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1 Economics Department Working Papers The papers are in PDF format, and may be downloaded for free. Note: The views expressed in these papers are those of the author[s] and do not necessarily reflect those of the OECD or of the governments of its Member countries. Use Ctrl+F to search by author. 2018 1499. Who are the beneficiaries of the structural funds and the cohesion fund and how does the cohesion policy impact firm-level performance? Julia Bachtrögler and Christoph Hammer 1498. Euro Area unemployment insurance at the time of zero nominal interest rates Guillaume Claveres and Jan Stráský 1497. Stabilising the Euro Area through unemployment benefits re-insurance scheme Guillaume Claveres and Jan Stráský 1495. How does finance influence labour market outcomes? A review of empirical studies Mark Heil 1494. Sovereign defaults: Evidence on the importance of government effectiveness Jean-Marc Fournier and Manuel Bétin 1493. Limits to debt sustainability in middle-income countries Jean-Marc Fournier and Manuel Bétin 1492. Stabilisation policies to strengthen Euro area resilience Jan Stráský and Guillaume Claveres 1491. Building a stronger and more integrated Europe Aida Caldera Sánchez 1490. The sustainable management of a productive natural capital Julien Xavier Daubanes 1489. Reforms for sustainable productivity growth in Ireland Yosuke Jin and Ben Westmore 1488. An empirical investigation on the drivers of income redistribution across OECD countries Orsetta Causa, Anna Vindics and Oguzhan Akgun 1487. The quantification of structural reforms: Introducing country-specific policy effects Balázs Égert and Peter Gal 1486. Vers une croissance plus inclusive en Tunisie Christine de la Maisonneuve, Hedi Larbi et Raja Dridi 1485. Structural policies to boost productivity and inclusion in Costa Rica

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Economics Department Working Papers The papers are in PDF format, and may be downloaded for free.

Note: The views expressed in these papers are those of the author[s] and do not necessarily reflect those of the OECD or of the governments of its Member countries.

Use Ctrl+F to search by author.

2018

1499. Who are the beneficiaries of the structural funds and the cohesion fund and how does the cohesion policy impact firm-level performance? Julia Bachtrögler and Christoph Hammer 1498. Euro Area unemployment insurance at the time of zero nominal interest rates Guillaume Claveres and Jan Stráský 1497. Stabilising the Euro Area through unemployment benefits re-insurance scheme Guillaume Claveres and Jan Stráský 1495. How does finance influence labour market outcomes? A review of empirical studies Mark Heil 1494. Sovereign defaults: Evidence on the importance of government effectiveness Jean-Marc Fournier and Manuel Bétin 1493. Limits to debt sustainability in middle-income countries Jean-Marc Fournier and Manuel Bétin 1492. Stabilisation policies to strengthen Euro area resilience Jan Stráský and Guillaume Claveres 1491. Building a stronger and more integrated Europe Aida Caldera Sánchez 1490. The sustainable management of a productive natural capital Julien Xavier Daubanes 1489. Reforms for sustainable productivity growth in Ireland Yosuke Jin and Ben Westmore 1488. An empirical investigation on the drivers of income redistribution across OECD countries Orsetta Causa, Anna Vindics and Oguzhan Akgun 1487. The quantification of structural reforms: Introducing country-specific policy effects Balázs Égert and Peter Gal 1486. Vers une croissance plus inclusive en Tunisie Christine de la Maisonneuve, Hedi Larbi et Raja Dridi 1485. Structural policies to boost productivity and inclusion in Costa Rica

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1485. Políticas estructurales para impulsar la productividad y la inclusión en Costa Rica Lisa Meehan 1484. Costa Rica: Restoring fiscal sustainability and setting the basis for a more growth-friendly and inclusive fiscal policy 1484. Restablecer la sostenabilidad fiscal y establecer las bases para una política fiscal más inclusiva y favorable al crecimiento en Costa Rica Sónia Araújo and Stéphanie Guichard 1483. To shorten or to lengthen? Public debt management in the low-interest rate environment Alessandro Maravalle and Łukasz Rawdanowicz 1482. The quantification of structural reforms: Taking stock of the results for OECD and non-OECD countries Balázs Égert 1481. The “Family 500+” child allowance and female labour supply in Poland Iga Magda, Aneta Kiełczewska and Nicola Brandt 1480. Financing innovative business investment in Poland Antoine Goujard and Pierre Guérin 1479. Strengthening innovation in Poland Nicola Brandt 1478. Insertion de la Tunisie dans les chaines de valeur mondiales et rôle des entreprises offshore Isabelle Joumard, Souad Dhaoui et Hermes Morgavi 1477. Relancer l'investissement en Tunisie Isabelle Joumard, Saïd Kechida et Hedi Larbi 1476. Digital technology diffusion: a matter of capabilities, incentives or both? Dan Andrews, Giuseppe Nicoletti and Christina Timiliotis 1475. Firms at the productivity frontier enjoy lower effective taxation David Bartolini 1474. Network service deregulation and manufacturing exports in Greece Christian Daude and Christine de la Maisonneuve 1473. Miracle or Mirage: What role can trade policies play in tackling global trade imbalances? Dorothee Flaig, David Haugh, Przemyslaw Kowalski, Dorothée Rouzet and Frank van Tongeren 1472. Enhancing governance in Thailand Abu Zeid Mohd Arif, Lara Fleischer, Adam Bogiatzis, Hidekatsu Asada, Andrea Colombo and Koffi Zougbédé 1471. Sustainable finance for inclusive growth in Thailand Adam Bogiatzis, Hidekatsu Asada and Mohamed Rizwan Habeeb Rahuman

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1470. Boosting productivity and living standards in Thailand Vincent Koen, Hidekatsu Asada, Mohamed Rizwan Habeeb Rahuman and Adam Bogiatzis 1469. Making growth more inclusive in Thailand Lara Fleischer, Adam Bogiatzis, Hidekatsu Asada and Vincent Koen 1468. Tax reform to support growth and employment in Finland Christophe André and Hyunjeong Hwang 1467. Benefit reform for employment and equal opportunity in Finland Jon Kristian Pareliussen and Hyunjeong Hwang 1466. Investment as a transmission mechanism from weak demand to weak supply and the post-crisis productivity slowdown Patrice Ollivaud, Yvan Guillemette and David Turner 1465. The deterioration of the public spending mix during the global financial crisis: Insights from new indicators Debra Bloch and Jean-Marc Fournier 1464. Basic income or a single tapering rule? Incentives, inclusiveness and affordability compared for the case of Finland Jon Kristian Pareliussen, Hyunjeong Hwang and Heikki Viitamäki 1463. Structural reforms to boost growth and living standards in Argentina Alberto González Pandiella 1462. A Genie in a bottle? Globalisation, competition and inflation Dan Andrews, Peter Gal and William Witheridge 1461. Saving, investment, capital stock and current account projections in long-term scenarios Yvan Guillemette, Andrea de Mauro and David Turner 1460. Public spending in education and student’s performance in Colombia Laura Heras Recuero and Eduardo Olaberría 1459. Norway’s economy: maintaining a successful business sector in a changing world Philip Hemmings 1458. How to improve Norway’s transport-infrastructure investment By Philip Hemmings, Jagoda Egeland and Juan Garin 1457. Improving productivity and job quality of low-skilled workers in the United Kingdom Mark Baker and Sanne Zwart 1456. United Kingdom: reducing regional disparities in productivity Peter Gal and Jagoda Egeland 1455. France: improving the efficiency of the health-care system Antoine Goujard France : améliorer l’efficience du système de santé

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Antoine Goujard 1454. France: promoting economic opportunities and well-being in poor neighbourhoods Nicola Brandt France : améliorer les perspectives économiques et le bien-être des habitants des quartiers défavorisés Nicola Brandt

2017

1453. Income redistribution through taxes and transfers across OECD countries Orsetta Causa and Mikkel Hermansen 1452. Raising and mobilising skills to boost productivity and inclusiveness in Belgium Vincent Vandenberghe, Lilas Demmou and Manav Frohde 1451. Making the business environment more supportive of productivity in Belgium Peter Walkenhorst, Lilas Demmou and Manav Frohde 1450. Deepening regional integration within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Falilou Fall and Boingotlo Gasealahwe 1449. Lowering barriers to entrepreneurship and promoting small business growth in South Africa Christine Lewis and Boingotlo Gasealahwe 1448. Export and productivity in global value chains – Comparative Evidence from Latvia and Estonia Konstantins Benkovskis, Jaan Masso, Olegs Tkacevs, Priit Vahter and Naomitsu Yashiro 1447. The effects of the tax mix on inequality and growth Oguzhan Akgun, Boris Cournède and Jean-Marc Fournier 1446. The middle income plateau: trap or springboard? Rauf Gönenç 1445. Capital-embodied technological progress and obsolescence: how do they affect investment behaviour? Yosuke Jin 1444. Ensuring a dynamic skills-training and life-long learning system in Switzerland Petar Vujanovic, Christine Lewis 1443. Boosting productivity in Switzerland Patrice Ollivaud 1442. The quantification of structural reforms: extending the framework to emerging market economies Bálazs Égert

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1441. Aggregate multi-factor productivity: measurement issues in OECD countries Balázs Égert 1440. The fiscal projection framework in long-term scenarios Yvan Guillemette and David Turner 1439. Labour market and collective bargaining in Iceland: sharing the spoils without spoiling the shares Urban Sila 1438. Moving up the global value chain in Latvia Naomitsu Yashiro, Koen De Backer, Andrés Fuentes Hutfilter, Marco Kools and Zuzana Smidova 1437. Reviving productive investment in Estonia Caroline Klein, Olena Havrylchyk and Lorenzo Casullo 1436. Getting the most out of trade in Estonia Zuzana Smidova and Naomitsu Yashiro 1435. How self-sorting affects migrants’ labour market outcomes Jon Kristian Pareliussen 1434. Urbanisation and household consumption in China Margit Molnar, Thomas Chalaux and Qiang Ren 1433. Breaking the shackles: zombie firms, weak banks and depressed restructuring in Europe Dan Andrews and Filippos Petroulakis 1432. Raising living standards and supporting investment by boosting skills in Slovenia Rory O’Farrell 1431. Inclusive labour markets in the digital era: the case of Austria Volker Ziemann 1430. Austria’s digital transition: the diffusion challenge Rauf Gönenç, Béatrice Guérard 1429. Structural policy indicators database for economic research (SPIDER) Balázs Égert, Peter Gal and Isabelle Wanner 1428. Designing fan charts for GDP growth forecasts to better reflect downturn risks David Turner 1427. The distribution of the Taxable Income and Fiscal Benefits in Spain: New Evidence from Personal Income Tax Returns (2002-2011) David Haugh and Clara Martinez-Toledano 1426. Where to get the best bang for the buck in the United Kingdom? Industrial strategy, investment and lagging regions Rafal Kierzenkowski, Peter Gal and Gabor Fulop

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1425. Insolvency regimes, technology diffusion and productivity growth: Evidence from firms in OECD countries Müge Adalet McGowan, Dan Andrews and Valentine Millot 1424. Reigniting growth through productivity-enhancing reforms in Colombia Eduardo Olaberría 1423. Towards more inclusive growth in Colombia Christine de la Maisonneuve 1422. Sustaining nature-based tourism in Iceland Douglas Sutherland and Jane Stacey 1421. Corporate governance and firm performance in China Margit Molnar, Wenhao Chen and Baolin Wang 1420. Adapting to the changing labour market in New Zealand David Carey 1419. Improving productivity in New Zealand's economy Andrew Barker 1418. Luxembourg: reaping the benefits of a diverse society through better integration of immigrants Álvaro Pina 1417. Luxembourg: harnessing skills for more inclusive growth Jan Stráský 1416. Enhancing advanced skills to better meet labour market demand in the Slovak Republic Gabriel Machlica, Ján Toman, Martin Haluš and Dávid Martinák 1415. Do government transfers reduce poverty in China? Micro evidence from five regions Ben Westmore 1414. Boosting productivity for inclusive growth in Japan Randall S. Jones and Yosuke Jin 1413. Ensuring fiscal sustainability in Japan in the context of a shrinking and ageing Population Randall S. Jones and Kohei Fukawa 1412. Achieving strong and balanced regional development in India Isabelle Joumard, Hermes Morgavi and Hugo Bourrousse 1411. Financial inclusion and women entrepreneurship: evidence from Mexico Fozan Fareed, Mabel Gabriel, Patrick Lenain and Julien Reynaud 1410. Findings of the recent literature on international capital flows: implications and suggestions for further research Stéphanie Guichard

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1409. Sharing the benefits of China’s growth by providing opportunities to all Ben Westmore 1408. Boosting firm dynamism and performance in China Margit Molnar 1407. The capacity of governments to raise taxes Oguzhan Akgun, David Bartolini and Boris Cournède 1406. Labour market resilience: the role of structural and macroeconomic policies Alexander Hijzen, Andreas Kappeler, Mathilde Pak and Cyrille Schwellnus 1405. Raising skills in Portugal 1405. Aumentar as qualificaçŏes em Portugal Sónia Araújo 1404. Improving the efficiency and outcomes of the Slovak health-care system Claude Giorno and Kristina Londáková 1403. Skills Mismatch, Productivity and Policies: Evidence from the Second Wave of PIAAC Müge Adalet McGowan and Dan Andrews 1402. The Global Income Distribution for High-Income Countries Mikkel Hermansen 1401. Enhancing employability and skills to meet labour market needs in Italy Paula Garda 1400. Public debt in India: Moving towards a prudent level? Isabelle Joumard, Peter Hoeller, Jean-Marc Fournier and Hermes Morgavi 1399. Insolvency Regimes, Zombie Firms and Capital Reallocation Müge Adalet McGowan, Dan Andrews and Valentine Millot 1398. The fall in real long-term government bond yields: Disentangling different drivers Łukasz Rawdanowicz, Mohamed Hammouch and Makoto Kasai 1397. Taxation and Investment in India Alastair Thomas, Isabelle Joumard, Tibor Hanappi and Michelle Harding 1396. Financial re-regulation since the global crisis? An index-based assessment Oliver Denk and Gabriel Gomes 1395. Fighting gender inequality in Sweden Christophe André and Hugo Bourrousse 1394. Income, wealth and equal opportunities in Sweden Jon Pareliussen, Christophe André, Hugo Bourrousse and Vincent Koen 1393. Regulation, institutions and productivity: new macroeconomic evidence from OECD countries Balázs Égert

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1392. Regulation, institutions and aggregate investment: new evidence from OECD countries Balázs Égert 1391. Boosting R&D outcomes in Australia Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou and Taejin Park 1390. Creating good conditions for innovation-driven productivity gains in Australia Philip Hemmings and Taejin Park 1389. Making income and property taxes more growth-friendly and redistributive in India Isabelle Joumard, Alastair Thomas and Hermes Morgavi 1388. Promoting a private investment renaissance in Italy Mauro Pisu 1387. Fostering innovative business investment in Spain David Haugh, Muge Adalet McGowan, Dan Andrews, Aida Caldera Sanchez, Gabor Fulop and Pilar Garcia Perea 1386. Reforms for more and better quality jobs in Spain Yosuke Jin, Aida Caldera Sanchez and Pilar García Perea 1385. A revised approach to productivity convergence in long-term scenarios Yvan Guillemette, Alexandre Kopoin, David Turner and Andrea De Mauro 1384. A revised approach to trend employment projections in long-term scenarios Maria Chiara Cavalleri and Yvan Guillemette 1383. Doing well by doing good: the role of Mexico's firms in achieving sustainable and inclusive growth Mabel Gabriel, Patrick Lenain, Mirna Mehrez, Julien Reynaud and Payal Soneja 1382. Structural inequality – the case of Sweden Per Olof Robling and Jon Kristian Pareliussen 1381. Improving the allocation and efficiency of public spending in Indonesia Patrice Ollivaud 1380. Decentralisation to promote regional development in Indonesia Petar Vujanovic 1379. Foreign Direct Investment and The Pollution Haven Hypothesis Grégoire Garsous, Tomasz Kozluk 1378. Energy prices, environmental policies and investment Dennis Dlugosch, Tomasz Kozluk 1377. Deconstructing income inequality in Costa Rica: an income source decomposition approach Alberto González Pandiella and Mabel Gabriel 1376. Boosting productivity in Mexico through integration into Global Value Chains Sean Dougherty and Julien Reynaud

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1375. Local taxation, land use regulation, and land use: A survey of the evidence Hansjörg Blöchliger, Christian Hilber, Olivier Schöni and Maximilian von Ehrlich 1374. Finance and productivity: A literature review Mark Heil 1373. Decoupling of wages from productivity: Macro-level facts Cyrille Schwellnus, Andreas Kappeler and Pierre-Alain Pionnier 1372. The Walking Dead? Zombie Firms and Productivity Performance in OECD Countries Müge Adalet McGowan, Dan Andrews and Valentine Millot 1371. Fostering inclusive growth in Malaysia Stewart Nixon, Hidekatsu Asada and Vincent Koen 1370. Boosting productivity in Malaysia Hidekatsu Asada, Stewart Nixon and Vincent Koen 1369. Malaysia’s economic success story and challenges Vincent Koen, Hidekatsu Asada, Stewart Nixon, Mohamed Rizwan Habeeb Rahuman and Abu Zeid Mohd Arif

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2016

1368. Trends in productivity and sources of productivity growth in Slovenia Urban Sila, Hermes Morgavi and Jeanne Dall'Orso 1367. Rebalancing Turkey’s growth by improving resource allocation and productivity in manufacturing Aslihan Atabek, Dan Andrews and Rauf Gönenç 1366. Reaping the benefits of global value chains in Turkey Volker Ziemann and Béatrice Guérard 1365. Incentivising lending to SMEs with the Funding for Lending Scheme: some evidence from bank-level data in the United Kingdom Olena Havrylchyk 1364. Enhancing skills to boost growth in Hungary Gabriel Machlica 1363. Enhancing public sector efficiency and effectiveness in the Czech Republic Christine Lewis and Falilou Fall 1362. Fostering productivity for income convergence in the Czech Republic Falilou Fall and Christine Lewis 1361. International tax planning and fixed investment Stéphane Sorbe and Åsa Johansson 1360. Innovation, patent location and tax planning by multinationals Øystein Bieltvedt Skeie, Åsa Johansson, Carlo Menon and Stéphane Sorbe 1359. International differences in corporate taxation, foreign direct investment and tax revenue Øystein Bieltvedt Skeie 1358. International tax planning, competition and market structure Stéphane Sorbe and Åsa Johansson 1357. Debt and tax planning by multinationals Stéphane Sorbe, Åsa Johansson and Øystein Bieltvedt Skeie 1356. Anti-avoidance rules against international tax planning: A classification Åsa Johansson, Øystein Bieltvedt Skeie and Stéphane Sorbe 1355. Tax planning by multinational firms: Firm-level evidence from a cross-country database Åsa Johansson, Øystein Bieltvedt Skeie, Stéphane Sorbe and Carlo Menon 1354. The quantification of structural reforms in OECD countries: a new framework Balázs Égert and Peter Gal

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1353. Coping with creative destruction: reducing the costs of firm exit Dan Andrews and Alessandro Saia 1352. A re-assessment of fiscal space in OECD countries Jarmila Botev, Jean-Marc Fournier and Annabelle Mourougane 1351. Can an increase in public investment sustainably lift economic growth? Annabelle Mourougane, Jarmila Botev, Jean-Marc Fournier, Nigel Pain and Elena Rusticelli 1350. The ins and outs of employment in 25 OECD countries Paula Garda 1349. How do product market regulations affect workers? Evidence from the network industries By Oliver Denk 1348. Effects of Flexibility-Enhancing Reforms on Employment Transitions By Boris Cournède, Oliver Denk and Paula Garda 1347. The positive effect of public investment on potential growth By Jean-Marc Fournier 1346. Public finance, economic growth and inequality: A survey of the evidence By Åsa Johansson 1345. Trends in public finance: Insights from a new detailed dataset Debbie Bloch, Jean Marc Fournier, Duarte Gonçalves and Álvaro Pina 1344. The effect of the size and the mix of public spending on growth and inequality Jean-Marc Fournier and Åsa Johansson 1343. The distribution of the growth dividends Mikkel Hermansen, Nicolas Ruiz and Orsetta Causa 1342. The distributional impact of structural reforms Orsetta Causa, Mikkel Hermansen and Nicolas Ruiz 1341. Inequality in Denmark through the looking glass Orsetta Causa, Mikkel Hermansen, Nicolas Ruiz, Caroline Klein and Zuzana Smidova 1340. Can reforms promoting growth increase financial fragility? An empirical assessment Aida Caldera Sánchez and Filippo Gori 1339. How do policies influence GDP tail risks? Aida Caldera Sánchez and Oliver Röhn 1338. Balancing inclusiveness, work incentives and sustainability in Denmark Caroline Klein and Louise Aggerstrøm Hansen 1337. Betting the house in Denmark Zuzana Smidova

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1336. The use of models in producing OECD macroeconomic forecasts David Turner 1335. The estimation of financial conditions indices for the major OECD countries E. Philip Davis, Simon Kirby and James Warren 1334. Advance warning indicators of past severe GDP per capita recessions in Turkey Oliver Röhn 1333. Realising and expanding opportunities in the United States Damien Azzopardi, Jonathan Millar and Douglas Sutherland 1332. The skills of Polish emigrants – evidence from PIAAC Nicola Brandt and Patrizio Sicari 1331. Fiscal decentralisation and income inequality: empirical evidence from OECD countries Sibylle Stossberg, David Bartolini and Hansjörg Blöchliger 1330. Fiscal decentralisation and regional disparities David Bartolini, Sibylle Stossberg and Hansjörg Blöchliger 1329. Regional GDP in OECD countries: how has inequality developed over time? Felix Arnold and Hansjörg Blöchliger 1328. Unleashing private sector productivity in the United States Jonathan Millar and Douglas Sutherland 1327. Raising well-being in Germany’s ageing society Andreas Kappeler, Andrés Fuentes Hutfilter, Dorothee Schneider, Naomitsu Yashiro, Eun Jung Kim and Giovanni Maria Semeraro 1326. Boosting investment performance in Germany Andrés Fuentes Hutfilter, Andreas Kappeler, Dorothee Schneider and Giovanni Maria Semeraro 1325. Labour market reforms in Korea to promote inclusive growth Randall S. Jones and Kohei Fukawa 1324. Raising Korea’s productivity through innovation and structural reform Randall S. Jones and Jae Wan Lee 1323. A bird-eye view of Costa Rica's transport infrastructure Mauro Pisu and Federico Villalobos 1322. Strengthening competition in network sectors and the internal market in Canada Concurrence dans les industries de réseau et renforcement du marché intérieur au Canada Corinne Luu 1321. Age, skills and labour market outcomes in Finland Jon Kristian Pareliussen 1320. Employment and skills in Finland Jon Kristian Pareliussen, Christophe André, Thomas Chalaux and Vincent Koen

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1319. Boosting productivity in Finland Christophe André and Thomas Chalaux 1318. Costa Rica: boosting productivity to sustain income convergence Mauro Pisu 1317. Five years in a balloon: Estimating the effects of euro adoption in Slovakia using the synthetic control method Branislav Žúdel and Libor Melioris 1316. Making public finances more growth and equity-friendly in the euro area Álvaro Pina 1315. Priorities for completing the European Union's Single Market Jan Stráský 1314. Boosting productivity through greater small business dynamism in Canada David Carey, John Lester and Isabelle Luong Augmenter la productivité en favorisant le dynamisme des petites entreprises au Canada David Carey, John Lester et Isabelle Luong 1313. Forecasting GDP during and after the Great Recession: a contest between small-scale bridge and large-scale dynamic factor models Patrice Ollivaud, Pierre-Alain Pionnier, Elena Rusticelli, Cyrille Schwellnus and Seung-Hee Koh 1312. Estimating the distributional impact of the Greek crisis (2009-2014) Chrysa Leventi and Manos Matsaganis 1311. The short-term impact of product market reforms: a cross-country firm-level analysis Peter Gal and Alexander Hijzen 1310. The effects of reform scenarios for unemployment benefits and social assistance on financial incentives to work and poverty in Lithuania Jekaterina Navickė, Silvia Avram and Lilas Demmou 1309. Insolvency regimes and productivity growth: a framework for analysis Müge Adalet McGowan and Dan Andrews 1308. Growing together: making Lithuania’s convergence process more inclusive Lilas Demmou 1307. Scaling new heights: achievements and future challenges for productivity convergence in Lithuania Ben Westmore 1306. Boosting skills for all in the Netherlands Rafal Kierzenkowski, Aleksandra Paciorek and Gabor Fulop 1305. Enhancing private investment in the Netherlands Sanne Zwart

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1304. Links between weak investment and the slowdown in productivity and potential output growth across the OECD Patrice Ollivaud, Yvan Guillemette and David Turner 1303. Regulations in services sectors and their impact on downstream industries: the OECD 2013 REGIMPACT indicator Balázs Égert and Isabelle Wanner 1302. Improving transport and energy infrastructure investment in Poland Antoine Goujard 1301. Making better use of skills and migration in Poland Nicola Brandt 1300. Making growth more inclusive in Costa Rica Alberto González Pandiella 1299. How to boost export performance in Greece Christine de la Maisonneuve 1298. Structural reforms to boost inclusive growth in Greece Christian Daude 1297. Reforming in a difficult macroeconomic context: a review of the issues and recent literature Aida Caldera Sánchez, Alain de Serres and Naomitsu Yashiro 1296. Regulatory management practices in OECD countries Isabell Koske, Faisal Naru, Philipp Beiter and Isabelle Wanner 1295. Quantifying the effects of trade liberalisation in Brazil: a CGE model simulation Sónia Araújo and Dorothee Flaig 1294. An investigation into improving real-time reliability of OECD Output Gap estimates David Turner, Maria Chiara Cavalleri, Yvan Guillemette, Alexandre Kopoin, Patrice Ollivaud and Elena Rusticelli 1293. Growing together: towards a more inclusive Ireland David Haugh, Yosuke Jin and Alberto Gonzalez Pandiella 1292. Migration in Ireland: challenges, opportunities and policies Alberto Gonzalez Pandiella 1291. Labour market transitions in Italy: job separation, re-employment and policy implications Yosuke Jin, Ryotaro Fukahori and Hermes Morgavi 1290. Chile: better skills for inclusive growth Eduardo Olaberria 1289. Bringing all Chileans on board Eduardo Olaberria

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1288. Improving the pension system and the welfare of retirees in Israel Jacques Adda and Claude Giorno 1287. Boosting competition on Israeli markets Claude Giorno 1286. Policy challenges for agriculture and rural areas in Norway Philip Hemmings 1285. Addressing the challenges in higher education in Norway Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou 1284. How did immigrants fare in the Irish labour market over the great recession? Elish Kelly, Seamus McGuinness, Philip J. O’Connell, Alberto González Pandiella, David Haugh 1283. The drivers of public health spending: integrating policies and institutions Christine de la Maisonneuve, Rodrigo Moreno-Serra, Fabrice Murtin, Joaquim Oliveira Martins 1282. Do environmental policies affect global value chains? A new perspective on the pollution haven hypothesis Tomasz Koźluk and Christina Timiliotis 1281. Monetary policy and inequality Rory O’Farrell, Łukasz Rawdanowicz, Kei-Ichiro Inaba 1280. Raising public spending efficiency in Switzerland Richard Dutu 1279. Policies to tame the housing cycle in Switzerland Petar Vujanovic 1278. Public spending efficiency in the OECD: benchmarking health care, education and general administration Richard Dutu and Patrizio Sicari 1277. Household debt in OECD countries: stylised facts and policy issues Christophe André

2015

1276. How can South Africa’s tax system meet revenue raising challenges? Christine Lewis and Theresa Alton 1275. Adjusting fiscal balances for the business cycle: new tax and expenditure elasticity estimates for OECD countries Robert W.R. Price, Thai-Thanh Dang and Jarmila Botev 1274. Who are the top 1% earners in Europe? Oliver Denk 1273. Towards more gender equality in Austria

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Volker Ziemann 1272. Austria's separate gender roles model was popular in the past, but is becoming a constraint for comprehensive wellbeing Rauf Gonenc, Beatrice Guerard, Isabelle Hassler and Andreas Wörgötter 1271. The macroeconomic impact of structural policies on labour market outcomes in OECD countries: a reassessment Peter Gal and Adam Theising 1270. Searching for the inclusive growth tax grail: the distributional impact of growth enhancing tax reform in Ireland Brendan O’Connor, Terence Hynes, David Haugh and Patrick Lenain 1269. Taxes, income and economic mobility in Ireland: new evidence from tax records data Seán Kennedy, Yosuke Jin, David Haugh and Patrick Lenain 1268. The negative effect of regulatory divergence on foreign direct investment Jean-Marc Fournier 1267. Enhancing competitiveness, purchasing power and employment by increasing competition in France Améliorer la compétitivité, le pouvoir d’achat et l’emploi en renforçant la concurrence en France Antoine Goujard 1266. Labour market reform for more and better quality jobs in Italy Yosuke Jin and Patrick Lenain 1265. What do household surveys suggest about the top 1% incomes and inequality in OECD countries? Nicolas Ruiz and Nicolas Woloszko 1264. The costs of flexibility-enhancing structural reforms: a literature review Tito Boeri, Pierre Cahuc and André Zylberberg 1263. Gender equality and economic growth in India: a quantitative framework Pierre-Richard Agénor, Jan Mares and Piritta Sorsa 1262. Achieving fiscal consolidation while promoting social cohesion in Japan Randall S. Jones and Kohei Fukawa 1261. Enhancing dynamism and innovation in Japan's business sector Randall S. Jones and Myungkyoo Kim 1260. Vocational training and adult learning for better skills in France La formation professionnelle au service de l’amélioration des compétences en France Nicola Brandt 1259. Structural policies and productivity: evidence from Portuguese firms By Jens Arnold and Natália Barbosa 1258. Reducing inequality and poverty in Portugal

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Jens Arnold and Carlos Farinha Rodrigues 1257. Boosting export performance in Portugal Jens Arnold 1256. Making New Zealand’s economic growth more inclusive David Carey 1255. Policy areas for increasing productivity in Latvia Zuzana Smidova 1254. Improving public sector efficiency for more inclusive growth in Latvia Caroline Klein and Robert Price 1253. Non-standard contracts, flexibility and employment adjustment: empirical evidence from Russian establishment data Larisa Smirnykh and Andreas Wörgötter 1252. Russia: progress in structural reform and framework conditions 2011-13 Yana Vaziakova 1251. Economic resilience: what role for policies? Aida Caldera Sánchez, Morten Rasmussen and Oliver Röhn 1250. Economic resilience: the usefulness of early warning indicators in OECD countries Mikkel Hermansen and Oliver Röhn 1249. Economic resilience: a new set of vulnerability indicators for OECD countries Oliver Röhn, Aida Caldera Sánchez, Mikkel Hermansen and Morten Rasmussen 1248. Fiscal constitutions: an empirical assessment Hansjörg Blöchliger and Jaroslaw Kantorowicz 1247. Sustaining the economic expansion in New Zealand Corinne Luu 1246. Policies for inclusive and sustainable growth in Indonesia Petar Vujanovic 1245. Enhancing the financing of the real economy and financial stability in the United Kingdom Olena Havrylchyk and Rafał Kierzenkowski 1244. Improving infrastructure in the United Kingdom Mauro Pisu, Barbara Pels and Novella Bottini 1243. Restoring the financial sector and corporate deleveraging in Slovenia Urban Sila 1242. The economic consequences of an ageing population in Slovenia Peter Walkenhorst and Urban Sila 1241. Raising competitiveness and long-term growth of the Slovenian economy

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Urban Sila, Nataša Jemec and Hermes Morgavi 1240. Luxembourg - diversifying a small open economy Jan Stráský and Eckhard Wurzel 1239. Luxembourg - addressing new challenges in a major financial sector Eckhard Wurzel and Damien Azzopardi 1238. Productivity spillovers from the global frontier and public policy: industry level evidence Alessandro Saia, Dan Andrews and Silvia Albrizio 1237. The stabilisation properties of immovable property taxation: evidence from OECD countries Hansjörg Blöchliger, Balász Égert, Bastien Alvarez and Aleksandra Paciorek 1236. Making the most of natural resources in Indonesia Richard Dutu 1235. Reforming the pension system to increase coverage and equity in Colombia Christine de la Maisonneuve 1234. Making Colombia’s tax policy more efficient, fair and green Christian Daude, Sarah Perret and Bert Brys 1233. Skills and labour market performance in Sweden Margherita Bussi and Jon Kristian Pareliussen 1232. Skills and inclusive growth in Sweden Jon Kristian Pareliussen, Margherita Bussi, Christophe André and Vincent Koen 1231. Incorporating anchored inflation expectations in the Phillips Curve and in the derivation of OECD measures of equilibrium unemployment Elena Rusticelli, David Turner and Maria Chiara Cavalleri 1230. Macroeconomic uncertainties, prudent debt targets and fiscal rules Falilou Fall and Jean-Marc Fournier 1229. Limits to government debt sustainability Jean-Marc Fournier and Falilou Fall 1228. Government debt indicators: understanding the data Debbie Bloch and Falilou Fall 1226. Household finance and income inequality in the euro area Oliver Denk and Alexandre Cazenave-Lacroutz 1225. Financial sector pay and labour income inequality: evidence from Europe Oliver Denk 1224. Finance and income inequality in OECD countries Oliver Denk and Boris Cournède

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1223. Finance and economic growth in OECD and G20 countries Boris Cournède and Oliver Denk 1222. What impedes household investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy? Nadia Ameli and Nicola Brandt 1221. Recent trends in productivity in China – shift-share analysis of labour productivity growth and the evolution of the productivity gap Margit Molnar and Thomas Chalaux 1220. Assessing China's skills gap and inequalities in education Margit Molnar, Boqing Wang and Ruidong Gao 1219. Providing the right skills to all in China – from "made in China" to "created in China" Margit Molnar and Vincent Koen 1218. Agricultural reforms and bridging the gap for rural China Ben Westmore 1217. A snapshot of China’s service sector Margit Molnar and Wei Wang 1216. Does the post-crisis weakness of global trade solely reflect weak demand? By Patrice Ollivaud and Cyrille Schwellnus 1215. Estonia: raising productivity and benefitting more from openness By Andreas Kappeler 1214. Estonia: making the most of human capital By Andrés Fuentes Hutfilter 1213. The Czech labour market: documenting structural change and remaining challenges By Sónia Araújo and Petr Maleček 1212. Reforming the Slovak public sector Lilas Demmou and Robert Price 1211. Spurring growth in lagging regions in the Slovak Republic Lilas Demmou, Martin Haluš, Gabriel Machlica and Robert Menkyna 1210. Skill mismatch and public policy in OECD countries Müge Adalet McGowan and Dan Andrews 1209. Labour market mismatch and labour productivity: evidence from PIAAC data Müge Adalet McGowan and Dan Andrews 1208. Maintaining an efficient and equitable housing market in Belgium Sanne Zwart 1207. Determinants of the low female labour force participation in India Piritta Sorsa, Jan Mares, Mathilde Didier, Caio Guimaraes, Marie Rabate, Gen Tang and Annamaria Tuske

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1206. Strengthening skill use and school-to-work transitions in the Czech Republic Sónia Araújo and Petr Maleček 1205. Reforming the tax on immovable property: taking care of the unloved Hansjörg Blöchliger 1204. Taxation and investment in Colombia Sarah Perret and Bert Brys OECD 1203. Efficiency and contestability in the Colombian banking system Christian Daude and Julien Pascal 1202. Fiscal decentralisation in Colombia: new evidence regarding sustainability, risk sharing and "fiscal fatigue" Guillaume Bousquet, Christian Daude and Christine de La Maisonneuve 1201. Effects of economic policies on microeconomic stability Boris Cournède, Paula Garda and Volker Ziemann 1200. The 2013 update of the OECD’s database on product market regulation – policy insights for OECD and non-OECD countries Isabell Koske, Isabelle Wanner, Rosamaria Bitetti and Omar Barbiero 1199. Improving taxes and transfers in Australia Philip Hemmings and Annamaria Tuske 1198. Federal-state relations in Australia Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou and Annamaria Tuske 1197. Sharing the fruits of growth with all Mexicans Eduardo Olaberriá and Valéry Dugain 1196. What makes Mexicans happy? Valéry Dugain and Eduardo Olaberriá 1195. Improving the labour market integration of immigrants in Belgium Álvaro Pina, Vincent Corluy and Gerlinde Verbist 1194. Raising the potential of the domestically oriented sector in Germany André Eid and Andrés Fuentes Hutfilter 1193. Improving transport infrastructure in Russia Alexander Kolik, Artur Radziwill and Natalia Turdyeva 1192. Improving the business climate in Russia Artur Radziwill and Yana Vaziakova 1191. Determinants of female entrepreneurship in India Arnaud Daymard 1190. The changing role of the exchange rate for macroeconomic adjustment Patrice Ollivaud, Elena Rusticelli and Cyrille Schwellnus

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1189. Boosting productivity in Russia: skills, education and innovation By Lilas Demmou and Andreas Wörgötter 1188. Boosting growth and reducing informality in Mexico Sean Dougherty 1187. The conduct of monetary policy in the future: instrument use By Kei-Ichiro Inaba, Rory O’Farrell, Łukasz Rawdanowicz and Ane Kathrine Christensen 1186. A constant market share analysis of Spanish goods exports By Alberto Gonzalez Pandiella 1185. Raising the economic participation of women in India – a new growth engine? Piritta Sorsa 1184. Improving health outcomes and health care in India Isabelle Joumard and Ankit Kumar 1183. Challenges and opportunities of India’s manufacturing sector Isabelle Joumard, Urban Sila and Hermes Morgavi

2014

1182. The heterogeneity of product market regulations Jean-Marc Fournier 1181. Implicit regulatory barriers in the EU Single Market: new empirical evidence from gravity models Jean-Marc Fournier, Aurore Domps, Yaëlle Gorin, Xavier Guillet and Délia Morchoisne 1180. Can pro-growth policies lift all boats? An analysis based on household disposable income Orsetta Causa, Alain de Serres and Nicolas Ruiz 1179. Empirical evidence on the effects of environmental policy stringency on productivity growth Silvia Albrizio, Tomasz Koźluk and Vera Zipperer 1178. The indicators of the economic burdens of environmental policy design – results from the OECD questionnaire Tomasz Koźluk 1177. Measuring environmental policy stringency in OECD countries - a composite index approach Enrico Botta and Tomasz Koźluk 1176. Do environmental policies matter for productivity growth? Insights from new cross-country measures of environmental policies Silvia Albrizio, Enrico Botta, Tomasz Koźluk and Vera Zipperer 1175. Making economic growth more socially inclusive in Germany

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Andreas Kappeler, Andrés Fuentes Hutfilter 1174. New tax and expenditure elasticity estimates for EU budget surveillance Robert W.R. Price, Thai-Thanh Dang and Yvan Guillemette 1173. Moving towards a more dynamic business sector in Spain Alberto Gonzalez Pandiella 1172. Better harnessing talent and knowledge to boost sustainable medium-term growth in Spain David Haugh and Ben Westmore 1171. The internet economy – regulatory challenges and practices Isabell Koske, Rosamaria Bitetti, Isabelle Wanner and Ewan Sutherland 1170. A revival of the private rental sector of the housing market? Lessons from Germany, Finland, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands Rik De Boer and Rosamaria Bitetti 1169. Secular stagnation: evidence and implications for economic policy Łukasz Rawdanowicz, Romain Bouis, Kei-Ichiro Inaba and Ane Kathrine Christensen 1168. Investment gaps after the crisis Christine Lewis, Nigel Pain, Jan Strasky and Fusako Menkyna 1167. Factors behind the decline in real long-term government bond yields Romain Bouis, Kei-Ichiro Inaba, Łukasz Rawdanowicz and Ane Kathrine Christensen 1166. The effect of the global financial crisis on the OECD potential output Patrice Ollivaud and David Turner 1165. Determinants of households’ investment in energy efficiency and renewables - evidence from the OECD Survey on household environmental behaviour and attitudes Nadia Ameli and Nicola Brandt 1164. Addressing high household debt in Korea Randall S. Jones and Myungkyoo Kim 1163. Reducing the high rate of poverty among the elderly in Korea Randall S. Jones and Satoshi Urasawa 1162. Promoting the financing of SMEs and start-ups in Korea Randall S. Jones and Myungkyoo Kim 1161. Fostering inclusive growth in Turkey by promoting structural change in the business sector Rauf Gönenç, Oliver Röhn, Vincent Koen and Fethi Ögünç 1160. Reducing macroeconomic imbalances in Turkey Oliver Röhn, Rauf Gönenç, Vincent Koen and Evren Erdogan Cosar 1159. Reinvigorating the EU Single Market Jean-Marc Fournier

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1158. An exploration of the determinants of the subjective well-being of Americans during the Great Recession Aida Caldera Sánchez and Caroline Tassot 1157. Boosting the development of efficient SMEs in the Netherlands Rafał Kierzenkowski and Jochebed Kastaneer 1156. Making the banking sector more resilient and reducing household debt in the Netherlands Rafał Kierzenkowski, Olena Havrylchyk and Pierre Beynet 1155. US long term interest rates and capital flows to emerging economies Eduardo Olaberria 1154. Productivity measurement with natural capital and bad outputs Nicola Brandt, Paul Schreyer and Vera Zipperer 1153. Reducing income inequality and poverty and promoting social mobility in Korea Randall S. Jones et Satoshi Urasawa 1152. Fostering a creative economy to drive Korean growth Randall S. Jones 1151. Economic uncertainties and their impact on activity in Greece compared with Ireland and Portugal Jan-David Schneider and Claude Giorno 1150. Workplace stress in the United States: issues and policies Michael Darden 1149. Taxing the rent of non-renewable resource sectors: a theoretical note Julien Daubanes and Saraly Andrade de Sá 1148. Health, work and working conditions: a review of the European economic literature Thomas Barnay 1147. Making the best of new energy resources in the United States Douglas Sutherland 1146. Improving well-being in the United States Aida Caldera Sánchez, Patrick Lenain and Sarah Fléche 1145. Deconstructing Canada’s housing markets: finance, affordability and urban sprawl Calista Cheung Restructurer les marchés canadiens du logement : financements, accessibilité financière et étalement urbain Calista Cheung 1144. Women’s role in the Swiss economy Richard Dutu Le rôle des femmes dans l’économie suisse Richard Dutu

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1143. Overcoming skills shortages in Canada David Carey Combler les pénuries de compétences au Canada David Carey 1142. Trade patterns in the 2060 world economy Jean Chateau, Lionel Fontagné, Jean Fouré, Åsa Johansson and Eduardo Olaberria 1141. The demand for skills 1995-2008: a global supply chain perspective Bart Los, Marcel P. Timmer and Gaaitzen J. De Vries 1140. International migration: the relationship with economic and policy factors in the home and destination country Ben Westmore 1139. Gross earning inequalities in OECD countries and major non-member economies: determinants and future scenarios Henrik Braconier and Jenifer Ruiz Valenzuela 1138. Determinants of tertiary graduations Henrik Braconier 1137. Managerial capital and business R&D as enablers of productivity convergence Dan Andrews and Ben Westmore 1136. Long-term patterns of trade and specialisation Åsa Johansson and Eduardo Olaberria 1135. Consequences of climate change damages for economic growth – a dynamic quantitative assessment Rob Dellink, Elisa Lanzi, Jean Chateau, Francesco Bosello, Ramiro Parrado and Kelly de Bruin 1134. Comparing the robustness of PAYG pension schemes Falilou Fall 1133. Overcoming vulnerabilities of pension systems Falilou Fall and Debbie Bloch 1132. Overcoming vulnerabilities of health care systems Mauro Pisu 1131. Overcoming vulnerability of unemployment insurance schemes Jon Pareliussen 1130. Vulnerability of social institutions: lessons from the recent crisis and historical episodes Falilou Fall, Mauro Pisu, Jon Pareliussen and Debbie Bloch 1129. An update of the OECD international trade equations Myriam Morin and Cyrille Schwellnus 1128. What explains the volume and composition of trade? Industrial evidence from a panel of countries

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Åsa Johansson, Przemyslaw Kowalski, Eduardo Olaberría and Dario Pellegrino 1127. Do resources flow to patenting firms? Cross-country evidence from firm level data Dan Andrews, Chiara Criscuolo and Carlo Menon 1126. Macroprudential policy tools in Norway: strengthening financial system resilience Yosuke Jin, Patrick Lenain and Paul O’Brien 1125. Strengthening competition in Poland Balázs Égert and Antoine Goujard 1124. Making the labour market work better in Poland Hervé Boulhol 1123. Enhancing competition and the business environment in Hungary Alvaro Pina 1122. Tackling labour mismatches and promoting mobility in Hungary Stéphane Sorbe 1121. Local public finances and municipal reform in Finland Christophe André and Clara Garcia 1120. The economic consequences of ageing: the case of Finland Christine de la Maisonneuve, Christophe André, Clara Garcia and Vincent Koen 1119. Making the most of skills in Denmark Stéphanie Jamet and Vincent Koen 1118. Trade specialisation and policies to foster competition and innovation in Denmark Müge Adalet McGowan 1117. Policies for making the Chilean labour market more inclusive Aida Caldera Sanchez 1116. Spillover effects from exiting higher expansionary monetary policies Lukasz Rawdanowicz, Romain Bouis, Jérôme Brezillon, Ane Kathrine Christensen and Kei-Ichiro Inaba 1115. Economic policies and microeconomic stability: a literature review and some empirics Paula Garda and Volker Ziemann 1114. How to improve Israel’s health-care system Philip Hemmings 1113. How to improve taxes and transfers in Israel Philip Hemmings 1112. New evidence on the determinants of industrial specialisation Asa Johansson and Eduardo Olaberria 1111. Economic growth from the household perspective: GDP and income distribution developments across OECD countries

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Orsetta Causa, Sonia Araujo, Agnès Cavaciuti, Nicolas Ruiz and Zuzana Smidova 1110. Would a growth slowdown in emerging markets spill over to high-income countries? A quantitative assessment Patrice Ollivaud, Elena Rusticelli and Cyrille Schwellnus 1109. Short-term indicator models for quarterly GDP Growth in the BRIICS: a small-scale bridge model approach Thomas Chalaux and Cyrille Schwellnus 1108. The prudential regulation of financial institutions: why regulatory responses to the crisis might not prove sufficient William R. White 1107. OECD forecasts during and after the financial crisis: a post mortem Nigel Pain, Christine Lewis, Thai-Thanh Dang, Yosuke Jin and Pete Richardson 1106. Fairly sharing the social impact of the crisis in Greece Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou, Manos Matsaganis, Chrysa Leventi and Jan-David Schneider 1105. Dividing the pie in Brazil: income distribution, social policies and the new middle class Jens M. Arnold and João Jalles

2013

1104. New indicators of competition law and policy in 2013 for OECD and non-OECD countries Enrico Alemani, Caroline Klein, Isabell Koske, Cristiana Vitale and Isabelle Wanner 1103. The effect of government debt, external debt and their interaction on OECD interest rates David Turner and Francesca Spinelli 1102. The state of the banking sector in Europe Dirk Schoenmaker and Toon Peek 1101. Getting Irish youth on the job track Alberto Gonzalez Pandiella 1100. New econometric estimates of long-term growth effects of different areas of public spending Omar Barbiero and Boris Cournède 1099. Cross-country spillovers from fiscal consolidations Antoine Goujard 1098. Informal employment in Russia: definitions, incidence, determinants and labour market segmentation Hartmut Lehmann and Anzelika Zaiceva 1097. Capacity needs in the automobile industry in the short- to medium run Caroline Klein and Isabell Koske

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1096. Environmental policies and productivity growth - a critical review of empirical findings Tomasz Koźluk and Vera Zipperer 1095. Green growth challenges and the need for an energy reform in Mexico Carla Valdivia de Richter 1094. From bricks to brains: increasing the contribution of knowledge-based capital to growth in Ireland David Haugh 1093. China’s march to prosperity: reforms to avoid the middle-income trap Vincent Koen, Richard Herd and Sam Hill 1092. Productivity measurement with natural capital Nicola Brandt, Paul Schreyer and Vera Zipperer 1091. Growth-promoting policies and macroeconomic stability Douglas Sutherland and Peter Hoeller 1090. Policies for inclusive urbanisation in China Vincent Koen, Richard Herd, Xiao Wang and Thomas Chalaux 1089. Fiscal devaluation – can it help to boost competitiveness? Isabell Koske 1088. How to achieve growth- and equity-friendly fiscal consolidation? A proposed methodology for instrument choice with an illustrative application to OECD countries Boris Cournède, Antoine Goujard and Álvaro Pina 1087. Improving school-to-work transitions in New Zealand Alexandra Bibbee 1086. The agri food situation and policies in Switzerland Peter Jarrett and Charlotte Moeser 1085. Japan’s challenging debt dynamics Yvan Guillemette and Jan Strasky 1084. Transitions in and out of unemployment among young people in the Irish recession Elish Kelly, Seamus McGuinness, Philip O’Connell, David Haugh and Alberto González Pandiella 1083. Is there convergence of Russia’s regions? Exploring the empirical evidence: 1995-2010 Hartmut Lehmann and Maria Giulia Silvagni 1082. The benefits and costs of highly expansionary monetary policy Łukasz Rawdanowicz, Romain Bouis and Shingo Watanabe 1081. The effectiveness of monetary policy since the onset of the financial crisis Romain Bouis, Łukasz Rawdanowicz, Jean-Paul Renne, Shingo Watanabe and Ane Kathrine Christensen

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1080. Responding to key well-being challenges in Austria Rauf Gönenç, Oliver Röhn, Christian Beer and Andreas Wörgötter 1079. Austria’s well-being goes beyond GDP Oliver Röhn, Rauf Gönenç, Christian Beer and Romina Boarini 1078. Improving fiscal federal relations for a stronger Mexico Aida Caldera Sánchez 1077. Deleveraging: challenges, progress and policies Romain Bouis, Ane Kathrine Christensen and Boris Cournède 1076. Policies to support sustainable long-term growth in New Zealand Calista Cheung 1075. Do structural policies affect macroeconomic stability? Volker Ziemann 1074. A simple fiscal stress testing model - case studies of Austrian, Czech and German economies Ondra Kamenik, Zdenek Tuma, David Vavra and Zuzana Smidova 1073. Road connectivity and the border effect: evidence from Europe Henrik Braconier and Mauro Pisu 1072. Fiscal consolidation across government levels. Part 3: Intergovernmental grants, pro- or counter-cyclical? Hansjörg Blöchliger and Balázs Égert 1071. Fiscal consolidation across government levels. Part 2: Fiscal rules for sub-central governments, update of the institutional indicator Kaja Fredriksen 1070. Fiscal consolidation across government levels. Part 1: How much, what policies? Hansjörg Blöchliger 1069. Restructuring the electricity sector and promoting green growth in Japan Randall S. Jones and Myungkyoo Kim 1068. Labour market policies to promote growth and social cohesion in Korea Randall S. Jones and Satoshi Urasawa 1067. Education reform in Korea Randall S. Jones 1066. Belgium: enhancing the cost efficiency and flexibility of the health sector to adjust to population ageing Stéphane Sorbe 1065. Italy and the euro area crisis: securing fiscal sustainability and financial stability Oliver Denk 1064. Policy implementation in Italy: legislation, public administration and the rule of law

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Paul O’Brien 1063. Greening growth in Luxembourg Nicola Brandt Vers une croissance plus verte en Luxembourg Nicola Brandt 1062. The post-crisis narrowing of international imbalances – cyclical or durable? Patrice Ollivaud and Cyrille Schwellnus 1061. Restructuring welfare spending in Slovenia Rafał Kierzenkowski 1060. The economics of civil justice: new cross-country data and empirics G. Palumbo, G. Giupponi, L. Nunziata and J. Mora-Sanguinetti 1059. Banks’ restructuring and smooth deleveraging of the private sector in Slovenia Olena Havrylchyk 1058. Assessing the efficiency of welfare spending in Slovenia with data envelopment analysis Matevz Hribernik and Rafał Kierzenkowski 1057. Policy determinants of school outcomes under model uncertainty: evidence from South Africa Thomas Laurent, Fabrice Murtin, Geoff Barnard, Dean Janse van Rensburg, Vijay Reddy, George Frempong and Lolita Winnaar 1056. Improving education quality in South Africa Fabrice Murtin 1055. The 90% public debt threshold: the rise and fall of a stylised fact Balázs Égert 1054. Challenges to sustain Poland’s growth model Balázs Égert and Rafał Kierzenkowski 1053. Reforming agriculture and promoting Japan’s integration in the world economy Randall S. Jones and Shingo Kimura 1052. Inequality and poverty in the United States: public policies for inclusive growth Oliver Denk, Robert Hagemann, Patrick Lenain and Valentin Somma 1051. Fiscal federalism and its impact on economic activity, public investment and the performance of educational systems Hansjörg Blöchliger, Balázs Égert and Kaja Fredriksen 1050. Restoring Japan’s fiscal sustainability Randall S. Jones and Satoshi Urasawa 1049. Measuring total factor productivity at the firm level using OECD-ORBIS Peter N. Gal

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1048. A projection method for public health and long-term care expenditures Christine de la Maisonneuve and Joaquim Oliveira Martins 1047. R&D, patenting and growth: the role of public policy By Ben Westmore 1046. Knowledge-based capital, innovation and resource allocation Dan Andrews and Chiara Criscuolo 1045. Reforms for a cleaner, healthier environment in China Sam Hill 1044. Making the tax system less distortive in Switzerland Andrés Fuentes 1043. The determinants of informality in Mexico’s states By Sean M. Dougherty and Octavio Escobar 1042. Legal reform, contract enforcement and firm size in Mexico By Sean M. Dougherty 1041. Improving the economic situation of young people in France By Hervé Boulhol Améliorer la situation économique des jeunes en France Par Hervé Boulhol 1040. Improving employment prospects for young workers in Spain By Anita Wölfl 1039. Youth labour market performance in Spain and its determinants - a micro-level perspective By Juan J. Dolado, Marcel Jansen, Florentino Felgueroso, Andrés Fuentes and Anita Wölfl 1038. The efficiency and equity of the tax and transfer system in France By Balázs Égert Efficacité et équité du système de prélèvements et de transferts en France Par Balázs Égert 1037. Income inequality and poverty in Colombia. Part 2. The redistributive impact of taxes and transfers By Isabelle Joumard and Juliana Londoño Vélez 1036. Income inequality and poverty in Colombia. Part 1. The role of the labour market By Isabelle Joumard and Juliana Londoño Vélez 1035. Policy options to durably resolve euro area imbalances By Yvan Guillemette and Dave Turner 1034. Labour market, welfare reform and inequality in the United Kingdom By Christophe André, Clara Garcia, Giulia Giupponi and Jon Kristian Pareliussen 1033. Work incentives and Universal Credit – reform of the benefit system in the United Kingdom

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By Jon Kristian Pareliussen 1032. Strengthening social cohesion in Luxembourg: making efficiency and equity go hand in hand By Jean-Marc Fournier and Clara Garcia 1031. The price of oil – will it start rising again? By Jean-Marc Fournier, Isabell Koske, Isabelle Wanner and Vera Zipperer 1030. The system of revenue sharing and fiscal transfers in China by Xiao Wang and Richard Herd 1029. The declining competitiveness of French firms reflects a generalised supply-side problem by Hervé Boulhol and Patrizio Sicari 1028. Do the average level and dispersion of socio-economic background measures explain France’s gap in PISA scores? by Hervé Boulhol and Patrizio Sicari 1027. Labour market performance by age groups: a focus on France by Hervé Boulhol and Patrizio Sicari 1026. Moving towards a single labour contract: pros, cons and mixed feelings by Nicolas Lepage-Saucier, Juliette Schleich and Etienne Wasmer 1025. Boosting productivity in Australia by Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou and Omar Barbiero 1024. Housing, financial and capital taxation policies to ensure robust growth in Sweden by Müge Adalet McGowan 1023. Labour market and social policies to foster more inclusive growth in Sweden by Stéphanie Jamet, Thomas Chalaux and Vincent Koen 1022. Educational attainment and labour market outcomes in South Africa, 1994-2010 by Nicola Branson and Murray Leibbrandt 1021. Education quality and labour market outcomes in South Africa by Nicola Branson and Murray Leibbrandt 1020. Do policies that reduce unemployment raise its volatility? Evidence from OECD countries by Alain de Serres and Fabrice Murtin 1019. Slovakia: A catching up euro area member in and out of the crisis by Jarko Fidrmuc, Caroline Klein, Robert Price and Andreas Wörgötter 1018. Improving the fiscal framework to enhance growth in an era of fiscal consolidation in Slovakia by Caroline Klein, Robert Price and Andreas Wörgötter 1017. Investing efficiently in education and active labour market policies in Slovakia

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by Caroline Klein 1016. The performance of road transport infrastructure and its links to policies by Henrik Braconier, Mauro Pisu and Debra Bloch 1015. The US labour market recovery following the great recession by Wendy Dunn 1014. Why do Russian Firms Use Fixed-Term and Agency Work Contracts? by Larisa Smirnykh, Andreas Wörgötter 1013. The Equity Implications of Fiscal Consolidation by Lukasz Rawdanowicz, Eckhard Wurzel, Ane Kathrine Christensen 1012. The Dutch Labour Market by Mathijs Gerritsen, Jens Høj 1011. Reforming Policies for the Business Sector to Harvest the Benefits of Globalisation in the Netherlands by Mathijs Gerritsen, Jens Høj 1010. Health Care Reform and Long-Term Care in the Netherlands by Erik Schut, Stéphane Sorbe, Jens Høj 1009. Enhancing the inclusiveness of the labour market in Belgium by Jens Høj

2012

1008. Reducing poverty in Estonia through activation and better targeting Sarah Flèche, Artur Radziwill 1007. Matching skills and jobs in Estonia by Lilas Demmou 1006. Debt and macroeconomic stability: An overview of the literature and some empirics by Douglas Sutherland and Peter Hoeller 1005. Debt and macroeconomic stability: Debt and the business cycle by Volker Ziemann 1004. Debt and macroeconomic stability: Case studies by Rossana Merola 1003. Debt and macroeconomic stability by Douglas Sutherland, Peter Hoeller, Rossana Merola and Volker Ziemann 1002. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in a cost effective way in Switzerland By Anita Wölfl and Patrizio Sicari 1001. Strengthening innovation in the United States By David Carey, Christopher Hill and Brian Kahin

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1000. Long-term growth scenarios By Åsa Johansson, Yvan Guillemette, Fabrice Murtin, David Turner, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Christine de la Maisonneuve, Philip Bagnoli, Guillaume Bousquet and Francesca Spinelli 999. Selected aspects of household savings in Germany – evidence from micro data By Christina Kolerus, Isabell Koske and Felix Hüfner 998. Improving the Tax System in Indonesia By Jens Arnold 997. Unleashing Business Innovation in Canada By Alexandra Bibbee 996. Public policy and resource allocation: evidence from firms in OECD countries By Dan Andrews and Federico Cingano 995. Promoting SME development in Indonesia By Annabelle Mourougane 994. Portugal: Rebalancing the Economy and Returning to Growth Through Job Creation and Better Capital Allocation By Álvaro Pina, Ildeberta Abreu 993. Public Debt, Economic Growth and Nonlinear Effects: Myth or Reality By Balázs Égert 992. Choosing the pace of fiscal consolidation By Lukasz Rawdanowicz 991. Tertiary education developing skills for innovation and long term growth in Canada By Calista Cheung, Yvan Guillemette and Shahrzad Mobasher Fard 990. Trade and product market policies in upstream sectors and productivity in downstream sectors: firm-level evidence from China By Maria Bas and Orsetta Causa 989. Intangible assets, resource allocation and growth: a framework for analysis By Dan Andrews and Alain de Serres 988. Current account benchmarks for Turkey By Oliver Röhn 987. Structural reforms to boost Turkey's long-term growth By Rauf Gönenç, Oliver Röhn, Vincent Koen and Şeref Saygili 986. Tackling Turkey's external and domestic macroeconomic imbalances By Oliver Röhn, Rauf Gönenç, Vincent Koen and Ramazan Karaşahin 985. Portugal: Solid foundations for a sustainable fiscal consolidation By David Haugh and Stéphane Sorbe

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984. Portugal: Assessing the risks around the speed of fiscal consolidation in an uncertain environment By Stéphane Sorbe 983. The German labour market: preparing for the future By Felix Hüfner and Caroline Klein 982. Climate change policies in Germany: make ambition pay By Caroline Klein 981. Restarting the growth engine in Finland By Henrik Braconier 980. Import competition, domestic regulation and firm-level productivity growth in the OECD By Sarra Ben Yahmed and Sean Dougherty 979. Non-parametric stochastic simulations to investigate uncertainty around the OECD indicator model forecasts By Elena Rusticelli 978. Measuring GDP forecast uncertainty using quantile regressions By Thomas Laurent and Tomasz Kozluk 977. Implications of output gap uncertainty in times of crisis Romain Bouis, Boris Cournède and Ane Kathrine Christensen 976. Avoiding debt traps: financial backstops and structural reforms By Pier Carlo Padoan, Urban Sila and Paul van den Noord 975. Sluggish productivity growth in Denmark: the usual suspects? By Müge Adalet McGowan and Stéphanie Jamet 974. Towards green growth in Denmark: improving energy and climate change policies By Stéphanie Jamet 973. An analysis of productivity performance in Spain before and during the crisis: Exploring the role of institutions By Juan S. Mora-Sanguinetti and Andrés Fuentes 972. Europe's new fiscal rules By Sebastian Barnes, David Davidsson and Łukasz Rawdanowicz 971. Credit crises and the shortcomings of traditional policy responses By William R. White 970. International Capital Mobility and Financial Fragility Part 7. Enhancing Financial Stability: Country-specific Evidence on Financial Account and Structural Policy Positions By Rudiger Ahrend and Carla Valdivia 969. International Capital Mobility and Financial Fragility Part 6. Are all Forms of Financial Integration Equally Risky in Times of Financial Turmoil? Asset Price Contagion during the Global Financial Crisis

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By Rudiger Ahrend and Antoine Goujard 968. International Capital Mobility and Financial Fragility Part 5. Do Investors Disproportionately Shed Assets of Distant Countries under Increased Uncertainty? Evidence from the Global Financial Crisis By Rudiger Ahrend and Cyrille Schwellnus 967. International capital mobility and financial fragility Part 4. Which structural policies stabilise capital flows when investors suddenly change their mind? Evidence from bilateral bank data By Rudiger Ahrend, Cyrille Schwellnus 966. International Capital Mobility and Financial Fragility Part 3. How do structural policies affect financial crisis risk? Evidence from past crises across OECD and emerging economies By Rudiger Ahrend and Antoine Goujard 965. Sustaining Korea’s convergence to the highest-income countries By Randall S. Jones and Satoshi Urasawa 964. Achieving the “low carbon, green growth” vision in Korea By Randall S. Jones and Byungseo Yoo 963. Promoting social cohesion in Korea By Randall S. Jones and Satoshi Urasawa 962. Housing price and investment dynamics in Finland By Christophe André and Clara García 961. Improving health outcomes and system in Hungary By Mehmet Eris 960. Towards a more inclusive labour market in Hungary By Rafal Kierzenkowski 959. Ensuring stability and efficiency of the Hungarian financial sector By Olena Havrylchyk 958. Ensuring debt sustainability amid strong economic uncertainty in Hungary By Pierre Beynet and Rafal Kierzenkowski 957. Improving the health care system in Poland By Hervé Boulhol, Agnieszka Sowa and Stanislawa Golinowska 956. Options for benchmarking infrastructure performance By Mauro Pisu, Peter Hoeller and Isabelle Joumard 955. Greenhouse gas emissions and price elasticities of transport fuel demand in Belgium By Tom Schmitz 954. Bringing Belgian public finances to a sustainable path By Tomasz Kozluk, Alain Jousten and Jens Høj

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953. Climate change policies in Poland – minimising abatement costs By Balázs Égert 952. Income inequality in the European Union By Kaja Bonesmo Fredriksen 951. Reducing poverty in Chile: cash transfers and better jobs By Nicola Brandt 950. Tax reform in Norway: a focus on capital taxation By Oliver Denk 949. The short-term effects of structural reforms: an empirical analysis By Romain Bouis, Orsetta Causa, Lilas Demmou, Romain Duval and Aleksandra Zdzienicka 948. Short-term gain or pain? A DSGE model-based analysis of the short-term effects of structural reforms in labour and product markets By Matteo Cacciatore, Romain Duval and Giuseppe Fiori 947. Do house prices impact consumption and interest rate? Evidence from OECD countries using an agnostic identification procedure By Christophe André, Rangan Gupta and Patrick T. Kanda 946. Assessing the sensitivity of Hungarian debt sustainability to macroeconomic shocks under two fiscal policy reactions By Pierre Beynet and Edouard Paviot 945. Non-Keynesian effects of fiscal consolidation: an analysis with an estimated DSGE Model for the Hungarian economy By Szilárd Benk and Zoltán M. Jakab 944. Work incentives and recent reforms of the tax and benefit system in Hungary By Tímea Ladányi and Rafal Kierzenkowski 943. Building blocks for a better functioning housing market in Chile By Aida Caldera Sánchez 942. The impact of changes in second pension pillars on public finances in Central and Eastern Europe By Balázs Égert 941. Improving energy system efficiency in the Czech Republic By Artur Radziwill 940. Structural change and the current account: the case of Germany By Fabrizio Coricelli and Andreas Wörgötter 939. Reforming education in England By Henrik Braconier 938. The nature of financial and real business cycles: the great moderation and banking sector pro-cyclicality By Balázs Égert and Douglas Sutherland

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937. Fiscal consolidation: Part 6. What are the best policy instruments for fiscal consolidation? By Robert P. Hagemann 936. Fiscal consolidation: Part 5. What factors determine the success of consolidation efforts? By Margit Molnar 935. Fiscal consolidation: Part 4. Case studies of large fiscal consolidation episodes By Hansjörg Blöchliger, Dae-Ho Song and Douglas Sutherland 934. Fiscal consolidation: Part 3. Long-run projections and fiscal gap calculations By Rossana Merola and Douglas Sutherland 933. Fiscal consolidation: Part 2. Fiscal multipliers and fiscal consolidations By Ray Barrell, Dawn Holland and Ian Hurst 932. Fiscal consolidation: Part 1. How much is needed and how to reduce debt to a prudent level? By Douglas Sutherland, Peter Hoeller and Rossana Merola 931. Less income inequality and more growth – Are they compatible? Part 8. The drivers of labour income inequality – A literature review By Rafal Kierzenkowski and Isabell Koske 930. Less income inequality and more growth – are they compatible? Part 7. The drivers of labour earnings inequality – An analysis based on conditional and unconditional quantile regressions By Jean-Marc Fournier and Isabell Koske 929. Less income inequality and more growth – are they compatible? Part 6. The distribution of wealth by Kaja Bonesmo Fredriksen 928. Less income inequality and more growth – are they compatible? Part 5. Poverty in OECD countries By Mauro Pisu 927. Less income inequality and more growth – are they compatible? Part 4. Top incomes By Peter Hoeller 926. Less income inequality and more growth – are they compatible? Part 3. Income redistribution via taxes and transfers across OECD countries By Isabelle Joumard, Mauro Pisu and Debbie Bloch 925. Less income inequality and more growth – are they compatible? Part 2. The distribution of labour income By Isabell Koske, Jean-Marc Fournier and Isabelle Wanner 924. Less income inequality and more growth – are they compatible? Part 1. Mapping income inequality across the OECD By Peter Hoeller, Isabelle Joumard, Mauro Pisu and Debbie Bloch

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2011

923. Current issues in managing government debt and assets By Łukasz Rawdanowicz, Eckhard Wurzel and Patrice Ollivaud 922. Public spending efficiency in the Czech Republic: fiscal policy framework and the main spending areas of pensions and healthcare By Zuzana Smidova 921. Exploring determinants of subjective wellbeing in OECD countries – evidence from the World Value Survey By Sarah Fleche, Conal Smith and Piritta Sorsa 920. Russia: Progress in structural reform and framework conditions By Yana Vaziakova, Geoff Barnard and Tatiana Lysenko 919. Explaining the interest-rate-growth differential underlying government debt dynamics By David Turner and Francesca Spinelli 918. Reassessing the NAIRUs after the crisis By Stéphanie Guichard and Elena Rusticelli 917. Employment protection legislation and plant-level productivity in India By Sean Dougherty, Verónica Frisancho Robles & Kala Krishna 916. Systemically important banks and capital regulation challenges By Patrick Slovik 915. Improving educational outcomes in Slovenia By Mehmet Eris 914. Addressing challenges in the energy sector in Israel By Philip Hemmings 913. Issues in private sector finance in Israel By Philip Hemmings 912. How to improve the economic policy framework for the housing market in Israel By Philip Hemmings 911. Fiscal prospects and reforms in India By Richard Herd, Sam Hill and Vincent Koen 910. Structural reforms to reduce unemployment and restore competitiveness in Ireland By Álvaro Pina 909. Getting back on track: restoring fiscal sustainability in Ireland By David Haugh 908. A welfare analysis of climate change mitigation policies By Alain de Serres and Fabrice Murtin

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907. Overcoming the banking crisis in Ireland By Muge Adalet McGowan 906. Macroeconomic and structural policies to further stabilise the Mexican economy By Cyrille Schwellnus 905. Reaping the benefits of a transition to greener growth in Slovakia By Caroline Klein 904. Fiscal reform for a stronger fairer and cleaner Mexican economy By Nicola Brandt and Rodrigo Paillacar 903. International capital mobility and financial fragility: Part 2. The demand for safe assets in emerging economies and global imbalances: new empirical evidence By Rudiger Ahrend and Cyrille Schwellnus 902. International capital mobility and financial fragility: Part 1. Drivers of Systemic Banking Crises: the Role of Bank-Balance-Sheet Contagion and Financial Account Structure By Rudiger Ahrend and Antoine Goujard 901. Explaining the appreciation of the Brazilian real By Annabelle Mourougane 900. Raising investment in Brazil By Jens Arnold 899. Refining macroeconomic policies to sustain growth in Brazil By Annabelle Mourougane 898. Promoting infrastructure development in Brazil By Annabelle Mourougane and Mauro Pisu 897. Austria: public sector inefficiencies have become less affordable By Karin Fischer, Rauf Gönenç and Robert Price 896. Informality in Mexico By Nicola Brandt 895. Reforming Austria’s highly regarded but costly health system By Rauf Gönenç, Maria M. Hofmarcher, Andreas Wörgötter 894. Greener growth in the Belgian federation By Tomasz Kozluk 893. Green growth and climate change policies in New Zealand By Alexandra Bibbee 892 Has deregulation increased investment in infrastructure? Firm-level evidence from OECD countries By Sónia Araújo 891 Ensuring a sustainable and efficient fishery in Iceland By Gunnar Haraldsson and David Carey

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890. Japan’s New Growth Strategy to create demand and jobs By Randall S. Jones and Byungseo Yoo 889. Labour market reforms in Japan to improve growth and equity By Randall S. Jones and Satoshi Urasawa 888. Education reform in Japan By Randall S. Jones 887. The political economy of climate change mitigation policies: how to build a constituency to address global warming? By Alain de Serres, John Llewellyn and Preston Llewellyn 886. Climate-change policy in the United Kingdom By Alex Bowen and James Rydge 885. Improving access and quality in the Indian education system By Sam Hill and Thomas Chalaux 884. How institutions shape the distributive impact of macroeconomic shocks: a DSGE analysis By Rudiger Ahrend, Charlotte Moeser and Tommaso Monacelli 883. Can India achieve double-digit growth? By Richard Herd, Paul Conway, Sam Hill, Vincent Koen and Thomas Chalaux 882. Predicting peaks and troughs in real house prices By Linda Rousová and Paul van den Noord 881. Public sector spending efficiency in Estonia: healthcare and local government By Zuzana Smidova 880. How to move product market regulation in New Zealand back towards the frontier By Paul Conway 879. Financial sector reform in India: time for a second wave? By Richard Herd, Vincent Koen, Ila Paitnak and Ajay Shah 878. Policies to rebalance housing markets in New Zealand By Calista Cheung 877. The sharing of macroeconomic risk: who loses (and gains) from macroeconomic shocks By Rudiger Ahrend, Jens Arnold and Charlotte Moeser 876. Estonia: making the most of globalisation By Robert Price and Andreas Wörgötter 875. The effects of downturns on labour force participation: evidence and causes By Romain Duval, Mehmet Eris and Davide Furceri 874. A dynamic factor model for world trade growth By Stéphanie Guichard and Elena Rusticelli

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873. Towards a better understanding of the informal economy By Dan Andrews, Aida Caldera Sánchez and Åsa Johansson 872. Tax competition between sub-central governments By Hansjörg Blöchliger and José-Maria Pinero-Campos 871. The growth effects of current account reversals: the role of macroeconomic policies By Luiz de Mello, Pier Carlo Padoan and Linda Rousová 870. Les politiques du logement en France By Bénédicte Rolland 869. How important is wealth for explaining household consumption over the recent crisis? An empirical study for the United States, Japan and the euro area By Clovis Kerdrain 868. Adjusting fiscal balances for asset price cycles By Robert Price and Thai-Thanh Dang 867. Improving the functioning of the housing market in the United Kingdom By Christophe André 866. Understanding the recent surge in the accumulation of international reserves By Petar Vujanovic 865. Episodes of large capital inflows and the likelihood of banking and currency crises and sudden stops By Davide Furceri, Stephanie Guichard and Elena Rusticelli 864. The effect of episodes of large capital inflows on domestic credit By Davide Furceri, Stephanie Guichard and Elena Rusticelli 863. Medium-term determinants of international investment positions: the role of structural policies By Davide Furceri, Stephanie Guichard and Elena Rusticelli 862. French social housing in an international context By Kathleen Scanlon and Christine Whitehead 861. Making the French housing market work better Améliorer le fonctionnement du marché du logement français By Hervé Boulhol 860. Surveillance by international institutions: lessons from the global financial and economic crisis By Kumiharu Shigehara and Paul Atkinson 859. France’s environmental policies: internalising global and local externalities Politiques environnementales de la France : internaliser les externalités globales et locales By Balázs Égert 858. Bringing French public debt down: the options for fiscal consolidation

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Réduire la dette publique française : les options de l’assainissement budgétaire By Balázs Égert 857. Policy frameworks in the post-crisis environment By Nigel Pain and Oliver Röhn 856. Global imbalances, exchange rate pegs and capital flows: a closer look By Paul van den Noord 855. Interest rate pass-through during the global financial crisis: the case of Sweden By Niels-Jakob Harbo Hansen and Peter Welz 854. What drives inflation in the major OECD economies? By Diego Moccero, Shingo Watanabe and Boris Cournède 853. Mitigation potential of removing fossil fuel subsidies: a general equilibrium assessment By J.M. Burniaux and J. Chateau 852. Enhancing labour utilisation in a socially inclusive society in Australia By Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou 851. Meeting infrastructure needs in Australia By Claude Giorno 850. Restoring fiscal sustainability in Spain By Pierre Beynet, Andrés Fuentes, Robert Gillingham and Robert Hagemann 849. Drivers of homeownership rates in selected OECD countries By Dan Andrews and Aida Caldera Sánchez 848. How efficient are banks in Hungary? By Margit Molnár and Dániel Holló 847. Strengthening the macroeconomic policy framework in South Africa By Tatiana Lysenko and Geoff Barnard 846. To move or not to move: what drives residential mobility rates in the OECD? By Aida Caldera Sánchez and Dan Andrews 845. Reforming the labour market in Spain By Anita Wölfl and Juan S. Mora-Sanguinetti 844. Macroeconomic Impact of Basel III By Patrick Slovik and Boris Cournède 843. The policy and institutional drivers of economic growth across OECD and non-OECD economies: new evidence from growth regressions By Romain Bouis, Romain Duval, and Fabrice Murtin 842. Limiting Long-Term Unemployment and Non-Participation in Sweden By Niels-Jakob Harbo Hansen 841. Enhancing the cost-effectiveness of climate change mitigation policies in Sweden

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By Stéphanie Jamet 840 Policies towards a sustainable use of water in Spain By Andrés Fuentes 839 Increasing public sector efficiency in Slovakia By Felix Hüfner 838 Raising education outcomes in Switzerland / Améliorer les résultats de l’enseignement en Suisse By Andrés Fuentes 837 The price responsiveness of housing supply in OECD countries By Aida Caldera Sánchez, Åsa Johansson 836 Housing markets and structural policies in OECD countries By Dan Andrews, Aida Caldera Sánchez, Åsa Johansson 835 Raising potential growth after the crisis: A quantitative assessment of the potential gains from various structural reforms in the OECD area and beyond By Romain Bouis and Romain Duval 834 The GDP impact of reform: a simple simulation framework By Sebastian Barnes, Romain Bouis, Philippe Briard, Sean Dougherty, Mehmet Eris 833. Improving the flexibility of the Dutch housing market to enhance labour mobility By Jens Høj 832. Making the Dutch pension system less vulnerable to financial crises By Jens Høj

2010

831. Real house prices in OECD countries: the role of demand shocks and structural and policy factors By Dan Andrews 830. International financial integration and the external positions of euro area countries By Philip R. Lane 829. Improving fiscal performance through fiscal councils By Robert Hagemann 828. Minimising risks from imbalances in European banking By Sebastian Barnes, Philip Lane and Artur Radziwill 827. Resolving and avoiding unsustainable imbalances in the euro area By Sebastian Barnes 826. Current account imbalances in the euro area: a comparative perspective By Sebastian Barnes, Jeremy Lawson and Artur Radziwill

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825. Does fiscal decentralisation strengthen social capital? Cross-country evidence and the experiences of Brazil and Indonesia By Luiz de Mello (published in Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, Vol. 29, pp. 281-96) 824. Fiscal decentralisation and public investment: The experience of Latin America By Luiz de Mello 823. Product market regulation and competition in China By Paul Conway, Richard Herd, Thomas Chalaux, Ping He and Jianxun Yu 822. Reforming China’s monetary policy framework to meet domestic objectives By Paul Conway, Richard Herd and Thomas Chalaux 821. Regulatory reforms to unlock long term growth in Turkey By Rauf Gönenç and Lukasz Rawdanowicz 820. After the crisis: mitigating risks of macroeconomic instability in Turkey By Lukasz Rawdanowicz 819. The 2008-09 crisis in Turkey: performance, policy responses and challenges for sustaining the recovery By Lukasz Rawdanowicz 818. Fiscal consolidation strategies for Canadian governments By Yvan Guillemette 817. The land transport sector: policy and performance By Jan Persson and Daeho Song 816 A Simple Model of the Relationship Between Productivity, Saving and the Current Account By Jean-Marc Fournier, Isabell Koske 815 The Impact of Structural Policies on Saving, Investment and Current Accounts Clovis Kerdrain, Isabell Koske, Isabelle Wanner 814. Towards a less distortive and more efficient tax system in Portugal By Alvaro Pina 813. Are global imbalances sustainable? Shedding further light on the causes of current account reversals By Luiz de Mello, Pier Carlo Padoan, Linda Rousová 812 HTurkey’s Improving Integration with the Global Capital Market: Impacts on Risk Premia and Capital Costs By Rauf Gönenç, Saygin Şahinöz, Őzge Tuncel 811 Trade linkages in the OECD trade system See also: trade matrices in excel By Jérôme Brézillon, Stéphanie Guichard and Dave Turner 810. Enhancing the Effectiveness of Social Policies in Indonesia

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By Margherita Comola and Luiz de Mello 809. Tackling the Infrastructure Challenge in Indonesia By Mauro Pisu 808. Phasing Out Energy Subsidies in Indonesia By Annabelle Mourougane 807. Implementing Cost-Effective Policies in the United States to Mitigate Climate Change By David Carey 806. Restoring Fiscal Sustainability in the United States By Patrick Lenain, Robert Hagemann and David Carey 805. Norway - Sustainable Development: Climate Change and Fisheries Policies By Paul O’Brien 804. How the Transport System can Contribute to Better Economic and Environmental Outcomes in the Netherlands By Tomasz Koźluk 803. Public-Private Partnerships and Investment in Infrastructure By Sónia Araújo and Douglas Sutherland 802. Sustaining the Momentum of Fiscal Reform in Hungary By Colin Forthun and Robert Hagemann 801. The Consequences of Banking Crises for Public Debt By Davide Furceri and Aleksandra Zdzienicka 800. A Simulation Model of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Government Accounts for the Analysis of Fiscal-Consolidation Strategies in Canada By Yvan Guillemette 799. Product Market Regulation By Anita Wölfl, Isabelle Wanner, Oliver Röhn and Giuseppe Nicoletti 798. Korea’s Green Growth Strategy By Randall S. Jones and Byungseo Yoo 797. Health-Care Reform in Korea (English version) see also 한국의 보건의료개혁 (Korean translation) By Randall S. Jones 796. The Korean Financial System By Masahiko Tsutsumi, Randall S. Jones and Thomas F. Cargill 795. Are Global Imbalances Sustainable? By Luiz de Mello and Pier Carlo Padoan (also published in the Review of Economics and Institutions, Vol. 2 (2011), pp.1-32) 794. Is there a Case for Carbon-Based Border Tax Adjustment? By Jean-Marc Burniaux, Jean Chateau and Romain Duval

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793. Promoting Potential Growth: The role of structural reform By Luiz de Mello and Pier Carlo Padoan 792. Catching-up and Inflation in Europe: Balassa-Samuelson, Engel’s law and other culprits By Balázs Égert 791. Do Product Market Regulations in Upstream Sectors Curb Productivity Growth? Panel data evidence for OECD countries by Renaud Bourlès, Gilbert Cette, Jimmy Lopez, Jacques Mairesse & Giuseppe Nicoletti 790. Preparing for Euro Adoption in Poland By Rafal Kierzenkowski 789. Gauging the Impact of Higher Capital and Oil Costs on Potential Output By Boris Cournède 788. The German Banking System: Lessons from the Financial Crisis by Felix Hüfner 787. Measuring Competition in Slovenian Industries – estimation of mark-ups by Margit Molnar 786. Enhancing Financial Stability Through Better Regulation in Hungary by Margit Molnar 785. Chile: Boosting Productivity Growth by Strengthening Competition, Entrepreneurship and Innovation by Cyrille Schwellnus 784. Chile: Climbing on Giants’ Shoulders: better schools for all Chilean children by Nicola Brandt 783. Israel: Monetary and Fiscal Policy by Charlotte Moeser 782. Policy Options for Reducing Poverty and Raising Employment Rates in Israel by Philip Hemmings 781. Israeli Education Policy: How to move ahead in reform by Philip Hemmings 780. Germany’s Growth Potential, Structural Reforms and Global Imbalances by Isabell Koske and Andreas Wörgötter 779. European Energy Policy and the Transition to a Low–Carbon Economy by Jeremy Lawson 778. Making the Luxembourg Labour Market Work Better by Jeremy Lawson 777. Coping with the Job Crisis and Preparing for Ageing: The Case of Finland by Henrik Braconier

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776. The Political Economy of Fiscal Consolidation by Robert Price 775. Structural and Cyclical Factors behind Current-Account Balances by Calista Cheung, Davide Furceri and Elena Rusticelli 774. A Framework for Assessing Green Growth Policies by Alain de Serres, Fabrice Murtin and Giusepppe Nicoletti 773. Modeling Institutions, Start-ups and Productivity during Transition by Zuzana Brixiova and Balázs Égert 772. Can Emerging Asset Price Bubbles be Detected? by Jesús Crespo Cuaresma 771. The nature of financial and real business cycles by Balázs Égert 770. The Effects of Fiscal Policy on Output: A DSGE analysis by Davide Furceri and Annabelle Mourougane 769. Health Care Systems: efficiency and institutions by Isabelle Joumard, Christophe André and Chantal Nicq 768 The OECD’s New Global Model by Karine Hervé, Nigel Pain, Pete Richardson, Franck Sédillot and Pierre-Olivier Beffy 767 Assessing the Impact of the Financial Crisis on Structural Unemployment in OECD Countries Stéphanie Guichard and Elena Rusticelli 766 After the Crisis - Bringing German Public Finances Back to a Sustainable Path by Isabell Koske 765 Optimal Monetary and Fiscal Stabilisation Policies By Klaus Adam 764 Asset Prices and Real Economic Activity By E. Philip Davis 763 Fiscal Policy Reaction to the Cycle in the OECD: Pro- or counter-cyclical? By Balázs Égert 762 New Evidence on the Private Saving Offset and Ricardian Equivalence By Oliver Röhn 761 Monetary Policy Reaction Functions in the OECD By Douglas Sutherland 760 Counter-cyclical Economic Policy by Douglas Sutherland, Peter Hoeller, Balázs Égert and Oliver Roehn

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759 Exports and Property Prices in France: are they connected? by Balázs Égert and Rafał Kierzenkowski 758 Further Advancing Pro-growth Tax and Benefit Reform in the Czech Republic by Zdeněk Hrdlička, Margaret Morgan, David Prušvic, William Tompson and Laura Vartia. 757 Advancing Structural Reforms in OECD Countries: Lessons from twenty case studies by William Tompson and Thai-Thanh Dang 756 Labour markets and the crisis 755 Long-term growth and policy challenges in the large emerging economies by Paul Conway, Sean Dougherty and Artur Radziwill 754 Explaining Household Saving Rates in G7 Countries: implications for Germany Felix Hüfner and Isabell Koske 753 Monetary Policy Responses to the Crisis and Exit Strategies Makoto Minegishi and Boris Cournède 752 Sub-central Governments and the Economic Crisis: Impact and policy responses Hansjörg Blöchliger, Claire Charbit, José Maria Pinero Campos and Camila Vammalle 751 Improving China's Health Care System Richard Herd, Yu-Wei Hu and Vincent Koen 750 Providing Greater Old-Age Security in China Richard Herd, Yu-Wei Hu and Vincent Koen 749 China's Labour Market in Transition: job creation, migration and regulation By Richard Herd, Vincent Koen and Anders Reutersward 748 A Pause in the Growth of Inequality in China? By Richard Herd 747 China's Financial Sector Reforms By Richard Herd, Charles Pigott and Sam Hill 746 A Bird's Eye View of OECD Housing Markets By Christophe Andre 745 The Automobile Industry in and Beyond the Crisis by David Haugh, Annabelle Mourougane and Olivier Chatal

2009

744 Towards a flexible exchange rate policy in Russia by Roland Beck and Geoff Barnard 743 Fiscal federalism in Belgium: Main challenges and considerations for reform by Willi Leibfritz 742 Product Market Regulation in Russia

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by Paul Conway, Tatiana Lysenko and Geoff Barnard 741 HHow to reform the Belgian tax system to enhance economic growth by Jens Høj 740 Improving the policy framework in Japan to address climate change By Randall S. Jones and Byungseo Yoo 739 Health-care reform in Japan: controlling costs, improving quality and ensuring equity By Randall S. Jones 738 Financial stability: overcoming the crisis and improving the efficiency of the banking sector in Japan By Randall S. Jones and Masahiko Tsutsumi 737 Recent Oil Price Movements– Forces and Policy Issues By Eckhard Wurzel, Luke Willard and Patrice Ollivaud 736 Promoting competition to strengthen economic growth in Belgium By Tomasz Koźluk 735 Prudential regulation and competition in financial markets By Rüdiger Ahrend, Jens Arnold and Fabrice Murtin 734 Keeping Slovenian public finances on a sustainable path By Pierre Beynet and Willi Leibfritz 733 Pedal to the metal: Structural reforms to boost long-term growth in Mexico and spur recovery from the crisis By David Haugh and Agustin Redonda 732 Achieving higher performance: Enhancing spending efficiency in health and education in Mexico By Cyrille Schwellnus 731 HRussia’s long and winding road to a more efficient and resilient banking sector By Geoff Barnard 730 How do institutions affect structural unemployment in times of crises? 0BBy Davide Furceri & Annabelle Mourougane 729 Understanding the world trade collapse By Calista Cheung and Stéphanie Guichard 728 Estonia and euro adoption: Small country challenges of joining EMU By Zuzana Brixiova, Margaret H. Morgan and Andreas Wörgötter 727 Towards better schools and more equal opportunities for learning in Italy By Romina Boarini 726 Iceland: Challenging times for monetary and fiscal policies By Andrea De Michelis

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725 Iceland: The financial and economic crisis By David Carey 724 The role of transparency in the conduct of monetary policy By Makoto Minegisi et Boris Cournède 723 Raising education outcomes in Greece By Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou 722 Improving the performance of the public health care system in Greece By Charalampos Economou and Claude Giorno 721 Is there a case for price-level targeting?H By Boris Cournède and Diego Moccero 720 The challenge of restoring French competitivenessH By Rafal Kierzenkowski 719 Improving the functioning of the Slovenian labour market H By Isabell Koske 718 What drives sovereign risk premiums? An analysis of recent evidence from the Euro Area H By David Haugh, Patrice Ollivaud, and David Turner 717 The English National Health Service: an economic health checkH By Peter Smith and Maria Goddard 716 Financial stability in the United Kingdom: Banking on prudenceH By Philip Davis 715 Economic growth and the role of taxation- Disaggregate data H By Gareth D. Myles, University of Exeter and Institute for Fiscal Studies 714 Economic growth and the role of taxation – Aggregate dataH By Gareth D. Myles, University of Exeter and Institute for Fiscal Studies 713 Economic growth and the role of taxation – TheoryH By Gareth D. Myles, University of Exeter and Institute for Fiscal Studies 712 The effectiveness of education and health spending among Brazilian municipalities By Luiz de Mello and Mauro Pisu 711 The bank lending channel of monetary transmission in Brazil: A VECM approach H By Luiz de Mello and Mauro Pisu (published in Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Vol. 50 (2010), pp. 50-60) 710 How does decentralised minimum wage setting affect unemployment and informality? The case of Indonesia H By Margherita Comola and Luiz de Mello (forthcoming in Review of Income and Wealth) 709 Intergenerational social mobility in European OECD countriesH By Orsetta Causa, Sophie Dantan and Åsa Johansson

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708 Equity in student achievement across OECD countries: an investigation of the role of policiesH By Orsetta Causa and Catherine Chapuis 707 Intergenerational social mobilityH By Orsetta Causa and Åsa Johansson 706 Taxes or grants: what revenue source for sub-central governments?H By Hansjörg Blöchliger and Oliver Petzold 705 The spending power of sub-central governments: A pilot study By Steffen Bach, Hansjörg Blöchliger and Dominik Wallau 704 Price and volume elasticities of Brazilian foreign trade: A profit function approachH By Luiz de Mello and Mauro Pisu 703 Current account sustainability in Brazil: A non linear approach By Luiz de Mello and Matteo Mogliani 702 The incentives to participate in and the stability of international climate coalitions: a game-theoretic approach using the WITCH Model By Valentina Bosetti, Carlo Carraro, Enrica De Cian, Romain Duval, Emanuele Massetti and Massimo Tavoni 701 The economics of climate change mitigation: how to build the necessary global action in a cost-effective manner By Jean-Marc Burniaux, Jean Chateau, Rob Dellink, Romain Duval and Stéphanie Jamet 700 Capital inflows, household debt and the boom bust cycle in Estonia by Zuzana Brixiova, Laura Vartia and Andreas Wörgötter 699 The effect of financial crises on potential output: new empirical evidence from OECD countries By Davide Furceri and Annabelle Mourougane 698 Employment - productivity trade-off and labour composition By Hervé Boulhol and Laure Turner 697 Labour market flexibility in Estonia: what more can be done? By Zuzana Brixiova 696 Structural policies to overcome geographic barriers and create prosperity in New Zealand By Yvan Guillemette 695 Ten years of product market reform in OECD countries – insights from a revised PMR indicator By Anita Wölfl, Isabelle Wanner, Tomasz Kozluk and Giuseppe Nicoletti 694 Structural reforms and the benefits of the enlarged EU internal market: Much achieved and much to do By Jens Arnold, Peter Höller, Margaret Morgan and Andreas Wörgötter 693 Co-benefits of climate change mitigation policies: literature review and new results

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By Johannes Bollen, Bruno Guay, Stéphanie Jamet and Jan Corfee-Morlot 692 The impact of monetary and commodity fundamentals, macro news and central bank communication on the exchange rate: Evidence from South Africa By Balázs Égert 691 Assessing the impacts of climate change: a literature review By Stéphanie Jamet and Jan Corfee-Morlot 690 The determinants of employment and earnings in Indonesia: A multinomial selection approach By Margherita Comola and Luiz de Mello 689 Inflation responses to recent shocks: do G7 countries behave differently? By Lukas Vogel, Elena Rusticelli, Pete Richardson, Stéphanie Guichard and Christian Gianella 688 Infrastructure investment in network industries: the role of incentive regulation and regulatory independence By Balázs Égert 687 Government consumption volatility and the size of nations By Davide Furceri and Marcos Poplawski Ribeiro 686 Infrastructure investment: links to growth and the role of public policies By Douglas Sutherland, Sonia Araujo, Balázs Égert and Tomasz Koźluk 685 Infrastructure and growth: empirical evidence By Balázs Égert and Tomasz Kozluk and Douglas Sutherland 684 The effects of population structure on employment and productivity By Hervé Boulhol 683 The Macroeconomic Consequences of Banking Crises in OECD Countries By David Haugh, Patrice Ollivaud and David Turner 682 HAdjusting housing policies in Slovakia in light of euro adoption By Felix Hüfner 681 Achieving fiscal flexibility and safeguarding sustainability - The case of Slovakia By Isabell Koske 680 HRaising the flexibility of the Slovak economy during the catch-up phaseH By Isabell Koske 679 Do Latin American central bankers behave non linearly? The experiences of Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico By Luiz de Mello, Diego Moccero and Matteo Mogliani 678 Enhancing educational performance in Australia By Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou 677 Quantifying the effect of financial conditions in the euro area, Japan, United Kingdom Hand United States

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By Stéphanie Guichard, David Haugh and David Turner 676 Taking stock of existing structural policy and outcome indicators By Davide Furceri and Annabelle Mourougane 675 Stabilization Effects of Social Spending: Empirical Evidence from a Panel of OECD Countries By Davide Furceri 674 Fiscal Convergence, Business Cycle Volatility and Growth By Davide Furceri 673 Boosting productivity in Korea’s service sector By Randall S. Jones 672 HSustaining growth in Korea by reforming the labour market and improving the education system By Randall S. Jones and Masahiko Tsutsumi 671 Reforming the tax system in Korea to promote economic growth and cope with rapid population ageing By Randall S. Jones 670 Financial market stability in the European Union: Enhancing regulation and supervision By Jeremy Lawson, Sebastian Barnes and Marte Sollie 669 Overcoming the Financial Crisis in the United States By Andrea De Michelis 668 Financial crises: past lessons and policy implications By Davide Furceri and Annabelle Mourougane 667 Reforms to open sheltered sectors to competition in Switzerland By Andrés Fuentes 666 Raising education outcomes in Spain By Andrés Fuentes 665 Health Care Reform in the United States By David Carey, Bradley Herring and Patrick Lenain 664 The role of R&D and technology diffusion in climate change mitigation: new perspectives using the WITCH Model By Valentina Bosetti, Carlo Carraro, HRomain Duval H, Alessandra Sgobbi and Massimo Tavoni 663 Long-run GDP growth framework and scenarios for the world economy By HRomain Duval H and Christine de la Maisonneuve 662 Realising South Africa’s employment potential By Geoff Barnard 661 Making the most of Norwegian schools By Romina Boarini

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660 Can the financial sector continue to be the main growth engine in Luxembourg? HLe secteur financier peut-il rester le principal moteur de la croissance au Luxembourg ? By Arnaud Bourgain, Patrice Pieretti and Jens Høj

2008

659: Fiscal policy responsiveness, persistence, and discretion By António Afonso, Luca Agnello and HDavide Furceri 658: The economics of climate change mitigation: policies and options for the future By Jean-Marc Burniaux, Jean Chateau, HRomain Duval H and Stéphanie Jamet 657: Maximising Mexico’s gains from integration in the world economy ByH David Haugh H, Roselyne Jamin and Bruno Rocha 656: How do taxes affect investment and productivity? - An industry-level analysis of OECD countries By Laura Vartia 655: Strategies for countries with favourable fiscal positions By Robert PriceH, HIsabelle Joumard H, HChristophe AndréH and Makoto Minegishi 654: Monetary transmission mechanism in Central and Eastern Europe: Surveying the surveyable By HBalázs Égert Hand Ronald MacDonald 653: An Overview of the OECD ENV-Linkages model By Jean-Marc Burniaux and Jean Chateau 652: Reforming the labour market in Japan to cope with increasing dualism and population ageing By Randall S. Jones 651: Enhancing the productivity of the service sector in Japan by Randall S. Jones and Taesik Yoon 650: Reforming the tax system in Japan to promote fiscal sustainability and economic growth by Randall S. Jones and Masahiko Tsutsumi 649: What Drives the NAIRU? Evidence from a Panel of OECD Countries By Christian Gianella, Isabell Koske, Elena Rusticelli and Olivier Chatal 648: Short-term distributional effects of structural reforms: selected simulations in a DGSE framework By HAnnabelle MourouganeH and Lukas Vogel 647: Speed of adjustment to selected labour market and tax reforms By HAnnabelle MourouganeH and Lukas Vogel 646: The challenges of monetary policy in Turkey By Olcay Çulha, Ali Çulha and Rauf Gönenç

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645: Improving cost effectiveness in the health care sector in Iceland By Hannes Suppanz 644: Understanding Russian regions' economic performance during periods of decline and growth – an extreme bound analysis approach By HRudiger Ahrend 643: Do tax structures affect aggregate economic growth? Empirical evidence from a panel of OECD countries By HJens Arnold 642: Accounting for one-off operations when assessing underlying fiscal positions By HIsabelle Joumard H, Makoto Minegishi, HChristophe AndréH, Chantal Nicq and Robert Price

641: Do corporate taxes reduce productivity and investment at the firm level? Cross-country evidence from the Amadeus dataset By Cyrille Schwellnus and HJens Arnold 640: The challenge of rapidly improving transport infrastructure in Poland By Rafał Kierzenkowski 639: Bridging the housing gap in Poland By Rafał Kierzenkowski 638: Improving the business and investment climate in Indonesia By Diego Moccero 637: Indonesia: Growth performance and policy challenges By HLuiz de Mello 636:A taxonomy of instruments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and their interactions By HRomain Duval 635: Quantifying the effect of financial conditions on US activity By HStéphanie Guichard H and David Turner 634: Have long-term financial trends changed the transmission of monetary policy? By HBoris CournèdeH, HRudiger Ahrend H, and Robert Price 633: Raising education achievement and breaking the cycle of inequality in the United Kingdom By Anne-Marie Brook 632: The euro changeover in the Slovak Republic: implications for inflation and interest rates by HFelix HüfnerH and HIsabell Koske 631: Tax reform for efficiency and fairness in Canada by Alexandra Bibbee 630: Reforming the Polish tax system to improve its efficiency By HAlain de Serres

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629: Modernising Canada’s agricultural policies By HPeter Jarrett H and Shuji Kobayakawa 628: Recent trends and structural breaks in US and EU15 labour productivity growth By Laure Turner and HHervé Boulhol 627: Health status determinants: lifestyle, environment, health care resources and efficiency By HIsabelle Joumard H, HChristophe AndréH, Chantal Nicq and Olivier Chatal 626: Market Mechanisms in Public Service Provision By Hansjörg Blöchliger 625: Improving human capital formation in India By Sean DoughertyH and Richard Herd 624: Labour Regulation and Employment Dynamics at the State Level in India By Sean Dougherty 623: India’s growth pattern and obstacles to higher growth By Sean DoughertyH, Richard Herd, Thomas Chalaux and Abdul Azeez Erumban 622: Reaping the benefits of stronger competition in network industries in Germany By Nicola Brandt 621: The usefulness of output gaps for policy analysis By HIsabell KoskeH and HNigel Pain 620: Taxation and Economic Growth By Åsa Johansson, Christopher Heady, HJens ArnoldH, Bert Brys and Laura Vartia 619: Coping with labour shortages: How to bring outsiders back to the labour market By HEkkehard Ernst 618: Achieving sustainability of the energy sector in Canada By HAnnabelle Mourougane 617: The Dutch tax-benefit system and life-cycle employment: Outcomes and reform options By HEkkehard Ernst H and Timo Teuber 616: Regulation, allocative efficiency and productivity in OECD countries: industry and firm-level evidence By HJens ArnoldH, HGiuseppe Nicoletti H and Stefano Scarpetta 615: Public social spending in Korea in the context of rapid population ageing by Randall S. Jones 614: Enhancing the globalisation of Korea by Randall S. Jones and Taesik Yoon 613: Reforming housing and regional policies in Korea by Randall S. Jones and Tadashi Yokoyama 612: Moving towards more sustainable healthcare financing in Germany

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by Nicola Brandt 611: Improving education outcomes in Germany by David Carey 610: Have developed countries escaped the curse of distance? by HHervé Boulhol H, HAlain de Serres 609: Measures of international transport cost for OECD countries by Stephen S. Golub and Brian Tomasik 608: Encouraging labour force participation in Chile by D. Contreras, HL. de MelloH and E. Puentes 607: Tackling business and labour informality in Chile by D. Contreras, HL. de MelloH and E. Puentes 606: Delivering cost efficient public services in health care, education and housing in Chile by Diego Moccero 605: Managing Chile’s macroeconomy during and after the copper price boom by HLuiz de Mello 604: Avoiding the value added tax: Theory and cross country evidence by HLuiz de MelloH. Published in Public Finance Review, Vol. 37, pp. 27-46, 2009 603: Oil Price Shocks, Rigidities and the Conduct of Monetary Policy: Some Lessons from a New Keynesian Perspective by HRomain Duval H and Lukas Vogel 602: The Contribution of Economic Geography to GDP Per Capita By HHervé Boulhol H, HAlain de SerresH and Margit Molnar 601: Estimating a supply block for PolandH by Rafał Kierzenkowski, Patrice Ollivaud, Franck Sédillot and Philippe Briard 600: Product Market Regulation and economic performance across Indian StatesH by Paul Conway, Richard Herd & Thomas Chalaux

599: Improving Product Market Regulation in India: An International and Cross-State comparison H by Paul Conway and Richard Herd

598: Revenue Buoyancy and its Fiscal Policy ImplicationsH by HIsabelle Joumard H and HChristophe André

597: Monetary Policy, Market Excesses and Financial Turmoil H by HRudiger Ahrend H, HBoris CournèdeH and HRobert Price

596: Explaining differences in hours worked among OECD countries: an empirical analysisH by Orsetta Causa

595: Fiscal policy in India: past reforms and future challengesH by Richard Herd and Willi Leibfritz

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594: The significance of Switzerland’s enormous current account surplusH by HPeter Jarrett H and Céline Letremy

593: Interdependencies between monetary policy and foreigh-exchange intervention under inflation targeting: The case of Brazil and the Czech RepublicH by Jean-Yves Gnabo, HLuiz de MelloH and Diego Moccero (published in International Finance, Vol. 13, No. 2 (2010), pp. 195-221)

2007

592: Solow or Lucas? Testing growth models using panel data from OECD countriesH by HJens Arnold H, Andrea Bassanini and Stefano Scarpetta 591: The private internal rates of return to tertiary education: new estimates for 21 OECD countriesH by Romina Boarini and Hubert Strauss 590: Making federalism work in ItalyH by Alexandra Bibbee 589: The wage premium on tertiary education: new estimates for 21 OECD countriesH by Hubert Strauss and Christine de la Maisonneuve 588: Enhancing the benefits of financial liberalisation in BelgiumH by Stefan Ide, Jens Høj and Patrick Lenain 587: Improving incentives in tertiary education in BelgiumH by Jens Høj

586: Globalisation and the European Union: Which countries are best placed to copeH? by David Rae & Marte Sollie

585: Primary and secondary education in the United StatesH by Peter Tulip and Gregory Wurzburg

584: Financing higher education in the United States by Peter Tulip

583: Corporate net lending: A review of recent trendsH by HChristophe AndréH, HStéphanie Guichard H, Mike Kennedy and David Turner

582: The costs of delaying fiscal consolidation: a case study for GreeceH by HVassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou H & David Turner

581: Local government finances: The link between intergovernmental transfers and net worth H by HLuiz de MelloH. Published in G.D. Ingram and Y.H. Hong (Eds.), Fiscal Decentralization and Land Policies (Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute), 2008

580: Boosting Austria's Innovation PerformanceH by Willi Leibfritz and Jürgen Janger

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579: Improving employment prospects in the Slovak Republic: building on past reformsH by Andrés Fuentes

578: Improving education outcomes in the Slovak RepublicH by David Carey

577: How regulatory reforms in Sweden have boosted productivityH by Espen Erlandsen and Jens Lundsgaard

576: The Policy Determinants of Investment in Tertiary Education H by Joaquim Oliveira Martins, Romina Boarini, Hubert Strauss,Christine de la Maisonneuve and Clarice Saadi

575: Product Market Competition in the OECD Countries: Taking Stock and Moving Forward H by Jens Høj, Miguel Jimenez, Maria Maher, Giuseppe Nicoletti, and Michael Wise

574: Too Little Destruction, Too Little Creation: A Schumpeterian Diagnosis of Barriers to Sustained Growth in UkraineH by HChristian GianellaH and HWilliam Tompson

573: How do the OECD growth projections for the G7 economies perform? A post-mortem H by Lukas Vogel

572: Austria’s deepening economic integration with Central and Eastern EuropeH by Rina Bhattacharya

571: Meeting the challenges of decentralisation in FranceH by HStéphanie Jamet

570: Enhancing incentives to improve performance in the education system in FranceH by Paul O'Brien

569: Combating poverty and social exclusion in FranceH by HStéphanie Jamet

568: Competition Law and Policy Indicators for the OECD countriesH by Jens Høj

567: Structural policies and economic resilience to shocksH by HRomain Duval H, Jørgen Elmeskov and Lukas Vogel

566: Family policy in Hungary: how to improve the reconciliation between work and family?H by Philip Hemmings

565: Encouraging sub-national government efficiency in HungaryH by Alessandro Goglio

564: Integration of immigrants in OECD countries: do policies matter?H by Orsetta Causa and Sébastien Jean

563: The unemployment impact of immigration in OECD countriesH by Sébastien Jean and Miguel Jiménez

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562: Migration in OECD countries: labour market impact and integration issuesH by Sébastien Jean, Orsetta Causa, Miguel Jimenez and Isabelle Wanner

561: The internationalisation of production, international outsourcing and employment in the OECD H by Margit Molnar, HNigel PainH and Daria Taglioni

560: Why has Swedish inflation been persistently low?H by HFelix Hüfner

559: The Swedish housing market – better allocation via less regulationH by HFelix HüfnerH and Jens Lundsgaard

558: Linkages between performance and institutions in the primary and secondary education sectorH by HDouglas Sutherland H and HRobert Price

557: Toward a more efficient taxation system in New ZealandH by HAnnabelle Mourougane

556: Income inequality, poverty and social spending in JapanH by Randall S. Jones

555. HImproving the efficiency of health care spending: selected evidence on hospital performanceH by Espen Erlandsen

554. Cross-country analysis of efficiency in OECD health care sectors: options for research H by Unto Häkkinen and HIsabelle Joumard

553. What promotes fiscal consolidation: OECD country experiencesH by HStéphanie Guichard H, Mike Kennedy, Eckhard Wurzel and HChristophe André

552. Globalisation and the Macroeconomic Policy Environment H by Karine Hervé, HIsabell KoskeH, HNigel PainH and Franck Sédillot. May 2007

551. Why has core inflation remained so muted in the face of the oil shock?H by Paul van den Noord and HChristophe AndréH. April 2007

550. Housing markets and adjustments in monetary union H by HPeter HoellerH and David Rae. April 2007

549. Financial markets in Iceland H by Peter Tulip. April 2007

548. The political economy of delaying fiscal consolidationH HBoris CournèdeH. March 2007

547. The impact on growth of higher efficiency of public spending on schoolsH Frédéric Gonand. March 2007

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546. Performance indicators for public spending efficiency in primary and secondary education H HDouglas SutherlandH, HRobert PriceH, HIsabelle Joumard H and Chantal Nicq. February 2007

545. Monetary policy and macroeconomic stability in Latin America: The cases of Brazil, Chile, Colombia and MexicoH Luiz de Mello and Diego Moccero. February 2007

544. The Brazilian "tax war": The case of value-added tax competition among the statesH Luiz de Mello. February 2007. Published in Public Finance Review, Vol. 36, pp. 169-193, 2007.

543. Public spending efficiency: institutional indicators in primary and secondary educationsH Frédéric Gonand, HIsabelle Joumard H and HRobert PriceH. February 2007

542. Enhancing Turkey's growth prospects by improving formal sector business conditionsH Rauf Gönenç, Willi Leibfritz and Gökhan Yilmaz. January 2007

541. Fiscal relations across levels of government in AustraliaH Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou. January 2007

540. Russian manufacturing and the threat of 'Dutch disease'. A comparison of competitiveness developments in Russia and Ukrainian industryH HRudiger Ahrend H, Donato De Rosa and HWilliam Tompson H. January 2007

539. Stimulating innovation in Russia: The role of instititutions and policiesH HChristian GianellaH and William Tompson H. January 2007

538. Healthcare reform in Russia: Problems and prospectsH HWilliam Tompson H. January 2007

537. A golden rule for Russia? How a rule-based fiscal policy can allow a smooth adjustment to the new terms of tradeH HChristian GianellaH. January 2007

536. From "clientelism" to a "client-centred orientation"? The challenge of public administration reform in Russia H HWilliam Tompson H. January 2007

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2006

535. Has the rise in debt made households more vulnerable?H Nathalie Girouard, Mike Kennedy and HChristophe AndréH. December 2006

534. Social security reform in Brazil: Achievements and remaining challengesH Fabio Giambiagi and Luiz de Mello. December 2006

533. Improving labour utilisation in Brazil H Luiz de Mello, Naércio Menezes Filho and Luiz G. Scorzafave. December 2006

532. Boosting innovation performance in Brazil H Carlos H. de Brito Cruz and Luiz de Mello. December 2006

531. Consolidating macroeconomic adjustment in Brazil H Luiz de Mello and Diego Moccero. December 2006

530. Product market regulation in the non-manufacturing sectors of OECD countries: measurement and highlightsH Paul Conway and Giuseppe Nicoletti. December 2006

529. The Turkish pension system: further reforms to help solve the informality problem H Anne Marie Brook and Edward Whitehouse. December 2006

528. Policies to improve Turkey's resilience to financial market shocksH Anne-Marie Brook. December 2006

527. Upgrading Japan's innovation system to sustain economic growth H Randall S. Jones and Tadashi Yokoyama. December 2006

526. Strengthening the integration of Japan in the world economy to benefit more fully from globalisation H Randall S. Jones and Taesik Yoon. December 2006

525. OECD's FDI regulatory restrictiveness index: Revision and extension to more economiesH Takeshi Koyama and Stephen Golub. December 2006

524. Globalisation and inflation in the OECD economiesH HNigel PainH, HIsabell KoskeH and Marte Sollie. November 2006

523. Identifying determinants of Germany's international price competitiveness - A structural VAR approach H Martin Meurers. November 2006

522. Short-term pain for long-term gain: The impact of structural reform on fiscal outcomes in EMU H Paul van den Noord and HBoris CournèdeH. November 2006

521. Interactions between monetary and fiscal policy: How monetary conditions affect fiscal consolidationH HRudiger Ahrend H, Pietro Catte and HRobert PriceH. November 2006

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520. Restoring fiscal sustainability in the Euro Area: raise taxes or curb spending?H HBoris CournèdeH and Frédéric Gonand. October 2006

519. Should measures of fiscal stance be adjusted for terms of trade effects?H David Turner. October 2006

518. Monetary policy and inflation expectations in Latin America: Long run effects and volatility spilloversH Luiz de Mello and Diego Moccero. October 2006. Published in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Vol. 41 (2009)

517. Social safety nets and structural adjustment H Paul van den Noord, Nathalie Girouard and HChristophe AndréH. October 2006

516. Adapting the Icelandic education system to a changing environment H Hannes Suppanz. September 2006

515. Forecasting monthly GDP for Canada H HAnnabelle MourouganeH. September 2006

514. Finland's housing market: reducing risks and improving policiesH Laura Vartia. September 2006

513. The Danish housing market: less subsidy and more flexibilityH Espen Erlandsen, Jens Lundsgaard and HFelix HüfnerH. September 2006

512. Labour market reform in Germany: How to improve effectivenessH Eckhard Wurzel. September 2006

511. Removing obstacles to employment for women in Ireland H HBoris CournèdeH. September 2006

510. Assessing Russia's non-fuel trade elasticities: Does the Russian economy react "normally" to exchange rate movements?H HChristian GianellaH and Corinne Chanteloup. September 2006

509. Regulation, competition and productivity convergenceH Paul Conway, Donato De Rosa, Giuseppe Nicoletti and Faye Steiner. September 2006 This work has also been published in OECD Economic Studies No. 43/1 2007 (forthcoming)

508. Improving education achievement and attainment in Luxembourg to compete in the labour market H David Carey and Ekkehard Ernst. September 2006

507. Raising economic performance by fostering product market competition in GermanyH Andrés Fuentes, Eckhard Wurzel and Andreas Reindl. August 2006

506. Regulation of financial systems and economic growth H HAlain de SerresH, Shuji Kobayakawa, Torsten Sløk and Laura Vartia. August 2006

505. Enhancing Portugal's human capital H HStéphanie Guichard H and Bénédicte Larre. August 2006

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504. Improving labour market performance in FranceH HStéphanie Jamet H. July 2006

503. Wage setting in Finland: increasing flexibility in centralised wage agreementsH Åsa Johansson. July 2006

502. Taxation, business environment and FDI location in OECD countriesH Dana Hajkova, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Laura Vartia and Kwang-Yeol Yoo. July 2006 This work has also been published in OECD Economic Studies No. 43/1 2007 (forthcoming)

501. The political economy of structural reform: Empirical evidence from OECD countriesH Jens Høj, Vincenzo Galasso, Giuseppe Nicoletti and Thai-Thanh Dang. July 2006 This work has also been published in OECD Economic Studies No. 43/1 2007 (forthcoming)

500. Labour market performance, income inequality and poverty in OECD countries and AnnexesH Jean-Marc Burniaux, Flavio Padrini and Nicola Brandt. July 2006

499. Improving public-spending efficiency in Czech regions and municipalitiesH Philip Hemmings. July 2006

498. Policies to promote innovation in the Czech RepublicH Alessandro Goglio. July 2006

497. Getting education right for long-term growth in the Czech RepublicH Alessandro Goglio. July 2006

496. Assessing the 2005 Czech proposals for pension reform H Philip Hemmings and Edward Whitehouse. July 2006

495. Poland's education and training: Boosting and adapting human capital H Paul O'Brien and Wojciech Paczynski. June 2006

494. The rates and revenue of bank transaction taxesH Jorge Baca-Campolonico, Luiz de Mello and Andrei Kirilenko. June 2006

493. Nothing ventured, nothing gained: The long-run fiscal reward of structural reformsH HPeter HoellerH and HClaude GiornoH. June 2006

492. Ireland's housing boom: What has driven it and have prices overshot?H David Rae and Paul van den Noord. June 2006

491. Boosting competition in Ireland David Rae, Line Vogt and Michael Wise. June 2006

490. Factors behind low long-term interest ratesH HRudiger Ahrend H, Pietro Catte and HRobert PriceH. June 2006

489. The Fiscal challenge in Portugal H HStéphanie Guichard H and Willi Leibfritz. June 2006

488. Are house prices nearing a peak? A probit analysis for 17 OECD countriesH Paul van den Noord. June 2006

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487. Maintaining Switzerland's top innovation capacityH Florence Jaumotte. June 2006

486. Employment patterns in OECD countries: reassessing the role of policies and institutionsH Andrea Bassanini and HRomain Duval H. June 2006

485. Brazil's fiscal stance during 1995-2005: The effect of indebtedness on fiscal policy over the business cycleH Luiz de Mello and Diego Moccero. May 2006

484. Realising the oil supply potential of the CIS: the impact of institutions and policiesH HRudiger Ahrend H and HWilliam Tompson H. May 2006

483. Summary of a workshop on global convergence scenarios: structural and policy issuesH Nick Vanston (Rapporteur). May 2006

482. New OECD methods for supply-side and medium-term assessment: a capital services approach H Pierre-Olivier Beffy, Patrice Ollivaud, HPete Richardson H and Frank Sédillot. July 2006

481. Balancing health care quality and cost containment: the case of NorwayH Alexandra Bibbee and Flavio Padrini. February 2006

480. The ageing challenge in Norway: ensuring a sustainable pension and welfare system H Benoît Bellone and Alexandra Bibbee. February 2006

479: Strengthening innovation in the Netherlands: making better use of knowledge creation in innovation activitiesH David Carey, Ekkehard Ernst, Rebecca Oyomopito and Jelte Theisens. February 2006

478: How to sustain growth in a resource based economy? The main concepts and their application to the Russian caseH HRudiger Ahrend H. February 2006

477: Projecting OECD health and long-term care expenditures: What are the main drivers?H February 2006. This work has also been published as Oliveira Martins and de la Maisonneuve, "The Drivers of Public Expenditure on Health and Long-Term Care: an Integrated Approach", OECD Economic Studies, no. 42 2006

476: Alternative measures of well-beingH Romina Boarini, Åsa Johansson and Marco Mira D'Ercole. February 2006

475: Recent house price developments: the role of fundamentalsH Nathalie Girouard, Mike Kennedy, Paul van den Noord and HChristophe AndréH. January 2006

474: Reforming federal fiscal relations in Austria H Andrés Fuentes, Eckhard Wurzel and Andreas Wörgötter. January 2006

473: Product market competition and economic performance in FranceH Jens Høj and Michael Wise. January 2006

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2005

472: Product market reforms and employment in OECD countriesH Giuseppe Nicoletti and Stefano Scarpetta. December 2005

471: Fast-falling barriers and growing concentration: the emergence of a private economy in China Sean DoughertyH and Richard Herd. December 2005. This work has also been published in the China Economic Review, Vol. 18/3, 2007.

470: Sustaining high growth through innovation: reforming the R&D and education systems in Korea H Yongchun Baek and Randall S. Jones. December 2005

469: The labour market in Korea: Enhancing flexibility and raising participationH Randall S. Jones. December 2005

468: Getting the most out of public-sector decentralisation in Korea H Randall S. Jones and Tadashi Yokoyama. December 2005

467: Coping with the inevitable adjustment in the US current account H HPeter Jarrett H. December 2005

466: Is there a case for sophisticated balanced-budget rulesH Antonio Fatás. December 2005

465: Fiscal rules for sub-central governments: design and impactH HDouglas SutherlandH, HRobert PriceH and HIsabelle Joumard H. December 2005

464: Assessing the robustness of demographic projections in OECD countriesH Frédéric Gonand. December 2005

463: The benefits of liberalising product markets and reducing barriers to international trade and investment in the OECDH December 2005

462: Fiscal relations across levels of government in the United StatesH Thomas Laubach. November 2005

461: Assessing the value of indicators of underlying inflation for monetary policy H Pietro Catte and Torsten Sløk. November 2005

460: Regulation and economic performance: product market reforms and productivity in the OECD H Giuseppe Nicoletti and Stefano Scarpetta. November 2005 This work has also been published in Institutions, Development, and Economic Growth, (T.S. Eicher and C. García-Peñalosa eds.), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2006.

459: Innovation in the Business SectorH Florence Jaumotte and HNigel PainH. December 2005

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458: From innovation development to implementation: evidence from the Community Innovation SurveyH Florence Jaumotte and HNigel PainH. December 2005

457: From ideas to development: the determination of R&D and patentingH Florence Jaumotte and HNigel PainH. December 2005

456: An overview of public policies to support innovationH Florence Jaumotte and HNigel PainH. December 2005

455: Strengthening regulation in Chile: the case of network industriesH Alexander Galetovic and Luiz de Mello. November 2005

454: Fostering innovation in ChileH José-Miguel Benavente, Luiz de Mello and Nanno Mulder. November 2005

453: Getting the most out of public sector decentralisation in MexicoH HIsabelle Joumard H. October 2005

452: Raising Greece's potential output growth H Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou and Helmut Ziegelschmidt. October 2005

451: Product market competition and economic performance in Australia H Helmut Ziegelschmidt, Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou, Simen Bjornerud and Michael Wise. October 2005

450: House prices and inflation in the Euro Area H HBoris CournèdeH. October 2005

449: The EU's single market: at your service?H Line Vogt. October 2005

448: Slovakia's introduction of a flat tax as part of wider economic reformsH Anne-Marie Brook and Willi Leibfritz. September 2005

447: The education challenge in Mexico: delivering good quality education to all H HStéphanie Guichard H. September 2005

446: In search of efficiency: improving health care in HungaryH Alessandro Goglio. September 2005

445: Hungarian innovation policy: what's the best way forward?H Philip Hemmings. September 2005

444: The challenges of EMU accession faced by catching-up countries: A Slovak Republic case studyH Anne-Marie Brook. September 2005

443: Getting better value for money from Sweden's healthcare system H David Rae. September 2005

442: How to reduce sickness absences in Sweden: lessons from international experienceH David Rae. September 2005

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441: The labour market impact of rapid ageing of government employees: Some illustrative scenariosH Jens Høj and Sylvie Toly. September 2005

440: The new OECD international trade model H HNigel PainH, HAnnabelle MourouganeH, Franck Sédillot and Laurence Le Fouler. August 2005

439: The French tax system: Main characteristics, recent developments and some considerations for reform H Willi Leibfritz and Paul O'Brien. July 2005

438: The effects of EMU on structural reforms in labour and product marketsH HRomain Duval H and Jørgen Elmeskov. July 2005

437: Product market competition and economic performance in New ZealandH HAnnabelle MourouganeH and Michael Wise. July 2005

436: Getting the most out of public sector decentralisation in SpainH HIsabelle Joumard H and HClaude GiornoH. July 2005

435: Sources of inflation persistence in the Euro Area H HBoris CournèdeH, Alexandra Janovskaia and Paul van den Noord. July 2005

434: Measuring cyclically-adjusted budget balances for OECD countriesH Nathalie Girouard and HChristophe AndréH. July 2005

433: Product market competition and economic performance in the United Kingdom H Maria Maher and Michael Wise. June 2005

432: The benefits of liberalising product markets and reducing barriers to international trade and investment: the case of the United States and the European Union H June 2005

431: Boosting growth through greater competition in DenmarkH Martin Jorgensen. May 2005

430: Fifteen years of economic reform in Russia: what has been achieved? What remains to be done?H HRudiger Ahrend H and William Tompson H. May 2005

429: Assessing the OECD Jobs Strategy: Past developments and reforms and AnnexesH Nicola Brandt, Jean-Marc Burniaux and HRomain Duval H. May 2005

428: Ageing, welfare services and municipalities in FinlandH Jens Lundsgaard. May 2005

427: The impact of structural policies on trade-related adjustment and the shift to servicesH Per Mathis Kongsrud and Isabelle Wanner. April 2005

426: Product market competition and economic performance in Iceland H Thomas Laubach and Michael Wise. April 2005

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425: Enhancing Brazil's regulatory framework for network industries: the case of electricity, oil and gas, and water and sanitationH Edmar Almeida and Nanno Mulder. April 2005

424: Education attainment in Brazil: the experience of FUNDEF H Luiz de Mello and Mombert Hoppe. April 2005

423: Estimating a fiscal reaction function: the case of debt sustainability in Brazil H Luiz de Mello. April 2005. Published in Applied Economics, Vol. 40, pp. 271-84, 2007.

422: Product market competition and economic performance in the NetherlandsH Maria Maher and Michael Wise. March 2005

421: Product market competition and economic performance in Canada H Maria Maher and Jay Shaffer. March 2005

420: The impact of ageing on demand, factor markets and growth H Joaquim Oliveira Martins, Frédéric Gonand, Pablo Antolin, Christine de la Maisonneuve and Kwang-Yeol Yoo. March 2005

419: Product market regulation in OECD countries: 1998 to 2003 H Paul Conway, Véronique Janod, Giuseppe Nicoletti. February 2005

418: Reforming Turkey's public expenditure management H Rauf Gönenç, Willi Leibfritz and Erdal Yilmaz. February 2005

417: Fiscal gimmickry in Europe: One-off measures and creative accountingH HVincent Koen H and Paul van den Noord. February 2005. This work has also been published in Wierts, P., S. Deroose, E. Flores and A. Turrini (eds), Fiscal Policy Surveillance in Europe, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

416: Getting the most out of public sector decentralisation in JapanH HIsabelle Joumard H and Tadashi Yokoyama. January 2005

415: Structural policy reforms and external imbalancesH Mike Kennedy and Torsten Sløk. January 2005

414: The jobs challenge in Poland: policies to raise employment H Andrew Burns and Przemyslaw Kowalski. December 2004

2004

413: Product market competition and economic performance in FinlandH Jens Høj and Michael Wise. December 2004

412: Oil price developments: drivers, economic consequences and policy responsesH Anne-Marie Brook, HRobert PriceH, HDouglas SutherlandH, Niels Westerlund and HChristophe AndréH. December 2004

411: Wealth effects on money demand in EMU: econometric evidenceH Laurence Boone, Fanny Mikol and Paul van den Noord. November 2004

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410: Banking reform in Russia: problems and prospectsH HWilliam Tompson H. November 2004

409: Public expenditure management in FranceH Andrew Burns and Alessandro Goglio. October 2004

408: Russian industrial restructuring: trends in productivity, competitiveness, and comparative advantageH HRudiger Ahrend H. October 2004

407: Improving the capacity to innovate in GermanyH Andrés Fuentes, Eckhard Wurzel and Margaret Morgan. October 2004

406: Tax treatment of private pension savings in OECD countries and the net tax cost per unit of contribution to tax-favoured schemesH Kwang-Yeol Yoo and HAlain de SerresH. October 2004

405: The reform of health care system in Portugal H HStéphanie Guichard H. October 2004

404: Accounting for Russia’s post-crisis growth H HRudiger Ahrend H. September 2004

403: Restructuring Russia’s electricity sector: Towards effective competition or faux liberalisation?H HWilliam Tompson H. September 2004

402: Russia's gas sector: the endless wait for reform?H HRudiger Ahrend H and HWilliam Tompson H. September 2004

401: One money, one cycle? Making Monetary Union a smoother rideH HPeter HoellerH, HClaude GiornoH and Christine de la Maisonneuve. September 2004

400: Modelling cyclical divergence in the euro area: the housing channel H Paul van den Noord. September 2004

399: Product market competition and economic performance in Korea H Yongchun Baek, Randall Jones and Michael Wise. August 2004

398: Product market competition and economic performance in the United StatesH Hannes Suppanz, Michael Wise and Michael Kiley. July 2004

397: HSaving behaviour and the effectiveness of fiscal policyH Luiz de Mello, Per Mathis Kongsrud and HRobert PriceH. July 2004

396: The impact of exchange rate regimes on real exchange rates in South America, 1990-2002 H Anne-Laure Baldi and Nanno Mulder. June 2004

395: How market imperfections and trade barriers shape specialisation: South America vs. OECD H Joaquim Oliveira Martins and Tristan Price. June 2004. This work has also been published in

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Trade and Competitiveness in Argentina, Brazil and Chile: not as Easy as A-B-C, OECD, Paris, 2004

394: Housing Markets, wealth and the business cycleH Pietro Catte, Nathalie Girouard, HRobert PriceH and HChristophe AndréH. June 2004

393: Long-term budgetary implications of tax-favoured retirement plansH Pablo Antolin, HAlain de SerresH and Christine de la Maisonneuve. June 2004

392: Enhancing income convergence in Central Europe after EU accession H Patrick Lenain and Lukasz Rawdanowicz. June 2004

391: Asset price cycles, "one-off" factors and structural budget balanceH Nathalie Girouard and HRobert PriceH. June 2004

390: Channels for narrowing the US current account deficit and implications for other economiesH Anne-Marie Brook, Franck Sédillot and Patrice Ollivaud. May 2004

389: Product market competition and economic performance in NorwayH Jens Høj and Michael Wise. May 2004

388: Product market competition and economic performance in Sweden H Deborah Roseveare, Martin Jørgensen and Lennart Goranson. May 2004

387. Product market competition and economic performance in Japan H Jens Høj and Michael Wise. May 2004

386: HMigration and integration of immigrants in DenmarkH Deborah Rozeveare and Martin Jorgensen. April 2004

385: HFactors driving risk premia H Torsten Sløk and Mike Kennedy. April 2004

384: Rationalising public expenditure in the Slovak RepublicH Rauf Gönenç and Peter Walkenhorst. March 2004

383: Product market competition and economic performance in SwitzerlandH HClaude GiornoH, Miguel Jimenez and Philippe Gugler. March 2004

382: Differences in resilience between the euro-area and US economiesH Aaron Drew, Mike Kennedy and Torsten Sløk. March 2004

381: HProduct market competition and economic performance in HungaryH Carl Gjersem, Philip Hemmings and Andreas Reindl. March 2004

380: HEnhancing the effectiveness of public spending: experience in OECD countriesH HIsabelle Joumard H, Per Mathis Kongsrud, Young-Sook Nam and HRobert PriceH. February 2004

379: Is there a change in the trade-off beween output and inflation at low or stable inflation rates? Some evidence in the case of Japan H HAnnabelle MourouganeH and Hideyuki Ibaragi. February 2004

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378: Policies bearing on product market competition and growth in EuropeH Carl Gjersem. January 2004

2003

377: HReforming the public expenditure system in Korea H Young-Sook Nam and Randall Jones. December 2003

376: Female labour force participation: past trends and main determinants in OECD countriesH Florence Jaumotte. December 2003

375: Fiscal relations across government levelsH HIsabelle Joumard H and Per Mathis Kongsrud. December 2003

374: Health-care systems: lessons from the reform experienceH Elizabeth Docteur and Howard Oxley. December 2003

373: Non-tariff measures affecting EU exports: Evidence from a complaints-inventoryH Peter Walkenhorst and Barbara Fliess. December 2003

372: The OECD medium-term reference scenario: Economic Outlook No. 74 H Peter Downes, Aaron Drew and Patrice Ollivaud. December 2003

371: Coping with ageing: a dynamic approach to quantify the impact of alternative policy options on future labour supply in OECD countriesH Jean-Marc Burniaux, HRomain Duval H and Florence Jaumotte. November 2003

370: The retirement effects of old-age pension systems and other social transfer programmes in OECD countriesH HRomain Duval H. November 2003

369: Policies for an ageing society: recent measures and areas for further reform H Bernard Casey, Howard Oxley, Edward Whitehouse, Pablo Antolin, HRomain Duval H and Willi Leibfritz November 2003

368: Financial market integration in the euro area H Carl Gjersem. October 2003

367: Recent and prospective trends in real long-term interest rates: Fiscal policy and other driversH Anne-Marie Brook. September 2003

366: Consolidating Germany's finances: Issues in public sector spending reform H Eckhard Wurzel. September 2003

365: Corporate taxation of Foreign Direct Investment income 1991-2001 H Kwang-Yeol Yoo. August 2003

364: HIndicator models of real GDP growth in selected OECD countriesH Franck Sédillot and HNigel PainH. July 2003

363: Post-crisis changes in banking and corporate landscapes - the case of ThailandH Margit Molnar. June 2003

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362: Post-crisis changes in banking and corporate landscapes in Dynamic AsiaH Margit Molnar. June 2003

361: After the telecommunications bubbleH Patrick Lenain and Sam Paltridge. June 2003

360: Controlling public spending in IcelandH Hannes Suppanz. June 2003

359: Policies and international integration: Influences on trade and foreign direct investment H Giuseppe Nicoletti, Steve Golub, Dana Hajkova, Daniel Mirza and Kwang-Yeol Yoo. June 2003 This work has also been published in OECD Economic Studies No. 36/1 2003

358: Enhancing the effectiveness of public spending in FinlandH Philip Hemmings, David Turner and Seija Parviainen. June 2003

357: Measures of restrictions on inward foreign direct investment for OECD countriesH Stephen S. Golub. June 2003

356: Tax incentives and house price volatility in the Euro Area: Theory and evidenceH Paul van den Noord. June 2003

355: Stuctural policies and growth: a non-technical overview H HAlain de SerresH. May 2003

354: Tax reform in BelgiumH David Carey. May 2003

353: Macroeconomic policy and economic performanceH Pedro de Lima, HAlain de SerresH and Mike Kennedy. April 2003

352: Regulation and investment H Alberto Alesina, Silvia Ardagna, Giuseppe Nicoletti and Fabio Schiantarelli. March 2003 This work has also been published in Journal of the European Economic Association, 3(4), June 2005.

351: Discretionary fiscal policy and elections: the experience of the early years of EMU H Marco Buti and Paul van den Noord. March 2003

350: The US health system: an assessment and prospective directions for reform H Elizabeth Docteur, Hannes Suppanz and Jaejoon Woo. February 2003

349: The effectiveness of public expenditure in Portugal H Chiara Bronchi. February 2003

348: Comparative analysis of firm demographics and survival: micro-level evidence for the OECD countriesH Eric Bartelsman, Stefano Scarpetta and Fabiano Schivardi. January 2003

347: Regulation, productivity and growth: OECD evidenceH Giuseppe Nicoletti and Stefano Scarpetta. January 2003 Also available in Spanish: Regulación, productividad y crecimiento: evidencia en la OCDE (Mexican Federal Competition Commission, Gaceta Año 6 num. 16(Mayo - Agosto, 2003)

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2002

346: Public expenditure management in Poland H Andrew Burns and Kwang-Yeol Yoo. December 2002

345: Enhancing the effectiveness of public expenditure in Sweden H Deborah Roseveare. December 2002

344: The decline in private saving rates in the 1990s in OECD countries: How much can be explained by non-wealth determinants?H HAlain de SerresH and Florian Pelgrin. December 2002

343: Enhancing the effectiveness of public expenditure in NorwayH HIsabelle Joumard H and Wim Suyker. October 2002

342: HProductivity and convergence in a panel of OECD industries: Do regulations and institutions matter? HStefano Scarpetta and Thierry Tressel. September 2002

341: HManaging public expenditure - the UK approach H Paul van den Noord. September 2002

340: The Brazilian pension system - Recent reforms and challenges ahead H Marcos Bonturi. August 2002

339: Challenges in the Mexican financial sectorH Marcos Bonturi. August 2002

338: Coping with population ageing in HungaryH Andrew Burns and Jaromir Cekota. August 2002

337: Next steps for public spending in New Zealand: the pursuit of effectivenessH Dave Rae. July 2002

336: Strengthening the management of public spending in HungaryH Jaromir Cekota, Rauf Gönenç and Kwang-Yeol Yoo. July 2002

335: Automatic stabilisers and market flexibility in EMU: is there a trade-off?H Marco Buti, Carlos Martinez-Mongay, Khalid Sekkat and Paul van den Noord. July 2002

334: The economic consequences of terrorism H Patrick Lenain, Marcos Bonturi and HVincent Koen H. July 2002

333: Investment in human capital through post-compulsory education and training: selected efficiency and equity aspectsH Sveinbjörn Blöndal, Simon Field and Nathalie Girouard. July 2002

332: Enhancing the effectiveness of public spending in SwitzerlandH HIsabelle Joumard H and HClaude GiornoH. July 2002

331: HCompetition and efficiency in publicly funded servicesH Jens Lundsgaard. June 2002

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330: HPolicy pre-commitment and institutional design: a synthetic indicator applied to currency board H Marie-Thérèse Camilleri Gilson. May 2002

329: The role of policy and institutions for productivity and firm dynamics: Evidence from micro and industry data H Stefano Scarpetta, Philip Hemmings, Thierry Tressel and Jaejoon Woo. April 2002

328: Improving the efficiency and sustainability of public expenditure in the Czech RepublicH Andrew Burns and Kwang-Yeol Yoo. April 2002

327: Increases in business investment rates in OECD countries in the 1990s: How much can be explained by fundamentals?H Florian Pelgrin, Sebastian Schich and HAlain de SerresH. April 2002

326: Sectoral shifts in Europe and the United States: How they affect aggregate labour shares and the properties of wage equationsH HAlain de SerresH, Stefano Scarpetta and Christine de la Maisonneuve. April 2002

325: Coping with population ageing in the NetherlandsH David Carey. March 2002

324: Public spending in Italy: policies to enhance its effectivenessH Alexandra Bibbee and Alessandro Goglio. March 2002

323: Overheating in small euro area economies: Should fiscal policy react?H HPeter HoellerH, HClaude GiornoH and Christine de la Maisonneuve. February 2002

322: HEncouraging environmentally sustainable growth in Austria H Jens Høj and Andreas Wörgötter. February 2002

321: Health care reform in Japan Yutaka Imai. February 2002

320: Enhancing Expenditure Control with a Decentralised Public Sector in Denmark H Steen Daugaard. February 2002

319: Options for Reforming the Finnish Tax System H HIsabelle Joumard H and Wim Suyker. February 2002

318: Product Market Regulation and Wage Premia in Europe and North America: An Empirical InvestigationH Sébastien Jean and Giuseppe Nicoletti. January 2002 This work has also been published in CEPII Working Paper 2004-12, also published as Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Labour Markets Research Paper, No. 2004-26, September 2004

317: Competition, Innovation and Productivity Growth: A Review of Theory and EvidenceH Sanghoon Ahn. January 2002

316: Labour Market Institutions, Product Market Regulation, and Innovation : Cross Country EvidenceH Andrea Bassanini and Ekkehard Ernst. January 2002

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315: HOngoing Changes in the Business Cycle - Evidence and CausesH Thomas Dalsgaard, Jorgen Elmeskov and Cyn-Young Park. January 2002

2001

314: Comment encourager une croissance écologiquement durable en France?H Ann Vourc'h and Patrick Lenain. December 2001

313: Increasing Efficiency and Reducing Complexity in the Tax System in the United States HRichard Herd and Chiara Bronchi. December 2001

312: Product and Labour Markets Interactions in OECD CountriesH Giuseppe Nicoletti, Andrea Bassanini, Ekkehard Ernst, Sébastien Jean, Paulo Santiago and Paul Swaim. December 2001

311: Modelling Import Responsiveness for OECD Manufactures TradeH Mara Meacci and David Turner. October 2001

310: Trade Linkages and the Trade Matrices in the OECD Interlink Model H Laurence Le Fouler, Wim Suyker and Dave Turner. October 2001

309: Encouraging Environmentally Sustainable Growth in AustraliaH Ann Vourc'h and HRobert PriceH. October 2001

308: Financial market liberalisation, wealth and consumption H Laurence Boone, Nathalie Girouard and Isabelle Wanner. September 2001

307: The economic integration of Germany's new LänderH Eckhard Wurzel. September 2001

306: Standard shocks in the OECD INTERLINK model H Thomas Dalsgaard, HChristophe AndréH and Pete Richardson. September 2001

305: HFiscal implications of ageing: projections of age-related spendingH Thai-Thanh Dang, Pablo Antolín and Howard Oxley. September 2001

304: The width of the intra-european economic bordersH HAlain de SerresH, HPeter HoellerH and Christine de la Maisonneuve. August 2001

303: Surveillance of tax policies: a synthesis of findings in economic surveysH Paul van den Noord and Christopher Heady. July 2001

302: Reforming the tax system in Portugal H Chiara Bronchi and José C. Gomes-Santos. July 2001

301: Tax systems in European Union countries HIsabelle Joumard H. June 2001

300: HEncouraging environmentally sustainable growth in BelgiumH Paul O'Brien, David Carey, Jens Høj and Andreas Woergoetter. June 2001

299: Encouraging environmentally sustainable growth in PolandH Grzegorz Peszko and Patrick Lenain. June 2001

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298: Tracking the euro HVincent Koen H, Laurence Boone, HAlain de SerresH and Nicola Fuchs. June 2001. This work has also been published as L’insoutenable légèreté de l’euro, Economie Internationale, No. 88, 2001.

297: Firm dynamics and productivity growth: a review of micro evidence from OECD countriesH Sanghoon Ahn. June 2001

296: HHow should Norway respond to ageing?H Pablo Antolin and Wim Suyker. May 2001

295: How will ageing affect Finland?H Pablo Antolin , Howard Oxley and Wim Suyker. May 2001

294: Sectoral regulatory reforms in Italy: framework and implicationsH Alessandro Goglio. May 2001

293: Encouraging environmentally sustainable growth: experience in OECD countriesH Paul O'Brien and Ann Vourc'h. May 2001

292: Increasing simplicity, neutrality and sustainability: a basis for tax reform in Iceland H Richard Herd and Thorsteinn Thorgeirsson. May 2001

291: Options for reforming the tax system in GreeceH Chiara Bronchi. April 2001

290: Encouraging environmentally sustainable growth in Canada H Ann Vourc'h. March 2001

289: Encouraging environmentally sustainable growth in Sweden H Deborah Roseveare. March 2001

288: Public spending in Mexico: how to enhance its effectivenessH Bénédicte Larre and Marcos Bonturi. March 2001

287: Regulation in services: OECD patterns and economic implicationsH Giuseppe Nicoletti. February 2001 This work has also been published in Innovation and Productivity in Services, 2001, OECD, Paris.

286: A small global forecasting model H David Rae and David Turner. February 2001

285: Managing public expenditure: some emerging policy issues and a framework for analysisH Paul Atkinson and Paul van den Noord. February 2001

284: Trends in immigration and economic consequencesH Jonathan Coppel, Jean-Christophe Dumond and Ignazio Visco. February 2001

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283: Economic growth: the role of policies and institutions. Panel data evidence from OECD countriesH Andrea Bassanini, Stefano Scarpetta and Philip Hemmings. January 2001

282: Does human capital matter for growth in OECD countries? Andrea Bassanini and Stefano Scarpetta. January 2001

281: The tax system in New Zealand: an appraisal and options for changeH Thomas Dalsgaard. January 2001

280: HContributions of financial systems to growth in OECD countriesH Michael Leahy, Sebastian Schich, Gert Wehinger, Florian Pelgrin and Thorsteinn Thorgeirsson. January 2001. Updated 21 March 2001

279: House prices and economic activityH Nathalie Girouard and Sveinbjörn Blöndal. January 2001

278: Encouraging environmentally sustainable growth in the United StatesH Paul O'Brien. January 2001

277: Encouraging environmentally sustainable growth in DenmarkH Paul O'Brien and Jens Høj. January 2001

276: Making growth more environmentally sustainable in GermanyH Grant Kirkpatrick, Gernot Klepper and HRobert PriceH. January 2001

275: Central control of regional budgets: theory with applications to Russia H John M. Litwack. January 2001

2000

274: A post-mortem on Economic Outlook projectionsH Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou. December 2000

273: Fixed cost, imperfect competition and bias in technology measurement: Japan and the United StatesH Kiyohiko G. Nishimura and Masato Shirai. December 2000 Working Papers No.272 to 268 below were presented at a Workshop on "The causes of economic growth", at the OECD, 6-7 July 2000

272: Entry, exit, and aggregate productivity growth: micro evidence on Korean manufacturingH Chin-Hee Hahn. December 2000

271: The tax system in Korea: more fairness and less complexity required H Thomas Dalsgaard. December 2000

270: A multi-gas assessment of the Kyoto Protocol H Jean-Marc Burniaux. October 2000

269: HThe changing health system in FranceH Yukata Imai, Stéphane Jacobzone and Patrick Lenain. October 2000

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268: HInward investment and technical progress in the UK manufacturing sectorH Florence Hubert and HNigel PainH. October 2000

267: Aggregate growth: what have we learned from microeconomic evidence?H John Haltiwanger. October 2000

266: Determinants of long-term growth: a Bayesian Averaging of Classical Estimates (BACE) approach H Gernot Doppelhofer, Ronald I. Miller and Xavier Sala-i-Martin. October 2000

265: The great reversals: the politics of financial development in the 20th centuryH Raghuram G. Rajan and Luigi Zingales. October 2000

264: Trade and growth: still disagreement about the relationshipH Robert Baldwin. October 2000

263: Growth effects of education and social capital in the OECD countriesH Jonathan Temple. October 2000

262: Human capital in growth regressions: how much difference does data quality make?H Angel de la Fuente and Rafael Doménech. October 2000

261: Raising the speed limit: US economic growth in the information ageH Dale W. Jorgenson and Kevin J. Stiroh. October 2000

260: Summary of an informal workshop on the causes of economic growth H Jonathan Temple. October 2000

259: Knowledge, technology and economic growth: recent evidence from OECD countriesH Andrea Bassanini, Stefano Scarpetta and Ignazio Visco. October 2000

258: Average effective tax rates on capital, labour and consumption H David Carey and Harry Tchilinguirian. October 2000

257: The health care system in Poland H Nathalie Girouard and Yutaka Imai. September 2000

256: Public expenditure reform: the health care sector in the United Kingdom H HVincent Koen H. August 2000

255: Regulatory reform in road freight and retail distributionH Olivier Boylaud. August 2000

254: Regulation, market structure and performance in air passenger transportation H Rauf Gonenc and Giuseppe Nicoletti. August 2000 This work has also been published in OECD Economic Studies, Special issue: Regulatory Reform, n. 32, 2001.

253: Policy interdependence during economic transition: the case of Slovakia 1999-2000 H Joaquim Oliveira Martins and Tristan Price. June 2000

252: E-commerce: impacts and policy challengesH Jonathan Coppel. June 2000

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251: The implementation and the effects of regulatory reform: past experience and current issuesH Rauf Gonenc, Maria Maher and Giuseppe Nicoletti. June 2000 This work has also been published in OECD Economic Studies, Special issue: Regulatory Reform, n. 32, 2001.

250: The concept, policy use and measurement of structural unemployment: estimating a time varying NAIRU across 21 OECD countriesH HPete Richardson H, Laurence Boone, HClaude GiornoH, Mara Meacci, David Rae and David Turner. June 2000

249: HOptions for reforming the Spanish tax system H HIsabelle Joumard H and Aristomène Varoudakis. June 2000

248: HEconomic growth in the OECD area: recent trends at the aggregate and sectoral level H Stefano Scarpetta, Andrea Bassanini, Dirk Pilat and Paul Schreyer. June 2000

247: Economic effects of the 1999 Turkish earthquakes: an interim report H Alexandra Bibbee, Rauf Gonenc, Scott Jacobs, Josef Konvitz and HRobert PriceH. June 2000

246: HPolicy influences on economic growth in OECD countries: an evaluation of the evidenceH Sanghoon Ahn and Philip Hemmings. June 2000

245: The tax system in the Czech RepublicH Chiara Bronchi and Andrew Burns. May 2000

244: HThe tax system in Norway: past reforms and future challengesH Paul van den Noord. May 2000

243: HA changing financial environment and the implications for monetary policyH Paul Mylonas, Sebastian Schich and Gert Wehinger. May 2000

242: Carbon emission leakages - a general equilibrium viewH Jean-Marc Burniaux and Joaquim Oliveira Martins. May 2000

241: The healthcare system in HungaryH Eva Orosz and Andrew Burns. April 2000

240: Comparing semi-structural methods to estimate unobserved variables: the HPMV and Kalman filters approachesH Laurence Boone. April 2000

239: HNew issues in public debt management: governement surpluses in several OECD countries, the common currency in Europe and rapidly rising debt in Japan Paul Mylonas, Sebastian Schich, Thorsteinn Thorgeirsson and Gert Wehinger. April 2000

238: HRegulation, industry structure and performance in the electricity supply industryH Faye Steiner. April 2000

237: Regulation, market structure and performance in telecommunicationsH Olivier Boylaud and Giuseppe Nicoletti. April 2000 This work has also been published in OECD Economic Studies, Special issue: Regulatory Reform, n. 32, 2001

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236: Predicting the evolution and effects of the Asia crisis from the OECD perspectiveH HPete Richardson H, Ignazio Visco and HClaude GiornoH. April 2000

235: Modelling manufacturing export volumes equations a system estimation approach H Keiko Murata, Dave Turner, Dave Rae and Laurence Le Fouler. April 2000

234: The Polish tax reform H Patrick Lenain and Leszek Bartoszuk. March 2000

233: The tax system in Mexico - a need for strengthening the revenue-raising capacityH Thomas Dalsgaard. February 2000

232: EMU, the euro and the European policy mixH Jonathan Coppel, Martine Durand and Ignazio Visco. February 2000

231: The tax system in Japan- a need for comprehensive reform H Thomas Dalsgaard and Masaaki Kawagoe. February 2000

230: HThe size and role of automatic fiscal stabilisers in the 1990s and beyond H Paul van den Noord. January 2000

229: Enhancing environmentally sustainable growth in FinlandH Ann Vourc'h and Miguel Jimenez. January 2000

228: Finance and growth, Some theoretical considerations, and a review of the empirical literatureH Kotaro Tsuru. January 2000

1999

227: What the yield curves say about inflation - does it change over timeH Sebastian T. Schich. December 1999

226: Summary indicators of product market regulation with an extension to employment protection legislationH Giuseppe Nicoletti, Stefano Scarpetta and Olivier Boylaud. December 1999

225: Some issues related to the equity-efficiency trade-off in the Swedish tax and transfer system H Henning Strand. November 1999

224: The economic effects of employment-conditional income support schemes for the low-paid- an illustration from a CGE model applied to four OECD countriesH Andrea Bassanini, Jørn Henrik Rasmussen and Stefano Scarpetta. October 1999

223: The use of financial market indicators by monetary authoritiesH Paul Mylonas and Sebastian Schich. September 1999

222: Tax reform in Switzerland H David Carey, Kathryn Gordon and Philippe Thalmann. August 1999

221: Trends in market opennessH Jonathan Coppel and Martine Durand. August 1999

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220: Technology upgrading with learning cost - a solution for two "productivity puzzles" Sanghoon Ahn. July 1999

219: Testing for a common OECD Phillips curveH Dave Turner and Elena Seghezza. July 1999

218: Sustainable economic growth- natural resources and the environment in NorwayH Paul van den Noord and Ann Vourc'h. July 1999

217: Coping with population ageing in AustraliaH David Carey. July 1999

216: Estimating prudent budgetary margins for 11 EU countries- A simulated SVAR model approach H Thomas Dalsgaard and HAlain de SerresH. July 1999

215: The problems and prospects faced by pay-as-you-go pension systems- A case study of Greece Paul Mylonas and Christine de la Maisonneuve. May 1999

214: Greek public enterprises - Challenges for reform H Paul Mylonas and HIsabelle Joumard H. May 1999

213: The levels and cyclical behaviour of mark-ups across countries and market structuresH Joaquim Oliveira Martins and Stefano Scarpetta. April 1999. This work has also been published in "Estimation of the Cyclical Behaviour of Mark-ups: A technical note", OECD Economic Studies, no. 34, 2002

212: Poverty dynamics in four OECD countriesH Pablo Antolín, Thai-Thanh Dang and Howard Oxley. April 1999

211: The recent experience with capital flows to emerging market economiesH Sveinjörn Blöndal and Hans Christiansen. March 1999

210: Foreign portfolio investors before and during a crisisH Woochan Kim and Shang-Jin Wei. February 1999

209: Towards more efficient government- reforming federal fiscal relations in GermanyH Eckhard Wurzel. February 1999

1998

208: Stock market fluctuations and consumption behaviour - some recent evidenceH Laurence Boone, HClaude GiornoH and HPete Richardson H. December 1998

207: Microeconometric analysis of the retirement decision- the NetherlandsH Maarten Lindeboom. June 1998

206: Microeconometric analysis of the retirement decision- United Kingdom H Raffaele Miniaci and Elena Stancanelli. June 1998

205: Microeconometric analysis of the retirement decision - ItalyH Raffaele Miniaci. June 1998

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204: Microeconometric analysis of the retirement decision - GermanyH Pablo Antolin and Stefano Scarpetta. June 1998

203: Microeconometric analysis of the retirement decision- United StatesH Joseph Quinn, Richard Burkhauser, Kevin Cahill and Robert Weathers. June 1998

202: The retirement decision in OECD countriesH Sveinbjörn Blöndal and Stefano Scarpetta. June 1998

201: Macroeconomic effects of pension reforms in the context of ageing populations- overlapping generations model simulations for seven OECD countriesH Ketil Hviding and Marcel Mérette. June 1998

200: The macroeconomics of ageing, pensions and savings- a surveyH Richard Kohl and Paul O'Brien. June 1998

199: Marginal effective tax rates on physical, human and R&D capital H Kathryn Gordon and Harry Tchilinguirian. June 1998

198: The Norwegian health care system H Paul van den Noord, Terje Hagen and Tor Iversen. May 1998

197: APEC trade liberalisation - its implications Seunghee Han and Inkyo Cheong. May 1998

196: The OECD jobs strategy - progress report on implementation of country-specific recommendationsH May 1998

196: La Stratégie de l'OCDE pour l'emploi - Rapport sur l'état d'avancement de la mise en oeuvre des recommandations by paysH Mai 1998

195: Trends in OECD countries' international competitiveness - the influence of emerging market economiesH Martine Durand, Christophe Madaschi and Flavia Terribile. April 1998

194: HThe European Union's trade policies and their economic effects H HPeter HoellerH, Nathalie Girouard and Alessandra Colecchia. April 1998

193: The macroeconomic implications of ageing in a global context H Dave Turner, HClaude GiornoH, HAlain de SerresH, Ann Vourc'h and HPete Richardson H. March 1998

192: Efficiency and distribution in computable models of carbon emission abatement H Joaquim Oliveira Martins and Peter Sturm. March 1998. This work has also been published in "Efficiency and Distribution in Computable Models of Carbon Emission Abatement", in G. Heal and G. Chichilnisky (eds.) Environmental Markets: Equity and Efficiency, Columbia University Press, 2000.

191: Monetary policy when inflation is low H Charles Pigott and Hans Christiansen. March 1998

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190: Submission by the OECD to the G8 growth, employability and inclusion ConferenceH March 1998

189: Income distribution and poverty in selected OECD countriesH Jean-Marc Burniaux, Thai-Thanh Dang, Douglas Fore, Michael Förster, Marco Mira d'Ercole and Howard Oxley. March 1998

188: Asset prices and monetary policyH Mike Kennedy, Angel Palerm, Charles Pigott and Flavia Terribile. February 1998

187: NAIRU - incomes policy and inflationH Silvia Fabiani, Alberto Locarno, Gian Paolo Oneto and Paolo Sestito. January 1998

1997

186: OECD submission to the Irish National Minimum Wage Commission H December 1997

185: OECD submission to the UK Low Pay CommissionH December 1997

184: Concept, measurement and policy implications of the NAIRU - perspective from BelgiumH Joost Verlinden. October 1997

183: Structural unemployment in DenmarkH Agnete Gersing. September 1997

182: The United Kingdom NAIRU - Concepts, measurement and policy implicationsH Chris Mellis and A.E. Webb. September 1997

181: Globalisation and linkages - Macro-structural challenges and opportunitiesH HPete Richardson H [editor]. September 1997

180: Regulation and performance in the distribution sectorH Dirk Pilat. September 1997

179: Measurement of non-tariff barriersH Alan V. Deardorff and Robert M. Stern. July 1997

178: The NAIRU-concept- A few remarksH Karl Pichelmann and Andreas Ulrich Schuh. July 1997

177: Structural unemployment in FinlandH Pasi Holm and Elina Somervouri. July 1997

176: Taxation and economic performanceH Willi Leibfritz, John Thornton and Alexandra Bibbee. June 1997

175: Long-term interest rates in globalised marketsH Hans Christiansen and Charles Pigott. May 1997

174: HInternational implications of European Economic and Monetary Union H Norbert Funke and Mike Kennedy. May 1997

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173: HThe NAIRU in Japan - Measurement and its implicationsH Fumihira Nishizaki. February 1997

172:The unemployment problem - A Norwegian perspectiveH Steinar Holden. February 1997

171: The reliability of quarterly national accounts in seven major countries- A user's perspectiveH Robert York and Paul Atkinson. February 1997

1996

170: Confidence indicators and their relationship to changes in economic activityH Teresa Santero and Niels Westerlund. November 1996

169: Labour productivity levels in OECD countries - Estimates for manufacturing and selected service sector HDirk Pilat. September 1996

168: Ageing populations, pension system and government budgets- Simulations for 20 OECD countries Deborah Roseveare, Willi Leibfritz, Douglas Fore and Eckhard Wurzel. September 1996

167: Modelling the supply side of the seven major OECD economies H Dave Turner, HPete Richardson H and Sylvie Rauffet. August 1996

166: HSize distribution of output and employment- A data set for manufacturing industries in five OECD countries, 1960s-1990 H Bart van Ark and Erik Monnikhof, Economics Debartment. August 1996

165: Trade and competition- Frictions after the Uruguay Round H The International Trade and Investment Division, Economics Department. July 1996

164: Corporate governance, competition and performanceH Colin Mayer. June 1996

163: HFiscal relations within the European Union H HPeter HoellerH, Marie-Odile Louppe and Patrice Vergriete. April 1996

162: HMark-up ratios in manufacturing industries - Estimates for 14 OECD countriesH Joaquim Oliveira Martins, Stefano Scarpetta and Dirk Pilat. April 1996. This work has also been published in "Mark-ups pricing, Market structure and the Business cycle", OECD Economic Studies, no. 27, 1996.

161: Innovation firm size and market structure- Schumpeterian hypotheses and some new themesH George Symeonidis. April 1996

160: HValuing the right to tax incomes - An options pricing approach H Teun Draaisma and Kathryn Gordon. April 1996

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1995

159: Innovation and competitive advantageH P.A. Geroski. September 1995

158: Monetary policy at price stability- A review of some issuesH Malcolm Edey, Norbert Funke, Mike Kennedy and Angel Palerm. September 1995

157: Technical progress, factor productivity and macroeconomic performance in the medium term HClaude GiornoH, HPete Richardson H and Wim Suyker. September 1995

156: Ageing populations, pension systems and government budgets: How do they affect saving?H Willi Leibfritz, Deborah Roseveare, Douglas Fore and Eckhard Wurzel. July 1995

155: The determinants of real long-term interest rates- 17 country pooled-time-series evidenceH Adrian Orr, Malcolm Edey and Michael Kennedy. June 1995

154: An assessment of financial reform in OECD countriesH Malcolm Edey and Ketil Hviding. May 1995

153: Markets for tradeable CO2 emission quotas principles and practiceH Graciela Chichilnisky and Geoffrey Heal. March 1995

152: Estimating potential output, output gaps and structural budget balancesH by HClaude GiornoH, Pete Richardson H, Deborah Roseveare and Paul van den Noord. February 1995

151: SOx emissions and carbon abatement H by Christophe Complainville and Joaquim Oliveira Martins. January 1995

1994

150: The determinants and properties of monetary conditions- Direct survey evidence from New Zealand H Andreas Fischer and Adrian Orr. December 1994

149: Health care reform, controlling spending and increasing efficiencyH Howard Oxley and Maitland MacFarlan. December 1994

148: Macroeconomic performance and fiscal policy adjustments in the medium term- Alternative medium-term scenariosH HPete Richardson H, HClaude GiornoH and Stephan Thurman. October 1994

147: The EC's internal market- Implementation, economic consequences, unfinished businessH HPeter HoellerH and Marie-Odile Louppe. August 1994

146: OECD model comparison project (II) on the costs of cutting carbon emissions. Comparison of model structure and policiy scenarios- GREEN and 12RTH Alan Manne and Joaquim Oliveira Martins. August 1994

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145: An international sectoral data base for fourteen OECD countries (Second edition)H F.J.M. Meyer zu Schlochtern and J.L. Meyer zu Schlochtern. June 1994

144: HFiscal policy, government debt and economic performanceH Willi Leibfritz, Deborah Roseveare and Paul van den Noord. June 1994

143: GREEN - The Reference Manual H Dominique van der Mensbrugghe. May 1994

1993

142: Pension liabilities in the seven major economiesH Paul van den Noord and Richard Herd. December 1993

141: The distribution system in Sweden H Sören Wibe. October 1993

140: The distribution sector in the United Kingdom H John A. Dawson. October 1993

139: The Italian distribution system H Luca Pellegrini and Angelo M. Cardani. October 1993

138: The French distribution industry and the openess of the French economyH Patrick Messerlin. October 1993

137: HThe German distribution system H Josef Lachner, Uwe Chr. Täger and Günter Weitzel. October 1993

136: HA study of the distribution system in Japan H Masayoshi Maruyama. October 1993

135: HAn analysis of the U.S. distribution system H Roger R. Betancourt. October 1993

134: HMarket structure, international trade and relative wagesH Joaquim Oliveira Martins. October 1993. This work has also been published in "Market Structure, Trade and Industry Wages", OECD Economic Studies, no. 22, 1994.

133: The Economic Analysis of Institutions and Organisations- in general and with respect to Country studiesH Oliver E. Williamson. September 1993

132: High and persistent unemployment- assessment of the problem and its causesH Jørgen Elmeskov. September 1993

131: Centralisation of wage bargaining and macroeconomic performance - a surveyH Lars Calmfors. September 1993

130: HUnemployment and labour force participation - trends and cyclesH Jørgen Elmeskov and Karl Pichelmann. June 1993

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129: Trends and cycles in labour productivity in the major OECD countriesH Giuseppe Nicoletti and Lucrezia Reichlin. June 1993 This work has been also published in CEPR Working Paper, No. 808, July 1993

128: HInternational integration of financial markets and the cost of capital H Mitushiro Fukao. March 1993

127: The international spillovers of capital income taxation- an applied general equilibrium analysisH François Delorme, Lawrence H. Goulder and Philippe Thalmann. January 1993

126: The future of capital income taxation in a liberalised financial environment H David Carey, Jean-Claude Chouraqui and Robert P. Hagemann. January 1993

1992

125: HGlobal effects of the European carbon taxH Giuseppe Nicoletti and Joaquim Oliveira Martins. December 1992. This work has also been published in "The Global Effects of the European Carbon Tax", in The European Carbon Tax: an Economic Assessment, (eds.) C. Carraro and D. Siniscalco, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993 (with G. Nicoletti) This work has also been published in French as "Effets globaux de l'écotaxe européenne"", Revue Economique, Vol. 45, n. 3, Mai 1994

124: HThe Chinese economic area - economic integration without a free trade agreement H Randall Jones, Robert King and Michael Klein. July 1992

123: HNew issues, new results - the OECD's second survey of the macroeconomic costs of reducing CO2 emissionsH HPeter HoellerH, Andrew Dean and Masahiro Hayafuji. July 1992

122: HCosts of reducing CO2 emissions - evidence from six global modelsH Andrew Dean and HPeter HoellerH. July 1992

121: HResults for the OECD comparative modelling project from the Whalley-Wigle model H John Whalley (University of W.Ontario) and Randall Wigle (Wilfried Laurier University). July 1992

120: OECD's indicators of international trade and competitivenessH Martine Durand, Jacques Simon and Colin Webb. July 1992

119: HLes indicateurs de compétitivité et de commerce internationaux de l'OCDEH Martine Durand, Jacques Simon and Colin Webb. July 1992

118: The costs of reducing CO2 emissions - a comparison of carbon tax curves with GREENH Joaquim Oliveira Martins, Jean-Marc Burniaux, John P. Martin and Giuseppe Nicoletti. July 1992. This work has also been published in "The Costs of Reducing CO2 Emissions: a Comparison of Carbon Tax Cost Curves with GREEN" in A. Dean (ed.) The Costs of Cutting Carbon Emissions: Results from Global Models, OECD Monographs, 1993.

117: HAdjustment under fixed exchange rates- application to the European Monetary Union H A. Steven Englander and Thomas Egebo. July 1992

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116: HGREEN- a multi-sector, multi-region, dynamic general equilibrium model for quantifying the costs of curbing CO2 emissions- a technical manual H Jean-Marc Burniaux, John P. Martin, Giuseppe Nicoletti and Joaquim Oliveira Martins. May 1992.This work has also been published in "GREEN: A Global Model for Quantifying the Costs of Policies to Curb CO2 Emissions", OECD Economic Studies, no. 19, 1992.

115: The costs of reducing CO2 emissions - evidence from GREEN H Jean-Marc Burniaux, John P. Martin, Giuseppe Nicoletti and Joaquim Oliveira Martins. May 1992. This work has also been published in "The Costs of International Policies to Reduce CO2 Emissions: Evidence from GREEN", OECD Economic Studies, no. 19, 1992.

114: HCarbon taxes and CO2 emissions targets - results from the IEA model H E. Lakis Vouyakas, IEA. April 1992

113: Use of the Edmonds-Reilly model to model energy-related greenhouse gas emissionsH D.W. Barns, J.A. Edmonds and J.M. Reilly, Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Washington D.C. April 1992

112: HThe welfare effects of fossil carbon restrictions- results from a recursively dynamic trade model H Thomas Rutherford, University of Western Ontario. April 1992

111: HGlobal 2100 - alternative scenarios for reducing carbon emissionsH Alan S. Manne, Stanford University. April 1992

110: HEnergy taxation and price distortions in fossil fuel markets- some implications for climate change policy HHPeter HoellerH and Jonathan Coppel. April 1992

109: The information content of interest rate spreads across financial systems HFrank Browne and Warren Tease. April 1992

108: HIs there a future for capital income taxation? Jack M. Mintz. March 1992

107: A "credit" crunch- the recent slowdown in bank lending and its implications for monetary policyH Paul Francis O'Brien and Frank Browne. March 1992

1991

106: HEnergy prices, taxes and carbon dioxide emissionsH HPeter HoellerH and Markku Wallin. July 1991

105: Saving trends and measurement issuesH Jørgen Elmeskov, Jeffrey Shafer and Warren Tease. July 1991

104: HGREEN- a multi-sector, multi-region, dynamic general equilibrium model for quantifying the costs of curbing CO2 emissions- a technical manual H J.M. Burniaux, J.P. Martin, G. Nicoletti and J. Oliveira Martins. June 1991

103: The costs of policies to reduce global emissions of CO2- initial simulation results with GREEN H

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J.M. Burniaux, J.P. Martin, G. Nicoletti and J. Oliveira Martins. June 1991. This work has also been published in "The Economic Costs of International Agreements to Emissions of CO2", The Economic and Social Research Institute papers no. 14, May, 1992.

102: HPatterns of recoveries for the major seven OECD countriesH Marco Mira d'Ercole. June 1991

101: HP-star as an indicator of inflationary pressureH HPeter HoellerH and Pierre Poret. April 1991

100: Old age income maintenanceH Murray Petrie and Peter Sturm. April 1991

99: HThe measurement of output and factors of production for the business sector in OECD countries (the OECD Business Sector Database) H Mark Keese, Gérard Salou and HPete Richardson H. March 1991

98: HMacroeconomic consequences of financial liberalisation- a summary report H Adrian Blundell-Wignall and Frank Browne. March 1991

97: HDeregulation, credit rationing, financial fragility and economic performanceH Michael Driscoll. February 1991

96: Increasing financial market integration, real exchange rates and macroeconomic adjustment H Adrian Blundell-Wignall and Frank Browne. February 1991

95: Financial liberalisation, asset prices and exchange ratesH Marcus Miller and Paul Weller. February 1991

94: HFinancial liberalisation and international trends in stock, corporate bond and foreign exchange market volatilitiesH Paul Kupiec. February 1991

93: A macroeconomic model for debt analysis of the Latin America region and debt accounting models for the highly indebted countriesH Peter Dittus and Paul O'Brien. February 1991

92: Unemployment persistence and insider-outsider forces in wage determination Bertil Holmlund. February 1991

91: Infrastructure and private-sector productivityH Robert Ford and Pierre Poret. January 1991

1990

90: HThe public sector - issues for the 1990sH Howard Oxley, Maria Maher, John P. Martin and Giuseppe Nicoletti. December 1990

89: A survey of studies of the costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissionsH HPeter HoellerH, Andrew Dean and Jon Nicolaisen. December 1990

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88: Business investment in the OECD economies- recent performance and some implications for policyH Robert Ford and Pierre Poret. November 1990

87: HThe "puzzle" of wage moderation in the 1980sH Pierre Poret. November 1990

86: HModelling wages and prices for the smaller OECD countriesH Kenichi Kawasaki, HPeter HoellerH and Pierre Poret. October 1990

85: HSimulating the OECD Interlink model under alternative monetary policy rulesH HPete Richardson H. October 1990

84: HWalras - a multi-sector, multi-country applied general equilibrium model for quantifying the economy-wide effects of agricultural policies- a technical manual H Jean-Marc Burniaux, François Delorme, Ian Lienert and John P. Martin. August 1990

83: HExchange rate policy in advanced commodity-exporting countries- the case of Australia and New Zealand H Adrian Blundell-Wignall and Robert G. Gregory. July 1990

82: HEconomics and the environment- a survey of issues and policy optionsH Jon Nicolaisen and HPeter HoellerH. July 1990

81: HFinancial liberalisation and consumption behaviourH Adrian Blundell-Wignall, Frank Browne and Stefano Cavaglia. March 1990

80: Fiscal indicatorsH Edward E. Gramlich, The University of Michigan. April 1990

79: HSuggestions for a new set of fiscal indicatorsH Olivier Blanchard (MIT and NBER). April 1990

78: Indicators of fiscal policy- a re-examinationH Jean-Claude Chouraqui, Robert P. Hagemann and Nicola Sartor. April 1990

77: HMonetary policy in the wake of financial liberalisationH Adrian Blundell-Wignall, Frank Browne and Paolo Manasse. April 1990

76: HThe dollar position of the non-US private sector, portofolio effects, and the exchange rate of the dollarH Bixio Barenco. February 1990

75: HMeasuring industrial subsidies- some conceptual issuesH Neil Bruce. February 1990

74: HIndustrial subsidies in the OECD countriesH Robert Ford and Wim Suyker. January 1990

73: HThe saving behaviour of Japanese householdsH Kenichi Kawasaki. January 1990

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72: HThe role of indicators in structural surveillanceH Andrew Dean. January 1990

1989

71: HModelling business sector supply for the smaller OECD countriesH Raymond Torres, HPeter Jarrett H and Wim Suyker. October 1989

70: On the sequencing of structural reforms Sebastian Edwards. September 1989

69: HThe information content of the term structure of interest rates- theory and practiceH Frank Browne and Paolo Manasse. September 1989

68: The impact of increased government saving on the economy Richard Herd. June 1989

67: HSaving trends and behaviour in OECD countriesH Andrew Dean, Martine Durand, John Fallon and HPeter HoellerH. June 1989

66: Potential output in the seven major OECD countriesH Raymond Torres and John P. Martin. May 1989

65: HA post mortem on OECD short-term projections from 1982 to 1987 H Byron Ballis. February 1989

64: Revised groupings for non-OECD countries in OECD's macroeconomic model Interlink HHPaul O'Brien, Laure Meuro and Arthur Camilleri. January 1989

63: HModelling housing investment for seven major OECD countriesH Thomas Egebo and Ian Lienert. December 1988

62: HThe economic dynamics of an ageing population- the case of four OECD countriesH Alan J. Auerbach, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Rob. P. Hagemann and G. Nicoletti. January 1989 This work has also been published in OECD Economic Studies, n.12, Spring 1989 and NBER Working Paper, n. 2797, 1989

61: Ageing populations: economic effects and implications for public financeH Robert P. Hagemann and Giuseppte Nicoletti. January 1989 This work has also been published in OECD Economic Studies, n.12, Spring 1989

1988

60: HCompatible trade and production data base - 1970-1985 Claude Berthet-Bondet, Derek Blades and Annie Pin. November 1988

59: Eliminating the U.S. federal budget deficit by 1993 - the interaction of monetary and fiscal policy Richard and Byron Ballis. December 1988

58: HEmpirical research on trade liberalisation with imperfect competition: a surveyH J. David Richardson. November 1988

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57: HAn international sectoral data base for thirteen OECD countries F.J.M. Meyer-zu-Schlochtern. November 1988

56: On aggregation methods of purchasing power parities HR. and M. Cuthbert. November 1988

55: HQuantifying the economy-wide effects of agricultural policies- a general equilibrium approach Jean-Marc Burniaux, François Delorme, Ian Lienert, John P. Martin and HPeter HoellerH. July 1988

54: Tests of total factor productivity measurement HA. Steven Englander. June 1988

53: HAlternative solution methods in applied general equilibrium analysis Richard G. Harris. April 1988

52: HThe so-called "non-economic" objectives of agricultural policy L. Alan Winters. April 1988

51: The effects of monetary policy on the real sector- an overview of empirical evidence for selected OECD countries H Jean-Claude Chouraqui, Michael Driscoll and Marc-Olivier Strauss-Kahn. April 1988

50: HPrivate consumption, inflation and the "debt neutrality hypothesis", the case for eight OECD countriesH Giuseppe Nicoletti. January 1988 This work has also been published in OECD Economic Studies, n.11, Fall 1988

49: HAre commodity prices leading indicators of OECD prices?H Martine Durand and Sveinbjörn Blondal. February 1988

1987

48: The medium-term macroeconomic strategy revisited Jean-Claude Chouraqui, Kevin Clinton and Robert Bruce Montador. December 1987

47: HA review of the simulation properties of OECD's Interlink model H HPete Richardson H. July 1987

46: HRecent developments in OECD's international macroeconomic model H HPete Richardson H. June 1987

45: International investment-income determination in Interlink- models for 23 OECD countries and six non-OECD regions David T. Coe, Richard Herd and Marie-Christine Bonnefous. June 1987

44: HPrice determination in the major seven country models in InterlinkH Ulrich Stiehler. July 1987

43: Import and export price equations for manufactures Richard Herd. June 1987

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42: HOECD economic activity and non-oil commodity prices- reduced-form equations for Interlink Gerald Holtham and Martine Durand. June 1987

41: HA revised supply block for the major seven countries in InterlinkH HPeter Jarrett H and Raymond Torres. April 1987

40: HTax reform in OECD countries- economic rationale and consequencesH Robert P. Hagemann, Brian R. Jones and Robert Bruce Montador. August 1987

39: HMonetary policy in the second half of the 1980s- how much room for manoeuvre? HKevin Clinton and Jean-Claude Chouraqui. February 1987

38: HTracking the U.S. external deficit, 1980-1985- experience with the OECD Interlink model H HPete Richardson H. February 1987

1986

37: Internationalisation of financial markets- some implications for macroeconomic policy and for the allocation of capital Mitsuhiro Fukao and Masaharu Hanazaki. November 1986

36: HThe government household transfer data base 1960 - 1984 H Rita Varley. September 1986

35: HWealth and inflation effects in the aggregate consumption functionH G.H. Holtham and H. Kato. July 1986

34: HPure profit rates and Tobin's q in nine OECD countriesH James H. Chan-Lee. April 1986

33: HMécanismes de transmission et effets macro-économiques de la politique monétaire en France: les principaux enseignements économétriquesH Marc-Olivier Strauss-Kahn. March 1986

32: HThe formulation of monetary policy- a reassessment in the light of recent experienceH Paul Atkinson and Jean-Claude Chouraqui. March 1986

31: HThe OECD compatible trade and production data base 1970-1983 H Anders Brodin and Derek Blades.March 1986

30: HPublic debt in a medium-term context and its implications for fiscal policyH Jean-Claude Chouraqui, Brian Jones and Robert Bruce Montador. May 1986

29: Method of calculating effective exchange rates and indicators of competitivenessH Martine Durand. February 1986

28: HExchange rates and real long-term interest-rate differentials- evidence for eighteen OECD countriesH David T. Coe and Stephen S. Golub. February 1986

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1985

27: HCommodity prices in InterlinkH Gerry Holtham, Tapio Saavalainen, Paul Saunders and Helen Sutch. November 1985

26: HAggregate supply in Interlink - model specification and empirical resultsH John Helliwell, Peter Sturm, Peter Jarrett and Gérard Salou. November 1985

25: HÉcart entre les importations et les exportations dans les statistiques du commerce extérieur de l'OCDEH Derek Blades and Marina Ivanov. September 1985

24: HFlexibilité du marché du travail et chocs extérieurs sur les prixH F. Klau and A. Mittelstadt. September 1985

23: HChanges in the composition of output and employment H Axel Mittelstädt and Françoise Correia. June 1985

22: HLes prix de l'énergie: évolution et prespectivesH Axel Mittelstädt. June 1985

21: Taux d'intérêt réels et perspectives de croissance durable Paul Atkinson and Jean-Claude Chouraqui. May 1985

20: HProfits and rates of return in OECD countriesH James H. Chan-Lee and Helen Sutch. May 1985

19: HNominal wage determination in ten OECD economiesH David T. Coe and Francesco Gagliardi. March 1985

18: HBases de données compatibles sur le commerce et la production de l' OCDEH Derek Blades and Wendy Simpson. January 1985

1984

17: HReal gross product in OECD countries and associated purchasing power paritiesH Peter Hill

16: Monetary policy in the OECD Interlink model H A. Blundell-Wignall, M. Rondoni, H. Ziegelschmidt and J. Morgan. September 1984

15: HStructural budget deficits and fiscal stanceH Patrice Muller and Robert W.R. Price. July 1984

14: La conduite de la politique monétaire dans la phase actuelle de reprise économiqueH Paul Atkinson and Jean-Claude Chouraqui. April 1984

13: The demand for money and velocity in major OECD countries A. Blundell-Wignall, M. Rondoni and H. Ziegelschmidt. February 1984

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12: HTaux d'activité: analyse et projectionsH James H. Chan-Lee. January 1984

11: HL'action exercée par l'Etat sur la redistribution du revenu H Paul Saunders. January 1984

1983

10: Dynamique des prix et structure industrielle: une analyse théorique économétrique David Encaoua (with collaboration from Paul Geroski et Riel Miller). July 1983

9: HMedium-term financial strategy- the co-ordination of fiscal and monetary policyH Jean-Claude Chouraqui and HRobert PriceH. July 1983

8: Simulation des effets macro-économiques d'une forte baisse des prix pétroliers Flemming Larsen and John Llewellyn. June 1983

7: HThe determinants of exchange rate movementsH Graham Hacche. June 1983

6: HSouplesse de la production et inflation: étude globaleH David T. Coe and Gerald Holtham. April 1983

5: HPrix des ressources naturelles et politique macro-économique: les enseignements de deux chocs pétroliersH John Llewellyn. April 1983

4: HService lives of fixed assetsH Derek Blades. March 1983

3: HWage formation in France- sectoral aspectsH Patrick Artus. March 1983

2: Capital, energy and labour substitution- the supply block in OECD medium-term modelsH Patrick Artus. March 1983

1: HUtilisation des élasticités de la demande de l'énergieH Axel Mittelstädt. March 1983