OECD economic outlook 93 : may 2013.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Content Provider.

Series:

OECD Economic Outlook, 1609-7408 ; Volume 2013, Issue 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic forecasting--United States.

Economic forecasting.

OECD countries--Economic conditions.

OECD countries.

OECD countries--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Other Title:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development economic outlook

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : OECD, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The OECD Economic Outlook is the OECD's twice-yearly analysis of the major economic trends and prospects for the next two years.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Summary of projections; Editorial: Multiple paths to recovery; Chapter 1.General Assessment of the Macroeconomic Situation; Summary; Introduction; Table 1.1. The global recovery will gain momentum only slowly; Key forces acting; Figure 1.1. There are divergent trends amongst the major OECD economies; Figure 1.2. Aggregate financial conditions have improved; Figure 1.3. The Japanese yen has depreciated sharply; Figure 1.4. Credit conditions have diverged among euro area countries; Figure 1.5. Recent business sentiment outcomes are mixed

Figure 1.6. Consumer confidence remains soft outside JapanTable 1.2. Debt indicators in the household sector; Figure 1.7. Net investment is weak relative to output growth; Table 1.3. Selected product market reform recommendations in OECD and BRIICS countries; Table 1.4. Housing market developments have continued to diverge; The near-term projections; Box 1.1. Policy and other assumptions underlying the projections; Box 1.2. Short-term prospects in the automobile industry; Capacity utilisation was low in many countries in 2012, partly due to weak demand; Projections of car sales growth

Figure 1.8. Underlying inflation pressures are likely to divergeFigure 1.9. Actual and predicted changes in employment growth; Table 1.5. OECD labour market conditions are diverging and weak overall; Figure 1.10. Labour market slack is diverging and large overall; Table 1.6. Selected reform recommendations to boost employment in OECD and BRIICS countries; Table 1.7. World trade will strengthen only gradually; Figure 1.11. Little further progress in reducing global imbalances is foreseen; Box 1.3. Policies to ease global current account rebalancing; Global current account imbalances

Scenarios for global current account imbalancesScenarios for imbalances in major trading regions; Figure 1.12. Relative unit labour costs are now adjusting in the euro area; Figure 1.13. Intra-euro area trade imbalances have narrowed; Risks to the outlook; Figure 1.14. Current account balances and portfolio investment inflows differ across emerging markets; Box 1.4. Returning to debt sustainability in Japan: The government's three-pillar strategy; Evolution of the debt burden in Japan over the medium term under different debt-reduction strategies; Box 1.5. Macro-prudential regulation

Recent active macro-prudential measures in selected OECD countries and BRIICSEconomic policy requirements in the major countries; Table 1.8. Fiscal positions will continue to improve; Figure 1.15. The composition of fiscal consolidation is set to change; Bibliography; Chapter 2.Developments in Individual OECD Countries; United States; Japan; Euro Area; Germany; France; Italy; United Kingdom; Canada; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Chile; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; Greece; Hungary; Iceland; Ireland; Israel; Korea; Luxembourg; Mexico; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland

Portugal

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

9789264219816

9264219811

9789264200920

9264200924

OCLC:

855505022