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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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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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Neue Wege für die EU-Türkei-Wirtschaftsbeziehungen – Zollunion im Wandel?

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Upcoming Events

16  December 2025    5:45 pm CET

In cooperation with CEU, FIW, Universität Wien, WIFO, WIIW and WU.

Arnaud Costinot (Professor of Economics and Associate Head at Massachusetts Institute of Technology at MIT) presents his research (jointly with Rodrigo Adão, John Sturm Becko, and Dave Donaldson) in the Vienna International Economics Seminar (VIES) series

A World Trading System for Whom? Evidence from Global Tariffs

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Projects in Focus

Impact Evaluation of the Interreg Central Europe Programme

Client: Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE
Duration: September 2020 - March 2023 read more

Where are the growth potentials? The sectors that can boost convergence in CESEE

Client: Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)
Duration: June 2023 - November 2023 read more

Political economy of public debt, growth and interest rates in the context of the Corona crisis

Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: October 2021 - September 2023 read more

Human Mobility in the Western Balkans: Pathways for Inclusive Growth and Human Development

Client: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Duration: February 2025 - August 2025 read more

Tobacco taxation in Eastern Europe 2025-2026

Client: Bloomberg Philanthropies
Duration: January 2025 - December 2026 read more

Demographic and economic development in Central and East European countries (CEECs)

Client: City of Vienna
Duration: September 2021 - June 2022 read more

How can economic instruments of climate policy be directed through foreign direct investment?

Client: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Duration: October 2022 - June 2025 read more

The impacts of recent inflation developments on EU finances

Client: European Parliament
Duration: December 2023 - September 2024 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


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