News & Opinions
FIW Expects Strong Austrian Exports Growth in 2021 (+8.6 percent) and 2022 (+8.9 percent) - 11 Nov 2021
Updated forecasts on the development of worldwide and Austrian international trade now available read more
North Macedonia on a road to nowhere after the prime minister resigns - 04 Nov 2021
After the immediate fog clears, it will become evident that the country has taken several steps back read more
The Corona crisis: A setback for the labour market integration of refugees? - 04 Nov 2021
Women, higher educated and young people most affected; crisis opened up opportunities for low-skilled in atypical employment read more
The uneven effect of the pandemic on CESEE labour markets - 22 Oct 2021
An analysis of the labour market response to the pandemic reveals employment shifts between economic sectors. read more
Recovery beating expectations - 20 Oct 2021
New Autumn Forecast: Eastern Europe to grow by 5.4% this year. read more
Bulgaria goes to the polls for the third time in 2021 - 23 Sep 2021
Efforts to form a new government in Bulgaria failed. Whether a snap election in November will resolve the political stalemate remains unclear. read more
Escape from Afghanistan: The EU needs a new strategy - 14 Sep 2021
Europe must learn the lessons of the 2015 refugee crisis. Aid on the ground, a crisis response capacity and migration partnerships should form a new policy. read more
Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi takes over a ruined country - 31 Aug 2021
The Iranian economy has been crippled by U.S. sanctions and decades-long mismanagement under five presidents since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. read more
JVI Course on Public-Private Partnerships, 4 October - 15 October 2021 - 16 Aug 2021
Are you interested to learn how public-private partnerships work in theory and practice? read more
(Post-)Pandemic Employment Dynamics in a comparative perspective - 04 Aug 2021
In the EU, fiscal and monetary policies should remain expansionary to ensure a sustainable recovery of labour markets. read more