Monetary Policy & the Economy

2004 - 2024

Current editor(s): Gerhard Fenz and Maria Teresa Valderrama

From Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian Central Bank)
P.O. Box 61, A-1011 Vienna, Austria.
Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Rita Glaser-Schwarz ().

Access Statistics for this journal.
Is something missing from the series or not right? See the RePEc data check for the archive and series.

2017, articles Q4/17

Austria's thriving economy is fueled by lively exports and strong domestic demand pp. 6-31

Gerhard Fenz and Martin Schneider

Three small essays on public investment: economic rationales, the EU fiscal framework and some statistical comparisons pp. 32-47

Doris Prammer and Lukas Reiss

Household's housing expenditure in Austria, Germany and Italy pp. 48-61

Christian Beer and Karin Wagner

2017, articles Q2/17

2017 marked by accelerated economic growth and declining unemployment – Economic outlook for Austria from 2017 to 2019 (June 2017) pp. 6-31

Christian Ragacs and Klaus Vondra

How strong is the wealth channel of monetary policy transmission? A microeconometric evaluation for Austria pp. 32-53

Nicolas Albacete and Peter Lindner

What is the financial sector’s contribution to the Austrian economy? pp. 54-72

Christian Beer and Walter Waschiczek

Revised competitiveness indicators for Austria reflect a comparatively stable competitiveness development of the Austrian economy over the longer horizon pp. 73-110

Ursula Glauninger and Thomas Url

2017, articles Q1/2017

EU integration and its impact on Austria pp. 38

Christian Beer, Christian Belabed, Andreas Breitenfellner, Christian Ragacs and Beat Weber

2017, articles Q1/17

Cash and card payments – recent results of the Austrian payment diary survey pp. 35

Codruta Rusu and Helmut Stix

2017, articles 10

The financial system of the future pp. 34–42

Christian Beer, Ernest Gnan, Manuel Mayer and Martin Summer

2017, articles 3

Zur Verteilung der Sparquoten in Österreich pp. 13–33

Pirmin Fessler and Martin Schürz

Austria’s economy will grow by 2¾% in 2017 pp. 6–12

Gerhard Fenz, Friedrich Fritzer and Martin Schneider

2017, articles 1

Economic upturn fueled by investment and consumer spending – Economic outlook for Austria from 2016 to 2019 (December 2016) pp. 6-32

Gerhard Fenz and Martin Schneider

Anatomy of Austria’s trade in services pp. 33-52

Patricia Walter

Von Bar- und Kartenzahlern – Aktuelle Ergebnisse zur Zahlungsmittelnutzung in Österreich pp. 54-85

Codruta Rusu and Helmut Stix

Österreich und die europäische Integration pp. 86-126

Christian Beer, Christian Belabed, Andreas Breitenfellner, Christian Ragacs and Beat Weber

2016, articles 3

A (not so brief ) history of inflation in Austria pp. 6-32

Christian Beer, Ernest Gnan and Maria Valderrama

The measurement of inflation in Austria: a historical overview pp. 33-60

Manfred Fluch

Two centuries of currency policy in Austria pp. 61-76

Heinz Handler

The financial relations between the Nationalbank and the government pp. 77-93

Walpurga Köhler-Töglhofer, Doris Prammer and Lukas Reiss

Florin, crown, schilling and euro: an overview of 200 years of cash in Austria pp. 94-119

Clemens Jobst and Helmut Stix

Cashless payments in Austria: the role of the central bank pp. 120-139

Hans Kernbauer

Principles, circumstances and constraints: the Nationalbank as lender of last resort from 1816 to 1931 pp. 140-162

Clemens Jobst and Kilian Rieder

The changing role of macroprudential policy in Austria after World War II pp. 163-189

Sophia Döme, Stefan Schmitz, Katharina Steiner and Eva Ubl

The OeNB’s reaction to the end of the Bretton Woods system: tracing the roots of the Indicator pp. 190-210

Stefan Schmitz

2016, articles 2

Analyses - Economic recovery in 2016 after four years of weak growth – Economic outlook for Austria from 2016 to 2018 (June 2016) pp. 6-31

Christian Ragacs and Klaus Vondra

In focus: Eurosystem Household Finance and Consumption Survey 2014 – first results for Austria (second wave) pp. 34-95

Pirmin Fessler, Peter Lindner and Martin Schürz

2016, articles 1

Saving, portfolio and loan decisions of households when interest rates are very low – survey evidence for Austrian households pp. 14–32

Christian Beer, Ernest Gnan and Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald

The Stability and Growth Pact since 2011: More complex – but also stricter and less procyclical? pp. 33–53

Doris Prammer and Lukas Reiss

Austrian economy fueled by growth stimuli, yet fraught with external risks pp. 6–13

Gerhard Fenz and Fabio Rumler

2015, articles 3

Austria: Sluggish economic growth pp. 6-11

Martin Schneider

Causes of declining investment activity in Austria pp. 12-34

Gerhard Fenz, Christian Ragacs, Martin Schneider, Klaus Vondra and Walter Waschiczek

Expected retirement age and pension benefits in Austria: evidence from survey data pp. 35-57

Markus Knell, Esther Segalla and Andrea Weber

2015, articles 2

Financial literacy gaps of the Austrian population pp. 35–51

Bettina Greimel-Fuhrmann, Maria Silgoner and Rosa Weber

Implications of ultra-low interest rates for financial institutions’ asset liability management – a policy-oriented overview pp. 52–76

Ernest Gnan

Four-year economic downturn to end in 2016 – Economic outlook for Austria from 2015 to 2017 (June 2015) pp. 6–34

Christian Ragacs and Klaus Vondra

2015, articles 1

Austria: Economic Growth in 2014 at 0.4% pp. 6-10

Christian Ragacs, Fabio Rumler and Martin Schneider

Determinants of Inflation Perceptions and Expectations: an Empirical Analysis for Austria pp. 11-26

Friedrich Fritzer and Fabio Rumler

Impact of Inflation on Fiscal Aggregates in Austria pp. 27-41

Doris Prammer and Lukas Reiss

Housing Markets in Austria, Germany and Switzerland pp. 42-58

Martin Schneider and Karin Wagner

2014, articles 4

Growth Remains Weak in 2015 – Economic Outlook for Austria from 2014 to 2016 (December 2014) pp. 6-34

Gerhard Fenz and Martin Schneider

A Common European Unemployment Insurance – A Much Debated Route toward European Fiscal Union pp. 35-52

Christian Beer, Walpurga Köhler-Töglhofer and Alfred Stiglbauer

Bitcoin – The Promise and Limits of Private Innovation in Monetary and Payment Systems pp. 53-66

Beat Weber

2014, articles 3

Austrian GDP Growth at 0.8% in 2014 pp. 6-12

Gerhard Fenz

Labor Productivity Developments in Austria in an International Perspective pp. 13-35

Martin Schneider

How Gender-Specific Are Payments? A Study Based on Austrian Survey Data from 1996 to 2011 pp. 36-53

Klaus Forstner and Karin Wagner

Austria Holds Intra-EU Export Market Shares almost Constant despite Difficult Economic Environment pp. 54-74

Klaus Vondra

2014, articles 2

Moderate Upswing amid High Uncertainty – Economic Outlook for Austria from 2014 to 2016 (June 2014) pp. 6-30

Christian Ragacs and Klaus Vondra

Fiscal Projections by the Oesterreichische Nationalbank: Methods and Motives pp. 31-48

Doris Prammer and Lukas Reiss

Intergenerational Transmission: How Strong Is the Effect of Parental Homeownership? Results of a Survey on Households in Austria pp. 49-64

Karin Wagner

Toward a European Banking Union: Taking Stock Summary of the 42nd OeNB Economics Conference in Vienna on May 12 and 13, 2014 pp. 65-72

Helmut Elsinger and Walter Waschiczek

2014, articles 1

Austria: Economic Activity Picks Up at the Turn of the Year pp. 6-11

Christian Ragacs

The EU’s Reformed Institutional Framework and the Way Forward pp. 12-32

Christiane Kment and Isabella Lindner