Vienna, September 24, 2026. As part of a research project funded by the Austrian
BeteiligungsAG (ÖBAG) and the Institute for Economic and Social History of the Historical-
The Faculty of Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna, which has been operating jointly for three years, is
For the first time, a complete overview of all companies in which the Republic has had a stake,
Available online. The portfolio overview lists more than 1.000 companies in total.

The team around historians Clemens Jobst, Peter Eigner and Michael Hödl have, within the framework of
the economic-historical analysis of the history of nationalized industry is not just a
systematic cataloging of key holdings in various archives was undertaken, but also
They have begun to make initial results publicly available. In this context, the
Data on all of the Republic's holdings have been made available online and can be accessed in the timeline.
https://verstaatlichte.univie.ac.at/"We have thus taken a first and important step towards..."
to continue intensive research into the history of the nationalized industries, which played a key role in the
"The economic history of the Second Republic played a role," said Michael Hödl of the University of Vienna.

"Next year marks the 80th anniversary of the adoption of the second Nationalization Act."
and the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Austrian Industrial Management Company (ÖBAG). We at ÖBAG
We see our responsibility not only in safeguarding domestic interests in our investments,
but also in a scientifically sound analysis of history,” said Edith Hlawati,
CEO of ÖBAG on the cooperation with the University of Vienna.

The cooperation, which runs from 2024 to 2028, generally involves a comprehensive
Source-based analysis of the history of nationalized industry, from the genesis of
Nationalization Law 1946 on the Development and Function of State Control Levels
...including personnel development and the role of the proportional representation system. The team of historians can...
on newly accessible archival holdings of the central decision-making bodies in Austria
Access the state archives to review existing theories and formulate new research questions.
develop. Furthermore, the Austrian developments should be placed in the European context of
Nationalization, privatization and modern state industrial policy are placed in historical context.