WIFO-Monatsberichte (monthly reports)

The WIFO-Monatsberichte (monthly reports) contain research results and publications by WIFO staff on national and international economic developments based on sound economic analyses. Additionally, important key figures on the international and Austrian economic situation are published in the WIFO-Monatsberichte.

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Jesús Crespo Cuaresma (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
Claudia Kemfert (German Institute for Economic Research)
Philipp Schmidt-Dengler (University of Vienna)
Jens Südekum (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
Andrea Weber (Central European University)

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Schwungvolle Konjunktur im 1. Halbjahr (Buoyant Economic Activity in First Half of the Year)
WIFO-Monatsberichte, 2018, 91(2), pp.83-89
Online since: 22.02.2018 0:00
 
Die Konjunktur ist derzeit international wie in Österreich kräftig und dürfte ihren Schwung auch in den ersten Monaten 2018 beibehalten. Der österreichische Arbeitsmarkt erholt sich weiter, wenngleich die Arbeitslosigkeit anhaltend hoch ist. Das Inflationsdifferential zum Durchschnitt des Euro-Raumes bleibt bestehen.
JEL-Codes:E32, E66
Keywords:Konjunkturbericht, Konjunkturprognose
Research group:Macroeconomics and Public Finance
Language:German

Buoyant Economic Activity in First Half of the Year
Economic activity is currently buoyant globally as well as in Austria and is expected to maintain its momentum also in the first few months of 2018. The Austrian labour market continues to recover, although unemployment remains high. The inflation differential vis-à-vis the euro area average persists.

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