News & Opinions
Brexit has arrived. What now? - 30 Jan 2020
wiiw expert Michael Landesmann discusses how the next stage of negotiations is likely to develop. read more
The main challenges for EU industrial policy in the next decade - 27 Jan 2020
The EU needs to focus on innovation, China, cohesion and the Green New Deal. read more
Solving the mystery of weak wage growth in EU-CEE - 20 Jan 2020
Earnings have been slow to respond to tight labour markets because of the reforms which have reduced labour’s bargaining power. read more
2019 in review - 09 Jan 2020
China’s BRI, our CESEE forecasts, refugee integration, and the productivity puzzle all figured prominently last year. read more
“The prospect of EU-membership was the single most important reform driver during the transition period” - 19 Dec 2019
Our ‘looking back, looking forward’ series, commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall, continues with Rumen Dobrinsky who shares his assessment on Bulgaria after 1989. read more
The future of migration from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Austria - 17 Dec 2019
Big wage differentials, existing migration networks and labour shortages in Austria will continue to encourage migration flows from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Austria. read more
UK general election: What next for Brexit and the EU? - 11 Dec 2019
The worst may be yet to come for the UK, while the EU-27's impressive unity on Brexit is unlikely to be replicated for other issues. A video interview with Michael Landesmann. read more
'Czechoslovakia was one of the most rigid and conservative countries in the former Eastern Bloc' - 10 Dec 2019
As part of the wiiw series 'looking back, looking forward' marking 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Peter Havlik talked to Veronika Janyrova about Czechoslovakia read more
Iran is facing the most brutal suppression in its recent history - 05 Dec 2019
The recent protests in Iran are an outcome of severe underlying economic and political pressure, which needs to be addressed by the international community. read more
How much space for fiscal expansion? Germany falls victim to 'output gap nonsense' - 04 Dec 2019
Miscalculations of Germany’s output gap may lead to an excessively pessimistic view about how much the German government could spend without violating the fiscal rules. read more