Focus on European Economic Integration

2004 - 2020

Current editor(s): Doris Ritzberger-Gruenwald and Helene Schuberth

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2020, issue Q4/20

What drives people’s expectations of euro adoption? – Evidence from the OeNB Euro Survey on selected CESEE countries pp. 57-79

Peter Backé and Elisabeth Beckmann

Macroprudential policy in the Western Balkans: the last five years and COVID-19 crisis response pp. 80-94

Stephan Barisitz and Antje Hildebrandt

2020, issue Q3/20

A sleeping beauty or a dead duck? The state of capital market development in CESEE EU Member States pp. 7-35

Thomas Reininger and Zoltan Walko

How financially literate is CESEE? Insights from the OeNB Euro Survey pp. 36-59

Elisabeth Beckmann and Sarah Reiter

Typology of multinationals in Austria: CESEE focus and foreign control as distinct features pp. 60-80

Thomas Cernohous and Tomáš Slacík

A CESEE conundrum: low trust in government but high hopes for government-led job creation pp. 81-97

Markus Eller and Thomas Scheiber

2020, issue Q3-20

Online supplement to "How financially literate is CESEE? Insights from the OeNB Euro Survey"

Elisabeth Beckmann and Sarah Reiter

2020, issue Q2/20

Macroprudential policies in CESEE – an intensity-adjusted approach pp. 65-81

Markus Eller, Reiner Martin, Helene Schuberth and Lukas Vashold

Online supplement to “Macroprudential policies in CESEE – an intensity-adjusted approach”

Markus Eller, Reiner Martin, Helene Schuberth and Lukas Vashold

2020, issue Q1/20

The refinancing of CESEE banking sectors: What has changed since the global financial crisis? pp. 6-19

Mathias Lahnsteiner

China’s New Silk Road: a stocktaking update and economic review (2017–2019) pp. 20-50

Stephan Barisitz

The sensitivity of banks’ net interest margins to interest rate conditions in CESEE pp. 51-70

Katharina Allinger and Julia Wörz

2019, issue Q4/19

The impact of labor cost growth on inflation in selected CESEE countries pp. 56-78

Clara De Luigi, Florian Huber and Josef Schreiner

Homeownership and housing finance patterns one generation after the fall of communism pp. 79-101

Elisabeth Beckmann, Christa Hainz, William Pyle and Sarah Reiter

2019, issue Q3/19

Introductory remarks – 30 years of transition: united in diversity pp. 7-9

Ewald Nowotny

A tribute to 30 years of transition in CESEE pp. 11-28

Peter Backé, Iikka Korhonen, Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald and Laura Solanko

30 years of East-West integration in Europe: reflections on what we have learned and on challenges ahead pp. 29-40

Michael Landesmann

The price of unity: the transformation of Germany and Eastern Europe after 1989 pp. 41-52

Philipp Ther

The impact of housing markets on banks’ risk-taking behavior: evidence from CESEE pp. 55-75

Elona Dushku, Antje Hildebrandt and Erjona Suljoti

The use of euro cash in CESEE and the role of euro adoption expectations pp. 76-94

Thomas Scheiber

2019, issue Q2/19

Nonperforming loans in CESEE – a brief update on their definitions and recent developments pp. 61-74

Stephan Barisitz

Household loans in CESEE from a new perspective: the role of income distribution pp. 75-93

Mariya Hake and Philipp Poyntner

2019, issue Q1/19

Household debt in CESEE economies: a joint look at macro- and micro-level data pp. 6-28

Aleksandra Riedl

How useful are time-varying parameter models for forecasting economic growth in CESEE? pp. 29-48

Martin Feldkircher and Nico Hauzenberger

Migration intentions in CESEE: sociodemographic profiles of prospective emigrants and their motives for moving pp. 49-67

Anna Raggl

2018, issue Q4/18

A simple approach to nowcasting GDP growth in CESEE economies pp. 56-74

Aleksandra Riedl and Julia Wörz

2018, issue Q3-18

Restarting real economic convergence in CESEE pp. 10-23

Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald and Josef Schreiner

Sustainable and equitable convergence and integration in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe pp. 24-33

Istvan P Szekely

Digitalization and higher R&D readiness – way to foster income convergence in CESEE pp. 34-42

Zoltan Arokszallasi, Juraj Kotian and Katarzyna Rzentarzewska

Enlargement of the euro area toward CESEE: progress and perspectives pp. 43-56

Peter Backé and Sandra Dvorsky

External actors and European integration in the Western Balkans pp. 57-67

Philipp Freund and Wolfgang Petritsch

Sanctions and countersanctions − effects on economy, trade and finance pp. 68-76

Iikka Korhonen, Heli Simola and Laura Solanko

The EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework and some implications for CESEE countries pp. 77-86

Zsolt Darvas and Guntram Wolff

Structural investment needs in CESEE and the use of EU funds pp. 87-101

Rocc L. Bubbico, Miroslav Kollar and Tomáš Slacík

What is the appropriate role of structural reforms in E(M)U deepening? pp. 102-112

Kurt Bayer and Andreas Breitenfellner

How did EU Eastern enlargement affect migrant labor supply in Austria? pp. 113-121

Julia Schmieder and Andrea Weber

Demographic decline does not necessarily condemn CESEE EU countries to a low growth future pp. 122-130

Richard Grieveson

The ESRB and macroprudential policy in the EU pp. 131-140

Frank Dierick and Francesco Mazzaferro

Has private sector credit in CESEE approached levels justified by fundamentals? A post-crisis assessment pp. 141-154

Mariarosaria Comunale, Markus Eller and Mathias Lahnsteiner

2018, issue Q2-18

Digging into the composition of government debt in CESEE: a risk evaluation pp. 56-80

Markus Eller and Johannes Holler

Explaining the impact of the global financial crisis on European transition countries: a GVAR approach pp. 81-97

Artha Hoxha

2018, issue Q1-18

A cost-risk analysis of sovereign debt composition in CESEE pp. 6-25

Sebastian Beer

A geographic perspective on banking in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe pp. 26-47

Elisabeth Beckmann, Sarah Reiter and Helmut Stix

How are reduced interest rate differentials affecting euroization in Southeastern Europe? Evidence from the OeNB Euro Survey pp. 48-60

Thomas Scheiber and Julia Wörz

2017, issue Q4/17

Migration intentions in CESEE – a descriptive analysis pp. 52-69

Anna Raggl

The New Silk Road, part II: implications for Europe pp. 70-81

Stephan Barisitz and Alice Radzyner

2017, issue Q3/17

The New Silk Road, part I: a stocktaking and economic assessment pp. 8-30

Stephan Barisitz and Alice Radzyner

Competitiveness of CESEE EU Member States: recent trends and prospects pp. 31-41

Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald, Josef Schreiner and Julia Wörz

Fintechs and their emergence in banking services in CESEE pp. 42-58

Caroline Stern

Comparing market power at home and abroad: evidence from Austrian banks and their subsidiaries in CESEE pp. 59-77

Martin Feldkircher and Michael Sigmund

2017, issue 2

How financially vulnerable are CESEE households? An Austrian perspective on its neighbors pp. 58–79

Pirmin Fessler, Emanuel List and Teresa Messner

The relevance of remittance inflows to CESEE countries: evidence from macro- and micro-level data pp. 80–102

Anna Raggl

2017, issue 1

How do resource-driven economies cope with the oil price slump? A comparative survey of ten major oil-exporting countries pp. 33–53

Stephan Barisitz and Andreas Breitenfellner

How would a fiscal shock in Germany affect other European countries? Evidence from a Bayesian GVAR model with sign restrictions pp. 54–77

Markus Eller, Martin Feldkircher and Florian Huber

How does foreign currency debt relief affect households’ loan demand? Evidence from the OeNB Euro Survey in CESEE pp. 8–32

Elisabeth Beckmann