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FIW-Working Paper No. 133 published
The FIW-Working Paper No. 133 regarding "Export Performance and Survival in Russia: Why some Regions grow fast and others don't" by Sergey Kadochnikov and Anna Fedyunina has been published and is available online for free.
15th AW Lecture: 'Die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der österreichischen Exportwirtschaft: Die Rolle der KMUs' on January 14th
The next Lecture on 'Die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der österreichischen Exportwirtschaft: Die Rolle der KMUs' takes place on January 14 8:45 am at the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW). [more]
Statistics Austria: January to October 2014: decrease in imports (-0.8%), increase in exports (+0.6%)
According to preliminary results by Statistics Austria, total imports amounted to €108.59 bn and total exports amounted to €106.38 bn in the period January to October 2014. Austrian imports decreased by 0.8% while Austrian exports rose by 0.6% compared to the same period in 2013. The global foreign trade balance showed a deficit of €2.21 bn.
Statistics Austria: Regional foreign trade first half-year 2014: Vienna and Vorarlberg with highest increases in exports
In the period January to June 2014, 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), according to preliminary results by Statistics Austria.
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: January to September 2014: decrease in imports (-0.4%), increase in exports (+1.1%)
According to preliminary results by Statistics Austria, total imports amounted to €96.83 bn and total exports amounted to €94.55 bn in the period January to September 2014. Austrian imports decreased by 0.4% while Austrian exports rose by 1.1% compared to the same period in 2013. The global foreign trade balance showed a deficit of €2.28 bn.
FIW Seminar "International Economics" on November 17
The next FIW Seminar in "International Economics" on "The theory of global imbalances: mainstream economics vs. structural Keynesianism" takes place on November 17, 4 pm, at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies.
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: January to August 2014: decrease in imports (-0.5%), increase in exports (+1.0%)
According to preliminary results by Statistics Austria, total imports amounted to €85.44 bn and total exports amounted to €83.42 bn in the period January to August 2014. Austrian imports decreased by 0.5% while Austrian exports rose by 1.0% compared to the same period in 2013. The global foreign trade balance showed a deficit of €2.02 bn.
Event notification: Freihandelsabkommen EU-USA: Chancen und Risiken von TTIP
The Department of Economics and the "VW-Zentrum für Studierende der WU Wien" invite in cooperation with the Research Centre International Economics (FIW) to the event 'Free Trade Agreement EU-US: Risks and opportunities of TTIP' taking place on November 14, 11 a.m. @ Campus WU, Teaching Center 1.02.