Many regions on the EU Eastern borders have developed favourably after the opening up of the border and the implementation of association agreements with the CEECs. This was often seen as a positive sign for the further perspectives of these regions after EU enlargement. In this paper we take a...

Economic activity tends to exhibit a more uniform pattern in an international recession than during an upswing. In 1993, GDP growth rates by provinces were within the range of 1 percentage point (Austria total, excluding agriculture and forestry ±0.0 percent). The only exception was the...

The further opening up of markets will create a potentially high demand also in the services sector, and domestic providers should be able to exploit it due to their closeness to these markets. However, the boost in liberalization tendencies will result in a keener competitive environment for...

The fundamental changes that have occurred in Western and Eastern Europe during the last few years have intensified the competition between the European urban regions. The Austrian Institute of Economic Research has tried to pinpoint Vienna's competitive advantages and, on the basis of these...

Economic activity is relatively little differentiated by provinces, but shows a clear pattern by major regions. The West (–1.0 percent) suffered more from the global recession than the East (–0.4 percent), with positive growth in the Burgenland. The South is in a serious crisis, especially...

The economic recovery in Austria is well under way. Signs that economic activity has picked up can also be found at the regional level. None of the major regions has lagged behind; even in the Southeast, where in previous business cycles the rebound came at a late stage, demand has firmed up...

With the weakening of economic activity in Austria, the regional disparities in economic growth have remained small for the second consecutive year. The regional development was characterised by structural problems in energy and wage intensive manufacturing branches. Manufacturing output dropped...