This study will analyze the economic prerequisites and effects of the mobility transition in the Austrian railroad sector and the automotive supply industry, with a particular focus on the employment effects of this transformation. Through a combination of expert interviews and economic input-output analyses, we will examine how the existing strengths in the transport industry in Austria can be further developed and made fit for the future in order to meet the challenges of the mobility transition and at the same time create sufficient jobs.
The results of this study will help to make a well-founded contribution to the discussion on the design of a sustainable mobility strategy in Austria. 

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This projects aims to understand how implicit and explicit rules shape competitive outcomes and practices.

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The project examines how a sustainable socio-economic transformation can take place in the face of increasing crises in the areas of climate, biodiversity, and social inequality. It is no longer a question of if, but how this transformation will occur. A central obstacle is the prevailing economic thinking, which views the economy in isolation from social and ecological implications, thereby blocking profound changes. SETER analyzes the interactions between economic models and socio-ecological transformations from an interdisciplinary perspective. The goal is to promote alternative ways of thinking to guide political and public debates toward sustainable solutions.

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The growing concentration of income and wealth at both national and international levels is of critical importance for sustainable policymaking, particularly in light of the associated societal challenges, such as the social and ecological impacts of inequality. However, there remains a significant lack of data and research concerning "high-net-worth" (HNW) individuals or families—commonly referred to as the super-rich—especially regarding the connections within and between HNW households.
This study aims to contribute to closing this research gap. Using a comprehensive dataset encompassing the corporate networks of the 62 wealthiest Austrian HNW households, we employ social network analysis to examine the corporate ownership networks of these super-rich individuals and families. Our analysis identifies typical patterns of connection as well as unique characteristics of the wealth networks in Austria. A key initial finding of our study is that many HNW networks involve a wide variety of distinct and specialized legal entities, creating complex and opaque control structures that hinder the traceability of economic ownership. Overall, the study provides insights into the networks that characterize "idiosyncrasies of the super-rich."