News & Opinions
Recent refugee arrivals in Austria: Challenges to social and labour market integration - 26 Nov 2019
A major study by wiiw of recent arrivals from the Middle East highlights the importance of interaction with locals, language skills and mental health support. read more
Romania: New president and new government amid economic slowdown - 25 Nov 2019
The minority government must tackle the fiscal deficit, slower growth and corruption. Together with the re-elected president, it will initiate an early election. read more
Refugees in Austria: Strong labour market integration after several years - 21 Nov 2019
After negotiating initial hurdles, refugee employment rates tend to converge fairly quickly towards those of non-humanitarian migrants and natives. read more
One Trillion Euros for a European Silk Road - 20 Nov 2019
The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) has just released a new Policy Note, in which it proposes a financing model for a European Silk Road. read more
Hungary 1989-2019: “Change was unavoidable, but was done perhaps too quickly and radically” - 14 Nov 2019
As part of our ‘looking back, looking forward’ series to mark 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Sandor Richter talked to Veronika Janyrova about Hungary. read more
Eastern Europe has come a long way in 30 years, but faces some serious challenges in a changing world - 07 Nov 2019
To mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, wiiw has produced a special report looking at the past, present and future of Central, East and Southeast Europe. read more
Eastern Europe braced for fallout from global slowdown - 06 Nov 2019
The new economic growth forecasts for 23 economies in Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE) up to 2021 has just been published (article contains a video). read more
wiiw is hiring - 04 Nov 2019
The institute is looking for two economists and a project manager. read more
Dissecting the global growth and productivity slowdown - 30 Oct 2019
Economic growth in the developed world and CEE has been mediocre since the crisis. The explanation lies in the weakness of ICT investment and productivity. read more
Making the best of a bad hand - 29 Oct 2019
North Macedonia has been treated unfairly by the EU, but NATO accession should still bring economic benefits. read more