News & Opinions

wiiw is hiring a Pre-Doc Economist specialised in Macroeconomics - 01 Apr 2026

The candidate should have a Master’s degree, skills in econometrics and a pronounced interest in empirical research. read more

Das wiiw stellt ein: Projektmanager/in im Forschungsbereich - 01 Apr 2026

Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Antragstellung (Projektakquise). read more

Das wiiw stellt ein: IT/Digital Transformation Manager (m/w/d, Teilzeit) - 01 Apr 2026

Wir suchen eine Person, die unsere digitale Transformation aktiv weiterführt und zentrale IT-Projekte im Institut steuert. read more

New Study: Same job, different skills – why migrants fall behind at work - 13 Mar 2026

Migrants in Europe perform fewer complex tasks than native workers in the same jobs due to cognitive skill gaps rather than discriminatory task allocation. Language training and skill development are key read more

New study: Regime change in Iran could boost EU economy - 02 Mar 2026

GDP gains of up to 0.7% for the EU; Austria would benefit particularly; dampening effects on inflation; Iran could reach the economic level of Turkey or South Korea in the medium term read more

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally changed Central, East and Southeast Europe - 24 Feb 2026

The war has ended the region’s three-decade growth model and replaced it with one defined by security and capital intensity read more

Reorientation of Ukraine’s economy towards the EU - 24 Feb 2026

EU now Ukraine’s most important trading partner; high dependence on China for drones; critical raw materials, defence and renewables are opportunities for Europe; robust agriculture, greater role for the government read more

New study: fiscal consolidation dampens growth and increases inequality - 18 Feb 2026

Study shows: dampening effects of fiscal consolidation are significantly stronger in a recession than in an upturn; negative impact in Austria limited so far; ensure socially balanced consolidation read more

United Europe 2031: Widen, Deepen, Survive - 17 Feb 2026

Europe must grasp the nettle and use enlargement to force deep integration – before delay turns into decline read more

Winter forecast for Eastern Europe: Solid growth despite uncertainties - 04 Feb 2026

Structural change in Central and Eastern Europe is in full swing, while Trump, budget deficits and a dictated peace in Ukraine pose risks; Ukraine faces a difficult future, whereas Russia’s economy is stagnating read more

A dictated peace would be a disaster for Ukraine and Central Eastern Europe - 15 Jan 2026

Without credible security guarantees, Ukraine is likely to become a vassal state of Moscow and will continue to get poorer. The EU members of the region would face economic decline and protracted conflict with Russia read more

Recent Publications

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The illiberal economy: The long-term development of the Hungarian economy under Viktor Orbán

wiiw Policy Notes and Reports read more

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Monthly Report No. 03/2026

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Quantifying the trade impact of SPS and TBTs with product-level structural gravity

wiiw Working Papers read more

Upcoming Events

29  April 2026    9:30 am CEST

Welche Folgen hat der Iran-Krieg für die Wirtschaft in Mittel-, Ost- und Südosteuropa, welche Auswirkungen hat er auf den Ukraine-Krieg und was bedeutet der Machtwechsel in Ungarn?

Pressekonferenz - Frühjahrsprognose Osteuropa

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30  April 2026    2:00 pm CEST

Deputy Director Richard Grieveson will present wiiw's new economic forecasts for CESEE in 2026-28.

wiiw Q2 Economic Forecast for Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE)

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Projects in Focus

Nearshoring and decarbonisation in the Western Balkans

Client: DIHK - Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag
Duration: January 2024 - September 2024 read more

Empowering the Geopolitical EU in the Eastern Neighbourhood and the Western Balkans (GEO-POWER-EU)

Client: European Commission, Horizon Europe
Duration: June 2024 - May 2027 read more

Public finances and climate change

Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: October 2025 - September 2027 read more

Modeling the Effects of Geopolitical Tensions on Trade and Global Value Chains

Client: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Duration: October 2024 - December 2025 read more

Employment and Labour Market Scenarios

Client: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
Duration: July 2024 - August 2024 read more

Monitoring and Assessing Labor Markets in the Western Balkans

Client: The World Bank
Duration: June 2022 - June 2025 read more

Production and analysis of the Skills Forecast

Client: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)
Duration: July 2020 - July 2024 read more

The impacts of recent inflation developments on EU finances

Client: European Parliament
Duration: December 2023 - September 2024 read more

Demographics of the Austrian foreign trade structure

Client: Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy
Duration: October 2022 - April 2023 read more

Industrial Policy for a New Growth Model: A toolbox for EU-CEE countries

Client: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Duration: July 2022 - December 2022 read more

New EU own resources: possibilities and limitations of steering effects and sectoral policy co-benefits

Client: European Parliament
Duration: March 2021 - August 2021 read more

Industrial Diagnostic Study Rwanda 2020

Client: UNIDO
Duration: August 2020 - April 2021 read more


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