Integration with the EU or other areas like the Danube region is likely to benefit the CENTROPE regions in a differentiated way. This report will analyse the extent of spatial integration, the future potential for it, as well as strengths, weaknesses and likely points of conflicts in the...

Following the European Commission's guidelines, WIFO has undertaken a monitoring of the implementation of the Austrian National Reform Programme within the framework of the European 2020 growth strategy. The main components are the development of normative target corridors to assess progress in...

This paper reviews the literature on the impact of ethnic diversity on economic development. Ethnically polarized societies are less likely to agree on the provision of public goods and more likely to engage in rent seeking activities providing lower levels of social capital. Initial conditions...

Following the European Commission's guidelines, WIFO has undertaken a monitoring of the implementation of the Austrian National Reform Programme within the framework of the European 2020 growth strategy. The main components are an analysis of Austria's progress towards reaching its five EU 2020...