This project focuses on comparing the qualification structure of migrants residing in Austria as well as their over- and underqualification rates to other EU countries. The skill structure of foreign born residing in Austria has improved slightly in the last years. Austria is, however,...

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...

The literature on international migration has repeatedly emphasized that the extent and structure of migration has an important impact on the competitiveness of regions and countries. This report provides an overview of the extent and the potential effects of high-skill migration to the EU27. It...

H<sc>uber</sc> P. and N<sc>owotny</sc> K. Moving across borders: who is willing to migrate or commute?, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. The willingness to commute and migrate across borders is analysed by focusing on the differences in the effects of individual characteristics on migration and commuting propensities. By...

Austria's economy recorded a robust upswing in 2006, with real gross domestic product increasing by 3.2 percent. Growth drivers were exports and rising investment activity, while recent private consumer demand remained rather moderate. Although all Länder registered an upturn, these demand...

In 2009 business in the Austrian Länder suffered a serious shakedown as a consequence of the economic crisis, which primarily hit the manufacturing sector. Länder that have a high share of manufacturing businesses and which acted as growth drivers during boom times found their gross value...

In the period from the enlargement of the European Union to the current economic crisis the CENTROPE region was characterised by a consistently high growth and a clearly improving situation on the labour market. From the economic point of view, however, the region is still poorly integrated....

We analyse determinants of duration of stay of cross-border commuters and migrants. Theory suggests that relative deprivation affects only the intended length of stay of migrants, but not of cross-border commuters. This is corroborated by econometric evidence. Also, return migrants and commuters...

The Agreement Governing Cross-border Commuting in Burgenland, concluded by Austria and Hungary in 1998, opened the doors for an influx of some 2,400 Hungarian cross-border commuters to the labour market in Burgenland. It attracted individuals whose success on the Austrian labour market surpassed...