Seit zwei Jahrzehnten ist der Jahresbericht über die Wirtschaft in den Bundesländern fester Bestandteil der WIFO-Monatsberichte. Darüber hinaus erstellt das WIFO – ebenfalls seit rund zwei Jahrzehnten – Quartalsberichte zur Konjunktur in den Bundesländern für einen begrenzten Kreis von...

Nowadays regional policy measures are expected to satisfy more stringent criteria than in the past. In accordance with this trend the program "Regional investment premium" has been evaluated concurrently from the inception of this program to its end. Changes in the environment require that...

To complement the traditional science and technology indicators, the OECD has been measuring the total R&D content of output flows for several years. This measure not only includes direct expenditures on research and development but also the R&D content of intermediate and investment goods, both...

The majority of OECD countries provide support to R&D both through direct subsidies and, increasingly, by means of tax incentives. For a considerable period of time, Austria has been offering an instrument of fiscal support to R&D – the R&D tax allowance – that is rather generous by...

Compared with other industrialized countries, Austria exhibits a substantial "technology gap" in foreign trade that is revealed in a low share of high-technology products in manufacturing exports and in low unit values. The resulting deficit in foreign trade with high-technology products totaled...

This article contains a summary of the "Austrian Report on Technology 1997" drafted within the framework of the Austrian tip program. The Report on Technology provides an overview of facts and linkages within the Austrian innovation system as seen from an international perspective. It is...

Rapid changes in the international division of labour have made industrial policy again an important topic. This paper discusses the EC policies as defined in the Maastricht agreements and recent approaches to industrial policy. Because Austria's economy is closely linked to that of the EC these...

In a study for the Federal Ministries of State Industries and Transport as well as of Science and Research WIFO, together with other research institutions, has undertaken a comprehensive evaluation of the 1985-1987 Federal Government technology promotion schemes concentrating on microelectronics...

Innovation based on R&D has emerged as a major factor determining the competitive performance of business firms. However, R&D activities may have an observable impact on economic performance not only in the firms performing those activities, but may "spill over" to other firms, possibly located...