News & Opinions

The EU’s New Growth Plan for the Western Balkans: Solid Foundations but Shaky Details - 18 Mar 2024

The EU Commission’s new economic plan for the Western Balkans may sound promising, but it falters upon closer inspection. It lacks substance, fails to address key issues, and doesn't fix past flaws read more

Gute Aussichten für die österreichische Exportwirtschaft - 27 Feb 2024

Österreichs Exporteure konnten 2023 Exportmarktanteile gewinnen. FIW prognostiziert für 2024 ein preisbereinigtes Exportwachstum von 2,2 Prozent und von 3,2 Prozent für 2025 read more

The impact of Artificial Intelligence on employment: a new economic paradigm - 16 Feb 2024

AI can be both a disruptor and an enabler of human welfare. What will be its effects on labour markets, social welfare and global value chains? The right policies will be crucial to make it economically beneficial read more

Recent Publications

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Das konjunkturelle Verhalten der Staatsausgaben für Gesundheit und Soziales in Österreich und Deutschland: Wie robust ist die OECD-Methodik?

wiiw Research Reports in German Language read more

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Monthly Report No. 2/2024

wiiw Monthly Reports read more

Russia’s Economy on the Eve of the Second Anniversary of the War

Russia Monitor read more

Upcoming Events

27  March 2024    10:00 am CET

Join us for the hybrid presentation of the final results of the Jubilee Fund project with Antea Barišić, Alireza Sabouniha and Mahdi Ghodsi.

Industry 4.0, migration and the labour market adjustment - an intra-European perspective.

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Projects in Focus

Green technologies: How are they created and regulated? What impact do they have?

Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: January 2024 - June 2026 read more

Comparative Advantage in the Digital Era: New insights into trade in digital tasks and ICT capital

Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: March 2021 - February 2023 read more

Fiscal rules and fiscal councils in the Western Balkans

Client: The World Bank
Duration: August 2023 - June 2024 read more

Export diversification strategy for Venezuela

Client: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Duration: October 2023 - February 2024 read more

Makroökonomische Effekte von Geldpolitik

Client: Dezernat Zukunft
Duration: October 2022 - September 2024 read more


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