For the third time in a row, WIFO presents a series of key indicators designed to provide transparent and easily accessible information on issues of climate change, energy use and economic performance in Austria. In doing so, WIFO emphasises the need to decarbonise the energy system in order to...

In 2012, greenhouse gas emissions in Austria amounted to 80.2 million tons CO2 equivalents (excluding emissions from land use, land-use change and forestry). Greenhouse gas emissions were 3.3 percent lower than in 2011 (CO2 emissions –3.7 percent). The decline was driven by a reduction in...

For the 6th time, WIFO presents indicators of the latest available greenhouse gas emissions data (2011) together with trends in economic performance and energy use for different sectors of the Austrian economy. Total greenhouse gas emissions declined by 2.2 million metric tons of CO2 or 2.6...

With this article, WIFO presents an update of its key indicators of the development of greenhouse gas emissions, energy use and economic performance, employing the latest available emissions data of 2010. Indicators thus mirror the development of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions...

Ever since 2005, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) has been the core instrument of European climate policy. It covers industrial and energy facilities which produce about 40 percent of the EU's total greenhouse gas emissions and is the biggest implementation of a cap-and-trade scheme...

WIFO proceeds to put forward a series of key indicators on the development of greenhouse gas emissions, energy use und energy consumption employing the latest available data of 2009. Thus, indicators reflect the impact of the 2008-09 international economic and financial crisis. Thereafter, in...

Fiscal austerity programs and the EU's competition rules require a concentration of industrial support policies in a few selected support programs, and a comprehensive organizational reform with the goal of raising the efficiency of Austria's system of public support to industry. Given the...

Competition policy has a positive medium to long-run effect on innovation, growth and employment. In the short run, however, its effectiveness in the fight against inflation is quite limited. Four sets of subject-specific reform measures elaborated by WIFO illustrate the range of effects to be...

Ongoing work to analyse a country's competitive standing has led to the application of the benchmarking method to comparative sectoral and national assessment. The method involves a comparison in terms of performance which explicitly looks for the best process, the "best practice". The use of...

The positive impact of an effective competition regime on innovative activities and economic growth is well established in empirical terms. Effective competition requires that enterprises are not restricted in their economic activities. Enterprises need to be privately owned in order to enjoy...