Die geplanten Maßnahmen zur Budgetkonsolidierung belasten die ärmere Bevölkerung überproportional. Die Anhebung der Verbrauchsabgaben und Gebühren um rund 13 Mrd. S trifft die Ärmeren etwa doppelt so stark wie die Besserverdiener: Das untere Einkommensdrittel der Haushalte muß 1,6% des...

The research project WWWforEurope undertakes to lie the theoretical and empirical foundations for the embarkment on a new socio-ecological growth path in Europe. The new path underlines the need to guarantee Welfare as a broad universal principle for its population, assuring economic and social...

The research project WWWforEurope undertakes to lie the theoretical and empirical foundations for the embarkment on a new socio-ecological growth path in Europe. The new path underlines the need to guarantee Welfare as a broad universal principle for its population, assuring economic and social...

There are large differences between Steindl's ideas on growth policies and the Brussels/Paris consensus. Steindl called for innovation and education policies, the mainstream today rather favours deregulation and privatisation. Steindl stressed the positive demand-side effects of the public...

The stagnation of the economy in the Euro area since 2000 is closely connected to the dominance of purely long-run supply-side oriented policies in the Euro area. While exports and profits soared, domestic demand has been weak. The neglect of cyclical and demand factors appears to be the major...

There are large differences between Steindl's ideas on growth policies and the Brussels/Paris consensus. Steindl called for innovation and education policies, whereas the mainstream today rather favours deregulation and privatization. Steindl stressed the positive demand-side effects of the...

The unfavourable development of the Austrian labour market in the 1990s is attributable to a number of macro-economic factors. The rise of unemployment is a reflection of the relatively low average rate of economic growth and the 1993 recession. The productivity of labour increased at an...

Future budget consolidation measures – within the framework of the "Stability Pact" – may result in a more significant slow-down of economic growth than that experienced during the 1995-1997 period. One-time effects and outsourcing measures are limited in scope, further interest-rate effects...