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Current research studies (work in progress)
Commissioned by: European Commission
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research
In October 2022, the Austrian government has introduced a national price for CO2 emissions from energy use in the sectors not covered by the EU Emission Trading System. The carbon price has been introduced in the context of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and represents the core of an ecological tax reform (so-called "eco-social tax reform"), with tax revenues being recycled to households via regionally differentiated lump-sum payments ("climate bonus payments") and to firms via compensation measures for exposed industry as well as for agriculture and forestry. The project aims at assessing the impact of this carbon price and the related climate bonus and firm compensation payments at the level of Austrian federal provinces. The envisaged analysis with the macroeconomic model ASCANIO will deliver insights into the effects on regional CO2 emissions, GRP, employment, and income distribution.
Die Rolle des Sozialstaats in der notwendigen sozial-ökologischen Transformation (The Role of the Welfare State in the Necessary Socio-ecological Transformation)
Current research studies (work in progress)
Commissioned by: Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research – Analysis, Consulting, Interdisciplinary Research
Im Rahmen der Studie werden die Grundlagen eines ökologisch nachhaltigen Sozialstaats skizziert. Aufgezeigt wird, inwiefern der Sozialstaat als gewichtiger Akteur einer gelingenden sozial-ökologischen Transformation die Lebensbedingungen der Bevölkerung verbessern, Krisenfestigkeit gewährleisten und dabei gleichzeitig den Ausstoß von Treibhausgasemissionen verringern kann. Eine besondere Rolle kommt in diesem Zusammenhang dem Ausbau öffentlicher Dienstleistungen und Infrastrukturen sowie der Arbeitsmarktpolitik zu. In der Studie werden Aspekte der Interdependenz von sozialen und klimapolitischen Fragen möglichst umfassend berücksichtigt. Betrachtet wird, wie sich der Klimawandel sowie Klimaschutzmaßnahmen kurz- und längerfristig auf unterschiedliche Personengruppen auswirken, welche sozialpolitischen Instrumente geeignet sind, auf neue soziale Risiken zu reagieren, und welche wohlfahrtsstaatlichen Maßnahmen unmittelbaren oder mittelbaren Einfluss auf österreichische Treibhausgasemissionen haben. Zentrale Inhalte werden in den Sozialbericht 2024 einfließen.
Current research studies (work in progress)
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research
Within the Framework Contract for the European Parliament's Committees on Budgetary Control and on Budgets, external expertise is provided that shall support the Committees in their main activities in relation to the following six themes: Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) of the EU; EU revenue; annual adoption of the EU budget (annual budgetary procedure); follow up of the implementation of the EU budget; discharge of the EU budget and ex-post control of implementation of the budget; fight against fraud and the protection of EU financial interests.
Current research studies (work in progress)
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research – Blomeyer & Sanz
Commissioned by: European Parliament