OECD economic surveys : Austria 2015 / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Austria--Economic conditions.

Austria.

Austria--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (134 p.)

Place of Publication:

Paris, [France] : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2015.

Summary:

This 2015 OECD Economic Survey of Austria examines recent economic developments, policies and prospects. Special chapters cover gender equality.

Contents:

""Table of contents""; ""Basic statistics of Austria, 2014""; ""Executive summary""; ""Main findings""; ""Figure. The gender pay gap""; ""Key recommendations""; ""Strengthening fundamentals""; ""Shifting to a more gender equal society""; ""Assessment and recommendations""; ""Figure 1. High material well-being and weaknesses in work-life balance""; ""Table 1. Well-being implications of more gender equality""; ""The macroeconomic outlook is expected to improve after a prolonged period of weakness""; ""Figure 2. Growth has stalled since 2012 and unemployment is rising""

""Short-term macroeconomic prospects""""Table 2. Short-term Economic Outlook""; ""Towards a more robust economy""; ""Reform the tax system to make it more growth-friendly""; ""Figure 3. Tax reform was significant but the tax wedge at low-incomes remains high""; ""Box 1. The 2015/16 tax reform""; ""Boost competitiveness, particularly in the service sector""; ""Figure 4. Export performance undermined by unit labour cost pressure""; ""Figure 5. Service sector regulations should be eased""; ""Increase the financing capacity of the real economy""; ""Towards a more resilient economy""

""Controlling the rise in public debt through pension reforms and adjustments in fiscal federalism""""Figure 6. Public debt continues to rise as expenditures turn out to be higher than expected""; ""Figure 7. Senior workers' employment has improved but average age of withdrawal remains low""; ""Figure 8. Weak tax autonomy of sub-central governments and fragmentation undermine fiscal discipline""; ""Enhancing financial stability""; ""Table 3. Claims of Austrian banks on CESEE countries""; ""Figure 9. Low profitability and capital ratios""; ""Towards a more inclusive economy""

""Figure 10. Social cohesion""""Promote labour integration of low-skilled workers""; ""Figure 11. Unemployment rates by level of education, sex and family background""; ""Better integrate migrants""; ""Towards a more environmentally sustainable economy""; ""Figure 12. Road transport weighs on CO2 emissions""; ""Remove adverse incentives""; ""Support the adoption of low carbon technologies""; ""Recommendations for a more robust, resilient, inclusive and sustainable economy""; ""Opening-up gender roles to improve well-being and growth""

""Figure 13. The birth of children drives the parting of gender roles""""Figure 14. The tax and subsidy system penalises dual earners more than in other countries""; ""Figure 15. Care infrastructure is weak""; ""The divergence of gender roles affects several dimensions of well-being""; ""Figure 16. Education and skill gaps""; ""Figure 17. Gender gaps in management""; ""Figure 18. Gender gaps in employment quality""; ""Figure 19. Gender pay gaps""; ""The prevailing model faces tensions""; ""Policy initiatives to reduce gender inequalities""; ""Setting priorities for faster progress""

""Figure 20. Making work organisation more supportive of dual earner families""

Notes:

"July 2015"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 19, 2015).

ISBN:

92-64-23828-X