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1 E U R O P E A N C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E F O R M A T PERSONAL INFORMATION Name Address wiiw Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna, Austria Telephone Fax lukas@wiiw.ac.at Nationality Austrian Date of birth WORK EXPERIENCE Dates (from to) Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities 1984 to date The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna, Austria Economic Research Institute Senior Economist Research on agricultural economics, rural development, Slovak economy, Czech economy Dates (from to) 1983 Name and address of employer Institute for Social and Regional Research (SOREF), Vienna Type of business or sector Occupation or position held Researcher Main activities and responsibilities Dates (from to) Name and address of employer Agricultural Research Institute, Prague Type of business or sector Occupation or position held Economist Main activities and responsibilities EDUCATION AND TRAINING Dates (from to) University of Agricultural Economics, Vienna University of Agricultural Economics, Prague Name and type of organisation University providing education and training Principal subjects/occupational Agricultural Economics skills covered Title of qualification awarded Dipl.-Ing. Page 1 - Curriculum vitae of

2 PERSONAL SKILLS Acquired in the course of life and career but not necessarily covered by formal certificates and diplomas. MOTHER TONGUE Czech OTHER LANGUAGES English German Polish Russian Reading skills Writing skills Verbal skills SOCIAL SKILLS Living and working with other people, in multicultural environments, in positions where communication is important and situations where teamwork is essential (for example culture and sports), etc. ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS Coordination and administration of people, projects and budgets; at work, in voluntary work (for example culture and sports) and at home, etc. TECHNICAL SKILLS Zdenek Lukas has lived between two cultures since the 1980s, when he emigrated from former Czechoslovakia to Austria. Today, he commutes weekely between Prague and Vienna. In his professional life, he appreciates to work with teams beyond national boundaries, either in the position as team leader or as a team member. Zdenek Lukas has longstanding experience in coordinating international research teams and looks back on a number of successful research cooperations. Recently, he has coordinated a team of six researchers from Hungary, the Czech Republic, France and Bulgaria. Microsoft Office Package With computers, specific kinds of equipment, machinery, etc. ARTISTIC SKILLS Music, writing, design, etc. DRIVING LICENCE(S) Since the 1990s, Zdenek Lukas has passionately collected art. He has successively established a private art collection, representing mainly modern artists from post-communist countries. Passenger cars ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ANNEX LIST OF PUBLICATIONS PUBLICATIONS BOOKS (MONOGRAPHS AND EDITORSHIP) Chances and barriers for the agriculture in Central and East European countries in the context of EU enlargement (in Czech) (with Josef Pöschl), Czech Ministry of Agriculture, Prague, 2004 ARTICLES IN BOOKS 'Ursachen des Anstiegs der Nahrungsmittelpreise', Österreich und Außenwirtschaft 2008, Chapter 12, WIFO, Vienna, 2008 ARTICLES IN NON-REFEREED JOURNALS Page 2 - Curriculum vitae of 'Die Landwirtschaft der NMS (10) in 2009' (with Josef Pöschl), Osteuropa-Wirtschaft, 4/2009, No. 54, November 2009

3 'Reasons for Food Price Increases', 62nd East Jour Fixe, OeNB, Vienna, June 18, 2008 'Landwirtschaft des südöstlichen Donauraums und der Türkei' (with Josef Pöschl), Osteuropa- Wirtschaft, Vol. 52, No. 3, 2007 'Wirtschaftswachstum erreicht Rekordhöhe', Handelsblatt, No. 229, November , 2006, p. B 3 'Die Landwirtschaft der Neuen Mitgliedsstaaten im Integrationsprozess' (with Josef Pöschl), Osteuropa-Wirtschaft, Vol. 51, No. 3-4, 2006 'Die Landwirtschaft der neuen Mitgliedsstaaten ein Jahr danach' (with Josef Pöschl), Osteuropa- Wirtschaft, Vol. 50, No. 2, 2005 'Dorniger Reformweg zu hohem Wachstum', Die Presse, No. 234, December , 2004, p. B 2 'Die Landwirtschaft der MOEL im Zeichen des EU-Beitritts' (with Josef Pöschl), Osteuropa- Wirtschaft, Vol. 49, No. 3, 2004, pp 'Mittel- und Osteuropas Landwirtschaft vor dem EU-Beitritt' (with Josef Pöschl), Osteuropa- Wirtschaft, Vol. 48, No. 4/2003, 2003 'Die osteuropäische Landwirtschaft vor dem Beitritt zur EU', Die Ernte, Österreichische Bauernzeitschrift, No. 2/2003, February 2003 'Agrarstrukturen und Außenhandel in der CEFTA', Agrarische Rundschau, No. 6, Ökosoziales Forum Österreich and The Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, 2000 'Die Landwirtschaft nach der Transformation in Rumänien' (with Josef Pöschl), Monatsberichte über die österreichische Landwirtschaft, No.11, 2000 'Konkurrenzfähigkeit der CEFTA-Landwirtschaft und Auswirkungen auf Österreich' (with Josef Pöschl), Förderungsdienst, No. 2, Ministry of Agriculture, Vienna, 2000 'Die Landwirtschaft in der Slowakei und der Tschechischen Republik', Ost-West- Gegeninformationen, No. 3, 2000 OTHER WORKING PAPER AND DISCUSSION SERIES 'Milk and dairy products in the NMS and the impacts of the CAP in the future', Czech Agricultural Association, Prague, November 2006 'Agrarböden in den neuen Mitgliedsländern: Hat die Übernahme der GAP Konsequenzen?', workshop "Economic conditions for the use of land funds in the Czech Republic after the accession to the EU", November 2004 'How will the Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak agriculture perform after EU accession? (in Czech)' (with Josef Pöschl), Fontes Rerum, Sborník textu, No. 9/2004, 2004, pp 'EU-Erweiterung - Bedrohung für Österreichs Agrarwirtschaft?', AKII-Agricultural Institute, Budapest, November 2003 SHORTER PAPERS AND COMMENTS 'Current state in the Czech agriculture', Green Report 2005, Czech Ministry of Agriculture, Prague 'Middle term prospects of agriculture in the Czech Republic and another NMS on the common market in the EU', Czech Agricultural Association, Prague, February 2006 Page 3 - Curriculum vitae of

4 WIIW PUBLICATIONS WIIW MONTHLY REPORT 'Slovakia: robust exports prevailing over weak domestic demand', in: Leon Podkaminer (ed), Monthly Report No. 10/2010, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2010, pp 'Slovakia: hitting bottom in the second quarter', Monthly Report No. 10/2009, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2009, pp 'NMS grain production in 2009: calm on the market', Monthly Report No. 8-9/2009, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 8-9, Vienna, August-September 2009, pp. 4-8 'Crisis management in selected countries of Central, East and Southeast Europe' (with Vasily Astrov, Gabor Hunya, Sebastian Leitner, Anton Mihailov and Sandor Richter), in: Leon Podkaminer (ed), Monthly Report No. 6/2009, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2009, pp 'Slovakia: backed by continued robust growth towards the eurozone', Monthly Report No. 10/2008, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2008, pp 'Soaring grain prices driven by rising demand for food and biofuels', Monthly Report No. 2/2008, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2008, pp 'Slovakia: impressive export-led growth', Monthly Report No. 10/2007, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2007, pp 'Slovakia: little change in economic policy, strong growth continues', Monthly Report No. 10/2006, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2006, pp 'Further expanding agro-food trade of the NMS-4 in Europe' (with Jan Mládek), Monthly Report No. 5/2006, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 5, Vienna, May 2006, pp. 3-7 'Slovakia: robust economic growth despite political turmoil', Monthly Report No. 10/2005, wiiw Monthly Report, Vienna, pp 'The land market in the new EU member states', Monthly Report No. 7/2005, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 7, Vienna, July 2005, pp. 1-3 'New EU Member States: booming agro-food trade, Poland ahead', Monthly Report No. 2/2005, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2005, pp. 2-7 'Grain surplus throughout the CEE region', Monthly Report No. 1/2005, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2005, pp. 1-4 'Slovakia: robust economic growth amidst increasing regional disparities', Monthly Report No. 10/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, Vienna, pp 'Agriculture in transition countries in 2003: hit by the drought', Monthly Report 2/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 2, Vienna, February 2004, pp 'Slovak flat tax: more pain than gain?', Monthly Report 1/2004, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2004, pp. 1-3 'Slovakia: exports fuel high GDP growth', Monthly Report 10/2003, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2003, pp 'Agriculture in transition countries: stagnation in the CEECs, growth in Russia and Ukraine', Monthly Report 01/2003, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 1, Vienna, January 2003, pp. 3-8 'Slovakia: election encourages GDP growth', Monthly Report 10/2002, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 10, Vienna, October 2002, pp Page 4 - Curriculum vitae of

5 WIIW RESEARCH REPORTS 'Central and East European Agriculture in Integrating Europe' (with Jan Mládek), wiiw Research Reports, No. 329, Vienna, August 2006 'Konkurrenzfähigkeit der CEFTA-Landwirtschaft und Auswirkungen auf Österreich (with English Summary)' (with Josef Pöschl), wiiw Research Reports, No. 272, Vienna, October 2000 'Slovakia: a new European citadel of car manufacturing?', High Growth Continues, with Risks of Overheating on the Horizon, wiiw Research Reports, No. 341, Vienna, July 2007, pp 'Slovakia: very high growth, few changes in policy', Private Consumption and Flourishing Exports Keep the Region on High Growth Track, wiiw Research Reports, No. 335, Vienna, February 2007 'Slovakia: robust investment-led growth ahead of an export offensive', Broader-based Growth Resilient to Global Uncertainties, wiiw Research Reports, No. 328, Vienna, July 2006, pp 'Slovakia: accelerating GDP growth and rising self-confidence towards elections', Strong Growth, Driven by Exports in the NMS and by Consumption in the Future EU Members, wiiw Research Reports, No. 325, Vienna, February 2006, pp 'Slovakia: domestic demand boosts growth', Back from the Peak, Growth in Transition Countries Returns to Standard Rate of Catching-up, wiiw Research Reports, No. 320, Vienna, July 2005, pp 'Slovakia: good news, especially for the business community', Accelerating GDP Growth, Improved Prospects for European Integration, wiiw Research Reports, No. 314, Vienna, March 2005, pp 'Slovakia: an eager reformist, yet distinctly unpopular government', As East You Go, the More They Grow: Transition Economies in a New Setting, wiiw Research Reports, No. 308, Vienna, July 2004, pp 'Slovakia: comprehensive reforms and export-led growth', Transition Countries on the Eve of EU Enlargement, wiiw Research Reports, No. 303, Vienna, February 2004, pp 'Country Report Slovakia: robust expansion backed by growing competitiveness', Transition Countries in 2003: Reforms and Restructuring Keep the Global Economic Slowdown at Bay, wiiw Research Reports, No. 297, Vienna, July 2003, pp 'Country Report Slovakia: growth backed by domestic demand', Transition Countries Resist Global Slowdown: Productivity Gains Offset Effects of Appreciation, wiiw Research Reports, No. 293, Vienna, February 2003, pp WIIW CURRENT ANALYSES AND FORECASTS 'Slovakia: Despite export-driven growth, high unemployment will persist', in: Peter Havlik (ed), Recovery - in Low Gear across Tough Terrain, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 7, Vienna, March 2011, pp 'Slovakia: Export-driven growth, but rising unemployment', in: Sandor Richter (ed), Will Exports Prevail over Austerity?, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 6, Vienna, July 2010, pp 'Slovakia: After gloom, still no boom', in: Sandor Richter (ed), Crisis Is Over, but Problems Loom Ahead, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 5, Vienna, February 2010 'Slovakia: late revenge of the overambitious conversion rate', in: Sandor Richter (ed), Where Have All the Shooting Stars Gone?, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 4, Vienna, July 2009, pp 'Slovakia: after three-year boom, settling down to moderate growth', Differentiated Impact of the Global Crisis, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 3, Vienna, February 2009, pp Page 5 - Curriculum vitae of

6 'Slovakia: in good shape on the threshold of the eurozone', The Big Boom Is Over, but Growth Remains Strong and Inflation Calms Down, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 2, Vienna, July 2008, pp 'Slovakia: booming economy looking ahead to the euro', Weathering the Global Storm, yet Rising Costs and Labour Shortages May Dampen Domestic Growth, wiiw Current Analyses and Forecasts, No. 1, Vienna, February 2008, pp OTHER WIIW PUBLICATIONS 'The Ukrainian Economy between Russia and the Enlarged EU: Consequences for Trade and Investment' (with Vasily Astrov and Josef Pöschl), wiiw Country Profiles, No. 23, Vienna, March 2006 'Structural Characteristics of Agriculture and the Food Industry' (with Doris Hanzl-Weiss and Josef Pöschl), in: Michael Landesmann (ed), wiiw Structural Report 2003 on Central and Eastern Europe, Volume 3, wiiw Structural Report, Vol. 3, Vienna, October 2003 Page 6 - Curriculum vitae of

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