How can we understand subnational differences in fertility rates? The most common explanations see the key to these differences in the socio-structural composition of a region's population and its structural conditions. However, such explanations fail to account for fertility rate differences in...

Der vorhandene Parkraum für LKW an Bundesautobahnen deckt derzeit nicht den tatsächlichen Bedarf. Um die Kapazität von Parkanlagen zu erhöhen, kommen neben dem konventionellen Neu-, Um- oder Ausbau von Rastanlagen auch telematische Systeme in Betracht. Das Ziel dieser Publikation ist die...

During the 90s the increase in health spending which compared to the overall growth had taken place at a rather rapid pace experienced a worldwide slow-down. In relation to overall economic growth and the expansion of other countries' health care systems, Austria's system grew below average- a...

Austria is among the very few countries in the European Union which have managed to maintain comparatively low unemployment rates and high employment rates. In international comparison Austrian unemployment is very stable over the business cycle. This is mainly due to the high sensitivity of the...