22-December-2016
English
Over the past two decades, the income level of the Czech Republic has converged considerably towards the OECD average.
22-December-2016
English
Slovenia’s living standards measured in GDP per capita are currently some 20% below the EU15 average and have not yet reached their pre-crisis level.
20-December-2016
English, PDF, 1,325kb
This document describes and discusses a new supply side framework that quantifies the impact of structural reforms on per capita income in OECD countries.
19-December-2016
English
Turkey’s manufacturing sector has expanded considerably but not efficiently and competitively enough.
14-December-2016
English, PDF, 1,115kb
Given the enduring impact of severe recessions and financial crises, it is important to take measures to minimise the risk of such events. In so doing, the benefits of higher economic stability must be weighed against potential costs. Risk-mitigating measures can involve a trade-off between growth and crisis risk, thus the most cost-effective actions must be identified.
13-December-2016
English
A policy framework that does not unduly inhibit the creative destruction process is vital to sustaining productivity growth. Yet, a key question is what happens to workers who lose their jobs due to this process and what are the policies that minimise the costs of worker displacement?
17-November-2016
English
Widespread increases in inequality over the past three decades have raised the question of the distribution of the growth dividends.
11-October-2016
English
Measures that enable the acquisition of new skills and reduce mismatches between the demand and supply of existing skills can boost US economic growth and make its benefits more inclusive.
11-October-2016
English
Productivity growth has been sluggish since the Great Recession and had been slowing before it.