Die Effekte einer Lohnnebenkostensenkung für die Volkswirtschaft und die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit

Berger Johannes and Strohner Ludwig
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Berger Johannes: EcoAustria, Wien, Vienna, Austria
Strohner Ludwig: EcoAustria, Wien, Vienna, Austria

Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter, 2024, vol. 2024, issue 1, 48-55

Abstract: The tax and social contribution ratio in Austria is very high by European standards, taxes on income in particular. This is reflected in a very wide tax wedge between labour costs and net income. The particularly high inflation in Austria in recent years has led to high wage increases and a loss of competitiveness. Based on a model analysis, it is shown that a reduction of taxes on the wage-sum by 1.4 % of GDP dampens the development of wage costs and increases employment by around 0.9 % or 40,000 persons. In addition, the reform reduces the GDP deflator by 0.9 to 0.7 percentage points and implies an increase in the real export volume by 1.4 % in the first three years.

JEL-codes: C68 H20 H30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.2478/wpbl-2024-0001

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