For some time now, public debate over the Austrian educational system is torn between scandalization and exaggerated expectations. High costs and poor performance are being criticized while at the...

Growth should be supported by structural reforms

The Austrian economy is currently booming. In the coming years, it will lose momentum and will return to a solid growth path. Between 2018 and 2022,...

In a cooperation with the Federal Ministry of the Interior, IHS will analyze scenarios of potential uncertainty to help develop counter measures. "In a worldwide perspective, complex and fragile...

During the two-day Berufsbildungsforschungskonferenz in Steyr, Mario Steiner held the presentation "Sozialer Fortschritt durch (Berufs-)Bildung?". The presentations starting point was the observation...

Intergenerational Allocation of Long-Run Risk

In an OeNB funded project, IHS will study the optimal design of a public pension system, taking into account the long-run risks that households face. The...

Robert Braun and Erich Griessler will chair the NewHoRRIzon session at the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) in Toulouse. ESOF is the largest interdisciplinary science meeting in Europe. It is dedicated...