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No. 369 | 20 Nov 2003 |
Policies for an Ageing Society
This paper provides a synthesis of age-related developments and policies for a range of OECD countries, drawing on recent OECD work. It describes the expected impact of ageing on expenditure and fiscal pressures taking into account the current... |
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No. 368 | 08 Oct 2003 |
Financial Market Integration in the Euro Area
Although there is no single yardstick to gauge the degree of integration, there is ample evidence that financial markets in the euro area have some way to go before national demarcation lines will effectively disappear and financial market... |
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No. 367 | 29 Sept 2003 |
Recent and Prospective Trends in Real Long-Term Interest Rates
This paper documents some features of recent trends in bond yields and discusses the drivers of these trends. This includes a discussion of the relationship between fiscal balances and interest rates -- with a summary of key empirical results from... |
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No. 366 | 04 Sept 2003 |
Consolidating Germany's Finances
While the German federal fiscal system has been successful in promoting a high standard of living even in regions whose economic capacity is low, tensions have emerged. Firstly, it has been difficult to ensure a sustainable fiscal policy, and the... |
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No. 365 | 26 Aug 2003 |
Corporate Taxation of Foreign Direct Investment Income 1991-2001
This paper constructs indicators of tax burden on FDI in order to review their trends and cross-country patterns. Over the 1990s, the overall tax burden on inward FDI (measured by the effective marginal tax rates) fell by 8 percentage points,... |
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No. 364 | 22 Jul 2003 |
Indicator Models of Real GDP Growth in Selected OECD Countries
Accurate and timely information on the current state of economic activity is an important requirement for the policymaking process. Delays in the publication of official statistics mean that a complete picture of economic developments within a... |
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No. 363 | 02 Jul 2003 |
Post-Crisis Changes in Banking and Corporate Landscapes
This study investigates the relative importance of factors shaping banking and corporate landscapes in Thailand after 1997 through an empirical analysis of micro-data of Thai banks and firms. The results of the analysis of the bank data show that the... |
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No. 362 | 02 Jul 2003 |
Post-Crisis Changes in Banking and Corporate Landscapes in Dynamic Asia
This study investigates the changing relations between banks and their business customers in selected Asian emerging economies. These changes are manifest in declining bank lending growth and can be attributed to three major driving forces: cyclical... |
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No. 361 | 25 Jun 2003 |
After the Telecommunications Bubble
An unprecedented “boom and bust” investment cycle occurred in the high-tech industries at the turn of the century, in particular in the telecommunications sector. Regulatory reforms and technological innovation fuelled expectations of robust growth... |
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No. 360 | 19 Jun 2003 |
Controlling Public Spending in Iceland
This paper analyses the main features of Iceland’s public expenditure and addresses some key policy issues. While overall public spending is not high compared with Iceland’s Nordic neighbours, other OECD countries have made more progress in reining... |
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No. 359 | 17 Jun 2003 |
Policies and International Integration
This paper assesses the importance of border and non-border policies for global economic integration. The focus is on four widely-advocated policies: removing explicit restrictions to trade and FDI; promoting domestic competition; improving the... |
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No. 358 | 17 Jun 2003 |
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Spending in Finland
Finland is committed to high quality and extensive public services and a high level of income redistribution. The heavy tax burden these commitments require is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain due to tax competition and the need to... |
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No. 357 | 02 Jun 2003 |
Measures Of Restrictions on Inward Foreign Direct Investment for OECD Countries
This paper provides new measures of restrictions on inward foreign direct investment (FDI) for OECD countries. Several different types of restrictions are considered: limitations on foreign ownership, screening or notification procedures, and... |
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No. 356 | 28 May 2003 |
Tax Incentives and House Price Volatility in the Euro Area
A problem associated with inflation differentials in monetary unions is that the “crowding-in” effect of lower real interest rates associated with high inflation will initially outweigh the loss of competitiveness (crowding out). The crowding-in... |
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No. 355 | 27 May 2003 |
Structural Policies and Growth
In contrast to what has happened throughout the 1960s and 1970s, some of the largest EU countries and Japan are no longer closing the income gap vis-à-vis the United States. Worse, the gap may even be widening since the mid-1990s. While in the case... |
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No. 354 | 15 May 2003 |
Tax Reform in Belgium
Belgium has a heavy tax burden which has mainly fallen on labour as international tax competition has limited the scope to which this burden could be imposed on capital. This has raised concerns about possible adverse labour market impacts from such... |
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No. 353 | 30 Apr 2003 |
Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Performance
This paper analyses the major changes in both monetary and fiscal policy that have taken place over the past two decades and, within the limits of the existing empirical research, evaluates the overall costs and benefits for the OECD economies. The... |
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No. 352 | 25 Mar 2003 |
Regulation and Investment
One commonly held view about the difference between continental European countries and other OECD countries, especially the United States, is that the heavy regulation of Europe reduces its growth. Using newly assembled data on regulation in several... |
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No. 351 | 03 Mar 2003 |
Discretionary Fiscal Policy and Elections
An early criticism of the Stability and Growth Pact has pointed to its asymmetric nature and the weak mechanisms to prevent politically-motivated fiscal policies: its constraints would bite in downswings but not in upswings, especially if in the... |
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No. 350 | 27 Feb 2003 |
The US Health System
This paper assesses the performance of the United States health system in an international context and discusses potential directions for reform. The US health system is unique among OECD countries in its heavy reliance on the private sector for both... |
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Policies for an Ageing Society
Bernard Casey, Howard Oxley, Edward Whitehouse, Pablo Antolín, Romain Duval et Willi Leibfritz
20 Nov 2003
This paper provides a synthesis of age-related developments and policies for a range of OECD countries, drawing on recent OECD work. It describes the expected impact of ageing on expenditure and fiscal pressures taking into account the current...
Financial Market Integration in the Euro Area
Carl Gjersem
08 Oct 2003
Although there is no single yardstick to gauge the degree of integration, there is ample evidence that financial markets in the euro area have some way to go before national demarcation lines will effectively disappear and financial market...
Recent and Prospective Trends in Real Long-Term Interest Rates
Anne-Marie Brook
29 Sept 2003
This paper documents some features of recent trends in bond yields and discusses the drivers of these trends. This includes a discussion of the relationship between fiscal balances and interest rates -- with a summary of key empirical results from...
Consolidating Germany's Finances
Eckhard Wurzel
04 Sept 2003
While the German federal fiscal system has been successful in promoting a high standard of living even in regions whose economic capacity is low, tensions have emerged. Firstly, it has been difficult to ensure a sustainable fiscal policy, and the...
Corporate Taxation of Foreign Direct Investment Income 1991-2001
Kwang-Yeol Yoo
26 Aug 2003
This paper constructs indicators of tax burden on FDI in order to review their trends and cross-country patterns. Over the 1990s, the overall tax burden on inward FDI (measured by the effective marginal tax rates) fell by 8 percentage points,...
Indicator Models of Real GDP Growth in Selected OECD Countries
Franck Sédillot et Nigel Pain
22 Jul 2003
Accurate and timely information on the current state of economic activity is an important requirement for the policymaking process. Delays in the publication of official statistics mean that a complete picture of economic developments within a...
Post-Crisis Changes in Banking and Corporate Landscapes
Margit Molnar
02 Jul 2003
This study investigates the relative importance of factors shaping banking and corporate landscapes in Thailand after 1997 through an empirical analysis of micro-data of Thai banks and firms. The results of the analysis of the bank data show that the...
Post-Crisis Changes in Banking and Corporate Landscapes in Dynamic Asia
Margit Molnar
02 Jul 2003
This study investigates the changing relations between banks and their business customers in selected Asian emerging economies. These changes are manifest in declining bank lending growth and can be attributed to three major driving forces: cyclical...
After the Telecommunications Bubble
Patrick Lenain et Sam Paltridge
25 Jun 2003
An unprecedented “boom and bust” investment cycle occurred in the high-tech industries at the turn of the century, in particular in the telecommunications sector. Regulatory reforms and technological innovation fuelled expectations of robust growth...
Controlling Public Spending in Iceland
Hannes Suppanz
19 Jun 2003
This paper analyses the main features of Iceland’s public expenditure and addresses some key policy issues. While overall public spending is not high compared with Iceland’s Nordic neighbours, other OECD countries have made more progress in reining...
Policies and International Integration
Giuseppe Nicoletti, Stephen S. Golub, Dana Hajkova, Daniel Mirza et Kwang-Yeol Yoo
17 Jun 2003
This paper assesses the importance of border and non-border policies for global economic integration. The focus is on four widely-advocated policies: removing explicit restrictions to trade and FDI; promoting domestic competition; improving the...
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Spending in Finland
Philip Hemmings, David Turner et Seija Parviainen
17 Jun 2003
Finland is committed to high quality and extensive public services and a high level of income redistribution. The heavy tax burden these commitments require is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain due to tax competition and the need to...
Measures Of Restrictions on Inward Foreign Direct Investment for OECD Countries
Stephen S. Golub
02 Jun 2003
This paper provides new measures of restrictions on inward foreign direct investment (FDI) for OECD countries. Several different types of restrictions are considered: limitations on foreign ownership, screening or notification procedures, and...
Tax Incentives and House Price Volatility in the Euro Area
Paul van den Noord
28 May 2003
A problem associated with inflation differentials in monetary unions is that the “crowding-in” effect of lower real interest rates associated with high inflation will initially outweigh the loss of competitiveness (crowding out). The crowding-in...
Structural Policies and Growth
Alain de Serres
27 May 2003
In contrast to what has happened throughout the 1960s and 1970s, some of the largest EU countries and Japan are no longer closing the income gap vis-à-vis the United States. Worse, the gap may even be widening since the mid-1990s. While in the case...
Tax Reform in Belgium
David Carey
15 May 2003
Belgium has a heavy tax burden which has mainly fallen on labour as international tax competition has limited the scope to which this burden could be imposed on capital. This has raised concerns about possible adverse labour market impacts from such...
Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Performance
Pedro de Lima, Alain de Serres et Mike Kennedy
30 Apr 2003
This paper analyses the major changes in both monetary and fiscal policy that have taken place over the past two decades and, within the limits of the existing empirical research, evaluates the overall costs and benefits for the OECD economies. The...
Regulation and Investment
Alberto Alesina, Silvia Ardagna, Giuseppe Nicoletti et Fabio Schiantarelli
25 Mar 2003
One commonly held view about the difference between continental European countries and other OECD countries, especially the United States, is that the heavy regulation of Europe reduces its growth. Using newly assembled data on regulation in several...
Discretionary Fiscal Policy and Elections
Marco Buti et Paul van den Noord
03 Mar 2003
An early criticism of the Stability and Growth Pact has pointed to its asymmetric nature and the weak mechanisms to prevent politically-motivated fiscal policies: its constraints would bite in downswings but not in upswings, especially if in the...
The US Health System
Elizabeth Docteur, Hannes Suppanz et Jaejoon Woo
27 Feb 2003
This paper assesses the performance of the United States health system in an international context and discusses potential directions for reform. The US health system is unique among OECD countries in its heavy reliance on the private sector for both...