Josef Steindl's Life and Work in Austria

Alois Guger () and Ewald Walterskirchen ()
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Ewald Walterskirchen: Austrian Institute of Economic Research - WIFO.

PSL Quarterly Review, 2012, vol. 65, issue 261, 135-149

Abstract: Josef Steindl's impact on economic policy in Austria concentrated on three areas: Keynesian thinking, educational policy and technology policy. After returning to Vienna in 1950 Steindl advanced Keynesian and Kaleckian thinking in Austria and thus influenced a whole generation of economists. He pushed for an educational policy in Austria and emphasised the role of engineers, technicians and skilled workers in long-term economic growth. Closely related to this was his plea for a technology policy. As an industrial latecomer, Austria was able to import technologies for a long time; but once the country had caught up, it needed to stimulate innovation with a conscious technology policy.

Keywords: Post-Keynesianism; Educational Policy; Technology Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E12 I20 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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