01744cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017397 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475573176 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Austria : Austria: Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (36 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper discusses structural and fiscal reforms in Austria that could increase potential output. Structural measures focused on further liberalization of professional services, and lowering of the barriers to trade and investment to increase potential output. Although Austria is among the countries with least restrictive business environment, there is a room for further improvement. The policy recommendations focus mostly on startups, professional services (legal, accounting, architecture, and engineering professions), competition in network industries, and barriers to foreign direct investment, resulting in an estimated impact of roughly 1.5 percent of GDP in the medium term. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/027 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/027/002.2017.issue-027-en.xml IMF e-Library