News & Opinions
wiiw Opinion Corner: Is there an economic rationale for Poland – and other EU-CEE countries – to join the euro area? - 20 Feb 2017
A critical commentary by wiiw Economist Leon Podkaminer read more
Greening the economy and its welfare implications - 14 Feb 2017
Environmental regulations are on the rise. In this context, Vera Danilina will present her research on the role of green public procurement on Thursday, 16 February, in Vienna. read more
Job offer / Stellenausschreibung wiiw Bibliothek - 13 Feb 2017
Das wiiw sucht eine/n engagierte/n Bibliothekar/in und Informationsmanager/in als Karenzvertretung und zur Verstärkung unseres internationalen Teams. read more
New 'Open Data' section established on wiiw website - 09 Feb 2017
A tradability dataset is the first free download to encourage other researchers to reproduce our research results or to start own calculations. More datasets to follow. read more
Growth strengthens and inflation returns, but political risk warning lights are flashing red - 31 Jan 2017
2017 could be a defining year for the European project, and the implications for Central, East and Southeast Europe may be significant. 10 key themes in 2017, by Richard Grieveson. read more
wiiw ranked No. 4 of the world's top international economics think tanks - 27 Jan 2017
The latest 'Global Go To' ranking places wiiw again in the top of the world's international economics think tanks. read more
From Refugees to Workers - 25 Jan 2017
Watch a video interview with Iván Martin on the integration of refugees in the European labour market read more
Benefits and Costs of DCFTA: Evaluation of the Impact on Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine - 20 Jan 2017
A new wiiw study by Amat Adarov and Peter Havlik analyses the effects of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). read more
wiiw Opinion Corner: What has triggered political turbulences in Bulgaria - 11 Jan 2017
Last years’ presidential elections in Bulgaria brought about an unexpected defeat of the ruling GERB party by the independent candidate Rumen Radev. A commentary by Rumen Dobrinsky. read more
wiiw Opinion Corner: What will change after Donald Trump's victory? - 19 Dec 2016
wiiw economists reflect on the results of the US elections and their likely impact on US trade relations, on Iran, Russia and CIS read more