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Das wiiw stellt ein: Projektmanager/in im Forschungsbereich - 15 Dec 2025

Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Antragstellung bzw. Einreichung Projekten. Es handelt sich um eine Teilzeitstelle mit 20-25 Wochenstunden. read more

Global Economy Lecture: Silvana Tenreyro on potential responses to economic shocks and the role of negative interest rates - 02 Dec 2025

Negative interest rates can help when there are demand shocks, but they are ineffective during supply shocks. To mitigate the risks associated with future supply stocks, there needs to be technological and trade diversification as well as the creation of resource buffers read more

Freihandel mit der Türkei brächte Vorteile für Österreich und die EU - 26 Nov 2025

Vertiefte Zollunion zwischen EU und Türkei als Win-win-Situation; große Chancen für Österreich, vor allem bei Maschinen und Fahrzeugen; Verhandlungen als Hebel gegenüber Ankara read more

Early EU accession: The economic reforms that Ukraine and the other candidate countries would need to implement - 17 Nov 2025

For rapid EU enlargement to succeed, clear priorities for economic reform are needed to address the biggest problems facing the candidate countries. The case studies of Ukraine, Serbia and Montenegro illustrate this point. read more

Network for tobacco taxation in Eastern Europe meets in Vienna for high-level exchange - 13 Nov 2025

The wiiw Health Economics and Policy Analysis team met for a dialogue with experts – including representatives from Johns Hopkins University, the World Bank and the OECD – on the latest research findings and policy measures on tobacco taxation in Eastern Europe read more

The Western Balkans’ Paradoxical Resilience - 23 Oct 2025

Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia currently outperform the region of Central, East and Southeast Europe economically. Germany’s shift towards increased public spending could provide a boost to their growth read more

Autumn Forecast: Eastern Europe with robust, but slower growth - 22 Oct 2025

The economic model of CEE is changing, while rising defence spending will stimulate growth in the region. Ukraine's economy is stuck in war, whereas Russia is headed for stagnation read more

Recent Publications

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Digitalisation of jobs and gender-age segregation in digital tasks: Cross-country evidence based on ESJS2 data

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Monthly Report No. 12/2025

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Monthly Report No. 11/2025 - FDI in Central, East and Southeast Europe

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Upcoming Events

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4th FIW Round Table: Focus Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe

Joining the Core: Bulgaria's Move into the Euro Area

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Projects in Focus

Framework contract for studies in the field of Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research, Culture and Digital Single Market (Lot 1 – Social and Employment Policy)

Client: Committee of the Regions
Duration: July 2022 - June 2023 read more

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

Evaluation of the 2021-2027 Interreg Rhin Supérieur / Oberrhein Programme implementation

Client: Interreg Rhin Supérieur
Duration: October 2024 - November 2025 read more

Russia Monitor

Client: German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
Duration: January 2023 - June 2024 read more

Industrial Diagnostic Study Rwanda 2020

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

Automotive sector in Europe, particularly in CESEE

Client: Oesterreichische Nationalbank/Austrian Ministry of Finance
Duration: April 2021 - October 2021 read more

Carbon Intensive Regions in Transition – Unravelling the Challenges of Structural Change (CINTRAN)

Client: European Commission, Horizon 2020
Duration: May 2020 - April 2024 read more

Challenges for Cohesion: Looking ahead to 2035

Client: European Commission, DG Regional Policy
Duration: September 2022 - April 2024 read more


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