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Arbeitskosten, Steuerbelastung und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit in Österreich im Vergleich mit ausgewählten CEEs

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  • Peter Havlik

    () (The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw)

  • Sebastian Leitner

    () (The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw)

  • Roman Römisch

    () (The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw)

Abstract

The study analyses in an international comparison the key characteristics and recent developments of labour costs, taxation and productivity in Austria and selected CEEs (Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia). The CEEs still enjoy sizeable cost advantages, yet the fast growth of their unit labour costs implies gradually deteriorating competitiveness. A comparison of the real purchasing power of net wages reveals a lower income disparity between Austria and CEEs. The varying overall tax burden and the composition of tax revenues in the countries concerned plays a role in investment decisions as well. ~~~~ Die vorliegende Studie analysiert in einem internationalen Vergleich die wichtigsten Merkmale der Entlohnung und Besteuerung des Faktors Arbeit, die Produktivität und andere Faktoren der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit sowie die Zusammensetzung des Steueraufkommens in Österreich (AT) und neun mittel-, ost- und südosteuropäischen Ländern (CEEs): Bulgarien, Tschechische Republik, Kroatien, Ungarn, Polen, Rumänien, Serbien, Slowenien und Slowakei. Die Studie basiert auf den aktuellsten Daten von Eurostat, nationalen Quellen der jeweiligen Länder und wiiw-Schätzungen und Berechnungen. Die Ergebnisse verdeutlichen die Komplexität der Problematik, vor allem in Bezug auf ein angestrebtes „Ranking“ der einzelnen Länder oder andere standortspezifische unternehmerische Entscheidungen.

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Paper provided by The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw in its series wiiw Statistical Reports with number StatR4.

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Length: 70 pages including 29 Tables and 10 Figures
Date of creation: Apr 2011
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Publication status: Published as wiiw Statistical Report
Handle: RePEc:wii:spaper:statr:4

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Keywords: labour costs; productivity; taxation; Austria; Central and Eastern Europe;

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