Research Topics
Comprehensive services in economic research
Our expertise is broadly diversified and the variety of topics is constantly growing. The requirement will always remain the same: to advise with scientific expertise. We apply our research and analyses to various industries, companies and organisations.
Analyses and monitoring
Labor market
What information do stakeholders need in order to make decisions concerning the labor market? Our research assists politicians, trade unions, and companies in their decision-making process.
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Health for society
Health
How healthy is a society? The topic of health is of great importance both socially and economically. According to WHO, health is an asset and a source of social and economic stability. Our research examines the social relevance of health, its influencing factors, and the economic importance of the health economy from a different perspective.
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Sustainability
Economy, Ecology, Social – a look at the overall concept
How can dialogues with stakeholders in the sustainability debate be conducted based on solid data? With our calculations, we make the effects of different scenarios and proposed solutions verifiable and thus contributable to corporate CSR strategies and environmental policy decisions. Our analyses consider sustainability as an overall concept regarding the economy, ecology and social impact. The focus is on the supply and value chain analyses of companies, industries and the economies.
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Analyses in the interplay of politics, society, economy and technology
Social policy
How do reforms affect social policies? WifOR examines the interaction of politics, society, economy and technology. We evaluate specific reforms using traditional evaluation methods such as cost-benefit analysis or conduct microsimulations.
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Value Creation
How does value creation work in companies and industries? How can this be compared? Our value creation analyses measure not only the economic but also the ecological and social dimensions of systems.
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Digitalisation
What is the best way for industries and companies to deal with the impact of digitalisation? We analyze data on business processes, including e-health business models. Our analyses and studies allow us to show consequences in the labour market, education, health and the healthcare industry.
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Making Impact measurable
Innovation, Research & Development
What is the significance of research and development and innovation on the economy as a whole? Our analyses quantify the economic effects of research and development as well as medical innovations. Especially for research-intensive companies, WifOR has developed a model analogous to the official calculation method of gross domestic product that assesses research and development not as a cost but as an economic value for the national economy.
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Lifelong learning
Education
What kind of system in education do we need today? Education, health and work are interrelated. WifOR investigates social inequalities and challenges in these fields.
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