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No. 347 | 13 Jan 2003 |
Regulation, Productivity and Growth
In this paper, we relate the scope and depth of regulatory reforms to growth outcomes in OECD countries. By means of a new set of quantitative indicators of regulation, we show that the cross-country variation of regulatory settings has increased in... |
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No. 346 | 12 Dec 2002 |
Public Expenditure Management in Poland
This paper assesses the public expenditure system in Poland and the scope for its reform. Though a number of important steps to control the future evolution of spending, such as pension reform and healthcare reform, have already made in Poland, much... |
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No. 345 | 10 Dec 2002 |
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Expenditure in Sweden
This paper analyses the main features of Sweden’s public expenditure and addresses some key policy issues. Public spending is high relative to GDP, reflecting the wide support for the Swedish welfare state. The institutional framework within which... |
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No. 344 | 03 Dec 2002 |
The Decline in Private Saving Rates in the 1990s in OECD Countries
The substantial decline in private-sector saving rates observed in several OECD countries in the late 1990s coincided in several cases with a sharp increase in household financial net worth. This was seen by many observers as evidence that the strong... |
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No. 343 | 03 Oct 2002 |
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Spending in Norway
Public spending is very high in Norway, partly reflecting an extensive coverage of the welfare system and ambitious regional development objectives. Moreover, several institutional features contribute to dampening the cost-effectiveness of many... |
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No. 342 | 25 Sept 2002 |
Productivity and Convergence in a Panel of OECD Industries
We analyse the impact of innovation activity and product and labour market institutions on multi-factor productivity in a panel of 23 industries in 18 OECD countries using a novel harmonised database. First, we provide evidence of convergence in... |
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No. 341 | 06 Sept 2002 |
Managing Public Expenditure
The UK medium-term budgetary framework introduced in 1997 addressed a number of weaknesses of the former regime, notably a bias against capital expenditure and, more generally, poor conditions for longerterm planning adversely affecting central... |
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No. 340 | 23 Aug 2002 |
The Brazilian Pension System
Brazil’s public pension expenditure is about 9 per cent of GDP, above the OECD average. Given that OECD countries are generally not only wealthier, but also significantly older, Brazil’s pension expenditures are clearly excessive, draining resources... |
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No. 339 | 23 Aug 2002 |
Challenges in the Mexican Financial Sector
The Mexican banking crisis of 1994/95 necessitated a major government rescue operation - estimated to have cost about 20 per cent of GDP. Since then, financial sector reforms have been implemented and the performance of the Mexican financial system... |
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No. 338 | 14 Aug 2002 |
Coping with Population Ageing in Hungary
This paper examines economic challenges posed by the combination of an ageing and declining population in Hungary and develops policy-oriented recommendations for addressing them. The authors identify the scale and specific properties of the... |
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No. 337 | 02 Aug 2002 |
Next Steps for Public Spending in New Zealand
This paper reviews public expenditure in New Zealand and the scope for further progress. Since the mid-1980s, New Zealand has been a world leader in public management reforms. Government agencies have been transformed by delegating managerial... |
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No. 336 | 30 Jul 2002 |
Strengthening the Management of Public Spending in Hungary
This paper analyses the Hungarian public expenditure system and develops policy-oriented recommendations for its improvement. Despite substantial progress achieved in the management of public finances over the 1990s, the level of public expenditure... |
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No. 335 | 26 Jul 2002 |
Automatic Stabilisers and Market Flexibility in EMU
It is often claimed that tax and welfare reforms that aim at enhancing efficiency may come at the cost of cyclical stabilisation. Reducing the generosity of welfare systems and lowering taxes may boost efficiency and output, and improve market... |
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No. 334 | 17 Jul 2002 |
The Economic Consequences of Terrorism
The unprecedented 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States caused massive casualties and damage, and ushered in an era of greater uncertainty. While a prompt and vigorous policy response helped limit the immediate economic impact of... |
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No. 333 | 11 Jul 2002 |
Investment in Human Capital Through Post-Compulsory Education and Training
This paper examines various efficiency and equity aspects related to the skill acquisition of young people and older adults. The analysis suggests that such human capital investment is associated with significant labour-market gains for individuals,... |
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No. 332 | 05 Jul 2002 |
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Spending in Switzerland
Switzerland is a highly decentralised country with large spending and revenue-raising powers devolved to cantons and municipalities. The federal system, in combination with an extensive use of direct democracy, has contributed to keep public spending... |
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No. 331 | 06 Jun 2002 |
Competition and Efficiency in Publicly Funded Services
This paper reviews the extent to which OECD countries have opened the provision of publicly funded services to competition among public and private suppliers. The paper lays out an analytical framework identifying the inherent incentive and... |
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No. 330 | 23 May 2002 |
Policy Pre-Commitment and Institutional Design
Currency boards have been portrayed as an extreme way of creating currency quality and improving monetary policy credibility in emerging market economies. Yet the link between currency board operations and credibility is far from obvious. Indeed,... |
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No. 329 | 23 Apr 2002 |
The Role of Policy and Institutions for Productivity and Firm Dynamics
This paper presents empirical evidence on the role that policy and institutional settings in both product and labour market play for productivity and firm dynamics. It exploits a new firm-level database for ten OECD countries and industry-level data... |
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No. 328 | 23 Apr 2002 |
Improving the Efficiency and Sustainability of Public Expenditure in the Czech Republic
This paper reviews the public expenditure system in the Czech Republic and the scope for its reform. In recent years much progress has been made in improving the transparency and management of government finances. Nevertheless, the budget and policy... |
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Regulation, Productivity and Growth
Giuseppe Nicoletti et Stefano Scarpetta
13 Jan 2003
In this paper, we relate the scope and depth of regulatory reforms to growth outcomes in OECD countries. By means of a new set of quantitative indicators of regulation, we show that the cross-country variation of regulatory settings has increased in...
Public Expenditure Management in Poland
Andrew Burns et Kwang-Yeol Yoo
12 Dec 2002
This paper assesses the public expenditure system in Poland and the scope for its reform. Though a number of important steps to control the future evolution of spending, such as pension reform and healthcare reform, have already made in Poland, much...
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Expenditure in Sweden
Deborah Roseveare
10 Dec 2002
This paper analyses the main features of Sweden’s public expenditure and addresses some key policy issues. Public spending is high relative to GDP, reflecting the wide support for the Swedish welfare state. The institutional framework within which...
The Decline in Private Saving Rates in the 1990s in OECD Countries
Alain de Serres et Florian Pelgrin
03 Dec 2002
The substantial decline in private-sector saving rates observed in several OECD countries in the late 1990s coincided in several cases with a sharp increase in household financial net worth. This was seen by many observers as evidence that the strong...
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Spending in Norway
Isabelle Joumard et Wim Suyker
03 Oct 2002
Public spending is very high in Norway, partly reflecting an extensive coverage of the welfare system and ambitious regional development objectives. Moreover, several institutional features contribute to dampening the cost-effectiveness of many...
Productivity and Convergence in a Panel of OECD Industries
Stefano Scarpetta et Thierry Tressel
25 Sept 2002
We analyse the impact of innovation activity and product and labour market institutions on multi-factor productivity in a panel of 23 industries in 18 OECD countries using a novel harmonised database. First, we provide evidence of convergence in...
Managing Public Expenditure
Paul van den Noord
06 Sept 2002
The UK medium-term budgetary framework introduced in 1997 addressed a number of weaknesses of the former regime, notably a bias against capital expenditure and, more generally, poor conditions for longerterm planning adversely affecting central...
The Brazilian Pension System
Marcos Bonturi
23 Aug 2002
Brazil’s public pension expenditure is about 9 per cent of GDP, above the OECD average. Given that OECD countries are generally not only wealthier, but also significantly older, Brazil’s pension expenditures are clearly excessive, draining resources...
Challenges in the Mexican Financial Sector
Marcos Bonturi
23 Aug 2002
The Mexican banking crisis of 1994/95 necessitated a major government rescue operation - estimated to have cost about 20 per cent of GDP. Since then, financial sector reforms have been implemented and the performance of the Mexican financial system...
Coping with Population Ageing in Hungary
Andrew Burns et Jaromir Cekota
14 Aug 2002
This paper examines economic challenges posed by the combination of an ageing and declining population in Hungary and develops policy-oriented recommendations for addressing them. The authors identify the scale and specific properties of the...
Next Steps for Public Spending in New Zealand
David Rae
02 Aug 2002
This paper reviews public expenditure in New Zealand and the scope for further progress. Since the mid-1980s, New Zealand has been a world leader in public management reforms. Government agencies have been transformed by delegating managerial...
Strengthening the Management of Public Spending in Hungary
Jaromir Cekota, Rauf Gönenç et Kwang-Yeol Yoo
30 Jul 2002
This paper analyses the Hungarian public expenditure system and develops policy-oriented recommendations for its improvement. Despite substantial progress achieved in the management of public finances over the 1990s, the level of public expenditure...
Automatic Stabilisers and Market Flexibility in EMU
Marco Buti, Carlos Martinez-Mongay, Khalid Sekkat et Paul van den Noord
26 Jul 2002
It is often claimed that tax and welfare reforms that aim at enhancing efficiency may come at the cost of cyclical stabilisation. Reducing the generosity of welfare systems and lowering taxes may boost efficiency and output, and improve market...
The Economic Consequences of Terrorism
Patrick Lenain, Marcos Bonturi et Vincent Koen
17 Jul 2002
The unprecedented 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States caused massive casualties and damage, and ushered in an era of greater uncertainty. While a prompt and vigorous policy response helped limit the immediate economic impact of...
Investment in Human Capital Through Post-Compulsory Education and Training
Sveinbjörn Blöndal, Simon Field et Nathalie Girouard
11 Jul 2002
This paper examines various efficiency and equity aspects related to the skill acquisition of young people and older adults. The analysis suggests that such human capital investment is associated with significant labour-market gains for individuals,...
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Spending in Switzerland
Isabelle Joumard et Claude Giorno
05 Jul 2002
Switzerland is a highly decentralised country with large spending and revenue-raising powers devolved to cantons and municipalities. The federal system, in combination with an extensive use of direct democracy, has contributed to keep public spending...
Competition and Efficiency in Publicly Funded Services
Jens Lundsgaard
06 Jun 2002
This paper reviews the extent to which OECD countries have opened the provision of publicly funded services to competition among public and private suppliers. The paper lays out an analytical framework identifying the inherent incentive and...
Policy Pre-Commitment and Institutional Design
Marie-Thérèse Camilleri Gilson
23 May 2002
Currency boards have been portrayed as an extreme way of creating currency quality and improving monetary policy credibility in emerging market economies. Yet the link between currency board operations and credibility is far from obvious. Indeed,...
The Role of Policy and Institutions for Productivity and Firm Dynamics
Stefano Scarpetta, Philip Hemmings, Thierry Tressel et Jaejoon Woo
23 Apr 2002
This paper presents empirical evidence on the role that policy and institutional settings in both product and labour market play for productivity and firm dynamics. It exploits a new firm-level database for ten OECD countries and industry-level data...
Improving the Efficiency and Sustainability of Public Expenditure in the Czech Republic
Andrew Burns et Kwang-Yeol Yoo
23 Apr 2002
This paper reviews the public expenditure system in the Czech Republic and the scope for its reform. In recent years much progress has been made in improving the transparency and management of government finances. Nevertheless, the budget and policy...