News & Opinions

Neuer Podcast - Warum die Amerikaner mit Putin dealen und die Europäer nicht - 04 Sep 2025

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

Tariffs at the end of the tunnel - 28 Jul 2025

Trump's tariffs hit EU exports with 15% duties. Trade drops, prices fall, and output shrinks slightly. The EU is likely to see balanced welfare effects, but tensions and uncertainty persist read more

FDI for innovative and green growth: Europe needs a smarter strategy - 17 Jul 2025

How can FDI support green growth in the EU? Multinationals tend to invest where they can develop technologies for their subsidiaries. Their know-how spills over to domestic firms. Host countries should therefore provide strong opportunities for green technology development and focus on building upon local strengths read more

Summer Forecast: Iran conflict to have little impact on growth in Eastern Europe - 01 Jul 2025

Region to grow much faster than the euro area; Iran, Trump’s tariffs, war in Ukraine as downside risks; Russia’s growth will halve to around 2%; Ukraine’s outlook deteriorating read more

US-Ukraine Mineral Resources Agreement: Diplomatic coup in adverse circumstances? - 01 Jul 2025

The US-Ukraine minerals deal is a success for Zelensky under the current circumstances. It could serve as a blueprint for future resource-for-reconstruction deals, with other countries formalising their support for Ukraine through similar frameworks read more

Recent Publications

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Robots, shoring patterns, and employment: What are the linkages?

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Monthly Report No. 7-8/2025

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Monthly Report No. 6/2025

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Upcoming Events

15  September 2025    9:00 am CEST

In cooperation with Oesterreichische Nationalbank.

93rd East Jour Fixe

Labor markets in CESEE: past gain, current strain and future pain?

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15  September 2025    5:00 pm CEST

In cooperation with The Schumpeter Society & Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB).

Schumpeter Award 2025 presented to Sabine Herlitschka

Schumpeter Award 2025

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08  October 2025    1:00 pm CEST

Join Prof. Dr. Wolff for his recent insights on European defence economics

European rearmament: too little, too expensive, too dependent?

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05  November 2025    4:00 pm CET

In cooperation with Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) .

Global Economy Lecture 2025 with Silvana Tenreyro, FBA, CBE

Global Economy Lecture 2025 - Save the date

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Projects in Focus

Revision and Update of the Study "Danube Region Monitor – People and Skills" and the Online Database

Client: Federal Minister of Labour and Economy & Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalisation (OeAD)
Duration: March 2025 - November 2028 read more

Articles for the magazine 'European Voices'

Client: DER ThinkTank
Duration: January 2024 - December 2025 read more

Capacity Building for Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe: Development, organisation, implementation and evaluation of seminars at the Joint Vienna Institute

Client: Oesterreichische Nationalbank/Austrian Ministry of Finance
Duration: January 2025 - December 2025 read more

Nearshoring and decarbonisation in the Western Balkans

Client: DIHK - Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag
Duration: January 2024 - September 2024 read more


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