According to the results of WIFO's Autumn 2012 Investment Survey, investment in manufacturing (in current prices) will increase by 13 percent in 2013. The largest rise is expected for producers of consumer goods, followed by investment goods. Manufacturers of intermediates expect a decrease in...

The study examines the impact of Austrian outward foreign direct investments (FDI) on home based parent company employment. The analysis is based on the AMADEUS firm-level database and an improved methodology by applying matching methods and the difference in difference estimator. In this way we...

Between 1993 and 1995, the majority of German firms in services introduced new organizational practices (OC), in particular total quality management systems, certified ISO 9000, lean administration, flatter hierarchies, delegation of authority and ICT-enabled organizational changes. This paper...

According to the results of the WIFO Spring 2011 Investment Survey, investment in manufacturing expressed in current prices is expected to increase by 17 percent in 2011. The increase will be relatively greater for investment in structures (+33 percent) than for investment in equipment (+15...

The economic crisis has had a negative effect on the state of the public budgets. Consolidation measures and the slow recovery of the economy will continue to influence the budget until 2014. However, an increase in public spending on innovation and education is possible in principle, despite...

According to the results of WIFO's Autumn 2010 Investment Survey, investment in manufacturing expressed in current prices will increase by 21.9 percent in 2011. The highest growth is expected for automotive and investment goods. Investment recovery varies by firm size: while large firms expect...

In this paper, we provide new empirical evidence on the relationship between regional wages and unemployment using spatial econometric techniques and allowing for nonlinearities in the model. The estimates are based on Austrian administrative data for the year 2001. The wage elasticity with...

Surprisingly manufacturers expect to boost their investments substantially in 2015. Considering the weak recovery and an economic situation that has hardly improved at all it is unlikely that their expectations will come true. In 2014, manufacturers raised their investments by 10 percent,...

The relationship between weather and tourism demand has been widely investigated for different locations and for different seasons. Although weather and climate conditions are widely seen as an important factor for tourism, relative little is known about their effects over a longer time period....

The empirical analysis of firm growth is a classical field in industrial economics. Insights into the determinants of firm growth are particularly interesting for mature markets. A typical example of a mature market is the lodging industry in high-income countries, characterised by a high degree...