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,...

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...

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...

European construction output has been declining since 2008, but forecasters of the Euroconstruct Network expect a slight recovery for 2011. Post-crisis phenomena, such as cuts in public spending, are dampening growth prospects in many countries. Only a few countries, particularly in Central...

Investment will increase in manufacturing by 9.2 percent in 2014 as compared to the previous year. The largest rise is expected for producers of consumer goods and of investment goods (including transport equipment). However, manufacturers of intermediates plan a minor rise in investment. Firms...

According to the results of the WIFO Spring 2012 Investment Survey, investment in manufacturing expressed in current prices is expected to increase by 9 percent in 2012. The increase will be greater for investment in equipment (+14 percent) than for investment in structures (+3 percent). A...

The European residential market is currently heavily influenced by the macroeconomic environment, particularly the situation in the financial and labour markets. The sovereign debt crisis and a lack of confidence have cut into the demand for housing production; austerity measures adversely...