For five years Burgenland has posted record gains in employment; this development is surprising considering that a substantial part of Burgenland's manufacturing sector has been exposed to the opening of the East; as a result of the extremely large wage differentials vis-à-vis the East, many...

Regional disparities in economic growth became squeezed with the business cycle slowdown. Provinces with a high share of mass production of manufactures were the most affected by the deceleration of industrial activity. In the Eastern region industry benefitted from domestic demand and some...

The year-on-year fall in employment has gradually narrowed between March and November of last year, swinging even to a small gain in December. The apparent recovery in the labor market is, however, mainly due to irregular seasonal variations in construction employment: in December, a new type of...

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...

As vicinity to the major trading partner Germany at present carries no substantial advantage the main Austrian regions are all affected to a similar extent by the recession. The Salzburg province and the Tyrol draw some benefit from a broader export base, while in Carinthia cyclical fluctuations...

Economic recovery is still mostly fueled by exports. Domestic demand as much as tourist travel continued to be subdued, a fallout from the general emphasis on budgetary consolidation in Europe. Exports to EU countries concentrated on primary products, and the level of integration in European...

Even in the current recovery the regional growth pattern of Austria's economy remains characterized by an unusually high degree of uniformity. Structural factors and the improvement in locational factors in the eastern part of Austria determine the pace of the upswing, which is more highly...