By Paula Garda and Mauro Pisu, Country Studies Branch, OECD Economics Department Costa Rica’s economic, social and environmental achievements are… Read More »Tackling the three main challenges in Costa Rica: fiscal reform, reverting the slowdown in productivity and reducing inequality
By Catherine L. Mann, OECD Chief Economist Policymaking is at an important juncture. Without comprehensive, coherent and collective action, disappointing… Read More »Policymakers: Act now to break out of the low-growth trap and deliver on our promises
by Rory O’Farrell, Łukasz Rawdanowicz, and Kei-Ichiro Inaba, Macroeconomic Policy Division, OECD Economics Department As asset prices have risen in… Read More »Does monetary policy increase income and wealth inequality?
by Oliver Denk, Economist, Policy Studies Extreme inequality at the top of the earnings scale has been high and rising… Read More »Europe’s top 1%: Who they are and how you get in
by Boris Cournede, Senior Economist, Public Economics Division OECD Economics Department The Great Financial Crisis has prompted a lively debate,… Read More »Yes, finance fuels income inequality
