This work was carried out in the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS). The report was prepared by Leonie Westhoff and Christopher Prinz. Dana Blumin provided statistical support. Natalie Corry prepared the report for publication. Valuable comments were provided by Shruti Singh (Senior Economist), Theodora Xenogiani (Head of Division), Stefano Scarpetta (Director), and Mark Pearson (Deputy Director). We also acknowledge the support of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy, in particular Julia Schitter and Julia Engelmann for facilitating our mission to Austria and meetings with a wide range of stakeholders. We would like to thank all stakeholders and experts who shared their insights with us during our mission to Vienna and afterwards. Particular thanks are due to various institutions who shared data and other information, including the Austrian Public Employment Service, the Austrian Health Insurance, the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection, the Austrian Federal Railways, and the Institute for Empirical Social Research.
This report was prepared with the financial support of Generation and Google.org. The opinions expressed and arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of these two organisations nor those of the OECD Member countries.