Die offiziellen Arbeitsmarktstatistiken zeigen ein höchst widersprüchliches Bild. So lag die Arbeitslosenrate in Österreich laut nationaler Berechnung im vergangenen Jahr bei 7,0 Prozent, laut EU-Definition aber nur bei 4,3 Prozent (2012). Für ein und dasselbe Land, in ein und demselben...

We estimate the classic and the dynamic variant of Okun’s law for the Austrian labor market. We find that, for recent periods, the growth rate necessary to stabilize the unemployment rate equals 2.8 percent. Moreover, we find that the rate has been growing in recent quarters due to the...

This paper analyzes the Austrian Beveridge curve as well as the Beveridge curves for different economic sectors in Austria over the period from 2008 onwards. We find significant outward shifts of the Beveridge curves in eight of the 21 sectors of the economy. We further analyze what factors have...

The Austrian Beveridge curve shifted in 2014, leading to ongoing academic discussions about the reasons behind this shift. While some have argued that the shift was caused by a supply shock due to labour market liberalization, others have stated that matching efficiency decreased. Using a new...

The Austrian Beveridge curve shifted in 2014, leading to the ongoing academic discussions about the reasons behind this shift. While some economists have argued that the shift was caused by a supply shock related to the labour mar-ket liberalisation during the course of the eastern enlargement...

The Austrian Beveridge curve shifted in 2014, leading to ongoing academic discussions about the reasons behind this shift. While some have argued that the shift was caused by a supply shock due to labour market liberalization, others have stated that matching efficiency decreased. Using a new...

The Austrian Beveridge curve shifted in 2014, leading to ongoing academic discussions about the reasons behind this shift. While some have argued that the shift was caused by a supply shock due to labour market liberalization, others have stated that matching efficiency decreased. Using a new...

Fast alle Branchen sind von Kurzarbeit betroffen, und auch der eine oder andere Beamte hat nichts mehr zu tun. Trotzdem beziehen Beamte weiterhin ihre vollen Bezüge. Der Staatsdienst gewinnt in Zeiten der Corona-Krise an Attraktivität. Einen schlechteren Stand hat hingegen die jüngere...

Die Kurzarbeit ist die wichtigste Maßnahme zur Abschwächung der wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie. Aber sie ist nur eine Überbrückungshilfe und mit der Fortdauer wird sich zeigen, dass es noch keine Antwort auf zwei drängende Fragen für den Arbeitsmarkt gibt: Wie kann der...

During the last decade, the Austrian labour market experienced a substantial outward shift of the Beveridge curve. Using detailed administrative data on vacancies and registered unemployed by region and skill level, we test which factors caused this shift. We find that the Beveridge curve...