The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies - WIIW
Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche  -  WIIW
The Austrian think tank for first-hand expertise on Central and Eastern Europe, CIS and the Balkans
 

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  • WIIW Research analyses economic developments of countries in transition (including China), studies East-West European integration and focuses on comparative aspects of global economic trends. A team of specialized economists and supporting statistical staff provides insight into macroeconomic trends, structural change and emerging markets. 
  • WIIW Forecasts, mainly short and medium term; evaluation of different scenarios and analytical assessments. 
  • WIIW Consulting assists clients to assess economic trends and prospects and to reduce uncertainty in entering emerging markets. Also available for special presentations and individual research, by contract (see also list of  recent consultancies). 
  • WIIW Databases, consistent over time and between countries, with nearly 7500 annual, 1200 monthly and 2500 industrial time series. 
  • WIIW Publications: Research findings as well as extracts from the WIIW databases are published in different WIIW series, generally in English. Online access for publications is under construction.
  • WIIW Balkan Observatory is a portal to statistics, research and communication in relation to economic developments in South-Eastern Europe. The Observatory results from co-operation between the WIIW and the London School of Economics (LSE). 
  • "Countdown": An online documentation and communication network on EU's eastern enlargement, promoted in the framework of EU Interreg IIc CADSES.
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  • WIIW Mailing Lists send regular e-mail information about WIIW publications, press releases and events. 
  • WIIW Library has a collection of over 11,500 volumes, 40 daily newspapers and 350 periodicals in over a dozen languages, plus a wide-ranging grey literature of conference proceedings, annual reports, memoranda, and the like. Networked to other specialized libraries, and it also offers a documentation service, scanning publications by special arrangement.