Thematic Platform "European Integration and Global Governance"

List of research projects (76 hits)

Current research studies (work in progress)
Commissioned by: European Commission, Framework Programme
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research – Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands
The Sustainable Careers for Researcher Empowerment (SECURE) project will develop coordination and support measures to create, trial, implement, and mainstream a common Research Career Framework (RCF) that offers a suite of options to support organisations in the recruitment, employment, training, development, progression, and mobility of researchers with the aim of improving research careers and reducing career precarity. The RCF will recognise the research profession across sectors, provide a career development and progression structure for research careers, recognise both research and transferable skills and competences, facilitate intersectoral collaboration and mobility, and offer solutions to the precariousness of research careers in academia.
Project lead: Harald Oberhofer
Seminarreihe "Außenwirtschafts-Curriculum 2023/24" (Seminar Series "Außenwirtschafts-Curriculum 2023-24")
Current research studies (work in progress)
Commissioned by: Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research
Das zweijährige Außenwirtschafts-Curriculum wird 2023/24 zum zweiten Mal vom Bundesministerium für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaftsstandort (BMDW) gemeinsam mit dem Kompetenzzentrum "Forschungsschwerpunkt Internationale Wirtschaft" (FIW) und der Verwaltungsakademie des Bundes (VAB) durchgeführt. Innerhalb von zwei Jahren finden wieder elf Seminare, konkret fünf Basisseminare (B1 bis B5) und sechs Wahlseminare (W1 bis W6), statt. Teilnehmende erhalten nach der Anmeldung zum Außenwirtschafts-Curriculum (dies ist auch nachträglich möglich) und dem Besuch von fünf Basisseminaren und mindestens drei Wahlseminaren eine Teilnahmebestätigung des FIW. Der Besuch einzelner Seminare ist auch ohne Teilnahme am Außenwirtschafts-Curriculum möglich.
Project lead: Elisabeth Christen
Project team member: Hendrik Mahlkow
Analyse der Effekte der EU-Handelsabkommen mit Australien und Neuseeland (Analysis of the Effects of the EU Trade Agreements with Australia and New Zealand)
Current research studies (work in progress)
Commissioned by: Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research
Die veränderte geopolitische Situation, das Scheitern multilateraler Ansätze sowie die neuen Herausforderungen in Bezug auf ökologische und digitale Transformation verlangen eine neue strategische Ausrichtung der EU, die auch die Kooperation und Vertiefung von Handelsbeziehungen mit gleichgesinnten Partnern in den Fokus rückt. Vor diesem Hintergrund setzt sich das Projekt zum Ziel, einen Überblick über die Vertragsbausteine der beiden EU-Handelsabkommen mit Australien und Neuseeland zu geben und diese einerseits im Hinblick auf die wirtschaftlichen Verflechtungen zwischen der EU und Australien bzw. Neuseeland, sowie andererseits in Bezug auf die geoökonomische Bedeutung und die wirtschafts- und geopolitischen Ziele der EU einzuordnen. Das Kernstück des Projekts ist eine modellgestützte quantitative Einschätzung der zu erwartenden Auswirkungen der beiden EU-Handelsabkommen mit Australien und Neuseeland auf Sektorebene sowohl für die EU als auch für Österreich, sowie gleichzeitig auch für Australien und Neuseeland, unter Berücksichtigung internationaler Wertschöpfungsverflechtungen.
Current research studies (work in progress)
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research – Hertie School gGmbH – Queen Mary University of London – German Institute for Economic Research
Commissioned by: European Parliament
The European Central Bank (ECB) is independent in the conduct of monetary policy. However, it is accountable to the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament. This is implemented via the "Monetary Dialogue". Every three months, the President of the ECB or, occasionally, another member of the ECB's Executive Board appears before the Committee to report on monetary policy and answer questions from Members of Parliament, who are informed in advance by experts. WIFO is part of a consortium of institutes that provides the Committee with independent expert advice on monetary and economic policy for the period 2020-2024.
Current research studies (work in progress)
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research – Masaryk University Brno
Supported by: Austrian Science Fund
This project uses the rich historic experience of repeated large-scale and unexpected economic (dis-)integrations at the Austrian-Czech border to test the predictions of economic geography models of regional development. In particular we analyse the impact of these dis-integration events on regional development: first, in both Austria and the Czech Republic so that we focus on two countries which for a substantial part of the period analysed were characterised by rather different political regimes and huge differences in incomes and costs, that additionally changed over time; second, for a large set of (dis-)integration episodes that span a period of almost a century so that we compare different (dis-)integration events, that took place at different points in time at which the considered countries differed substantially in income levels and institutions; third, with respect to many potential adjustments (such as population and employment and unemployment growth as well as firm entry and exit) that will inform future research on the mechanisms through which the regional economic effects of integration operate.
Neuausrichtung der Europäischen Strukturpolitik in der nächsten Förderperiode 2028-2035 (Reorientation of the European Structural Policy in the Next Funding Period 2028-2035)
Current research studies (work in progress)
Commissioned by: Centre for European Economic Research
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research
Ziel dieses Subauftrags – im Rahmen des Projekts "Neuausrichtung der Europäischen Strukturpolitik in der nächsten Förderperiode 2028-2035" im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums der Finanzen in Deutschland – ist das Verfassen eines Reflexionspapiers zur Rolle von administrativer Kapazität für die effektive Umsetzung der EU-Kohäsionspolitik.
Current research studies (work in progress)
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research
Supported by: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
This project investigates the possibility of the existence of middle-income traps among European NUTS-2 regions. Thus, the study extends the literature on middle-income traps, which has so far mainly focused on the national level, to the subnational level. Given the granularity of regional data, the study aims at improving existing spatial econometric methods by simultaneously accounting for spatial dependence, the nature of spatial spillover processes and the uncertainty regarding alternative definitions of growth regimes. Furthermore, the project focuses on analysing growth determinants of middle-income regions, such as EU regional funds, and studies factors driving regions to falling into and escaping from a middle-income trap.
Current research studies (work in progress)
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research – Blomeyer & Sanz
Commissioned by: European Parliament
Current research studies (work in progress)
Commissioned by: European Commission
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research – Center for Social and Economic Research – Institut d'Economia de Barcelona – PwC EU Services – Institute for Economic Research Finland – Copenhagen Economics – ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
Within this framework contract with the European Commisssion DG TAXUD specific economic studies in the area of taxation will be commissioned. WIFO has the lead of a consortium which consists of CASE (Poland), Copenhagen Economics (Denmark/International), IEB (Spain), Ifo (Germany), PwC (Belgium/International) and VATT (Finland).
Completed research studies
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research – Copenhagen Economics – AFC Consulting Group AG (DE) – IDEA Consult – Public Policy and Management Institute – Danish Technological Institute – Ipsos
Commissioned by: European Parliament
Closed: 2023
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