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FIW Statistics
Current FIW Statistics on International Trade, a clear and graphical overview.
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“The Future of the Euro” Public Lecture and Panel Discussion
Vienna Graduate School of Economics (VGSE) cordially invites you to a discussion evening in celebration of its establishment this academic year. The inauguration event titled “The Future of the Euro” takes place on 26.1.2011 and is hosted by Bank Austria.[more]
Working Paper N° 66 published
"Mode of International Investment and Endogenous Risk of Expropriation" by Ramin Dadasov and Oliver Lorz (RWTH Aachen University).
next FIW-Seminar, Thursday January 13th
Liliane Giardino-Karlinger (University of Vienna): "Lock-In, Vertical Integration, and Investment: The Case of Eastern European Firms".
Yearbook on 'Austria's External Relations 2010' published
The yearbook on 'Austria's External Relations 2010' has been published. You can download the full text of the yearbook (in German) and the English summary for free. The English summary is a condensed version of the almost than 350 pages long publication 'Österreichs Außenwirtschaft 2010', which is published by the FIW and funded by the Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth. The publication provides readers interested in economics numerous analyses and in-depth data on the institutional and economic setting within which global trade operates, on Austrian trade in goods and services, and on foreign direct investment within and outside of Austria. The volume focuses on the developments in 2009, and provides an outlook on 2010, with due consideration of the economic crisis. The special topic of this edition deals with 'Macroeconomic and Institutional Challenges in the Euro Area'.
Happy holidays!
We wish you happy holidays and a pleasant start in the new year! The FIW project office will be unavailable until January, 10th 2011.
FIW-Tätigkeitsbericht 2010 published
The FIW-Tätigkeitsbericht 2010 reports on the activity of the Research Centre International Economics (FIW) in 2010 (in German).
Update of 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-Note No. 2 published
FIW publishes quarterly FIW Notes. They present an overview of the most important Austrian and international developments regarding International Economics. The second issue is now available for free on the FIW-Website.
Slides of the 4th FIW-Research Conference online
Slides of the 4th FIW-Research Conference The 4th FIW-Research Conference took place on December 10th 2010. The presentation slides are available now.
Working Paper Nr. 65 published
"Equilibrium Real Effective Exchange Rates and Real Exchange Rate Misalignments: Time Series vs. Panel Estimates" by Oliver Hossfeld (Leipzig Graduate School of Management).