News & Opinions
New wiiw study: Refugees in Austria often start work in jobs that they are overqualified for - 14 Oct 2020
Policy measures must focus on avoiding a prolonged job-skills mismatch, and particular attention should be paid to females and those with higher education read more
22nd EU-Ukraine summit: An Ordinary Meeting in Extraordinary Times - 08 Oct 2020
The 2020 EU-Ukraine summit did not bring any major political decisions, but was useful in terms of demonstrating a joint commitment to the achievement of long-term goals. read more
New EU Enlargement Package promises increased funding for the Western Balkans - 08 Oct 2020
The new plan alone is insufficient; deeper economic integration of the region with the EU ahead of accession is needed. read more
Measuring globalisation: A new database on economic openness - 06 Oct 2020
To facilitate research on globalisation and related issues, this article introduces a new data set with different trade, financial and overall openness indicators for 216 countries over 1960-2019. read more
What can be the way out of the impasse in Belarus? - 22 Sep 2020
All indications point towards an end of Lukashenko’s era in Belarus. But will this happen in an orderly manner or through a violent societal clash? wiiw Belarus Expert Rumen Dobrinsky reflects on possible scenarios for the succession of power. read more
A change of EU strategy in the Western Balkans is long overdue - 14 Sep 2020
New study by Bertelsmann Stiftung & wiiw evaluates regional economic cooperation in the Western Balkans for two decades. read more
Österreich & Osteuropa: Coronakrise stellt enge Wirtschaftsbeziehungen vor die größte Zerreißprobe seit den 1990er-Jahren. - 10 Sep 2020
Das wiiw präsentiert seine neue Studie zu Österreichs Wirtschaftsbeziehungen mit Osteuropa - wirtschaftliche Effekte der Krise und ihre längerfristigen Folgen read more
Stellenausschreibung: IT-Applikationsentwickler/-manager (M/W/D) - 30 Jul 2020
wiiw is looking for an application developer/manager (text is in German). read more
Deal on EU recovery fund and EU budget: Breakthrough or disappointment? - 29 Jul 2020
The agreement on the “EU recovery fund” is ground-breaking in important dimensions and will contribute to recovery in hard hit countries, but it comes at a high political price. read more
Why distorted pictures of Italy are poison for European policy debates - 24 Jul 2020
Recent policy debates concerning the EU recovery fund and public debt have strongly focused on Italy and kept reinforcing stereotypes on the country's economic governance read more