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FIW-Working Paper No. 126 published
The FIW-Working Paper No. 126 regarding "Strategic Trade Policy in General Oligopolistic Equilibrium" by Rudy Colacicco has been published and is available online for free.
Call for Papers 2013
The Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth commissions new studies. Please find details in the Call for Papers and the Terms of References. Deadline for submissions: September, 8th 2013.
Update FIW-Statistics
We updated the FIW-Statistics. The "Current FIW-Statistics on International Trade" offer a clear and graphical overview on key data and indices reflecting current international developments on international trade.
Statistics Austria: Regional foreign trade 2012 (preliminary results): federal states showed varying development
According to preliminary results by Statistics Austria for 2012, the federal states Upper Austria, Vienna and Lower Austria showed – in the order indicated – the highest external trade values in terms of trade-intensity (sum of imports and exports). Regarding imports, Burgenland was the only federal state with double-digit growth (16.8%), whereas the imports of Carinthia decreased by 3.5%. Styrian exports increased by 6.2%. Salzburg exported 3.0% less goods than in 2011. Five of the nine Austrian federal states showed a foreign trade surplus in 2012.
Statistics Austria: January to April 2013: imports decreased by 3.3%, exports rose by 1.7%
According to preliminary results by Statistics Austria, total imports amounted to €42.50 bn and total exports amounted to €41.47 bn in the period January to April 2013. Austrian imports decreased by 3.3% while Austrian exports rose by 1.7% compared to the same period in 2012. The global foreign trade balance showed a deficit of €1.03 bn.
New Focus Summer 2013 available
The new focus regarding "Europe on the way to a banking union?" and "EU-China trade relations" is now available.
FIW-Research Report "Pattern, Determinants and Dynamics of Austrian Service Exports – A Firmlevel Analysis" veröffentlicht
The FIW-Research Report "Pattern, Determinants and Dynamics of Austrian Service Exports – A Firmlevel Analysis" by Yvonne Wolfmayr, Elisabeth Christen and Michael Pfaffermayr has been published and is available online for free.
Update FIW-Statistics
We updated the FIW-Statistics. The "Current FIW-Statistics on International Trade" offer a clear and graphical overview on key data and indices reflecting current international developments on international trade.
FIW-Working Paper No. 125 published
The FIW-Working Paper No. 125 regarding "Democratization and real exchange rates" by Benjamin Furlan, Martin Gächter, Bob Krebs and Harald Oberhofer has been published and is available online for free.
FIW-Seminar "International Economics" on June 27th
The next FIW-Seminar in "International Economics" on "The Role of Risk and Information for International Capital Flows: New Evidence from the SDDS" takes place on Thursday, June 27th, 4 pm, at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies.