Fiscal decentralisation and inclusive growth?
by Sean Dougherty, Senior Advisor, OECD Fiscal Network Over the last decade or more, many countries have experienced slowing productivity… Read More »Fiscal decentralisation and inclusive growth?
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To shorten or to lengthen debt maturity to lower debt servicing costs?
By Alessandro Maravalle and Lukasz Rawdanowicz, OECD Economics Department Low interest rates prevailing in many advanced economies in recent years… Read More »To shorten or to lengthen debt maturity to lower debt servicing costs?
Korea needs a paradigm shift to sustain its convergence to the highest-income countries
By Randall S. Jones, Korea Desk, OECD Economics Department Korea’s transformation from one of the poorest countries in the world… Read More »Korea needs a paradigm shift to sustain its convergence to the highest-income countries
Lithuania: A fast-growing economy needs to boost inclusiveness
by Hansjörg Blöchliger and Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou, Lithuania Desk, OECD Economics Department Lithuania is one of the fastest growing economies in… Read More »Lithuania: A fast-growing economy needs to boost inclusiveness
Brexit and Dutch Exports: Fewer glasshouses, more glass towers as agri-food shrinks and finance gains.
by Donal Smith, OECD Trade Directorate and Economics Department The Netherlands is likely to be one of the European countries… Read More »Brexit and Dutch Exports: Fewer glasshouses, more glass towers as agri-food shrinks and finance gains.
The rise of self-employment in the Netherlands: is the “polder model” at risk?
By Mark Baker, Netherlands Desk, OECD Economics Department The Netherlands has experienced a large rise in the number of individuals… Read More »The rise of self-employment in the Netherlands: is the “polder model” at risk?
Insertion de la Tunisie dans les chaines de valeur mondiales et rôle des entreprises offshore
Isabelle Joumard, responsable du bureau Tunisie, Département d’Économie de l’OCDE L’ouverture de la Tunisie aux échanges internationaux a fortement progressé… Read More »Insertion de la Tunisie dans les chaines de valeur mondiales et rôle des entreprises offshore
European banking union in its final leg
by Jan Stráský and Guillaume Claveres, OECD Economics Department, Euro Area/European Union desk After years of crisis, we are now… Read More »European banking union in its final leg
Opioid addiction costs many lives and harms livelihoods
by Douglas Sutherland, Senior Economist, US Desk, Economics Department. Case and Deaton (2017) highlighted increasing midlife mortality due to suicides… Read More »Opioid addiction costs many lives and harms livelihoods
Could current inflation targeting frameworks be improved?
by Makoto Kasai and Łukasz Rawdanowicz, OECD Economics Department[1] As discussed in the latest OECD Economic Outlook, the prolonged undershooting… Read More »Could current inflation targeting frameworks be improved?