Differences between economic sectors in the current trade regime and in terms of competitiveness should lead to markedly divergent effects that EU enlargement will have on the Austrian secondary and tertiary sectors. In both of these sectors, industries prevail that have positive or at least...

The effects of the EU enlargement will not be spread evenly across all regions in Austria: this assessment is the outcome of an analysis of sectoral structures and regional location factors. Using a range of approaches to (regional) growth theory, regional development determinants were derived...

EU integration of CEE countries provides new development opportunities for all regions along EU's external frontier based on cross-border economic and regional policies. In the preparatory phase, an offensive structural policy should be supplemented by negotiations on administrative measures...

Austria's manufacturing particularly profited from the reforms in its eastern neighbour countries. A rise in exports to the neighbouring CEECs increased the net production value by about ATS 14 billion. The effects of an EU eastern enlargement will be even more pronounced, provided that the...

For decades regional growth patterns in Austria have shown a distinct west-east divide as a result of its geopolitical position along the "Iron Curtain". After the opening of Eastern Europe, there was an improvement in regional dynamics in the immediate vicinity of the border, but no fundamental...

Austria's service trade with the CEECs is still hampered by high trade barriers. The EU's eastern enlargement should thus produce substantial integrative effects especially in the tertiary sector. In view of the competitive advantages enjoyed by Austria, particularly with regard to complex...

Over the 1995–1999 programming period, Austria will receive a total of ECU 1,623 billion from the EU structural funds, of which 42 percent is explicitly designed for regional policy purposes. The list agreed upon of regions qualifying for subsidies and other support is well-targeted in that...