Two pension reforms in Austria increased the early retirement age from 60 to 62 for men and from 55 to 58.25 for women. The reforms reduced early retirement by 18.9 percentage points among affected men aged 60-62 and by 22.3 percentage points among affected women aged 55-58.25. The associated...

Austria has low levels of labour migration from non-EU/EFTA countries. At the same time, intra-EU free mobility has grown significantly and since 2011, overall migration for employment is above the OECD average. It recently reformed its labour migration system, making it more ready to accept...

In Austria, the proportion of persons aged 65 and over to the working-age population will double to 30% by 2050. Without policy changes, this could lead to higher public expenditures, labour force shortages, and slower economic growth. This report surveys of the main barriers to employment for...

Abstract: Die öffentliche Beschaffungspolitik im Sozialwesen befindet sich im Wandel. Durch Deregulierung und Öffnung der Märkte, die über die europäische Politik beschleunigt werden, kommen verstärkt marktorientierte Beauftragungen in Bereichen zur Anwendung, die zuvor über Förderungen...