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Der Beitrag zum Sozialbericht 2024 definiert Ziele und institutionelle Elemente eines armutsfesten Sozialstaates: Neben existenzsichernder Erwerbsarbeit werden öffentliche Sachleistungen und die Infrastruktur im Bildungs- und Betreuungsbereich als zentrale Säulen eines armutsfesten Sozialstaates dargestellt. Darüber hinaus spielen monetäre Transfers nach wie vor eine zentrale Rolle in der Armutsprävention.

The proposed project "FutuRes-PV" aims for deriving policy recommendations how to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of PV (photovoltaic) support in Austria, allowing for a socially inclusive uptake of PV systems at household level. It therefore investigates the impact of increasing household PV electricity generation in Austria until 2040, analysrescing different policy scenarios regarding their impact on the development of prosumer activities related to PV systems ("prosumer scenarios").

Das Forschungsvorhaben gibt einen Überblick darüber, wie die Strategien zur bestmöglichen Ausschöpfung des Arbeitskräftepotenzials in ausgewählten europäischen PES (Public Employment Services) ausgestaltet sind.

The Austrian government strives for achieving greenhouse gas neutrality in the transport and the buildings sector by 2040. Achieving a complete decarbonisation within such a short time period will be challenging for both sectors: in the transport sector the trend of rising emissions must be reversed; in the building sector the building stock must be thermally improved and heating systems must completely shift towards renewable energy sources. The introduction of policy instruments to decarbonise the housing and mobility sectors will entail different effects for different household groups depending on several (socio-economic) aspects. The (presumed) regressivity of policy instruments (most notably fiscal measures) in these areas very often impedes an evidence-based discussion on the political level and is used as an argument against the implementation of respective measures. By linking a macroeconomic model with a vehicle choice model, a transport demand model and a building stock model, in TransFair-AT we will analyse policy scenarios achieving a full decarbonisation of housing and mobility in Austria by 2040. We will assess the emission impacts as well as the macroeconomic and distributional effects of policy sets on different household types and develop measures to compensate vulnerable groups ensuring that the disposable income of disadvantaged household groups is not reduced.

Digital technologies have contributed to the emergence of digital platforms enabling new business models that bear huge potentials for their users. But little is known about their actual use by Austrian companies, the particular value they create and their impact on either side of the markets they match. We aim to contribute to the literature by developing and conducting a new enterprise survey. Based on a classification of the different types of digital platforms relevant to business, the focus will be on the following research questions: First, we analyse the scope of business use of various digital platforms ("adoption"). Second, we specifically ask enterprises whether and to what extent they use digital platforms to outsource labour input. Finally, we investigate how the enterprises perceive the impact of the use of digital platforms on the kind and intensity of competition as well as the underlying value they create for both, the firms (in terms of safeguarding or improving competitiveness), and the consumers (in terms of reduced price per quality of goods and services).