After joining the EU in 1995, uncertainties over the future legal and administrative system remained latent. But there was also rising awareness of Austria's possibilities to influence the decision making processes in Brussels. The Austrian system of social partnership, based on centralized wage...

The economic performance of Austria and Italy during the last two decades is analysed by economists from both countries. Their contributions interpret observed historical facts starting from a macroeconomic level down to disaggregated structural issues. The performance as well as prospects of...