News & Opinions
Greece and Europe: An Eyewitness Account - 04 Nov 2015
James Galbraith worked closely with Yanis Varoufakis during the Greek bailout negotiations. In a video-interview, he shares insights about their course and implications for the country. read more
Legitimacy Crisis, Montenegro Edition - 28 Oct 2015
Can early elections solve the problem of stability of democracy in Montenegro? A commentary on the current political situation by Vladimir Gligorov. read more
wiiw mourns the passing of Professor Kazimierz Łaski - 20 Oct 2015
wiiw has the sad duty to inform you of the death of our esteemed and long-time colleague and former Director of our Institute, Professor Kazimierz Łaski. read more
Trends in global trade policy - 13 Oct 2015
Marion Jansen, Chief economist of the International Trade Centre talks about mega-regional trade agreements and trade barriers for SMEs. read more
L. Alan Winters on regionalism and the WTO - 30 Sep 2015
In a video interview Prof. L Alan Winters shares his concerns about currently negotiated 'mega-regional' trade agreements (TTIP and TPP) which go counter to a non-discriminatory multilateral trade system and exclude China read more
wiiw Opinion Corner: EU migration crisis - What can and should be done? - 28 Sep 2015
wiiw migration expert Isilda Mara looks into official migration statistics and puts the current migration flows in relation to past crises. Last but not least, she makes the case for an EU quota regime. read more
The Political Economy of Trade Policy - 25 Sep 2015
A highly qualified debate on the key mechanisms shaping trade policies took place at the recent FIW/CER Workshop. A workshop note by Julia Grübler. read more
Ukraine: current economic situation and outlook - 09 Sep 2015
An economic snapshot by wiiw economist Vasily Astrov read more
Email your MEP to act about Hungary - 09 Sep 2015
In these critical days local NGOs prove humanity and courage by providing immediate support to refugees in Hungary. wiiw forwards their call for help. read more
How to attract FDI to Ukraine after stabilisation? - 17 Aug 2015
wiiw Research Economist Gabor Hunya assesses the current and potential role of FDI and puts forward a coherent policy mix for Ukraine to attract more and better FDI. read more