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wiiw Spring Seminar 2015: Presentations and keynote speeches online - 01 Apr 2015
Last week, wiiw economists and prominent external speakers gave an economic overview of CESEE and discussed the most challenging issues of European economic and foreign policy. read more
Sergei Guriev on economics and politics of modern Russia - 30 Mar 2015
Last week, Sergei Guriev gave a keynote speech at the wiiw Spring Seminar. Before this, Michael Landesmann asked him some questions. Here you find the presentation slides and the videos. read more
Turkey, Belarus and Kosovo now included in wiiw databases - 26 Mar 2015
wiiw has expanded its statistical databases on Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE) and now covers 22 countries, providing economic data, research and analysis read more
Interview on the wiiw Spring Forecast 2015-2017 - 17 Mar 2015
wiiw Deputy Director Mario Holzner talks about the main economic developments in Central, East and Southeast Europe and the exposure of Austrian banks in the region. read more
wiiw Spring Forecast 2015-2017: A time of moderate expectations - 13 Mar 2015
Growth in the CESEE region will follow the unimpressive pattern displayed by the euro area. read more
wiiw Opinion Corner: Is there any chance of a lasting compromise in the Greek crisis? - 27 Feb 2015
The short answer is yes. A comment by wiiw Scientific Director Michael Landesmann. read more
Greek negotiations: no payoff, no game - 17 Feb 2015
What is the payoff structure in the Greece versus Euro Area game? Vladimir Gligorov looked through the books co-authored by Varoufakis on game theory and tried to get his strategy. read more
The IMF and the Economic Quagmire in Ukraine - 07 Feb 2015
Peter Havlik talks with Susan Schadler, former IMF Deputy Director, about Ukraine’s deeply rooted governance problems and the weaknesses of the IMF engagement in the country. read more
Hungary's U-turn - 02 Feb 2015
In a recently pre-published paper János Kornai, the world famous Hungarian economist, provides a detailed analysis of the political and economic situation in Hungary. read more
Current issues of EU economic policy in the light of the Greek elections - 27 Jan 2015
In a panel discussion on 26 January, wiiw economists Kurt Bayer, Vladimir Gligorov and Michael Landesmann commented on the situation in Greece. Watch the video here. read more