Addressing labour market challenges for sustainable and inclusive growth in Israel
To improve labour market outcomes, Israel needs reforms in three broad areas: improving skills, fostering labour market participation, and increasing job mobility.
skills
Updating the Polish economy: how to digitalise and boost productivity
Digitalisation in Poland requires more investment and upgrading of skills to boost productivity.
The United Kingdom: Stronger growth needs significant productivity improvements across regions
Raising productivity requires more investment, re-and up-skilling to facilitate worker’s relocation and better use of existing skills to address shortages.
Continuing the reform process in France to improve job and income prospects
by Nicola Brandt and Pierre Guérin, France Desk, Country Studies Branch, OECD Economics Department Economic growth is strengthening in France,… Read More »Continuing the reform process in France to improve job and income prospects
Retraining can enable ageing Slovenians to keep pace with new technologies
by Rory O’Farrell, Slovenia Desk, OECD Economics Department While workers in many OECD countries are worried whether robots will take… Read More »Retraining can enable ageing Slovenians to keep pace with new technologies
Raising skills holds the key to higher living standards and well-being in Portugal
by Sonia Araujo, Country Studies Branch, OECD Economics Department For each hour worked Portugal produces about half of the output… Read More »Raising skills holds the key to higher living standards and well-being in Portugal
Structural reforms in a difficult time
By Naomitsu Yashiro, Structural Surveillance Division, OECD Economics Department The pace of structural reforms is slowing just when the world… Read More »Structural reforms in a difficult time
Vocational education after transition in Poland
by Nicola Brandt, Head of Poland Desk, OECD Economics Department Adapting vocational education to the needs of a market economy… Read More »Vocational education after transition in Poland
Ireland…trading in the global talent pool.
by David Haugh, Head of the Ireland Desk, OECD Economics Department Passing through Dublin airport’s sparkling, spacious Terminal 2, sprinkled… Read More »Ireland…trading in the global talent pool.
The refugee crisis: a challenge but also an opportunity for improving policies to integrate immigrants into the Dutch labour market
By Gabor Fulop, Analyst, & Rafal Kierzenkowski, Senior Economist The Netherlands Desk, Country Studies, OECD Economics Department The ongoing refugee… Read More »The refugee crisis: a challenge but also an opportunity for improving policies to integrate immigrants into the Dutch labour market