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Present Economic Outlook for 2020 to 2022

Video: Digital Press Conference
The Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) and the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) presented the economic outlook from 2020 to 2022 in a digital press conference on Friday, 18 December 2020 at 10:30 a.m.

Due to the measures taken to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, on-site participation was not possible. Media representatives were therefore invited to follow the press conference digitally and to ask their questions via the chat function.

Your discussion partners:

  • em.o.Univ.Prof. Dr. Christoph Badelt (Director of WIFO)
  • Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Martin Kocher (Director of IHS)
  • Stefan Schiman, MSc (WIFO)
  • Dr. Helmut Hofer (IHS)

Date: 18 December 2020
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Link: ihs.ac.at

Please contact

Markus Kiesenhofer, BA, MA
Markus Kiesenhofer, BA, MA
+43 1 798 26 01 - 291 markus.kiesenhofer@wifo.ac.at

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