Sebastian Drazsky
Economic research and data tools
My work focuses on productivity, growth and external concentration.
Selected work
EU growth remains weak and is increasingly labour-driven
Robert Stehrer, Sebastian Drazsky, David Zenz
An article on EU growth and productivity using the updated wiiw Growth and Productivity Database.
Growth and Productivity Explorer
Software design and implementation
A public interface for exploring the wiiw Growth and Productivity Database. The live tool credits me for software design and implementation.
Independent research
International Sovereignty Index
An independent project measuring the concentration of countries' external counterparties across six domains. The technical specification and EU-27 results are deposited on Zenodo.
Writing
Personalised Pricing and the Price Signal
An independent essay about price discrimination, consumer comparison and the information conveyed by posted prices.
The Rate, in Its Place
An independent essay about the use and limits of discounting in environmental policy.
Background
I am based in Vienna. I developed the Growth and Productivity Explorer during a research internship at wiiw in July 2026.
Contact
If you would like to discuss a research question or a project, email me.