La fragilité de l’économie mondiale exige de toute urgence un effort de coopération

May 21, 2019

Par Laurence Boone, Cheffe économiste de l’OCDE Il y a un an, l’OCDE avait alerté sur le fait que les incertitudes entourant les échanges mondiaux et l’action publique pouvaient être très préjudiciables à l’économie mondiale et contribuer à creuser un peu plus encore la fracture entre les citoyens. Un an plus tard, la dynamique économique … More La fragilité de l’économie mondiale exige de toute urgence un effort de coopération

Statistical Insight: men’s employment more dependent on trade than women’s

May 7, 2019

by Fabienne Fortanier, OECD Statistics and Data Directorate Concerns are growing that globalisation may have created a few big winners at the expense of many losers. This has stimulated efforts to analyse how trade can be made  to Work for All, for example by focusing on the skills and occupations of affected workers. However, there … More Statistical Insight: men’s employment more dependent on trade than women’s

A renewed strategy to boost growth and well-being in Mexico

May 2, 2019

by Sonia Araujo and Lisa Meehan, Mexico Desk, OECD Economics Department The Mexican economy has benefited from strong fundamentals. A strong macroeconomic policy framework has underpinned moderate growth, in the face of a number of shocks the economy has experienced in the recent past. Monetary policy has successfully tamed inflation and prudent fiscal policy has … More A renewed strategy to boost growth and well-being in Mexico

Una estrategia renovada para impulsar el crecimiento y el bienestar en México

May 2, 2019

por Sonia Araujo y Lisa Meehan, OCDE La economía mexicana se ha beneficiado de fuertes fundamentos. Un marco de política macroeconómica muy sólido ha sustentado un crecimiento moderado, frente a una serie de choques que la economía ha experimentado en el pasado reciente. La política monetaria está controlando con éxito la inflación y la política … More Una estrategia renovada para impulsar el crecimiento y el bienestar en México

Where is China headed? Five key insights from the 2019 OECD Economic Survey of China

April 16, 2019

by Margit Molnar and Patrick Lenain, Country Studies Branch, OECD Economics Department A short-term slowdown? Although China’s economic growth has slowed, it is still very robust by international standards and contributes to worldwide economic expansion. Consumption is supported by steady employment growth and rising incomes. Households are spending increasingly on items such as e-commerce and … More Where is China headed? Five key insights from the 2019 OECD Economic Survey of China

Meeting Japan’s intertwined challenges of population ageing and high government debt

April 15, 2019

By Randall Jones and Haruki Seitani, Japan Desk, OECD Economics Department With faster growth in the past six years, Japan’s real GDP growth in per capita terms has converged toward the OECD average and job creation has been strong. However, labour productivity and per capita income are well below leading OECD economies (Figure 1), while … More Meeting Japan’s intertwined challenges of population ageing and high government debt

Boosting growth in France and making reforms beneficial to all

April 10, 2019

by Antoine Goujard and Pierre Guérin, France Desk, OECD Economics Department The French economy is slowing, but less than its neighbours. The French authorities have engaged a significant reform agenda that should be complemented with particular care for inequality issues. Income per capita growth has lagged the euro area average (Figure 1). The 2019 OECD … More Boosting growth in France and making reforms beneficial to all

Stimuler la croissance en France et s’assurer que les réformes profitent à tous

April 10, 2019

par Antoine Goujard et Pierre Guérin, Bureau de la France, Département Économique de l’OCDE L’économie française ralentit, mais moins que ses voisins. La France a lancé un programme de réformes significatif, auquel elle doit associer un soin particulier aux inégalités. En effet, le revenu par habitant a progressé moins vite que dans la moyenne de … More Stimuler la croissance en France et s’assurer que les réformes profitent à tous

Nine questions and answers on the 2019 Economic Survey of Italy

April 8, 2019

By Laurence Boone, Mauro Pisu and Tim Bulman, OECD Economics Department disponibilie anche in Italiano 1. Italy has been implementing the OECD’s recommendations for years, yet the economy has been weak. Should not Italy change approach? Italy has implemented some of the recommendations of past OECD Surveys and these have been bearing fruit. For example: … More Nine questions and answers on the 2019 Economic Survey of Italy

Nove domande e risposte sul Rapporto Economico sull’Italia 2019 dell’OCSE

April 8, 2019

By Laurence Boone, Mauro Pisu and Tim Bulman, OECD Economics Department Also available in English 1. L’Italia ha attuato le raccomandazioni dell’OCSE per anni, ma l’economia rimane debole. L’Italia, non dovrebbe cambiare approccio? L’Italia ha implementato alcune delle raccomandazioni dei passati Raporti dell’OCSE sull’Italia e queste hanno prodotto risultati. Per esempio: Precedenti Rapporti hanno raccomandato … More Nove domande e risposte sul Rapporto Economico sull’Italia 2019 dell’OCSE