COVID-19: Analysis of the Social Situation in Austria

On 1 October IHS and WIFO presented preliminary results of a study about the effects of COVID-19 on the social situation in Austria.

The study was commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and presented at a press conference together with Federal Minister Rudolf Anschober. The preliminiary results show that the federal government's measures taken so far were able to prevent more serious effects of the COVID-19 crisis.

A first look on the results is available here (in German)