''Der Österreichische Volkswirt'' (also known as ''ÖVW'';
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: ''The Austrian Economist'') was an economics and political magazine published between 1908 and 1998 with an interruption from 1939 to 1945 in
Vienna
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, Austria. It was the first business publication in the country. The subtitle of the magazine was ''Zeitschrift für Industrie und Finanzwesen'' (German: ''Industry and Finance Journal'').
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History and profile
''ÖVW'' was started in Vienna in September 1908. The founder of the magazine was Walther Federn.[ The magazine was published by Volkswirtschaftl. Verlag on a biweekly basis.][
]Karl Polanyi
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contributed to the magazine in the mid-1920s. He was also on the editorial team from 1924 to 1938. Polanyi was forced to leave the publication due to the start of Anschluss
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.[ Peter F. Drucker was another contributor of the magazine.
''ÖVW'' ceased publication in 1938 after the publication of the issue 31.][ The magazine was restarted as a weekly magazine in December 1945.] It was permanently closed in August 1998 following the publication of the issue 84.[
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See also
*List of magazines in Austria
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References
External links
Digitized issues
of ''Der Österreichische Volkswirt'' (National Library of Austria)
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1908 establishments in Austria
1998 disestablishments in Austria
Biweekly magazines
Business magazines
Defunct magazines published in Austria
Defunct political magazines
German-language magazines
Magazines established in 1908
Magazines disestablished in 1998
Magazines published in Vienna
Weekly magazines published in Austria