In 2000, Austria's economy recorded brisk growth rates, with relatively minor regional variations. It was mainly export manufacturing which profited from international economic growth, but manufacturing services saw a similarly hefty expansion. In each of the Austrian Länder (Federal states),...

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 year 2001 was governed by a global cyclical downturn, which had its effect on all of the Austrian states. The economy showed signs of becoming quite sluggish, especially in the second half of the year, and the Austrian economy managed to add just 0.8 percent in output over the year. Growth...

Austria's economy recorded a robust upswing in 2006, with real gross domestic product increasing by 3.2 percent. Growth drivers were exports and rising investment activity, while recent private consumer demand remained rather moderate. Although all Länder registered an upturn, these demand...

The economic upswing continued in the first quarter of 1994 (gross value added excluding agriculture and forestry: +2.8 percent on a year-on-year basis), despite growing pessimism due to exchange rate turbulences. The regional pattern of economic growth was dominated by manufacturing output,...

The geo-political and technological revolutions of the nineties constitute new challenges for a country's economic and regional policy. The article outlines an economic strategy for Carinthia allowing for the relative strengths and weaknesses of local industry and advocating a global ex-ante...

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...