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Thailand’s fiscal crossroads: Time to act before pressures mount

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Jens Arnold, Charles Dennery and Philip Hemmings, OECD Economics Department Thailand’s public debt is set to climb past 65%… Read More »Thailand’s fiscal crossroads: Time to act before pressures mount

Un sector público más digital para una América Latina más productiva

Reading Time: 5 minutesJens Arnold, Aida Caldera, Priscilla Fialho, Paula Garda, Alberto González Pandiella, Michael Koelle, Alessandro Maravalle, Dimitris Mavridis, Claudia Ramírez y… Read More »Un sector público más digital para una América Latina más productiva

Making Reforms Happen in Latin America: Key Insights from the IMF–OECD High-Level Conference

Reading Time: 3 minutesSenior policymakers, ministers, academics and experts gathered in Montevideo on 17 and 18 November for the IMF–OECD High-Level Conference “Making… Read More »Making Reforms Happen in Latin America: Key Insights from the IMF–OECD High-Level Conference

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Romper el círculo vicioso entre productividad e informalidad en América Latina: Reflexiones de la Conferencia Ministerial 2025 en Lima

Reading Time: 6 minutesPor Paula Garda, Jens Arnold, Luca Marcolin, Departamento de Economía de la OCDE Disponible en inglés Alrededor la mitad de… Read More »Romper el círculo vicioso entre productividad e informalidad en América Latina: Reflexiones de la Conferencia Ministerial 2025 en Lima

Harvesting in Guatemalal

Breaking the vicious cycle between productivity and informality in Latin America: Insights from the 2025 Ministerial Conference in Lima

Reading Time: 5 minutesBy Paula Garda, Jens Arnold, Luca Marcolin, OECD Economics Department Available in Spanish Around half of all workers in Latin… Read More »Breaking the vicious cycle between productivity and informality in Latin America: Insights from the 2025 Ministerial Conference in Lima

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The hidden carbon markets: how forests can balance emissions

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How OECD Economic Surveys reveal the drivers of deforestation, and the policy tools to stop it
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The fiscal impact of population ageing: How can we afford getting older?

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou and Hermes Morgavi, OECD. Populations are ageing in most countries, including emerging economies. The share of population… Read More »The fiscal impact of population ageing: How can we afford getting older?

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A balancing act: Reforms to tackle the Dutch housing crunch

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To ensure affordability, the government should rebalance tax incentives, reform the rent control system, and make it easier to build.
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Reducing public debt: When growth meets sound fiscal policy

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Álvaro Pina, Mauricio Hitschfeld and Takashi Miyahara, OECD. Across the OECD, public debt reached 112% of GDP at the… Read More »Reducing public debt: When growth meets sound fiscal policy

Monetary policy and productivity: Unpacking multifaceted links

Reading Time: 5 minutesBy Guido Franco and Filiz Unsal, OECD. Over the past decades, productivity growth has experienced a significant slowdown across most… Read More »Monetary policy and productivity: Unpacking multifaceted links