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Workplace:	Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (WIFO) (Austrian Institute of Economic Research), (more information at EDIRC) Department Volkswirtschaft (Department of Economics), WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU Vienna University of Economics and Business), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2013

1. A New Strategy for the European Periphery
   WIFO Working Papers, WIFO
2. Stylized facts on the interaction between income distribution and the Great Recession
   Economics Discussion Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
3. The "Greening" of Industrial Policy, Headwinds and a Possible Symbiosis
   WIFO Working Papers, WIFO

2012

4. A Systemic Industrial Policy to Pave a New Growth Path for Europe
   WIFO Working Papers, WIFO View citations (2)
5. Policy options for the development of peripheral regions and countries of Europe
   WWWforEurope Policy Brief series, WWWforEurope View citations (1)
6. Reconciling the short and the long run: governance reforms to solve the crisis and beyond
   WWWforEurope Policy Brief series, WWWforEurope View citations (2)
7. Sozialpolitik bei Budgetengpässen und Fiskalpakt
   WIFO Working Papers, WIFO

2011

8. Why Performance Differed Across Countries in the Recent Crisis. How Country Performance in the Recent Crisis Depended on Pre-crisis Conditions
   WIFO Working Papers, WIFO View citations (1)

2010

9. Budget Consolidation in a Difficult Environment – Ten Guidelines Plus a Preliminary Reality Check
   WIFO Working Papers, WIFO
10. Post Crisis Policy: Some Reflections of a Keynesian Economist
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO View citations (1)
11. The Great Recession versus the Great Depression: stylized facts on siblings that were given different foster parents
    Economics Discussion Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy View citations (2)

2009

12. Globale Krise und Herausforderung für Österreich
    FIW Policy Brief series, FIW
13. Industrial Policy in Austria: From Selective Intervention to a More Systematic Approach
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO
14. Strengthening the Resilience of an Economy. Strategies to Prevent another Crisis
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO
15. The Current Economic Crisis: Causes, Cures and Consequences
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO View citations (3)
16. The Great Recession vs. the Great Depression. Stylised Facts on Siblings that Were Given Different Foster Parents
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO
    See also Journal Article in Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2010)

2008

17. The Impact of Competition on Macroeconomic Performance
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO View citations (1)

2007

18. Performance Differences in Europe: Tentative Hypotheses on the Role of Institutions
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO View citations (3)
19. Reform Perspectives on Welfare State Models in Global Capitalism
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO View citations (3)
20. The Swedish Economic Model
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO View citations (1)

2005

21. The European Socio-Economic Model. Differences to the USA and Changes over Time
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO View citations (2)

2004

22. Labour Market Reforms and Economic Growth. The European Experience in the Nineties
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO View citations (1)

2003

23. A Three Tier Strategy for Successful European Countries in the Nineties
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO View citations (5)
24. Catching-up in Europe: The Experiences of Portugal, Spain and Greece in the Nineties
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO
25. Insufficient investment into future growth: the forgotten cause of low growth in Germany
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
26. The Relative Importance of Labour Market Reforms to Economic Growth
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO View citations (3)

2002

27. Competitive Economic Performance: The European View
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO View citations (14)
28. Competitive Economic Performance: USA versus EU
    wiiw Research Reports, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw View citations (2)

1995

29. East European Trade and the Austrian Labour Market
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (15)

Undated

30. Do Industrial Structures Converge? A Survey on the Empirical Literature on Specialisation and Concentration of Industries
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO View citations (7)
31. The Privatization Experiment in Austria
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Austrian Economic Quarterly (1999)
32. Why Labour Market Response Differed in the Great Recession: The Impact of Institutions and Policy
    WIFO Working Papers, WIFO
    See also Journal Article in DANUBE: Law and Economics Review (2012)

Journal Articles

2013

1. A Southern Europe strategy based on vision and industrial policy
   EKONOMIAZ, 2013, 82, (01), 127-168

2012

2. WIFO's 85th Anniversary: Considerations on the History and Future of the Institute
   WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 2012, 85, (6), 497-510
3. Weg aus dem Schuldenhaushalt: Ist eine Tilgung der Staatsschulden möglich?
   Ifo Schnelldienst, 2012, 65, (05), 03-14
4. Welfare, Wealth and Work for Europe – WWWforEurope: A New Development Strategy for Europe. Objective, Concept and Consortium
   WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 2012, 85, (9), 699-705
5. Welfare, Wealth and Work for Europe – WWWforEurope: A New Development Strategy for Europe. Objective, Research Design and Project Consortium
   Austrian Economic Quarterly, 2012, 17, (3), 224-230
6. Why Labor Market Response Differed in the Great Recession: The Impact of Institutions and Policy
   DANUBE: Law and Economics Review, 2012, (3), 1-19
   See also Working Paper

2011

7. Consolidating the budget under difficult conditions — Ten guidelines viewed against Europe’s beginning consolidation programmes
   Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, 2011, 46, (1), 36-42
   Also in WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 2010, 83, (12), 941-954 (2010)
8. Kurt Wilhelm Rothschild (1914–2010)
   Empirica, 2011, 38, (1), 153-154

2010

9. Jan Stankovsky: Celebrating the 75th Birthday of a Great Austrian Expert Characterised by Vision and an International Horizon
   WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 2010, 83, (1), 115-116
10. Options for Fiscal Consolidation in Austria. Initial Situation and Conditions for Success
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 2010, 83, (3), 219-232
11. Options for the Consolidation of Public Budgets in Austria
    Austrian Economic Quarterly, 2010, 15, (2), 184-197
12. The Great Recession vs. the Great Depression: Stylized facts on siblings that were given different foster parents
    Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal, 2010, 4, (18), 1-41
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

13. Strengthening the resilience of an economy
    Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, 2009, 44, (5), 309-316 View citations (2)

2007

14. Industrial Policy: A Dying Breed or A Re-emerging Phoenix
    Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2007, 7, (3), 297-323 View citations (8)
15. Industrial Policy: Past, Diversity, Future; Introduction to the Special Issue on the Future of Industrial Policy
    Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2007, 7, (3), 143-146 View citations (4)

2006

16. Specialization and concentration: a note on theory and evidence
    Empirica, 2006, 33, (4), 255-266 View citations (10)
17. WIFO White Paper: Towards Higher Employment via Economic Growth Based on Innovation and Qualification
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 2006, 79, (11), 781-794

2005

18. Editorial
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 2005, 78, (3), 135-137
19. Explaining Differences in Economic Growth among OECD Countries
    Empirica, 2005, 32, (1), 19-43 View citations (7)
20. Helmut Kramer – Leiter des Österreichischen Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung 1981-2005
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 2005, 78, (6), 419-420
21. Labour market reforms and economic growth – the European experience in the 1990s
    Journal of Economic Studies, 2005, 32, (6), 540-573
22. Strategies for Higher Growth and Employment in Austria
    Austrian Economic Quarterly, 2005, 10, (3), 93-113
23. Strategies to Boost Growth and Employment in Austria
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 2005, 78, (6), 421-441

2004

24. Industrial specialisation and geographic concentration: Two sides of the same coin? Not for the European Union
    Journal of Applied Economics, 2004, VII, 231-248 View citations (26)
25. Introduction to the Special Issue: Economic Agenda for the Twenty-first Century
    Review of International Economics, 2004, 12, (2), 175-177
26. The Bumpy Road of Convergence: the Catching Up Experience in Portugal, Spain and Greece
    Estudios de Economía Aplicada, 2004, 22, 1-22
27. The Economic Agenda: a View from Europe
    Review of International Economics, 2004, 12, (2), 187-206 View citations (5)
28. The Single Market and Geographic Concentration in Europe
    Review of International Economics, 2004, 12, (1), 1-11 View citations (31)
29. The three tier strategy followed by successful European countries in the 1990s
    International Review of Applied Economics, 2004, 18, (4), 399-422 View citations (3)

2002

30. Can Innovation Explain the Increasing Growth Differences in the 1990s?
    Austrian Economic Quarterly, 2002, 7, (3), 132-155
31. Regional concentration in the United States and Europe: Who follows whom?
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2002, 138, (4), 652-679 View citations (13)

2001

32. Do American and European Industrial Organization Economists Differ?
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2001, 19, (4), 383-404 View citations (3)
33. Measuring the Intensity of Quality Competition in Industries
    Austrian Economic Quarterly, 2001, 6, (2), 73-101 View citations (4)

2000

34. Book reviews
    Journal of Economics, 2000, 72, (1), 99-126
35. Specialisation of European Manufacturing
    Austrian Economic Quarterly, 2000, 5, (2), 81-92 View citations (8)

1999

36. Market Power in Food Retailing
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1999, 72, (12), 797-809
37. Product Quality, Cost Asymmetry and the Welfare Loss of Oligopoly
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 1999, 6, (2), 165-180
38. The Privatisation Experiment in Austria
    Austrian Economic Quarterly, 1999, 4, (4), 261-270
    See also Working Paper

1998

39. A framework for evaluating the dynamic competitiveness of countries
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 1998, 9, (2), 159-188 View citations (14)
40. Objectives, topics and methods in industrial organization during the nineties: Results from a survey
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1998, 16, (6), 799-830 View citations (11)
41. title{Does it Pay to be Flexible?
    Review of Industrial Organization, 1998, 13, (5), 543-556 View citations (3)

1997

42. Looking at the Cost Side of "Monopoly."
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1997, 45, (3), 245-67 View citations (13)
43. The Use of Unit Values to Discriminate between Price and Quality Competition
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1997, 21, (5), 571-92 View citations (41)

1996

44. The Impact of the New Industrial Economics on Industrial Policy-Making
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1996, 69, (7), 475-491

1995

45. Fall 1994 Survey: Investment Gaining Momentum
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1995, 68, (1), 31-41
46. Investment Set to Prolong the Upswing
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1995, 68, (7), 470-481

1994

47. Decline in Investment Expenditures Slows Down
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1994, 67, (1), 21-31
48. Investment Picking Up With Business Cycle Recovery. Results from the Spring 1994 Investment Survey
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1994, 67, (7), 395-407

1993

49. Investment Activity Remains Sluggish
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1993, 66, (1), 23-33
50. The WIFO Investment Survey: Investment Hit by Recession
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1993, 66, (7), 374-386

1992

51. Results of the Spring 1992 Investment Survey: Manufacturing Industry Boosts Investment Cycle
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1992, 65, (7), 357-369

1991

52. Growth of Investment Continues
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1991, 64, (1), 19-29
53. Results of the Spring 1991 Investment Survey: Demand for Capital Goods Keeping up Momentum
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1991, 64, (7), 400-411

1990

54. Aus WIFO-Gutachten: Perspektiven der Nahrungsmittelerzeugung
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1990, 63, (9), 528-530
55. Investment Buoyancy Supported by Manufacturing Industry
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1990, 63, (7), 414-426
    Also in WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1989, 62, (7), 459-473 (1989)
56. Investment Gaining Momentum. Results of the Autumn 1989 Investment Survey
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1990, 63, (1), 19-29

1989

57. Investitionsbelebung noch uneinheitlich
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1989, 62, (1), 23-32
58. Nachhaltige Belebung der Industriekonjunktur in Sicht
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1989, 62, (1), 33-36

1987

59. Der Fall Pöls - das Problem der relevanten Alternative bei der Entscheidung im Rahmen staatlicher Förderungen
    Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft - WuG, 1987, 13, (1), 97
60. Die Konkurrenzfähigkeit der österreichischen Wirtschaft
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1987, 60, (10), 599-618

1986

61. Die Entwicklung der österreichischen Aluminiumindustrie
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1986, 59, (10), 625-646

1984

62. Die Lagerhaltung in der österreichischen Wirtschaft
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1984, 57, (10), 588-617

1982

63. Die Top-Aktion. Eine neue Form der Investitionsförderung
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1982, 55, (10), 594-605 View citations (1)

1980

64. Die Selbstfinanzierungskraft der Industrie. Cash-Flow-Entwicklung 1956 bis 1979
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1980, 53, (1), 10-18
65. Entwicklung des industriellen Cash-flows 1980
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1980, 53, (10), 535-542
66. Unternehmensplanung in der österreichischen Industrie
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1980, 53, (8), 403-416

1979

67. Das Element "Vorsicht" in Zukunftsdaten
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1979, 52, (4), 167-184

1977

68. Konjunkturdiagnose durch Unternehmerbefragungen
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1977, 50, (8), 371-386

1976

69. Selbstfinanzierung und Betriebsüberschuß der Industrie
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1976, 49, (10), 474-489

1975

70. Zum Rückschlag der Industrieproduktion 1975
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1975, 48, (11), 448-459

1973

71. Investitionspläne und Investitionen in der Industrie. Ursachen der Unterschätzungstendenz und ihre Korrektur für Prognosezwecke
    WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 1973, 46, (7), 339-356

Chapters

2009

1. Globalization and Business - Innovation in a Borderless World Economy
   A chapter in The Evaluation of the Finnish National Innovation System, 2009, pp 103-146