Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis

The economic policy consulting services of the Research Group relate to aspects of regional and structural policy in Austria and the EU, determinants of regional growth, regional location analyses and location concepts, aspects of regional labour market policy as well as transport, infrastructure, housing, tourism and leisure policy. In addition, the Research Group contributes to regional and sectoral accounts and forecasts (e.g., regional value added and labour market forecasts, tourism satellite accounts, construction industry forecasts) as well as to regional and sectoral business cycle reporting as part of its regular work.

The methodological competences available in the Research Group are of great importance for the estimation of the macroeconomic and regional economic effects of economic policy measures, but also for the economic evaluation of the scope for action to cope with the medium-term challenges for the domestic regional economies. With the help of input-output models at the level of Austrian districts and federal states, but also for the countries of the European Union and the most important world regions, it is possible to provide information on sectoral changes in production, gross value added and employment. In addition, the Research Group deals with the further development and application of complex econometric methods for measuring the causal effects of economic policy interventions and for preparing forecasts.