OECD economic surveys : Ireland 2013 / OECD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Corporate Author.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author.

Series:

OECD Economic Surveys

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic history.

Ireland--Economic conditions--21st century.

Ireland.

Ireland--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 p.)

Place of Publication:

Paris, France : OECD, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

OECD's 2013 Economic Survey of Ireland examines recent economic developments, policies and prospects. This issue's special chapters cover youth employment and innovation.

Contents:

Table of contents; Basic statistics or Ireland, 2012 ; Executive summary; Assessment and recommendations; Figure 1. Fiscal consolidation and structural reform efforts ; Figure 2. Sovereign risk premia; Growth recovery and economic rebalancing; Table 1. Demand, output and prices; Figure 3. Competitiveness ; Strong adherence to fiscal targets has brought debt closer to a declining path; Figure 4. Household debt as percentage of disposable income ; Figure 5. Non-financial corporations' debt as percentage of GDP ; Figure 6. Investment intensity in Knowledge-Based Capital

Returning the banking sector to healthTable 2. General government finance ; Figure 7. Fiscal efforts to reduce government debt to 60% of GDP by 2030 ; Figure 8. Ratio of non-performing loans to total gross loans ; Risks to the outlook; Figure 9. Financial conditions ; Box 1. Key recommendations on rebalancing the economy ; Building a pathway towards robust, sustainable and inclusive growth; Improving the business environment; Improving the government's expenditure and revenue mix; Make environmental protection and economic development more mutually supportive

Figure 10. CO2 emissions and real GDP changes, 2000-10 Strengthen confidence in government institutions by increasing transparency ; Box 2. Recommendations for reinvigorating growth ; Labour and social policies; Figure 11. Unemployment by duration ; Figure 12. Employment ratio ; Figure 13. Skills gap index ; Figure 14. NEET rates among youth in European countries ; Labour-market policy reforms are underway; Figure 15. Population in jobless households ; Table 3. Spending on active labour market programmes ; Training should be demand-driven to foster labour reallocation

More targeted and comprehensive policies for disadvantagedFigure 16. Minimum wage ; Ireland's strong social support system has cushioned the impact on poverty ; Box 3. Recommendations on labour market activation policies ; Improving the environment for innovation and entrepreneurship; Enhancing the institutional framework for innovation and enterprise supports; Figure 17. The expanding Irish innovation system ; Figure 18. Government support for research ; Figure 19. Expenditure per student by funding source in the tertiary education system in 2010

Improving framework conditions for innovation and entrepreneurs Box 4. Recommendations to foster innovation and entrepreneurship ; Bibliography; Annex A.1. Progress in structural reform; Annex A.2. Structural reforms to lift growth; Table A2.1. Scoresheet: Sustainable inclusive growth; Table A2.2. Structural levers to lift sustainable, inclusive, growth ; Chapter 1. Getting youth on the job track; The situation of youth in Ireland's labour market ; Figure 1.1. Youth labour market indicators ; Figure 1.2. Broader measures of young unemployment

Figure 1.3. Youth employment rates by sex, age and highest level of education attained

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789264219687

9264219684

9789264183117

9264183116

OCLC:

852758034