Economic and social reforms undertaken over the past two decades have driven Peruvian efforts to achieve sustainable economic growth and important reductions in poverty. Against a context of weak global growth, Peru will need to diversify its economy, boost skills, reinforce productivity across the labour force and unleash the potential of all regions in order to spur more inclusive national growth.
Economic recovery is progressing in the world’s advanced economies, but stagnating world trade and deteriorating conditions in financial markets are curbing growth prospects in many of the major emerging economies, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Outlook.
Economic reforms have helped Slovenia recover from the crisis, but further action is needed to strengthen the banking and corporate sectors, stabilise debt and create jobs, according to the latest OECD Economic Survey of Slovenia.
Economic participation of women in the labour force or as entrepreneurs is low compared to peers and has declined over the past decades despite strong growth. The gap with men is over 50% - the largest among key emerging markets.
Economic recovery is picking up in the Slovak Republic, but regional disparities and high unemployment must be addressed to ensure balanced inclusive growth over the long-term, according to the latest OECD Economic Survey of the Slovak Republic.
Economists have traditionally been very cautious when studying the interaction between employment and health because of the two-way causal relationship between these two variables: health status influences the probability of being employed and, at the same time, working affects the health status.
Economic recovery in the United States is stronger than in most OECD countries, but it will remain sluggish unless new reforms are launched to boost growth, according to OECD’s latest Economic Survey of the United States.
This study reviews the existing literature on the link between economic policies and economic stability at the firm and household level. Based on firm-level and household-level data for a wide range of OECD countries, it also provides preliminary results on sources and patterns of microeconomic volatility.
This paper provides an assessment of how households’ income has fared compared with GDP. While the prime focus is on incomes around the median, attention is paid also to the bottom of the income distribution.
Extreme volatility during the global financial crisis complicated economic forecasting, leading to large errors that underline the need for better modelling methods and new approaches for making and presenting projections.
Italy has made a major effort to speed up long-overdue economic reforms but it is now essential to maintain the momentum, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said today in Rome.
The global economy has slowed, with key European countries entering a recession that is now impacting worldwide, the OECD said in its latest Interim Economic Assessment.Interim Economic Assessment
The United States should do more to foster innovation and provide more equitable access to high-quality education in order to maintain its status as the world's most vibrant and productive economy, according to OECD's latest Economic Survey of the United States.
Canada has weathered the global economic crisis comparatively well but will have to become more productive to sustain its high standard of living, according to OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Canada.
Canada has weathered the global economic crisis comparatively well but will have to become more productive to sustain its high standard of living, according to OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Canada.
Economic policy should be better designed to bring about more inclusive growth, ensuring that the benefits of increased prosperity are shared more evenly across society, according to a new report from the OECD and the World Bank.
The global economy is recovering, but confidence is extremely uneven across different regions, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Outlook. European governments must take greater action to ensure that the crisis in the euro area does not derail the recovery.
Poland has been a strong performer across the OECD through the global economic crisis, growing much faster than most other countries and making impressive steps toward reducing the income gap with its European Union partners, according to the OECD’s latest economic survey.
Euro area finance ministers meeting this week need to boost the firepower of the European stability funds to at least one trillion euros in order to restore market confidence, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said today.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.
This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.