Christian Ragacs

Business Cycle Analysis Section

Research interests

  • macroeconomic forecasting for Austria
  • business cycle analysis for Austria

Selected publications

Falck, E., Fenz, G., Le Roux, J., Oja, K., Oke, R., Ragacs, Chr., Lopez, S. I. (2021). Chapter 2: Productivity Trends in the EU. Key Factors behind Productivity Trends in EU Countries. In: ECB Strategy Review – Work Stream on Productivity, Innovation and Technological Progress, ECB Occasional Paper Series No 268/2021. 18–45.

Ragacs, Chr., Reiss, L. (2021). Austria’s labor market during the COVID-19 crisis. Monetary Policy and the Economy Q2/2021. 59–78.

Fenz, G., Ragacs, Chr., Schneider, M., Vondra, K. (2020). Entwicklung von Produktivität und Profitabilität heimischer Unternehmen während der EU-Mitgliedschaft. Monetary Policy and the Economy Q1-Q2/2020. 60–74.

Ragacs, Chr., Stiglbauer, A., Fenz, G. (2019). Aggregate wage developments in Austria since the introduction of the euro. Monetary Policy and the Economy Q1–Q2/19. 41–56.