I analyse cross-border co-operation of Austrian firms with CEEC partners. Firm size, previous experience with co-operation and depth of integration with the most important partner are more important determinants of co-operation than distance to the closest potential partner. Firms with...

Using standardised CVs to analyse remuneration differences between EU universities and universities located outside the EU, we find that European universities offer more research time and have greater flexibility with respect to working times for comparable young candidates. This is, however,...

This paper analyses the skill and age structure of commuters in 14 EU countries. Theory implies that commuters can be either more or less able than stayers, but are always less able and older than migrants. Empirically, all types of commuters are younger and have higher education than region...

Based on a three-equation model for initial firm size, survival, and firm growth we estimate firm-specific transition probabilities between size classes of the firm size distribution. This allows to analyze counterfactual scenarios that assess the impact of changes in exogenous variables on the...

We study the evolution and cyclical dependence of the cross sectional distribution of firm level job creation rates from 1975 to 2004 for the Austrian private sector. The share of firms not adjusting has declined over time, but the share of entries, exits, growing and declining firms increased....

Gross value added grew at a slow rate everywhere in Austria, due to the fact that exports, the traditional drivers of growth, failed as propellant. The brightening of national and international prospects in the second half of the year helped industrial regions, gaining them a slight growth edge...

Die Zahl der Arbeitskräfte aus den acht neuen EU-Ländern Estland, Lettland, Litauen, Polen, Tschechien, Slowakei, Slowenien und Ungarn in Österreich erhöhte sich in den ersten zwölf Monaten nach Gewährung der Freizügigkeit (Mai 2011 bis April 2012) um 29.493. Vor allem ins Burgenland und...

After two years of highly dynamic growth in Austria, the global slowdown impacted in 2012 when Austria's economy managed just a relatively minor increase of its real GDP (+0.8 percent). With a few exceptions, all the economic sectors reported value-added growth rates lower than those of the...

With demand for investment once again on the rise and foreign trade (in goods) briskly growing across much of 2011, the Länder with a large share of industrial production were favoured over those more focused on services. Upper Austria and Styria again vied for first place in economic growth,...