Education
2006 - Ph.D. Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
2003 - M.A. Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
2000 - B.A. Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Journal articles
De Haas, R., R. Martin, M. Muûls and H. Schweiger, Managerial and financial barriers to the green transition, Management Science, 2024.
Javorcik, B., L. Kitzmüller, H. Schweiger and M. A. Yıldırım, Economic costs of friendshoring, World Economy, 2024, 47(7), 2871-2908.
Schweiger, H., A. Stepanov, and P. Zacchia (2022), The Long-Run Effects of R&D Place-Based Policies: Evidence from Russian Science Cities, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 14 (3): 322-51.
Schweiger, H. and A. Stepanov (2022), When good managers face bad incentives: Management quality and fuel intensity in the presence of price distortions, Energy Policy, 164, 112827.
Bartz-Zuccala, W., P. Mohnen and H. Schweiger (2018), The role of innovation and management practices in determining firm productivity, Comparative Economic Studies, 60(4), 502-530.
Becker, T., H. Schweiger, I. Livshits, B. B. Bakker and T. Mylovanov (2018), The future of CIS and CEE countries, Economics of Transition, 26(4), 801-826.
Francis, D. C. and H. Schweiger (2017), Not so different from non-traders: Trade premia in Middle East and North Africa, Economics of Transition, 25(2), 185-238.
Veugelers, R. and H. Schweiger (2016), Innovation policies in transition countries: One size fits all? Economic Change and Restructuring, 49(2), 241-267.
Haltiwanger, J., S. Scarpetta and H. Schweiger (2014), Cross country differences in job reallocation: The role of industry, firm size and regulations, Labour Economics, 26(1), 11-25.
Schweiger, H. and G. Friebel (2013), Market pressure, ownership, management quality and firm performance across Russia, Open Economies Review, 24(2), 763-788.
Bloom, N., H. Schweiger and J. Van Reenen (2012), The land that lean manufacturing forgot? Management practices in transition countries. Economics of Transition, 20(4), 593-635.
Working papers
Bisztray, M., B. Javorcik and H. Schweiger, Services exporters and importers in Hungary, November 2024. KRTK-KTI Working Paper No. 2024/21.
Kalantzis, F., H. Schweiger and S. Dominguez, Green Investment by Firms: Finance or Climate Driven? EBRD Working Paper No. 268, WB Policy Research Working Paper No. 10064, MENA Enterprise Survey Report Working Papers: Volume 9.
Schweiger, H. and C. Petracco, Impact of armed conflict on firm performance and perceptions of business environment, EBRD Working Paper No. 152.
Schweiger, H., The impact of state aid for restructuring on the allocation of resources, EBRD Working Paper No. 127.
CEO-Firm Matches and Productivity in 42 Countries (with A. Dahlstrand, D. László, O. Bandiera, A. Prat and R. Sadun)
Policy writing, books and reports
“The rise of services exports: New pathways for growth” (with Pablo García Guzmán, Anton Grahed, and Beata Javorcik), VoxEU, 27 November 2024.
“Promoting structural change” (with Pablo García Guzmán, Anton Grahed, and Beata Javorcik), EBRD Transition Report 2024-25: Navigating Industrial Policy, Chapter 2, 40-69.
Javorcik, B., L. Kitzmüller, H. Schweiger and M. A. Yıldırım (2023), Economic costs of friendshoring, in S. Aiyar, A.F. Presbitero and M. Ruta (eds.), Geoeconomic fragmentation: The economic risks from a fractured world economy, CEPR Press, Paris & London, Chapter 3, 29-38.
“The green transition and geopolitical tensions” (with Beata S. Javorcik, Lucas Kitzmüller, Sushil Mathew, and Xuanyi Wang), VoxEU, 21 November 2023.
“Global supply chains and the green transition” (with Pablo Garcia Guzman, Beata S. Javorcik, Lucas Kitzmüller, Sushil Mathew, and Xuanyi Wang), EBRD Transition Report 2023-24, Chapter 2, 32-55.
De Haas, R., R. Martin and M. Muûls (2022), Firms and finance during green transition, in D. Schoenmaker and U. Volz (eds.), Scaling up sustainable finance and investment in the Global South, CEPR Press, Paris & London, Chapter 1, 11-20.
“The reshuffling of global supply chains is already happening” (with Beata S. Javorcik and Lucas Kitzmüller), VoxEU, 24 November 2022.
“Global supply chains in turbulence” (with Francesca Faella, Beata S. Javorcik, Lucas Kitzmüller and Vincenzo Langella), EBRD Transition Report 2022-23, Chapter 3, 52-75.
“Unlocking Sustainable Private Sector Growth in the Middle East and North Africa: Evidence from the Enterprise Survey” (with Sergei Guriev et al.), 2022.
“Business resilience in the pandemic and beyond: Adaptation, innovation, financing and climate action from Eastern Europe to Central Asia” (with Luca Gattini, Rozália Pál, and Laura Valderrama), SUERF Policy Brief No. 336, May 2022.
“The green economy” (with Sofia Dominguez, Matteo Ferrazzi, Fotios Kalantzis, Vincenzo Langella and Annamaria Tueske), Business resilience in the pandemic and beyond: Adaptation, innovation, financing and climate action from Eastern Europe to Central Asia, Chapter 3, 91-122, 2022.
“The long-run effects of R&D place-based policies: Evidence from Russian science cities” (with Alexander Stepanov), VoxEU, 26 August 2021.
“Barriers to net zero: How firms can make or break green transition” (with Ralph De Haas, Ralf Martin and Mirabelle Muûls), VoxEU (19 March 2021), LSE Business Review (31 March 2021), All About Finance (29 March 2021), PRI (14 May 2021), SUERF Policy Brief No. 122 (July 2021).
“The state and the green economy” (with Sam Fankhauser, Beata Javorcik and Jörn Onken), EBRD Transition Report 2020-21, Chapter 4, 90-111.
“Coronavirus credit support: Don’t let liquidity lifelines become a golden noose” (with Çăgatay Bircan, Ralph De Haas and Alexander Stepanov), VoxEU, 3 June 2020.
“Innovation in Emerging Europe” (with Alexander Stepanov), Background note for the report Asian Development Outlook 2020: What Drives Innovation in Asia?
“Good management improves productivity, but it may worsen environmental performance” (with Alexander Stepanov), LSE Business Review, 11 December 2019.
“Firms’ green governance” (with Ralph De Haas, Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls and Camille Semelet), EBRD Transition Report 2019-20, Chapter 4, 80-99.
Schweiger, H. (2018), Innovation in the CESEE region: the role of business environment, financing and reforms, in E. Nowotny, D. Ritzberger-Grünwald and H. Schuberth (eds.), Structural reforms for growth and cohesion. Lessons and challenges for CESEE countries and a modern Europe, Edward Elgar Publishing, 47-59.
“MENA firms involved in trade: Characteristics and challenges” (with David C. Francis), the forum, ERF Policy Portal, 13 March 2018.
“Green growth” (with Sam Fankhauser and Martin Günther), EBRD Transition Report 2017-18, Chapter 4, 72-93.
“What's holding back the private sector in MENA?” (with Ralph De Haas), the forum, ERF Policy Portal, 17 October 2017.
“Competitiveness in the MENA region: Trade, innovation, and management practices” (with David C. Francis, Alexander Stepanov, and Sarah Stölting), What's Holding Back the Private Sector in MENA? Lessons from the Enterprise Survey, Chapter 5, 84-113.
“The many faces of innovation” (with Alexander Plekhanov), EBRD Transition Report 2014, Chapter 1, 10-29.
“Innovation and firm performance” (with Pierre Mohnen and Florent Silve), EBRD Transition Report 2014, Chapter 2, 30-43.
“Drivers of innovation” (with Wiebke Bartz, Emil Gelebo, and Pierre Mohnen), EBRD Transition Report 2014, Chapter 3, 44-63.
“Policies supporting innovation” (with Giulia Bovini and Reinhilde Veugelers), EBRD Transition Report 2014, Chapter 5, 82-103.
“Education, institutions and human capital” (with Guido Friebel and Jan Lukšič). EBRD Transition Report 2013, Chapter 4, 62-77.
Berglof, E., L. Bruynhooghe, H. Harmgart, P. Sanfey, H. Schweiger and J. Zettelmeyer (2011), European transition at twenty: Addressing progress in countries and sectors, in G. Roland (ed.), Economies in transition: The long-run view, Palgrave Macmillan, 254-292.
“The management dimension” (with Alexander Plekhanov). Diversifying Russia: Harnessing Regional Diversity, Chapter 5, 51-55.
“Evaluating and improving the business environment” (with Franto Ricka). EBRD Transition Report 2010, Chapter 5, 86-94.
“Transition: Where does it stand and where should it go?” (with Lise Bruynhooghe, Heike Harmgart, Peter Sanfey, and Jeromin Zettelmeyer), EBRD Transition Report 2009, Chapter 5, 94-115.
“People’s attitudes and experiences in the labour market” (with Simon Commander and Ermal Hitaj), EBRD Transition Report 2007, Chapter 4, 64-73. View