News & Opinions

EU should drastically increase aid to Ukraine - 19 Nov 2024

Without massive support, a dictated peace or collapse looms. Aid should be provided as grants, not loans, and reconstruction should be funded using Russia's frozen central bank assets read more

Neuer Podcast zu Russlands Wirtschaft - 18 Nov 2024

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

Global Meeting for Research on Tobacco Taxation in Istanbul - 15 Nov 2024

A four-day gathering in the Turkish metropolis, co-organised by wiiw, brought together research partners from more than 20 countries and four international organisations to discuss the latest trends in tobacco taxation research read more

Trump 2.0 – protectionism and trade wars ahead - 08 Nov 2024

Donald Trump is likely to aggressively continue his ‘America First’ policy – with higher tariffs, subsidies and fierce competition with Europe. The EU urgently needs to restore its competitiveness through innovation and industrial policy read more

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

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Recent Publications

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Impacts of the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism

wiiw Policy Notes and Reports read more

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EU carbon border tax: General equilibrium effects on income and emissions

wiiw Working Papers read more

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Front-loading financial support to Ukraine: It’s now or never

wiiw Policy Notes and Reports read more

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Upcoming Events

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

Export bonus: Significance and performance of Austrian exporters

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

Systematische Untersuchung der möglichen mittel- und langfristigen Auswirkungen von Covid-19 auf Personen- und Gütermobilität

Client: ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG/Austrian Railway
Duration: February 2021 - March 2022 read more

Employment and Labour Market Scenarios

Client: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
Duration: July 2024 - August 2024 read more

Political economy of public debt, growth and interest rates in the context of the Corona crisis

Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: October 2021 - September 2023 read more

A stronger CEE for a stronger Europe - Policy Note

Client: Erste Group Bank AG
Duration: December 2023 - February 2024 read more

Capacity building for Central, East and Souteast Europe: Joint Vienna Institute

Client: Oesterreichische Nationalbank/Austrian Ministry of Finance
Duration: January 2024 - December 2024 read more

Towards the European Web Intelligence Hub - European system for collection and analysis of online job advertisement data (WIH-OJA)

Client: CEDEFOP
Duration: October 2021 - October 2024 read more

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