Projects

Project

Ongoing project since: 12.02.2026

Counterfactual Impact Evaluation of Cohesion Policy. Multi-Period Regression Discontinuity Design with New Data and Robustness Checks

Project lead:
Julia Bachtrögler-Unger

Project team member:
Alexander Daminger
Klaus Nowotny

Contractor project: European Commission

Project

Ongoing project since: 11.02.2026

Redistribution and Earnings Composition Across Population Subgroups (RECAPS)

Project lead:
Silvia Rocha-Akis

Project team member:
Marian Fink

Contractor project: Austrian Academy of Sciences

Project

Ongoing project since: 09.02.2026

The Impact of Informal Care on Household Labor Supply and Health Dynamics: Evidence from linked Austrian Administrative Data (INFCARE)

Project lead:
Benjamin Bittschi

Project team member:
Ulrike Famira-Mühlberger

Contractor project: Austrian Academy of Sciences

Project

Ongoing project since: 09.02.2026

Public Shareholdings in Companies: International Experiences and Their Significance for Austria

Project lead:
Michael Peneder

Project team member:
Thomas Url

Contractor project: Österreichische Beteiligungs AG

Project

Ongoing project since: 29.01.2026

Short- and Medium-term Forecast of Bankruptcy Employee Protection Insurance Events in Austria

Project lead:
Helmut Mahringer

Contractor project: Insolvenz-Entgelt-Fonds Service GmbH

Project

Ongoing project since: 28.01.2026

Future Security for Children

Project lead:
Christine Mayrhuber

Project team member:
Marian Fink
Lydia Grandner
Silvia Rocha-Akis

Contractor project: Federal Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection

JEL-Codes: I32, I31

Project

Project duration: 11.01.2026 to 31.01.2026

Economic Implications for Europe of a Potential Reintegration of Iran into the World Economy

Project lead:
Gabriel Felbermayr

Project team member:
Robert Stehrer (wiiw)
Yoto V. Yotov (Drexel University)

Contractor project: INSM Initiative Neue Soziale Marktwirtschaft GmbH

Project

Ongoing project since: 09.01.2026

ReConstruct – Prospects for the Austrian Association for Building Materials and Ceramic Industries

Project lead:
Daniela Kletzan-Slamanig

Contractor project: Austrian Economic Chamber, Association for Building, Materials and Ceramic Industries

Project

Ongoing project since: 08.01.2026

Impacts of the Green Net-Zero Transition on Occupations and Employment in Austria

Project lead:
Julia Bock-Schappelwein

Contractor project: Public Employment Service Austria

Project

Ongoing project since: 07.01.2026

Global Competitiveness Programme 2026-27

Project lead:
Michael Peneder

Contractor project: World Economic Forum