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Structural problems slow economic recovery

In 2024, Austrian GDP is expected to have fallen by 0.9 %. The recession in industry and construction has…

On December 14, the passing of Josef Taus, former ÖVP leader and industrialist, was announced. He was 91 years old. While Taus is widely recognized…

An IHS study analysed data on the income of physicians in 2022. Results show, among other things, that contract physicians earned twice as much on…

IHS has secured a major framework contract with the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) to produce expert scientific reports…

IHS researcher Julia Radlherr has been awarded the AK Science Prize 2024 by the Upper Austrian Chamber of Labour for her master's thesis ‘Formalising…

The prestigious award, which is endowed with 4,000 euros, recognises her outstanding academic achievements and her work at the interface of research,…

Robert Braun, together with John Kleba (Aeronautics Technological Institute (ITA) in Brazil) and IHS Fellow Richard Randell, has published a new…

A recently held workshop at IHS aimed to discuss and further develop ideas for scientific papers building on insights of the EU project SUNRISE.

IHS continues to support young artists as part of the Kunst@IHS programme in cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

In a recent book chapter, IHS senior researcher Klaus Weyerstraß compares the economic developments in the U.S. and Europe.

The results of the Student Social Survey 2023 are now available online. The survey among students in Austria that been conducted at regular intervals…

A new IHS Working Paper finds that educational hypogamy is associated with a smaller child penalty on women’s earnings.

Sociologist Dr. Laura Wiesböck will launch a discussion series titled "systemrelevant" at the Wiener Konzerthaus, focusing on societal challenges from…

Current results of the "How we are today" survey show that unemployment in a household is linked to increased financial difficulties and lower overall…

A new IHS study highlights the impact of this chronic metabolic disease, revealing not only the costs for the healthcare system but also the personal…

Austria's economy falls behind in Europe

Austrian real GDP continued to decline in the first half of the year. The recession in industry and in…

German Economy in Transition ‒ Weak Momentum, Low Potential Growth

The Joint Economic Forecast Project Group forecasts a 0.1% decline in Germany's…

Amid macroeconomic shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this paper proposes a mixed-frequency Bayesian VAR model to…

This study analyses waiting times for elective surgeries and potential determinants, including supplementary private health insurance, visits in the…

In a current article for the European Journal of Higher Education, David Binder analyzes the question of why parental education effects on wages…

IHS is currently looking for two Doctoral Researchers in the field of digitalization and social transformation. Applications open until 30 September.

As of September 1, 2024, the research group for Macroeconomics and Business Cycle at IHS will have new leadership. Michael Reiter has voluntarily…

In an article for the current edition of "Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft", Gerlinde Titelbach, Martin Ertl and Susanne Forstner analyze the effects of a…

The Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) deeply mourns the passing of political scientist Univ.-Prof. Dr. Eva Kreisky, who passed away at the age of…

Thomas Czypionka and Stephanie Reitzinger published a paper analyzing the societal burden of low-, moderate-, and high-risk obesity in the Austrian…

A new IHS study analyzes the effects of changes in energy prices on Austria's exporting industry.

As the external economic environment improves and the effects of the inflation shock come to an end, the Austrian economy is likely to return to a…

Results of the current project round of EUROSTUDENT (2021–2024) have been published.

IHS Senior Researcher Dr. Laura Wiesböck has been awarded the "Wissenschaftsförderungspreis der Stadt Wien 2024".

IHS Senior Researcher Robert Braun has been talking last week at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference and gave a keynote at the "Tao of AI:…

The IHS annual report 2023 has been published in a digital version.

The eighth labor market economics workshop will take place at the IHS in Vienna at November 8th, 2024. The Call for Papers is open now!

In the latest report of the "So geht's uns heute" study, for the first time since the survey began, more people state that their income situation has…

The economy still lacks momentum

Since the last quarter of 2023, Austria’s economy has been growing quarter-on-quarter, albeit slowly. The economy…

A new research report by Monika Riedel and Clemens Zach analyzes the state of internal care in Austria.

Survey data collected in the latest round of the European Social Survey (ESS) is now available for 13 countries available at the ESS Data Portal.

The Institute of Advanced Studies (IHS) mourns the passing of Gerhart Bruckmann who has died at the age of 92.

IHS researchers Ines Fortin and Jaroslava Hlouskova, together with colleagues, published a paper on regime‐dependent commodity price dynamics in the…

On 17 May 2024, the International Day Against Homophobia, Bi-, Inter- and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), the management of IHS, with the support its staff,…

At the end of 2023, Austria's foreign trade in goods bottomed out, from where the export industry was unable to escape in the first four months of the…

Professor Toni Whited presents her paper on Central Bank Digital Currency and Banks at the Institute of Advanced Studies (IHS) on May 23, 2024.

Together with colleagues, IHS researcher Andrea Leitner has published a research brief on the economic, social, political and societal equality of…

The European Green Deal promotes ESG investments to combat climate change. This IHS policy brief examines the role of sustainable finance literacy for…

As part of the CLIMAS project, IHS is currently seeking citizen science projects that can be used to engage citizens in climate action and inform…

In this paper IHS Senior Researcher Robert Braun argues that for addressing problems with novel technological innovations and their social impacts a…

The Social Report 2024 was presented to the public on 9 April 2024 in the presence of Federal Minister Johannes Rauch at a festive presentation event…

The new FIW Trade Indicator delivers up-to-date, high-quality estimates for nominal, real and seasonally adjusted foreign trade in goods data on a…

Headwinds from Germany and abroad: institutes revise forecast significantly downwards

According to Germany’s five leading economic research…

On behalf of the Ministry of Finance, the Institute for Advanced Studies has published two studies on financial education focussing on women and…

For the first time since the "How we are today" survey began, more respondents expect their income to improve in the coming 12 months than expect it…

Private consumption supports a slowly recovering economy.

The Austrian economy has made a weak start to the current year. However, in the second half…

A new IHS paper published in BMJ Public Health presents an analytical framework of health system resilience incorporating learnings from the COVID-19…

On 28 and 29 February 2024 the kick-off of the Interreg Austria-Czech Republic project "AI Catalyst for SMEs" (ATCZ00036) took place in Steyr (Upper…

IHS Senior Researcher Laura Wiesböck was invited to be a speaker of the Cogitatio Press' science communication project “Let's Talk About Social…

In recent decades, women have caught up significantly in terms of educational qualifications and surpassed men. However, this catching-up process in…

The Federal Ministry for Labour and Economy (BMAW) is publishing the first annual results for 2023 for Austria's foreign trade in goods on the basis…

A new paper evaluates the effects that a general increase in the minimum wage in collective agreements would have on those affected, income…

Ines Fortin and Jaroslava Hlouskova published a paper on prospect theory and asset allocation in the journal Quarterly Review of Economics and…

IHS researcher Georg Kanitsar published a paper on itergenerational class mobility of second-generation immigrants across Europe in the journal…

In a new study, Gerlinde Titelbach analyzes the different representation of wage levels and distributions in central data sources for Austria.

In order to prevent further global warming and combat the climate crisis, special attention must be paid to environmental sustainability, especially…

In a new study, Stefan Vogtenhuber, Nadia Steiber and Monika Mühlböck analyse the impact of short-time work schemes during the COVID-19 pandemic on…

The Institute for Advanced Studies has modernized its logo. Our mission remains the same in 2024 and beyond: research that counts.

IHS senior researcher Laura Wiesböck is currently looking for papers for a special issue on "Informal Care in the Digital Space" that will be…

The IHS project "Against all odds" has prevailed in an extremely competitive process and is being awarded funding from the new OeAW funding program…

IHS health economist Thomas Czypionka, Eva Six (WU) and Michael Berger (University of Vienna) researched policy implications of heterogeneous demand…

In Austria, around 43,000 people are diagnosed with cancer every year. The increasing needs and dynamic developments in oncological care and the…

For the purpose of the research project HearMeOut, IHS is looking for employees who are willing to talk about their experiences with online meetings…

As of January 1, 2024, the research groups "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Economic Structures" and "European Governance, Public Finance and…

The Institute mourns the loss of Egbert Dierker, Emeritus Professor at the University of Vienna, and a Senior Fellow at IHS since 2004. He was…

We thank all partners, stakeholders and friends for the support and interest in our work throughout the year. The institute will remain closed from…

The ÖAW-study "After Corona. Reflections for future crises" was presented today. IHS researcher Katharina Gangl and her team were significantly…

Rising real income supports modest economic recovery.

The new report of the "Ho we are today" study deals with the social consequences of the crisis in the third quarter of 2023 and focuses in particular…

IHS health economist Thomas Czypionka and his team presented findings on the prevention of viral infections through air hygiene as an economic factor.…

Thomas Czypionka, IHS head of research group health economics and health policy, has addressed a statement to the Austrian parliament on the revisions…

71 new doctoral positions are being created throughout Austria as a result of the doc.funds- and doc.funds.connect- Funding by the FWF.

IHS has developed a dashboard that displays data from the European Social Survey for Austria. Rounds 9 and 10 of the survey are currently available.

A new €9.75m project funded by the European Commission will bring together outputs from key social science research infrastructures to inform the…

The new report of the "How we are today" study sheds light on developments over the past seven survey waves.

The GigClean research project focussed on domestic cleaning workers in the gig economy in Vienna. The results were presented at an online press…

On 20 November, Ernst Fehr gave this years Heinrich Neisser Lecture on the human quest for fairness and equality at IHS. An audio recording of his…

Ines Fortin and Jaroslava Hlouskova published a new paper in the IHS Working Paper Series on regime-dependent nowcasting of the Austrian economy.

A new Paper, published in Ecological Economics and co-authored, among others, by IHS researcher Christian Kimmich, discusses global employment and…

The energy transition requires a large number of skilled workers with a technical apprenticeship qualification. This demand cannot be met by the…

On 14 November 2023, IHS and WIFO held a high-profile event on the topic of "An education offensive against the skills shortage!" in the foyer of the…

The Education and Employment Research Group is delighted with the numerous and creative submissions received for its picture competition on the…

The EuHEA Conference 2024 will take place in Vienna an focus on health economics from different perspectives. Submission of abstracts is possible…

The program for the Austrian Labor Economics Workshop 2023 is now online, registration for the event is possible until 3 November 2023.

A consortium consisting of IHS, WIFO and Joanneum Research was awarded a contract for a FWF funded project on the economic impacts of research…

Mild recession followed by a restrained upswing

The Austrian economy is currently in a recession.

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated wide-ranging adaptations to the organisation of health systems. This article aims to collate insights on the role…

In the current wave of the "So geht's uns heute" survey, a quarter of respondents expect their household income to decrease.

IHS health economists Markus Kraus, Miriam Reiss and Monika Riedl talk about Covid-19 and (long-term) care in international comparison on the podcast…

Purchasing power returns ‒ political uncertainty high

According to the Joint Economic Forecast, Germany's gross domestic product declines by 0.6% in…

Competition has grown in importance in research funding. Therefore, the IHS event "Research Policy: How to distribute the cake of research funds" took…

The rising prevalence of obesity and the development of new therapeutic approaches will pose a number of challenges for the public health system.

The Austrian Labor Economics Workshop will be held at the Chamber of Labour in Vienna on 10 November. Submissions of papers of extended abstracts are…

IHS research group Education and Employment is organizing a picture competition on the topic of social inequality today and 60 years ago.

Elisabeth Frankus is the new head of the research group for Science, Technology and Social Transformation. The sociologist with a PhD conducts…

This IHS Working Paper examines the extent to which the decline of manufacturing employment contributed to the electoral successes of right-wing…

A new IHS study, dealing with the causations of science and democracy skepticism in Austria, was presented today in a press conference at the Federal…

In an article published in the Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie, Stefan Vogtenhuber discusses the primary and secondary social…

In his working paper, Michael Reiter develops a method to compute second-order perturbations of discrete time heterogeneous agent models.

A new volume on 20 years of Austria as part of the European Social Survey, sheds lights on societal attitudes, preferences and assessments.

Together with several experts, IHS developed 30 questions to test and expand knowledge about sustainable investments.

A current report by IHS and WIFO estimated the effect of the bracket creep as a basis for inflation compensation measures for the year 2024.

A new IHS study evaluated experiences with a value and orientation course on the topic of antisemitism, offered by the Austrian Integration Fund for…

The record inflation, initially driven by a rise in energy prices, and the distortions in the wake of Russia’s war against Ukraine led to a stagnation…

A new IHS study developed measures to promote a culture of philanthropy, meaning collective practices, values and emotions that could lead to more…

In the context of the research initiative on educational trajectories, this working paper deals with educational pathways and social inequality. Based…

On 23 June 2023, a symposium on the above question was held at AK Vienna, where strategies for the advancement of women were presented.

The 10th wave of the ESS focuses on "Understandings and Evaluations of Democracy", "Digital Social Contacts in Work and Family Life," as well as an…

As of 1 July 2023 Holger Bonin is the new Scientific Director at IHS. He succeeds interim Director Klaus Neusser and will lead the Institute together…

The economic situation of Austrian households remains tense in the light of high inflation according to the latest report of the survey "So geht's uns…

A return to a moderate growth path

The Austrian economy has been in stagflation since mid-2022. By the end of 2023 domestic output growth should pick…

The CO2 price is intended to finally get Austria on track toward its climate goals. However, it does not enter a vacuum. Climate-damaging subventions…

Today, the results of an IHS study on the the tourism labor market before, during and after the pandemic were presented in a press conference.

The European Social Survey European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ESS ERIC) has opened the process to appoint a new General Assembly Chair.

The CO2 price in Austria is rather low in international comparison. Moreover, it is too low to reflect the costs of climate change or to effectively…

Since social media has also been used to disseminate health information for some time, both the potential benefits and the potential harms need to be…

IHS is part of a new EU-Funded Project that designs tools and guidelines to increase the impact of deliberative democracy and resilient adaptation…

This paper studies the implications of central bank digital currency (CBDC) on the banking system. Therefore, a dynamic banking model to quantify the…

IHS health economists Monika Riedel and Thomas Czypionka were part of the 8th PRAEVENIRE Health Days, which took place May 22-26.

This current paper investigates the need based distributive justice principles using an experimental approach to analyze the acknowledgment of needs.…

In this IHS research report, the challenges of the Austrian health care system in the oncological care of patients are discussed. It is available…

The May issue of the Empirical Economics journal, published by Springer, deals, among other things, with the effects of smart cities on employment and…

IHS is carrying out the Student Social Survey 2023 on behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. It is a key decision…

Janet Currie held a public keynote lecture on child health as human capital at IHS on May 8. The recording is now available online.

For the fifth time, IHS and Statistics Austria conducted the panel survey "So geht's uns heute", this time focusing on housing.

Anna Dibiasi is a higher education researcher at the IHS and recently led the Matura student survey, which was conducted for the first time.

A current IHS Working Paper deals with Gender Segregation in Vocational Education and Occupations in the Context of Digitalisation and is available…

Laura Wiesböck and Roland Verwiebe published a paper on the question of how income inequality is assessed in contemporary Austrian society in the…

Stubborn core inflation – Time for supply side policies

The leading economic research institutes have raised their forecast for growth in German…

During our business closure from April 6 to 11, the front desk will only be available during limited opening hours.

Ines Fortin, Jaroslava Hlouskova and Leopold Sögner published a paper on financial and economic uncertainties and their effects on the economy in the…

A robust labor market supports the economy

In Austria, real GDP has been stagnating since mid-2022.

A recording of the Public Lecture by Maximilian Kasy about the evaluating of a guaranteed job program is available on our YouTube channel.

IHS sociologist Laura Wiesböck is the protagonist of the upcoming cinema documentary FEMINISM WTF by director Katharina Mückstein.

Two European Institutes sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize their collaboration in an effort to promote academic cooperation and…

8 March is not only a symbolically important day for women. The de facto equality of women and men, the equal rights of all genders and the fight…

Our current newsletter deals among other things with the green tech subsidy race, the new IHS director and the challenges and potentials of artificial…

A current IHS study commissioned by the AMS Lower Austria analyses the potentials and challenges of photovoltaic and wind power expansion in Lower…

On the anniversary of the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine, it is important not only to show solidarity towards Ukraine in the struggle for…

Negotiations to fill the position of scientific director of the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) have been successfully concluded. Prof. Dr.…

In a paper published in Empirical Economics, José-Ignacio Antón, René Böheim, and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer analyze the effect of migration on unionization…

The vienna chamber of labor has announced to fund 31 projects as part of its Digitalisierungsfonds Arbeit 4.0. Among them is the IHS project HearMeOut…

A current study examines the links between economic policies put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic to support domestic businesses and subsequent…

In a two-part blog series, Andreas Huber and Thomas König explore the 60-year history of IHS.

The research group Regional Science and Environmental Research, headed by Klaus Weyerstrass, changed its name to Energy, Environment and Sustainable…

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