Suchergebnisse

The aim of this ERA thematic dossier is to provide a comprehensive overview of the performance of Austrian enterprises in Horizon 2020, and to derive conclusions for policy makers, stakeholders, and other relevant actors in the field. Thus we always take companies (i.e. so-called PRCs - "Private Commercial") as the object of consideration. The empirical analyses are based on the most recent available data (03/2019) provided by the European Commission, and in some cases accompanied by data from the FFG and the EUREKA Secretariat. The first part of the analysis focuses on the participation of Austrian companies in Horizon 2020 (Chapter 3). Additionally, a whole chapter is devoted to so-called "close-to-market instruments" (Access to risk finance, PCP-PPI) and the participation of Austrian companies in multilateral partnership initiatives (Eurostars). Another focus is placed on the performance of SMEs in relation to the SME instruments in H2020 (Chapter 4). The performance of Austrian companies within the three pillars (i.e. "Industrial Leadership", "Excellent Science" and "Societal Challenges") is discussed in Chapter 5. Comparisons with national programmes (FFG) complete the empirical analysis (Chapter 6). The dossier concludes with a brief overview of the key changes relevant to companies in the upcoming Horizon Europe programme (Chapter 7). The present dossier is a product of the cooperation between EU Performance Monitoring (EU-PM) and European and International Programmes (EIP). It aims to offer a comprehensive overview, just when the Horizon 2020 period is approaching its end.

Die Einkommens- und Vermögensverteilung hatte sich in Deutschland vor dem Beginn der Finanzkrise zunehmend ungleich entwickelt, seitdem aber ist die Ungleichheit zurückgegangen. Ob Ökonomen beurteilen können und sollen, was eine "richtige und gerechte" Einkommensverteilung ist, bleibt fraglich. Zusammenhänge können allerdings diskutiert werden: Ist Ungleichheit der Preis des Wachstums? Wie ist die Situation in Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich einzuschätzen? Können Einkommen durch soziale Mobilität egalitärer verteilt werden? ; The distribution of income and wealth in Germany grew increasingly unequal until the beginning of the fi nancial crisis. But inequality has not risen in either Germany or Switzerland since 2005. Nevertheless, Germans overestimate inequality . The German gap between reality and perception of inequality is important to investigate, as the subjective assessment of inequality infl uences redistribution preferences. Rising inequality may damage social stability and democracy, but it is unclear whether economists are able to assess a 'proper and just' distribution. Interdependencies are discussed: Does a more equal distribution create negative effects on economic growth? How does Germany rank internationally with regard to distribution? Social mobility rates differ substantially across countries; what are the implications for economic policy?