What has been holding back investment?
By Dennis Dlugosch, Max Glanville, John Hooley, Fatih Ozturk and Ben Westmore, OECD. Despite strong corporate profits and historically low… Read More »What has been holding back investment?
Winds of change: The effects of tariffs on equity markets
By Caroline Roulet and Srdan Tatomir The international trade landscape is changing. The new tariffs introduced by the United States… Read More »Winds of change: The effects of tariffs on equity markets
Iceland: Starting the reform engine to maintain high living standards
By Hansjörg Blöchliger Rather small, rather remote, and prone to volcanic shocks — Iceland might not seem predestined for economic… Read More »Iceland: Starting the reform engine to maintain high living standards
New time-series data shed light on regulatory trends in energy, transport, and telecoms since 1975
By Cassie Castle, OECD. The OECD has released the 2023 update of its Energy, Transport & Communication Regulation (ETCR) indicators.… Read More »New time-series data shed light on regulatory trends in energy, transport, and telecoms since 1975
Higher defence spending brings forward hard fiscal policy choices and has an uncertain economic impact
By Ben Conigrave, OECD. After falling relative to overall public expenditure and GDP in the three decades after the Cold… Read More »Higher defence spending brings forward hard fiscal policy choices and has an uncertain economic impact
Developments in Artificial Intelligence markets: New evidence on model characteristics, prices and providers
By Christophe André, Manuel Bétin, Peter Gal and Paul Peltier. The release of Deepseek’s R1 model on January 20th stunned… Read More »Developments in Artificial Intelligence markets: New evidence on model characteristics, prices and providers
Boosting business sector productivity in Canada
Katja Schmidt & Gilles Thirion, OECD. Canada’s economy has shown resilience to crisis, including the recent Covid19-crisis. However, growth in… Read More »Boosting business sector productivity in Canada
Deutschland: Regionale Entwicklung im Strukturwandel fördern
Lesen Sie den Blog auf Englisch By Robert Grundke, Enes Sunel Deutschland ist ein stark dezentralisierter Föderalstaat mit großen wirtschaftlichen… Read More »Deutschland: Regionale Entwicklung im Strukturwandel fördern
Germany: Fostering regional development in times of structural change
By Robert Grundke, Enes Sunel Read the blog in German Germany is a highly decentralised federal country with significant regional… Read More »Germany: Fostering regional development in times of structural change
How Sweden can strengthen climate resilience now
By HyunJeong Hwang Sweden is warming at nearly twice the global average pace. Coastal erosion, flooding, and extreme weather events… Read More »How Sweden can strengthen climate resilience now