News & Opinions
Solidarität mit der Ukraine - 28 Feb 2022
Das wiiw verurteilt den russischen Angriffskrieg. Unsere Gedanken sind bei unseren ukrainischen Kolleg*innen, Kooperationspartner*innen, der Bevölkerung der Ukraine und den Demonstrant*innen in Russland. read more
30 years without the USSR: outcomes and lessons - 18 Feb 2022
The anti-democratic and anti-Western backlash in Russia is the result of economic policy missteps in the wake of the transition and could have been avoided. read more
Political risks in Central, East and Southeast Europe in 2022 - 28 Jan 2022
Conflict with Russia, crisis in Bosnia & Herzegovina, upcoming elections threaten political and economic stability in the region read more
wiiw tritt Initiative für wissenschaftliche Integrität bei - 28 Jan 2022
Fünf Institute forcieren 16 Prinzipien bei Auftragsstudien – wiiw schließt sich Memorandum von IHS und WIFO an read more
Winter Forecast: Eastern Europe will grow by 3.2% in 2022 - 27 Jan 2022
Slowdown due to weakness of Russia and Turkey; main risks inflation, strong sanctions on Russia, COVID-19 read more
Do higher public debt ratios really reduce economic growth? - 18 Jan 2022
The pandemic-induced crisis has seen fiscal policy relaxed. Ill-evidenced orthodoxy must not be allowed to reinstate austerity. read more
wiiw sucht Pre-Doc Ökonom_in mit Interesse an Außenwirtschaft und ökologischen Themen - 12 Jan 2022
Der/die Kandidat_in wird im Bereich angewandte empirische Forschung tätig sein und an der "Forschungsstelle Internationale Wirtschaft" mitarbeiten read more
wiiw is hiring an Economist specialised in macroeconomics or fiscal policy - 11 Jan 2022
The candidate should widen our expertise on fiscal policy and its macroeconomic implications in Europe as part of a new, growing research group read more
30 years of Ukrainian independence: Is there a cause for optimism? - 29 Dec 2021
Although Ukraine’s economic growth has been sluggish, in terms of democratic transformation it has scored better than many of its peers. read more
Sectoral data underlines differentiated COVID-19 economic impact on CESEE - 22 Dec 2021
New data shows sharp declines for tourism and transportation activity in 2020, while ICT and healthcare held up better read more