Austrian migration policy changed from a demand driven guest worker model be-tween the 1960s and 1980s to chain migration, family reunion and refugee migration in the 1990s. Membership to the EU in 1995 was accompanied by economic migration from other EU-member states due to faster-than-average...

There is no simple answer to the question of the potential impact of migration on the EU economy. EU migration policy is expected to meet the requirements of economic and social policy, in particular of the Lisbon Agenda, as well as national cultural, political, strategic and security...

In Austria, a decline in the number of persons on sick leave can be observed over the medium as well as long term. This trend is accompanied by a shortening of average sick spells and an increase in short-term sick leaves. At the same time, a shift can be found in the ranking of causes – thus...

The 1990s showed a marked improvement in the education level attained by young people in Austria. The young no longer enter the labour market immediately after compulsory schooling to the same extent as in the past: only about 12 percent in contrast to 16 percent in the late 1980s. The...

In the course of 1990, dependent employment rose markedly as a consequence of the economic upswing. But since labour supply expanded very fast, at a rate higher than in any year since the end of World War II, unemployment also increased. In the summer of 1990, the legislation regarding the...

Since 1990, expenditure on education has increased in Austria for every educational level. This has been the result of an extension of education beyond compulsory level as well as a shift from apprenticeships to vocational colleges. The other side of the coin of increasing costs are greater...

This paper puts emphasis on the earnings development at the lower end of the earnings distribution and its development over time. The main objective is to provide more insight into the mechanism of impoverishment and marginalisation of various groups of people as well as the dynamics.

Labour market mechanisms are being transformed, as the composition of labour supply and demand are changing in the wake of demographic changes and industrial reform and restructuring. In the course of the implementation of new organisations of work, labour turnover increased significantly since...