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The ‘Tariff Man’ Strikes Again: The Second Round of Trump Tariffs in Historical Perspective and Their Potential Global Impact - 03 Feb 2025
Trump’s new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China will likely cause significant short-term reductions in trade. While the US may face inflation, Canada and Mexico will experience output declines read more
New project: Monitoring and supporting the Western Balkans’ EU convergence - 23 Jan 2025
Official launch of an exciting new project to facilitate the EU convergence of Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Serbia, funded by the Open Society Foundation – Western Balkans read more
How much of a risk is Trump 2.0 to the economies of Central, East and Southeast Europe? - 21 Jan 2025
The region will feel the impact of Trump through trade, potentially reduced investment and the dollar. However, the main obstacle to stronger growth remains the crisis in Germany read more
wiiw is hiring an Economist specialised in macroeconomics or fiscal policy - 20 Jan 2025
The candidate is supposed to conduct applied empirical research in the context of a new project on the distributional and employment effects of fiscal policy read more
Studie: Arbeitskräftemangel könnte Österreichs Wachstum mittelfristig gefährden - 13 Jan 2025
Ab den 2030ern droht ein akuter Arbeitskräftemangel; die Exportwirtschaft dürfte leiden; höhere Erwerbsbeteiligung, Zuwanderung von Fachkräften und mehr Produktivität wären notwendig read more
Ralph Ossa: Green trade for a greener world economy - 09 Jan 2025
At our Global Economy Lecture, the Chief Economist of the World Trade Organization explained how environmental comparative advantage could reduce global CO2 emissions read more
wiiw sucht eine(n) Teilzeit-Projektmanager:in (m/w/d) - 17 Dec 2024
Der oder die Kandidat:in wird Forschungsprojekte administrieren und Projektveranstaltungen organisieren. read more
Sharp decline in foreign direct investment in Eastern Europe - 17 Dec 2024
FDI inflows are slipping below the level of the COVID crisis; German investors on the retreat, Austrian investors cautiously; China investing the most; Trump creating uncertainty read more
Europe’s Economic Dependencies Demand Pragmatic Solutions - 13 Dec 2024
Instead of ideologically motivated economic policy, Europe needs a pragmatic approach to up its competitiveness. The answer is a Catalytic Industrial Policy to energise the green, digital, and social sectors read more
Vorstandsmitglied Dr. Claus J. Raidl verstorben - 11 Dec 2024
Wir trauern um unser langjähriges Vorstandsmitglied Dr. Claus J. Raidl read more