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On behalf of the Swiss Science Council (SSC), WIFO is updating a comparison of basic research funding agencies for the German Expert Commission on Research and Innovation (EFI) from 2019. The focus is on how the funding levels, evaluation and decision-making procedures, as well as governance of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) compare to international best practice agencies, including the main research funding agencies from the USA, Singapore, Norway, Germany, England and the Netherlands. In detail, comparisons of the funding portfolios are made, as well as funding criteria and characteristics, peer review procedures of the respective main funding track (usually single project funding).

In empirical economic research, there are hardly any clearer findings than the positive correlation of learned competencies on individual and societal prosperity. According to empirical findings, school closures over several weeks can lead to more frequent class repetitions, lower educational attainment and lower skill gains. This short study aims to take stock after the second school year influenced by COVID-19 and to give a first overview of how the situation in Austria regarding school closures compares internationally. In addition, two concrete measures (support hours, testing strategy in schools) are subjected to an economic review.

The gradual increase in the retirement age for women from 2024 to 2033 to 65 years should be associated with a longer period of employment for women. The recent past of transition is analysed along economic sectors. The aim here is to identify those sectors where there is already a gap between exit from the labour market and pensions entry. In these sectors, the upcoming raising of the age limit could pose a greater challenge.

The research project examines the extent to which the economic distortions caused by the COVID-19 crisis will affect the insolvency risk (i.e., more insolvencies and higher insolvency volumes) and, as a result, will increase the utilisation of the Insolvency Remuneration Fund. Of particular interest are the expected cases and volumes of disbursements the Fund will face. For a quantitative estimation of these target figures, a multi-level approach is chosen in the research project. Stage I elaborates on the data generation and compilation of relevant factors concerning the insolvency risk. Based on this, an analytical framework (Stage II.A) is defined and a scenario assessment of the effects (Stage II.B) is provided.

Der WIFO-Konjunkturtest ist eine monatliche Befragung von österreichischen Unternehmen zur Einschätzung ihrer wirtschaftlichen Lage. Ziel der Erhebung ist es, die aktuelle und bevorstehende Entwicklung der Konjunktur mit einem deutlichen Zeitvorsprung gegenüber der amtlichen Statistik zu erfassen. Der Rahmenvertrag bettet den WIFO-Konjunkturtest in das gemeinsame harmonisierte Programm der Konjunkturumfragen der Europäischen Union ein.

Das WIFO koordiniert in Kooperation mit der OECD sowie mit Statistik Austria die Berechnung von Produktivitätskennzahlen auf Basis mikroaggregierter Unternehmensdaten für Österreich. Die Produktivitätsentwicklung wird dabei z. B. nach Branchen, Größenklassen, Alter oder relativer Position in der Produktivitätsverteilung unterschieden. Ziel ist es, Stärken und Schwächen sowie darauf aufbauend mögliche Schwerpunktsetzungen im Rahmen einer produktivitätsorientierten Standortstrategie für Österreich zu identifizieren.

In this project, mobile phone mobility data and sales data from cash-less transactions are used to provide early estimates for selected economic activities. The intention is to produce flash estimate for retail sales, private consumption and foreign tourist overnight stays as early as every Monday for the week just ended. Statistics Austria publishes preliminary monthly data for retail sales and overnight stays with a lag of at least one month; final values are not available until two months after the end of a month. For this analysis, weekly data on cashless sales at point-of-sale locations of a payment system provider are used. These payment data are provided for sales made in stationary or online stores, domestic or abroad, and are subdivided into 30 demand categories. In addition, two anonymised and summarised data sets of A1-mobile phone customers prepared by Ivenium Data Insights are evaluated: first, daily visitor flow data in ten selected inner-city shopping streets. Together with the cash-less transactions data, they are used for retail sales and private consumption nowcasts. Second, daily roaming information from foreign mobile customers using the A1 network during a stay in Austria for at least one full day, is available disaggregated by country of origin and province of stay. This information is used for the nowcasting of foreign overnight stays.

Das Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich etabliert zur Beratung in Fragen der Arbeitsmarktprognosen und möglicher Adaptierungen arbeitsmarktpolitische Maßnahmen im Laufe der COVID-19-Pandemie. Dieses Gremium wird von Expertinnen und Experten mehrerer Forschungsinstitute beschickt und vom WIFO koordiniert.

Neben dem Tourismus trägt auch die Freizeitwirtschaft wesentlich zu regionaler Einkommensentstehung und Beschäftigung bei. Die Freizeitwirtschaft ist allerdings kein Sektor in der Volkswirtschaftlichen Gesamtrechnung, so dass sich daraus auch keine Informationen zu den wirtschaftlichen Effekten aus dem Freizeitkonsum direkt ableiten lassen. Wie auch im Tourismus muss zu diesem Zweck ein sogenanntes Satellitenkonto erstellt werden. Ziel dieses Projektes ist die Erstellung eines solchen für das Burgenland. Neben den direkten wirtschaftlichen Effekten werden dabei auch die indirekten Effekte modellbasiert berechnet, die sich aus den Vorleistungsverflechtungen der Freizeitunternehmen ergeben.