Univ.-Prof. Kurt W.
Email: roth(at)wifo.ac.at
Institution(en): Emer. Univ.-Prof. for Economics at the University of Linz, Senior Research Fellow at the Austrian Insitut for Economic Research
Research Interest: Macroeconomics and European Economic Policy
Schekulin, Ministerialrat Dr. Manfred
Email: manfred.schekulin(at)bmwfj.gv.at
Affiliation: Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth, Stubenring 1, 1010 Vienna
Research Interests: Export Policy, Foreign Direct Investment Policy
Schulmeister, Mag. Dr. Stephan
Email: stephan.schulmeister(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Research Fellow at the Austrian Institue of Economic Research (WIFO), P.O. 91, A-1103 Vienna
Research Interests: Forecasts, International Economics, International Financial Markets
Sieber, Mag. Susanne
Email: Susanne.Sieber(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Research Fellow at the Austrian Institue of Economic Research (WIFO), P.O. 91, A-1103 Vienna
Research Interests: Analysis and Forecast of the Austrian Foreign Trade, Analysis of the Austrian Inward and Outward Foreign Direct Investment
Sitz, Prof. Alfred
Email: mailto:alfred.sitz@wu.ac.at
Affiliation: ao Professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Augasse 2-6, A-1090 Vienna
Research Interests: Monetary International Economics
Skriner, Dr. Edith
Email: skriner(at)ihs.ac.at
Affiliations: Institute for Advanced Studies, Stumpergasse 56, 1060 Vienna
Research Interests: World Economic Trends, Austrias Foreign Trade - Analysis, Forecast and Simulation
Smeral, Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Egon
Email: Egon.Smeral(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Research Fellow at the Austrian institute of Economic Research (WIFO), P.O. 91, A-1103 Vienna
Research Interests: Tourism-Political Concepts, Structural Change and Regional Development, Tourism and Leisure Studies
Stankovsky, Dr. Jan
Email: jan.stankovsky(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Former Research Fellow at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research, P.O. 91, 1103 Vienna
Research Interests: International Trade
Stehrer, Dr. Robert
Email: stehrer(at)wiiw.ac.at
Affiliation: Staff Economist, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna
Research Interests: Labour Markets and Trade, Technology and Trade, Productivity, Product Differentiation, Outsourcing, Applied Econometrics
Steininger, Prof. Karl
Email: karl.steininger(at)uni-graz.at
Affiliation: Institute for Economics, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Universitätsstrasse 15, A-8010 Graz und Wegener Zentrum für Klima und Globalen Wandel, Universität Graz, Leechgasse 25, A-8010 Graz
Research Interests: Computable General Equilibrium Trade Analysis, Environment and International Trade, Transport and International Trade, Economics of Climate Change
Stockhammer, Dr. Engelbert
Email: engelbert.stockhammer(at)wu-wien.ac.at
Affiliation: Department for Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Althanstrasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna
Research Interests: Macroeconomics, Investment, Unemployment, (Applied) Econometrics, Heterodox Economics, Post-Keynesian Economics
Tichy, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gunther
Email: Gunther.Tichy(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Research Fellow at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), P.O. 91, A-1103 Vienna
Research Interests: Structural Change and Regional Development, business cycles, Industrial Economics, Research- and Technologypolicy
Tondl, Prof. Gabriele
Email: Gabriele.Tondl(at)wu.ac.at
Affiliation: University Lecturer for Economicsat the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Institute for International Economics, Althanstraße 39-45, A-1090 Vienna
Research Interests: Foreign Trade, European Intergration
Urban, M.A. Waltraud
Email: urban(at)wiiw.ac.at
Affiliation: Staff Economist, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna
Research Interests: Industry and Industrial Restructuring (NMS,Balkan,CIS), Chinese Economy
Url, Dr. Thomas
Email: thomas.url(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Research Fellow at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), P.O. 91, A-1103 Vienna
Research Interests: Capital Covered Pension, Economics of Insurance, European Monetary Union, Measurement of Productivity
Wagner, Dr. Martin
Email: Martin.Wagner(at)ihs.ac.at
Affiliation: Institue of Advanced Studies, Stumpergasse 56, 1060 Viennna
Research Interests: Econometrics, Quantitative Economics, Transition Economics, Environmental Economics
Walterskirchen, Dkfm. Dr. Ewald
Email: Ewald.Walterskirchen(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: former Research Fellow at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), P.O. 91, A-1103 Vienna
Research Interests: International Economics, Economic Growth
Wendner, Prof. Ronald
E-Mail: Ronald.Wendner(at)uni-graz.at
Affiliation: Karl Franzens University Graz, Institut für VWL,
Universitätsstrasse 15, A-8010 Graz
Research interests: Growth Theory, Public Economics, Environmental Economics;
Winckler, Univ.-Prof. Rector Georg
Email: georg.winckler(at)univie.ac.at
Affiliation: Rector of the University of Vienna, Dr-Karl-Lueger-Ring 1, 1010 Vienna
Research Interests: Monetary Economics, European Monetary Integration, Macroeconomics
Winner, Prof. Hannes
Email: mailto:hannes.winner@sbg.ac.at
Affiliation: Universität Salzburg, FB für Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Kapitelgasse 5-7, 5010 Salzburg
Research interests: International Finance, International Taxation, Applied Econometrics
Winter-Ebmer, Prof. Rudolf
Email: rudolf.winterebmer(at)jku.at
Affiliation: Professor for Economics, Department of Economics, University Linz, Alternberger Straße 68, 40490 Linz-Auhof
Research Interests: Labour Economics, Migration
Wolfmayr, Mag. Yvonne
Email: Yvonne.Wolfmayr(at)wifo.ac.at
Affiliation: Research Fellow at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), P.O. 91, A-1103 Vienna
Research Interests: International Trade, Active Foreign Direct Investment and Multinational Firms, Internationalizing and Development of the Labour Markets (Focus: European Union and Austria), Outsourcing/Offshoring
Wörz, Dr. Julia
Email: julia.woerz(at)oenb.at
Affiliation: Staff Economist, Austrian National Bank (OENB), P.O. Box 61, 1011 Vienna
Research Interests: Sectoral and Industrial Patterns of Trade, Trade in Services, Industrial Structure of FDI, Trade and Development, Globalisation Issues (WTO), Trade Policy
Zanardi, Prof. Maurizio
Email: mailto:mzanardi@ulb.ac.be
Affiliation: Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium)
Research Interests: International Trade, Political Economy