Bridging the gap: converge2eu tracks Western Balkans’ road to EU prosperity - 09 Oct 2025
Data highlight the urgent need for action on environment, education, and infrastructure - while digitalisation shows strong progressread more
Russia is shifting its foreign trade massively towards China - 02 Oct 2025
Russia’s foreign trade is undergoing a profound shift, with China replacing the EU as Russia’s main trading partnerread more
Neuer Podcast - Wie stark ist Russland, das gerade die Nato testet, wirklich? - 02 Oct 2025
Vasily Astrov bespricht und analysiert mit „Presse“-Journalist Eduard Steiner mittwochs im Zweiwochen-Rhythmus russisches Gas, Sanktionen, Oligarchen – und vieles mehrread more
The EU is gaining influence in Eastern Europe, but losing ground to China in North Africa and Turkey - 25 Sep 2025
New Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index (GEOII) shows: The EU should strategically leverage its economic relations with neighbouring countries in order to remain competitive with China, Russia and the USread more
Central Europe’s urban boom, rural decline, and Ukraine’s path to post-war recovery - 23 Sep 2025
At wiiw’s 2025 Spring Seminar, experts delved into the challenges and opportunities for regional development in Central, East and Southeast Europeread more
Tariffs at the end of the tunnel - 28 Jul 2025
Trump's tariffs hit EU exports with 15% duties. Trade drops, prices fall, and output shrinks slightly. The EU is likely to see balanced welfare effects, but tensions and uncertainty persistread more
FDI for innovative and green growth: Europe needs a smarter strategy - 17 Jul 2025
How can FDI support green growth in the EU? Multinationals tend to invest where they can develop technologies for their subsidiaries. Their know-how spills over to domestic firms. Host countries should therefore provide strong opportunities for green technology development and focus on building upon local strengths
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Achieving geoeconomic goals by boosting the economy without raising the public debt ratio? New evidence on the effects of public investment in the European Union
In cooperation with CEU, FIW, Universität Wien, WIFO, WIIW and WU.
Nitya Pandalai-Nayer (Associate Professor, UT Austin Department of Economics) presents her research (jointly with Javier Cravino, Andrei A. Levchenko, Francesc Ortega) in the Vienna International Economics Seminar (VIES) series
