Angesichts hoher Arbeitslosigkeit und einer drohenden Beschleunigung des Preis- und Lohnauftriebs haben Regierung und Sozialpartner in den Niederlanden im Frühjahr 1992 ein Stabilisierungspaket verabschiedet. Durch umfassende Maßnahmen auf den Gebieten der Einkommens-, Steuer- und...

The slowdown in inflation which has prevailed during most of the eighties, has come to a halt. In almost all OECD countries prices are rising at a faster pace since mid-1988. The main reason is the rebound in the prices of oil and of other raw materials. The high degree of capacity utilization...

The slowdown in inflation which had characterized the whole of 1995 continued into 1996. In the first quarter of 1996 the rate of inflation was only 1.7 percent, following 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 1995; in the second quarter of 1996, the rate of price increase slowed to 1.6 percent. With...

The production of goods and services with high value-added is at the center of improving economic performance and international competitiveness. The highest growth rates have been achieved in high-technology sectors of manufacturing and in knowledge-intensive services, such as financial services...

Since the middle of the eighties wage inflation has slowed down in Austria. The wage setting process during this period was heavily influenced by economic factors that affected only some enterprises or sectors. In contrast to other countries the wage leadership of the sectors concerned...

The strong rise in consumer prices continues in Austria. During the last few months the rate of inflation hovered around 3.5 percent and was markedly above the OECD average. In a comparison of inflation rates among industrial countries, Austria is doing very poorly and is now ranked 15th, after...

The acceleration of inflation in the OECD area since mid-1988 has prompted monetary policy in a number of countries to adopt a more restrictive stance. Over the last two years upward pressure on prices abated under the impact of falling raw material prices and decelerating wage increases....