Home Research & Consulting Commodities and Development Commodities and Development Global extraction, trade and consumption of natural resources have increased continuously over the past 30 years. At the same time, commodity prices were characterised by strong fluctuations. In this context, natural resources have become a key issue in international politics again. Competition for access to and [...]

Home Research & Consulting International Trade and Global Value Chains International Trade and Global Value Chains Since the 1990s, achieving integration into the world economy through international trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) has been a central focus of development strategies in the countries of the Global South. Yet within the last decade, the global business environment has [...]

Home About Us Staff Research Department Bernhard Tröster Mr. Bernhard Tröster Senior Researcher phone: +43 1 317 40 10 – 117 b.troester@oefse.at 1090 Vienna, Sensengasse 3 Bernhard Tröster is an economist with a specialization in international development and financial markets. Since January 2014, he has been researcher at ÖFSE with a focus on international trade and commodities & development. In [...]

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