11-June-2010
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Israel’s education system produces many tertiary graduates but there are wide gaps across society and core skills at secondary school are weak, as discussed in this working paper.
11-June-2010
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Despite some best-practice policies, challenges remain in raising employment and lowering poverty, particularly among Arab-Israeli and Ultra-orthodox households, as discussed in this working paper.
11-June-2010
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Monetary policy and inflation prospects are broadly sound in Israel, but significant challenges remain for fiscal policy in reducing public debt, as discussed in this working paper.
9-June-2010
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European energy policy faces a number of interrelated challenges, including making the transition to a low–carbon economy, increasing cross–border competition in electricity and gas markets and diversifying Europe’s energy supply.
9-June-2010
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Rapid economic growth over the past two decades has substantially increased employment in Luxembourg, which has largely been met by in–flows of cross–border workers and, to a lesser extent, immigration.
8-June-2010
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The potential growth rate of the economy has been low for a long time and the crisis has had a further adverse impact, as discussed in this working paper.
11-May-2010
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Further fiscal easing in late 2008 and early 2009 contributed to a markedly widening fiscal deficit in 2010. A newly enacted fiscal rule will help bring public finances back to a sustainable path, as discussed in this working paper.
10-March-2010
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Many propositions have been made to explain the increase in the German household saving rate since the year 2000 from an individual country perspective but most of them focus on partial aspects, as discussed in this working paper.
18-December-2009
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Individual elements in the Belgian tax system affect the growth process through different channels and to a varying degree.
18-December-2009
English
The paper discusses the current state of fiscal relations across levels of government in Belgium and how it has developed over time.