News & Opinions

First Expanded BRICS Summit a Potemkin Village? - 30 Oct 2024

Russian President Putin scored major PR points by hosting the first expanded BRICS summit. However, to date, BRICS membership has shown no measurable economic impact read more

Neuer Podcast zu Russlands Wirtschaft - 23 Oct 2024

Vasily Astrov bespricht und analysiert mit „Presse“-Journalist Eduard Steiner mittwochs im Zweiwochen-Rhythmus russisches Gas, Sanktionen, Oligarchen – und vieles mehr read more

Autumn Forecast: Eastern Europe defies the downward drag from Germany - 16 Oct 2024

Private consumption buoyant, but industry in recession due to Germany's weakness; near-shoring so far only visible in the Western Balkans and Hungary; Ukrainian economy scarred by the war, Russia expected to grow by almost 4% in 2024 read more

wiiw is hiring an Economist specialised in the Visegrád countries - 16 Oct 2024

The main focus is on applied empirical research in macroeconomics, trade, FDI and industrial policy, and policy-oriented analysis read more

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Recent Publications

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Economic strategies for a thriving Danube Region

wiiw Policy Notes and Reports read more

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Vollbeschäftigung: Theorie, Empirie und Policy-Programme

wiiw Research Reports in German Language read more

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Exploring the Economic Resilience of Low vs. High Carbon Intensity Sectors

wiiw Policy Notes and Reports read more

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Upcoming Events

12  November 2024    2:00 pm CET

In cooperation with Research Centre International Economics (FIW) and European University Institute (EUI).

Join Feodora Teti as she explores how misreported tariff data impacts trade policy studies and introduces selection bias.

Missing tariffs -Errors in tariff data and their impact on trade policy studies

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22  November 2024    2:30 pm CET

Piroska Nagy Mohacsi, Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science

Central Europe’s Chequered Path to Europe

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Projects in Focus

A new growth model in EU-CEE

Client: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Duration: August 2020 - May 2021 read more

Ex post evaluation of Cohesion Policy Programmes 2014-2020: Crisis response

Client: European Commission, DG Regional Policy
Duration: November 2023 - December 2024 read more

Genetic innovation, intermediate goods and energy prices in an agent-based model

Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: March 2023 - August 2025 read more

Eastern Europe Before Transition: Digitisation of data and analysis of CESEE’s command economies

Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: May 2021 - September 2024 read more

Export bonus: Significance and performance of Austrian exporters

Client: Austrian Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs
Duration: October 2021 - April 2022 read more

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