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Effectiveness of tax incentives to boost (retirement) saving: theoretical motivation and empirical evidence

Household level evidence from the United States and the United Kingdom on the effectiveness of tax favours in boosting retirement saving. OECD Economic Studies No. 39.

United States: Competition Law and Policy in 2003-2004

In this report, the country summarizes the main developments in competition law and policy in 2003-2004.

OECD Conference on Public Environmental Policy and the Private Firm (14-15 June 2005, Washington DC)

Trade and Structural Adjustment: Sectoral Case Studies in Agriculture and Fisheries

Studies of the Mexico-USA avocado trade; Australian dairy industry; Chilean agro-food sector; Kenyan cut flower sector; agricultural reform in New Zealand; fisheries in Denmark and seafood in Thailand.

Trade and Structural Adjustment: Motor Vehicles; Health Services; International Sourcing of IT

Case studies include: motor vehicle sector in Japan, Poland, South Africa and Australia; health services in the USA and Mexico, Japan, Philippines and Thailand; international IT sourcing in the United States, India and Europe plus IBM and Infosys.

Trade and Structural Adjustment: Textiles & Clothing; Steel; Shipbuilding

Studies include: textile and clothing sectors in Bangladesh, Colombia, Lesotho, Mauritius, USA, Australia and the Slovak Republic; the steel industry in Europe and the US; and shipbuilding in the EU, Japan and Australia.

Tax Reform: An International Perspective

Speech by Mr. Jeffrey Owens, Head of the OECD's Centre for Tax Policy and Administration to the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform. This conference was held in San Francisco on 31 March 2005.

International production relocation and exports of services

The effect that international relocation of various types of production has on US exports of services is identified and compared. Economic Studies No. 38.

The challenges of narrowing the US current-account deficit and implications for other economies

Model simulations illustrate a number of channels through which the US current-account deficit could narrow and explore the implications across countries. Economic Studies No. 38.

Economic Policy Reforms 2005: the United States Country Note

This note, taken from Chapter 3 of Economic Policy Reforms, focuses on key structural policy priorities for the United States, supported by a comparative analysis of the indicators in Chapter 2. The note also presents individual structural indicators of economic and labour market performance as well as comparative indicators for the key policy priorities listed.