WifOR Institute - Independent Economic Research Institute

Healthy Returns: A Catalyst for Economic Growth and Resilience

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Defining Sustainable Finance for Health: A Common Taxonomy to Mobilise Global Investment

T20 South Africa Policy Brief

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Value Factors 2.0 by WifOR Institute

Annual inflation adjustments
Updated GHG Value Factors for each year
Refinements in Biodiversity, Waste, and Fair Wages

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The Health Taxonomy

The Need for a Common Investment Toolkit to Scale Up Future Investments in Health – in collaboration with The G20 & G7 Health and Development Partnership.

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Study on the economic impact of cancer prevention

Download insights from our study “Contribution of investment in health and cancer control to economic growth in Commonwealth countries”
Published together with Harvard University
In eClinicalMedicine – a journal of The Lancet Group

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WISIT – the WifOR Institute
Sustainability Impact Tool

Calculate upstream impact
Identify hotspots
Graphics and data for reporting

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WifOR’s Skilled Labor Monitor

Analyze supply and demand of skilled workers up until 2040
Three-step-tutorial on how to apply the Skilled Labor Monitor
Best practice: Upper Austria

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As an independent economic research institute, WifOR delivers robust and comparable data to inform evidence-based decision-making. With expertise in health, sustainability, and labor markets, WifOR enables effective strategies across politics, business, and society.

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“Data by itself doesn’t provide value: only when you need to link it to actions they will create value. At Volkswagen Group we’re using Impact Valuation for example as a measurement tool to assess the implementation progress of our sustainability strategy regenerate+ to see if we are on track with our goals.”

Dirk Voeste, Chief Sustainability Officer at Volkswagen Group

“EuropaBio worked with WifOR to establish economic indicators for biotechnology and it was an excellent process of research and industry-oriented outcomes. It is a valuable part of our work to represent biotechnology in Europe.”

Claire Skentelbery – Director General EuropaBio

“The partnership-based and results-oriented collaboration with WifOR is a key component of the success of our joint research. Through the constructive exchange of knowledge and perspectives, socially relevant issues are examined and practical recommendations for action are developed.”

Dr. Charlotte Schröder, Research Director, SOKO Institute

“WifOR’s study on the Graphene Flagship’s Economic and R&D Footprint provides evidence that the EU’s investments in the program are paying off in multiple ways – in Europe and worldwide.”

Prof. Jari Kinaret, former Director of the European Union’s Graphene Flagship project (2013–2023)

“The Upper Austria Skilled Labor Monitor is unique. There is no comparable information tool in Europe that is able to make such detailed statements about the future of the labor market.”

Markus Achleitner, Economic Councillor for Upper Austria