With its accession to the European Union Austria ceded economic policy authority to the EU level. However, a large part of those policy fields which are important for a growth strategy, such as education, innovation, labour market and social policies, largely remain in the responsibility of...

This article analyses the relationship between structural change and competitiveness at the country level. It presents indicators for structural change between and within economic sectors. The overall picture painted by these indicators is highly congruent with current patterns of...

As a basis for the evaluation of the Austrian system of research promotion the development of innovation in Austria, the related structural change as well as the framework conditions which affect the incentives and input factors for innovation, were assessed and compared internationally....

Consolidation measures will shape budgetary development until 2014. However, despite consolidation efforts reforming education and training policies as well as innovation policies is still possible and necessary. This is because these form the basis for sustainable growth. Increases in public...

Talented, young scientists are often internationally mobile. There is however an asymmetric mobility towards prestigious US universities. This brain drain limits Europe's research performance. To shed more light on the determinants of job choice of scientists and on asymmetric mobility flows, an...

Institutions of higher education are central to knowledge-based societies. The extent to which they accomplish their tasks such as providing the requisite quantity and quality of research and teaching is of ever growing importance for the economy and society at large. At the same time,...

The higher education system in Austria is underfunded when judged by the scope of its tasks, Austria's per-capita GPD and the level of funding in similar European countries (small, open and highly developed economies). Reaching the Austrian government's higher education funding target of 2...

Education and training are central to innovative activities in highly developed economies and hence to economic growth. Empirical analyses at firm level show that the lack of qualified human resources is the most important barrier to innovation in economies at the technological frontier, much...

An economy undergoing structural change may be interpreted as indicating changing skill demands by firms. In Austria structural change signals that Austria's historical specialisation in sectors characterised by medium-skill intensity is complemented by strongly growing skill-intensive sectors....

The analysis of the relationship between internationalisation and innovation of European firms using CIS micro data for 21 countries shows that these two aspects are interdependent. Innovation activities are positively related to export activities, and exports stimulate further innovation. The...