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The heat is on: Heat stress, productivity and adaptation among firms

Reading Time: 5 minutesBy Hélia Costa, Guido Franco, Filiz Unsal, Sarath Mudigonda, Maria Paula Caldas. The pace of temperature increase has been steadily… Read More »The heat is on: Heat stress, productivity and adaptation among firms

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Greece: Boosting firm growth and innovation to raise living standards 

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Antoine Goujard and Timo Leidecker The Greek economy has weathered recent crises well and GDP growth has outpaced the… Read More »Greece: Boosting firm growth and innovation to raise living standards 

Is raising the normal retirement age a good policy? A new OECD model sheds light on employment effects

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Hermes Morgavi, OECD Economics Department In many developed and ageing countries, pension reforms are crucial yet often controversial. One… Read More »Is raising the normal retirement age a good policy? A new OECD model sheds light on employment effects

Measuring labour input: Is it about quantity, quality, or both?

Reading Time: 5 minutesBy Ashley Ward and Belén Zinni Human capital, the stock of knowledge and skills embodied in people, is a key… Read More »Measuring labour input: Is it about quantity, quality, or both?

Pathways to Prosperity: Key Reforms for a Thriving Peru

Reading Time: 4 minutesTambién disponible en español By Paula Garda and Michael Koelle, OECD Economics Department Peru has made significant strides over the… Read More »Pathways to Prosperity: Key Reforms for a Thriving Peru

On the path to the top league: sustaining Croatia’s convergence

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Tim Bulman, OECD Economics Department Croatia, with a population of four million and independent as of three decades ago… Read More »On the path to the top league: sustaining Croatia’s convergence

Inflation factors: how returns to capital and labour have contributed to domestic inflation pressures

Reading Time: 5 minutesBy Geoff Barnard and Patrice Ollivaud, OECD Economics Department With the upsurge in inflation in 2021-22 in many countries creating… Read More »Inflation factors: how returns to capital and labour have contributed to domestic inflation pressures

Tackling tightness in the Dutch labour market

Reading Time: 4 minutesLabour-saving innovation alone is unlikely to reduce overall labour demand. To lift supply, childcare, immigration, and adult training need an overhaul.

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Employment in Sweden: aiming high

Reading Time: 3 minutesby Hyunjeong Hwang, OECD Economics Department Sweden has a very high labour force participation rate and one of the highest… Read More »Employment in Sweden: aiming high