Recent years have seen a major structural break in trade relations between West European countries and the former Eastern bloc. Austria experienced a disproportionately large bilateral trade creation with these countries. In this paper we take a closer look at the impact this trade growth has...

In this paper we look at the effects of immigration and trade with Eastern Europe on unemployment in Austria. Using individual data over the period 1989-92 of male blue-collar workers employed in the Austrian manufacturing sector, we decompose possible detrimental impacts in unemployment entry...

This paper studies the effect of increased immigration in Austria on the unemployment risk of young natives. Austria experienced a dramatic rise in the share of alien workers as a result of the breakdown of the former communist regimes (especially from former Yugoslavia). We concentrate on...

In den letzten Jahren ist ein größerer Bruch in den Handelsbeziehungen zwischen den west- und osteuropäischen Ländern eingetreten. Zwischen Österreich und den osteuropäischen Ländern gab es eine große bilaterale Handelsausweitung. Die Verfasser befassen sich näher damit, wie sich dieses...