Economic policy reforms 2014 : going for growth interim report.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

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

Series:

Economic Pollicy Reform, 1813-2723

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic policy--OECD countries.

Economic policy.

International economic relations--History.

International economic relations.

Economic development--Social aspects.

Economic development.

OECD countries--Economic conditions.

OECD countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (122 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Paris, France] : OECD, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Going for Growth is the OECD's regular report on structural reforms in policy areas that have been identified as priorities to boost incomes in OECD and major non-OECD countries (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa). Policy priorities are updated every two years and presented in a full report, which includes individual country notes with detailed policy recommendations to address the priorities. The next full report will be published in 2015. This interim report takes stock of the actions taken by governments over the past two years in the policy areas identified as priori

Contents:

Editorial Avoiding the low-growth trap; Table of contents; ISO Codes; Executive summary; Chapter 1. Overview of structural reform actions in the policy areas identified as priorities for growth; Overview of structural reform actions in the policy areas identified as priorities for growth; Main findings; Introduction; Progress in structural reforms to boost material living standards; Box 1.1. Selecting country groupings; Group 1: Countries facing high structural unemployment and competitiveness challenges

Table 1.1. Policy priorities for countries facing high structural unemployment and competitiveness challengesFigure 1.1. Product market regulation in services sectors remains restrictive; Figure 1.2. Unit labour costs have adjusted more than prices in Southern euro area countries; Group 2: Countries facing high long-term unemployment, low labour force participation of specific groups and a large productivity gap; Figure 1.3. Catching up in productivity has slowed down

Table 1.2. Policy priorities for countries facing high long-term unemployment, low labour force participation of specific groups and (with the exception of Ireland) a large productivity gapFigure 1.4. Long term unemployment has been an issue already prior to the downturn; Group 3: Countries facing low average hours worked and housing market related challenges; Figure 1.5. Countries with high tax wedges tend to have lower average hours worked; Table 1.3. Policy priorities for countries facing low average hours worked and housing market challenges

Group 4: Countries facing low employment rates of older workers and persistently high unemploymentTable 1.4. Policy priorities for countries facing low employment rates of older workers and (with the exception of Austria) persistently high unemployment; Figure 1.6. The use of early retirement schemes since the start of the global financial crisis; Group 5: Countries facing low productivity growth in spite of relatively high investment in knowledge-based capital; Figure 1.7. Productivity has hardly kept pace with best performers

Figure 1.8. Influence of socio-economic and cultural background on student reading performanceTable 1.5. Policy priorities for countries facing low productivity growth in spite of relatively high investment in KBC; Group 6: Countries facing rapid ageing, low participation of women and weak productivity in services; Table 1.6. Policy priorities for countries facing rapid ageing, low participation of women and weak productivity in services; Figure 1.9. Outstanding educational attainment of women but not employment rates in Japan and Korea

Group 7: Countries facing uneven access to quality education, infrastructure bottlenecks and widespread informality

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 14, 2014).

ISBN:

9789264208483

9264208488