Marek Dabrowski

How much has the Russian budget gained from Iran-war related higher oil prices?

Russia has gained some fiscal headroom from higher oil prices, though not enough to fully offset budgetary difficulties from the Ukraine war

EU candidate countries acquis alignment dataset (2020-2025)

EU candidate preparedness is quantified from annual Commission reports, creating comparable scores across eight countries, policy areas and years

Progress made by EU candidate countries on accession-related reforms

EU accession progress broadly tracks reform, but Montenegro’s advance and North Macedonia’s stalled talks show politics still matters

Is EU enlargement merit-based or politically driven?

The undelivered promise of market socialism: Why the attempts at market-oriented reforms of the communist economy were doomed to fail?

International support to Ukraine is insufficient and declining

After four years of war, the Western aid strategy to Ukraine must be rethought

Russian fiscal space – In-depth analysis of Russian public debt, constraints to medium-term sustainability, and macroeconomic consequences

How resilient is Russia’s economy after four years of war?

Resilience in Russia’s 2022–25 economy is fading as war spending slows growth, entrenches inflation and amplifies structural fragilities

EU enlargement momentum risks falling victim to veto power

The path to European Union enlargement seems to be narrowing, with only a couple of countries currently able to squeeze through the gap

Future outlook of EU-Moldova trade and investment relations

Economic convergence, demography, labour markets: what progress have EU candidate countries made?

Candidate countries remain far from European Union averages in terms of GDP per capita and their demographic and labour market characteristics

Looking ahead ten years, what outside-the-box economic development could shock the world?

Eastern European Economies Amidst the Global and Regional Shocks

The European Union’s Geopolitical Ambitions: Enlargement, Neighbourhood and Necessary Institutional Changes

From division to unity: 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall

What was daily life like in Germany before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall? And how did reunification change everything?

A special historical analysis: Europe’s 35-year journey since the fall of the Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989, triggering huge political and economic change; the question now is whether the gains can be safeguarded

The Risk of Protectionism: What Can Be Lost?

The changing dynamics of the Western Balkans on the road to European Union membership: an update

This paper concentrates on economic and social convergence in the region and the economic and institutional aspects of EU accession

Exchange Rate Dynamics across Post-Socialist Economies

The impact on the European Union of Ukraine’s potential future accession

This report evaluates the impact on the EU of a possible EU accession of Ukraine, focusing on economic consequences and institutional developments.