OECD economic surveys. 1995-1996, Germany / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, issuing body.

Series:

OECD Economic surveys (Series)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany-Economic conditions.

Germany-Economic policy.

Germany--Economic conditions.

Germany.

Germany--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, [1996]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Introduction I. Recent trends and prospects -Nature of the slowdown -Inflation, wage growth and the problem of international competitiveness -Investment fails to recover -Rising unemployment -Short-term economic prospects II. Monetary and fiscal policies -Fiscal policy -Monetary policy III. The tax and transfer system -The German welfare system -The tax and contribution regime: structure and progressivity -The efficiency of the tax and transfer systems -Assessment IV. Implementing the OECD Jobs Strategy -Introduction -Labour market and employment performance -Policy requirements -Recent policy actions -Assessment and scope for further action V. Conclusions Notes Annexes -I. Summary indicators of the tax/benefit system: replacement rates -II. The impact of tax/transfers on labour supply and unemployment duration: econometric evidence III. Chronology of main economic events Statistical annex and structural indicators.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

92-64-16653-X

OCLC:

1225551281