HWWA is one of the six large economic institutes in Germany. It offers information and research services. HWWA’s library and archives belong to Europe’s leading institutions in the field of economics.
Research is carried out in three departments:
- International macroeconomics
- European integration
- World economy
HWWA is currently running the following research programmes:
- Economic Growth And Business Cycles In Europe
- European Integration And Spatial Development
- International Mobility Of Factors
- International Financial Markets
- International Regimes
- International Climate Policy
- Development Processes and Policies
The latter research area comprises projects such as Education, Human Capital and Development, International Tax Competition and Developing Countries, Intra- and interregional Integration, Development Co-operation and HIPC.