Product market reforms under the microscope
by Alexander Hijzen, Senior Economist, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD and Peter N. Gal, Economist, Economics Department,… Read More »Product market reforms under the microscope
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Does decentralisation foster regional GDP convergence?
by Hansjörg Blöchliger, Senior Economist, Policy Studies Branch, Economics Department The growth pattern of OECD countries and their sub-national entities… Read More »Does decentralisation foster regional GDP convergence?
Achieving and sharing the benefits of globalisation
by Catherine L. Mann, OECD Chief Economist, and Ken Ash, Director of the OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate. This post was… Read More »Achieving and sharing the benefits of globalisation
Global growth warning: weak trade, financial distortions
By Catherine L. Mann, OECD Chief Economist The global economy remains in a low-growth trap. In our latest Interim Economic Outlook global… Read More »Global growth warning: weak trade, financial distortions
Enhancing Greek exports is key to jobs and growth
By Christine de La Maisonneuve, Economist on the Greek desk, Economics Department With weak domestic demand and a relatively low… Read More »Enhancing Greek exports is key to jobs and growth
Pump-priming productivity through reform: the case of Lithuania
By Ben Westmore, Economist, Country Studies Branch, OECD Economics Department In the past two decades, the income level in Lithuania… Read More »Pump-priming productivity through reform: the case of Lithuania
When size matters: scaling up delivery of Czech local services
By Christine Lewis, Economist, Country Studies, OECD Economics Department A key argument for small local governments is that they can… Read More »When size matters: scaling up delivery of Czech local services
Tackling the three main challenges in Costa Rica: fiscal reform, reverting the slowdown in productivity and reducing inequality
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
Reaping the benefits of global value chains to rebalance the Turkish economy
By Volker Ziemann, Economist, Turkey Desk, Country Studies Branch, OECD Economics Department The growing role of global value chains (GVCs)… Read More »Reaping the benefits of global value chains to rebalance the Turkish economy
Strengthening the Turkish manufacturing sector to rebalance growth
By Rauf Gonenc, Head of the Turkey Desk, Country Studies Branch, OECD Economics Department Turkey’s economy continued to grow strongly… Read More »Strengthening the Turkish manufacturing sector to rebalance growth