News & Opinions
Iran: Rouhani visit to Austria comes at a difficult time - 03 Jul 2018
Austria and the EU are keen to help, but a new wiiw study on Iran concludes that US sanctions will add to an already extensive list of economic challenges. read more
CESEE: Growth has passed its peak - 28 Jun 2018
Julia Grübler and Vasily Astrov presented the new Forecast Report for the Central, East and Southeast European countries and their economic ties with Austria. read more
Turkey election: Erdoğan wins, but economy headed for stormy weather - 25 Jun 2018
The large current account deficit and high FX debt rollover needs leave Turkey exposed to increasingly volatile global conditions. read more
What would Keynes propose for the euro? - 21 Jun 2018
At our 2018 Łaski lecture, Robert Skidelski asked what the great economist would have done to fix the single currency area. A full video of the lecture is now available. read more
Forty-five years of wiiw - 19 Jun 2018
A look at the founding history of the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw). read more
FDI in Central, East and Southeast Europe: declines due to disinvestment - 07 Jun 2018
New FDI Report reveals a strong downward turn of FDI inflow into the region. Renationalisation and domestic take-overs reduced FDI, especially in the EU-CEEs. Austrian FDI diminished, while investors' incomes increased. read more
wiiw contributes to major new EU dataset on structural and investment funds - 28 May 2018
The data provide comprehensive regional data for a 28-year period, and will provide an important tool for further policy analysis. read more
wiiw again recognised among leading economic forecasters on CESEE region - 28 May 2018
Four of our economists took a total of 11 awards across five countries in the region. read more
US tariffs on cars: An expensive and dangerous gamble - 25 May 2018
The announced US tariff hike against cars would not only hurt car exporting countries, but many upstream producers as well. read more
Sailing close to the wind - 24 May 2018
The Turkish central bank has hiked rates significantly, but may still need to do more. Political and economic uncertainty will remain high. read more