News & Opinions

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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Monthly Report No. 03/2026

wiiw Monthly Reports read more

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

wiiw Working Papers read more

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EU enlargement – Moving forward with pragmatism

wiiw Policy Notes and Reports read more

Upcoming Events

13  April 2026    4:30 pm CEST

In cooperation with oiip.

Panel discussion in the context of the wiiw-oiip seminar series 'Europe in a Fragmented World: Geo-economic and Geo-political Dynamics'

War, Power, and Markets: The Geopolitical and Economic Consequences of the US–Israeli War on Iran

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Projects in Focus

The implications of a decarbonisation and competitiveness plan for EU member states

Client: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Duration: November 2024 - April 2025 read more

Automotive sector in Europe, particularly in CESEE

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

Research Centre International Economics (Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft, FIW)

Client: Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research
Duration: October 2013 - February 2025 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

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

Production and analysis of the Skills Forecast

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

Economic and Social Impacts of FDI in CSEE

Client: Ost-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft e.V.
Duration: January 2022 - November 2022 read more

Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development (GS4S)

Client: European Commission, Horizon Europe
Duration: January 2024 - December 2026 read more

Finanzieller Mehrwert durch genossenschaftlichen und öffentlichen Wohnraum? Eine Auswertung der Zusatzerhebung zur Wohnsituation der Haushalte des Mikrozensus 2018 und 2022

Client: Hans Böckler Stiftung
Duration: February 2025 - May 2026 read more

Toward innovation-driven growth: innovation systems and policies in EU member states of Central Eastern Europe

Client: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Duration: September 2023 - March 2024 read more


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