Die Produktivitätsentwicklung einer Volkswirtschaft hängt eng mit Erfahrung, Ausbildung und Gesundheit und somit mit dem Alter der Arbeitskräfte zusammen. Auch in Österreich gewinnt der demographische Wandel an Bedeutung; er verläuft regional unterschiedlich. Die Untersuchung für die...

After two years of highly dynamic growth in Austria, the global slowdown impacted in 2012 when Austria's economy managed just a relatively minor increase of its real GDP (+0.8 percent). With a few exceptions, all the economic sectors reported value-added growth rates lower than those of the...

Population ageing is gaining significance in the economic policy debate and economic growth literature. One aspect is the effect of demographic change on productivity growth since productivity is strongly related to experience, educational attainment, health – and therefore also age. In...

With demand for investment once again on the rise and foreign trade (in goods) briskly growing across much of 2011, the Länder with a large share of industrial production were favoured over those more focused on services. Upper Austria and Styria again vied for first place in economic growth,...

With exports and manufacturing gearing up again in Austria, regional differences in growth rates as they had prevailed before the crisis showed up again in 2010. Fuelled by good export rates and considering their lower level to start with Styria and Upper Austria, which had been gravely affected...

While in the first half of 2008 economic conditions were still very favourable in Austria, an economic downturn set in midyear and gained strength towards the end of 2008. This peculiar growth pattern implies that economic indicators for the year 2008 do not fully reflect the extent of the...

The European construction sector remains stagnant. This is due to the slowdown of the European economy and an adverse macroeconomic environment. Currently, no signs for a recovery of the sector can be detected for the 19 European countries that were analysed by the Euroconstruct network at the...

According to the results of the WIFO Autumn 2011 Investment Survey, investment in manufacturing expressed in current prices is expected to increase by 10 percent in 2012. While investment in machinery and equipment will expand (+12 percent), investment in structures is set to decline (–16...

Die Unternehmen der Sachgütererzeugung planen, ihre Investitionen 2013 deutlich zu steigern (nominell +13,0%). Besonders ausgeprägt ist die Ausweitung in der Konsumgütererzeugung. Nach einem Rückgang der Investitionen in der Bauwirtschaft 2012 (–19%) erwarten die Bauunternehmen für 2013...

According to the results of WIFO's spring 2010 investment survey, investment in manufacturing expressed in current prices is expected to decrease by 11 percent in 2010. A detailed look at broad manufacturing industry groups shows that the decline will be most pronounced in motor vehicles,...