News & Opinions
EU-CEE countries need innovation for a new growth model - 23 Sep 2024
More R&D essential for EU members in the region; better framework conditions and spill-over effects from foreign know-how necessary; Ireland and Singapore as role models read more
Lessons for Ukraine and Moldova from EU-CEE - 02 Aug 2024
A lot of the experience of previous EU joiners is relevant, yet in the current context many things will also be different read more
wiiw sucht eine(n) Projektmanager/In (m/w/d) - 22 Jul 2024
Der oder die KandidatIn wird Forschungsprojekte, Projektanträge und Projektveranstaltungen koordinieren. read more
Deutsch-Lektorat auf Werkvertragsbasis gesucht - 22 Jul 2024
Wir suchen Freelance-Lektor/innen bzw. Korrekturleser/innen in Deutsch für unsere wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Texte. read more
wiiw launches research network on tobacco and other health-related taxes in Central and Eastern Europe - 16 Jul 2024
Taxes on harmful products improve health and reduce public costs. A new research network in seven CEE countries aims to better understand them – starting with tobacco – and to help drive policy change read more
Sanctions barely affecting Russia’s ability to wage war - 08 Jul 2024
A wide selection of figures can be found in a new online database on the impact of Western sanctions on the Russian economy read more
wiiw’s health tax initiative moves its tobacco research forward with a conference and internal workshop - 06 Jul 2024
Experts and CEE policy makers in public health and taxation gathered in Vienna to present the latest trends and results in health tax policy in the region read more
Ingrid Gazzari and Michael Landesmann receive Decoration of Honour in Silver awards from the City of Vienna - 05 Jul 2024
Former Executive Director and co-founder of wiiw Ingrid Gazzari, and long-term wiiw Scientific Director Michael Landesmann have received prestigious awards from Vienna’s city government read more
Summer Forecast: Growth in Eastern Europe gains momentum - 02 Jul 2024
Sharp rise in real wages and private consumption main drivers of growth; Ukraine suffering from power cuts; Russia to grow by 3.2% in 2024; threatened US sanctions against third countries to take effect read more
Aufschwung in Mittel-, Ost- und Südosteuropa stützt Österreichs Konjunktur - 02 Jul 2024
Wachstum in Polen, Tschechien, Ungarn, der Slowakei, Slowenien und am Westbalkan hilft der stockenden heimischen Wirtschaft; China überholt Österreich bei neuen Investitionsprojekten in CEE read more