News & Opinions
(Post-)Pandemic Employment Dynamics in a comparative perspective - 04 Aug 2021
In the EU, fiscal and monetary policies should remain expansionary to ensure a sustainable recovery of labour markets. read more
Corona reveals potential vulnerabilities in global supply chains - 28 Jul 2021
One third of Austria's and the EU's non-European imports are vulnerable to shocks. Especially for high-tech and medical goods Europe is dependent on ‘Factory Asia’, in particular China. read more
JVI Course on Foreign Direct Investment Policies, August 30th - September 10th 2021 - 22 Jul 2021
Are you interested in the role of FDI in East European transition economies? read more
Foreign trade shows impressive bounce-back in CESEE - 14 Jul 2021
Although the recession in 2020 was much deeper than that of the global financial crisis, foreign trade performance was substantially better read more
Cautious optimism as Eastern European economies adapt to COVID-19 - 07 Jul 2021
wiiw just released its new economic forecasts and raises its GDP projections for almost all countries read more
New EU sanctions against Belarus: What will be their economic effect? - 28 Jun 2021
Restrictions on exports of petroleum products will affect the economy at most. read more
Yugoslavia, 30 years on: Winners and losers from transition. - 14 Jun 2021
All ex-Yugoslav republics experienced a notable increase in inequality over the past 30 years. read more
Yugoslavia, 30 years on: 'The break-up of Yugoslavia was not inevitable at all.' - 14 Jun 2021
Vladimir Gligorov looks back at the 1990s and outlines an EU strategy to get the Western Balkans on board. read more
The Janša Plan is not a solution to Western Balkan territorial disputes - 07 Jun 2021
The latest attempt to rearrange territories in Southeast Europe misjudges the priorities of key local actors, not least Serbia. read more
New migration challenges for the EU in the 2020s - 01 Jun 2021
Migration to the EU will increase in the next decade, especially from Africa and the Middle East. EU policy must react accordingly. read more