WIIW The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies - Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche

FDI inflows are slipping below the level of the COVID crisis; German investors on the retreat, Austrian investors cautiously; China investing the most; Trump creating uncertainty read more

Instead of ideologically motivated economic policy, Europe needs a pragmatic approach to up its competitiveness. The answer is a Catalytic Industrial Policy to energise the green, digital, and social sectors read more

Wir trauern um unser langjähriges Vorstandsmitglied Dr. Claus J. Raidl read more

Throughout the EU, productivity growth has been declining, particularly since the global financial crisis. However, labour productivity growth has stabilised in the Western and Southern EU member states, whereas it has declined in the EU member states of Central and Eastern Europe read more

Decades of mismanagement, sanctions and a deteriorating investment climate have left Iran in a state of economic stagnation. With public discontent growing and the political opposition gaining strength, the country faces an uncertain future read more

An expected rise in tobacco excises will boost Ukraine’s fiscal revenues and public health, but these gains would be partially forgone by the privileged treatment of popular heated tobacco products read more

Sebastian Rehse von der Erste Group ist neues Mitglied des wiiw-Vorstands und wird das Institut mit seiner Managementerfahrung und seiner Finanzmarkt- und Europaexpertise unterstützen read more

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

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

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