News & Opinions
Convergence or disintegration of EU countries? - 05 Feb 2020
Ensuring long-term convergence and stability in the EU will require coordinated fiscal, wage & industrial policies. read more
The European Green Deal – good intentions that won’t go far - 03 Feb 2020
The EU’s Green Deal, laudable as it is, will not be enough to trigger the desired ecological transformation read more
wiiw ranked third best international economic policy think tank in the world - 31 Jan 2020
wiiw improved its rank from 4th last year in the Global Go To Think Tank Report 2019 of the University of Pennsylvania. read more
Brexit has arrived. What now? - 30 Jan 2020
wiiw expert Michael Landesmann discusses how the next stage of negotiations is likely to develop. read more
The main challenges for EU industrial policy in the next decade - 27 Jan 2020
The EU needs to focus on innovation, China, cohesion and the Green New Deal. read more
Solving the mystery of weak wage growth in EU-CEE - 20 Jan 2020
Earnings have been slow to respond to tight labour markets because of the reforms which have reduced labour’s bargaining power. read more
2019 in review - 09 Jan 2020
China’s BRI, our CESEE forecasts, refugee integration, and the productivity puzzle all figured prominently last year. read more
“The prospect of EU-membership was the single most important reform driver during the transition period” - 19 Dec 2019
Our ‘looking back, looking forward’ series, commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall, continues with Rumen Dobrinsky who shares his assessment on Bulgaria after 1989. read more
The future of migration from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Austria - 17 Dec 2019
Big wage differentials, existing migration networks and labour shortages in Austria will continue to encourage migration flows from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Austria. read more
UK general election: What next for Brexit and the EU? - 11 Dec 2019
The worst may be yet to come for the UK, while the EU-27's impressive unity on Brexit is unlikely to be replicated for other issues. A video interview with Michael Landesmann. read more