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Austria: reforms will be necessary to uphold high well-being levels | |||
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2019-11-13 | |||
发布年 | 2019 | ||
语种 | 英语 | ||
国家 | 国际 | ||
领域 | 地球科学 | ||
正文(英文) | 13/11/2019 - Austria stands out for its high levels of economic and social well-being. Preserving these will require reforms to improve competition in the service sector, increase access to risk capital for firms of all sizes, encourage more women and migrants into the workforce and lengthen work lives to reflect the ageing population, according to a new OECD report. The latest OECD Economic Survey of Austria, presented in Vienna by the OECD’s Director of Country Studies Alvaro Pereira, projects GDP growth of 1.4% for 2019 and 1.3% for 2020. The 2020 projection is down from 1.6% forecast by the OECD in May, though the 2019 projection is unchanged, as recruitment bottlenecks, weakening external demand – especially from key markets Germany and Italy – and global trade tensions dampen Austria’s outlook.
The report recommends making access to quality childcare, early childhood education and all-day schooling for older children a legal entitlement throughout the country, to make it easier for new mothers to return to work and improve their career prospects. While this is a challenge given Austria’s geography, it would also contribute to more equal opportunities in the education system. Austria has one of the highest shares of migrants in its workforce of OECD countries. This means migrants play an important role in meeting robust demand for labour yet the country also has a major challenge in trying to integrate low-skilled immigrants. Increasing the availability of language courses and adult skills training would help to address this. The report also calls for Austria to increase its focus on environmental issues, for example by increasing carbon prices, which are low by international standards, and improving town planning to address the rising environmental impact of urban sprawl. See an Overview of the Economic Survey with the main conclusions and a summary brochure. (This link can be included in media articles.) For further information, journalists can contact the OECD Media Division (+33 1 4524 9700).
Working with over 100 countries, the OECD is a global policy forum that promotes policies to improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. | ||
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来源平台 | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development | ||
文献类型 | 新闻 | ||
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/221148 | ||
专题 | 地球科学 | ||
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