Economica Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung

What Economica Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung does

Economica Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Vienna's 6th district (Liniengasse 50-52), is Austria's largest non-subsidized private economic research institute. Operating as an independent "sui generis" body, it delivers commissioned economic research and impact analyses across financial markets, health economics, infrastructure, innovation, sustainability, public finances, regional economics, and competitiveness. Its client base comprises Austrian federal and state governments, ministries, chambers of commerce (including Wirtschaftskammer Steiermark and Industriellenvereinigung), corporations, regional development agencies, and financial institutions such as Raiffeisen-Bankengruppe.

The institute's core technology stack combines Big-Data-Analytics with 3D animations and interactive dashboards. Its product portfolio spans the Bauwirtschaftsradar and EDU-LAB Dashboard (interactive monitoring dashboards), Science Maps (bibliometric visualization of international research cooperation), 3D data visualizations (e.g., gross value added across municipalities), and standalone research projects including TaTaBooks (tactile learning materials for visually impaired children, winner of the European Language Seal 2024) and DanubeCrafts. It also publishes the Perspektivenpapiere perspective-paper series on topics such as space utilization, generational funds, and biomethane.

Revenue is generated exclusively through commissioned research studies, impact analyses, and consultancy services billed on a project-by-project basis; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct: the institute acquires clients via expert presentations at industry events (e.g., Raiffeisen Expert Forums, Wirtschaftskammer Building Days), joint press conferences with strategic partners (notably Accenture DACH and Industriellenvereinigung for the 'Digital Dividend 2024' study), earned-media coverage in major Austrian outlets, and public dashboards that serve as both content marketing and self-service lead-generation tools.

Name

Economica Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung

Legal name

Economica Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung

Website

https://economica.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Economica Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung is Austria's largest non-subsidized private economic research institute, founded in 2005 in Vienna, delivering commissioned economic studies, impact analyses, and interactive dashboards to government bodies, corporations, industry associations, and financial institutions in Austria and the Danube region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Research Studies and Consultancy: Economica generates revenue through commissioned research studies, economic analyses, and consultancy services for government bodies, financial institutions, corporations, and industry associations in Austria and internationally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Economica Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung is an independent economic research institute that delivers commissioned studies, impact analyses, and policy-oriented economic research across finance, health, infrastructure, innovation, sustainability, public finance, and regional economics. It complements its research services with proprietary data visualization tools, including interactive dashboards (Bauwirtschaftsradar, EDU-LAB Dashboard), Science Maps for bibliometric analysis, and 3D data visualizations for clients such as Austrian federal and state governments, ministries, chambers of commerce, corporations, and industry associations.

Product overview

Economica Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung is an independent economic research institute founded in 2005, offering a portfolio of research services, data analytics products, and visualization tools. The core offering consists of economic research and impact analyses across multiple domains (finance, health, infrastructure, sustainability, regional economics, innovation, competitiveness, and public finances). Technology products include the Bauwirtschaftsradar and EDU-LAB Dashboard (interactive monitoring dashboards), Science Maps (bibliometric visualization tool), and 3D data visualizations. Research projects such as TaTaBooks (tactile books for visually impaired children) and DanubeCrafts expand their portfolio. The institute also publishes Perspektivenpapiere (position papers) and provides reference projects in data visualization. The product architecture combines scientific research expertise with technology-enabled analytics and visualization platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EDU-LAB: Educational laboratory project for research and development
• DanubeCrafts
• Bauwirtschaftsradar
• TaTaBooks

Products and services

• Commissioned Economic Research and Impact Analysis Project-based economic research, fiscal and economic footprint analyses, competitiveness studies, market sizing, policy recommendations, and regional economic assessments delivered to government bodies, financial institutions, corporations, and industry associations in Austria and internationally.
• Bauwirtschaftsradar A publicly accessible interactive monitoring dashboard that tracks economic indicators and trends in the Austrian construction industry, enabling decision-makers to follow sector developments.
• EDU-LAB Dashboard A publicly accessible interactive dashboard developed within the EDU-LAB project that provides educational data visualization and analytics for project stakeholders and the public.
• Science Maps A visualization tool for bibliometric (publication) analysis that maps cooperation networks between countries, organizations, and individual researchers within specific study fields, and highlights technological connections between research topics.
• 3D Data Visualizations A visualization service that combines big-data analytics with 3D animations to present abstract economic figures and complex relationships, such as gross value added across municipalities, in an accessible new dimension.

Quantifiable outcome

• Produced multiple high-profile studies on Austrian economic sectors including IT industry (1/11th of GDP), healthcare digitalization, AI productivity impacts, and wine industry value chain.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Accenture DACHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 January 2025Collaboration on the 'Digital Dividend 2024' study examining digitalization's contribution to economic growth and crisis resilience. Economica provided economic research expertise while Accenture contributed industry perspective on digital transformation.
• Industriellenvereinigung (Austrian Federal Economic Chamber)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 January 2025Joint press conference and study publication with the Digital Dividend 2024 research on digitalization and economic growth in Austria.
• Raiffeisen-BankengruppeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEconomica experts regularly present at Raiffeisen Expert Forums, providing macroeconomic updates and Austrian location analysis to Raiffeisen banking network clients.
• Wirtschaftskammer SteiermarkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEconomica presents construction industry outlooks at the Steiermark Building Day (Steirischer Bautag) organized by the regional chamber of commerce.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey Global Institute: Global management consultancy's research arm producing large-scale economic and sector studies for multinationals and governments. Adjacent competitor for high-budget international economic research mandates, with broader portfolio and far larger scale.

Direct peers

• Copenhagen Economics: Economic consultancy specializing in competition economics, impact analysis and policy advisory. Comparable in being a private, non-subsidized economic consultancy competing for corporate and government commissions across European markets.
• ZEW (Centre for European Economic Research): Mannheim-based economic research institute focused on European industrial economics, financial markets and labour markets. Directly comparable through its blend of academic rigor, commissioned industry studies and policy advisory work for German and EU clients.
• RWI (Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research): German economic research institute with strong regional economics, infrastructure and impact-analysis practice. Closely comparable to Economica's footprint analysis, regional economic development and impact assessment offerings.
• WIFO (Austrian Institute of Economic Research): Austria's most established economic research institute, producing macroeconomic forecasts, industry analyses and policy studies. Direct competitor for the same Austrian government, corporate and association clients that Economica serves, though WIFO is publicly subsidized and larger in scope.
• IHS (Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna): Independent Austrian social-science and economic research institute covering economics, political science and sociology. Competes directly for Austrian policy research mandates and corporate commissions across overlapping research fields such as health economics, infrastructure and innovation.
• ifo Institute (Leibniz Institute for Economic Research): Germany's leading economic research institute, renowned for the ifo Business Climate Index and large-scale industry and sector research. Directly comparable operating model — commissioned studies, industry analyses, dashboards — though at significantly larger scale and with broader European reach.
• DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research): Major German economic research institute producing policy studies, sector analyses and economic forecasts. Comparable product mix of commissioned research, position papers and data-driven reports for government and corporate clients in the DACH market.
• Frontier Economics: European economic consultancy providing microeconomic, regulatory and competition analysis to corporate and government clients. Comparable professional-services economics model with commissioned studies, sector research and policy advisory work.

Regional players

• KOF Swiss Economic Institute (ETH Zurich): Switzerland's leading economic research institute producing macro forecasts, industry analyses and economic barometers for Swiss and international clients. Comparable operating model and DACH market positioning, though primarily serving Switzerland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles1 record

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