By Federica De Pace As in many OECD countries, housing affordability deteriorated in Slovakia before the energy crisis. Between 2015… Read More »Addressing housing market challenges in the Slovak Republic
By Erik Frohm The COVID-19 pandemic and escalating conflicts, such as Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, have sent shockwaves… Read More »Strengthening economic resilience in Switzerland through trade
By Sara Calligaris, Gabriele Ciminelli, Hélia Costa, Chiara Criscuolo, Lilas Demmou, Isabelle Desnoyers-James, Guido Franco and Rudy Verlhac[1] Three years… Read More »Employment dynamics across firms during COVID-19: The role of job retention schemes
By Pierre-Alain Pionnier and Donal Smith After a strong demand-based recovery from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hungary’s… Read More »Strengthening the recovery and accelerating the green transition in Hungary
by Geoff Barnard and Patrice Ollivaud, OECD Economics Department In most advanced economies, the estimated level of excess household savings… Read More »Whither excess household savings? A key known unknown
By Hélia Costa, Lilas Demmou, Guido Franco, Stefan Lamp The ambitious targets set by many OECD countries to become carbon… Read More »Making the grass greener: the role of firms’ financial and managerial capacity in paving the way to the green transition
By Christine de La Maisonneuve, Balazs Égert and Dave Turner, OECD Economics Department The importance of education is frequently emphasised… Read More »Quantifying the link between educational policies and macroeconomic productivity
by Aida Caldera, Paula Garda, Alberto Gonzalez-Pandiella, Alessandro Maravalle and Elena Vidal, OECD Economics Department The number of independent fiscal institutions (IFIs) across… Read More »Enhancing independent fiscal institutions in Latin America: a roadmap based on practical lessons from OECD countries
by Cyrille Schwellnus Italy has weathered recent crises well, but growth is now slowing amid tightening financial conditions. Public debt… Read More »Restoring growth and tackling public debt in Italy
By Jonathan Smith, OECD Economic Department Denmark has for many years enjoyed a well-functioning labour market. Employment levels have reached new… Read More »Navigating changing demand in skills in Denmark through the demographic, digital and green transitions