In addition, I would like to point out that those of you who are interested in getting more information about all these issues may consult the most recent editions of the "Focus on Austria" as well as the "Focus on Transition" of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, whose general theme ties in with the topic of this year's Vienna International Summer University.
Despite its low level at the point of departure in 1995, its pace of growth was lower than what could have been expected given the fact that in general, the increase in productivity is greater in economies that begin from a lower point, if only because of their ability to adopt technologies that exist in countries at the technological forefront.