Future local Infrastructure Demand in Austria: The economic Effects of Investments in Electromobility, Energy and Water/Sewage

Project Lead: Alexander Schnabl
Team: Jan Kluge, Hannes Zenz, Sarah Lappöhn, Alexandra Amerstorfer, Stephanie Haslinger, Stefan Heidler, Johannes Laber and Ulrich Tschiesche
Duration: 2016–2018
Funding: Federal Ministry for Digital, Business and Enterprise, Federal Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism and Österreichischer Gemeindebund.


The research group (jointly with Kommunalkredit Public Consulting) has investigated the local infrastructure demand until 2030 and analyzed the corresponding economic effects on gross value added, employment and taxes along the entire value chain. To this end, the group made use of its multiregional input-output model.