Competition: Economic Issues

The strength of product market competition plays an important role in economic growth and affects economic efficiency, the allocation of resources, and can also lead to improved labour market performance. The Economics Department is examining product market competition and economic performance in order to identify product market policies that are conducive to growth and employment.
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OECD Economic Survey of France 2009

28-Apr-2009

How is France affected by the global economic crisis and how can it eliminate the budget deficit? Can it raise employment rates for youth and older workers and should private research and development be supported by public funding? The Economic Survey looks at the policies needed to help pull the country out of the  recession and restore sustained growth.

OECD Secretary-General's speech "Beyond the crisis: for a stronger, cleaner, fairer world economy"

24-Mar-2009

At the China Development Forum on 21 March, Angel Gurría said "The crisis struck at a time of great global interdependence. Even those countries that were not at the epicentre of the initial financial turmoil and downturns in housing markets are now experiencing the reverberations from these shocks. Contrary to past financial and economic crises, this one is truly global".

Infrastructure investment: links to growth and the role of public policies

16-Mar-2009

Investment in network infrastructure – the energy, water, transport and telecommunication networks –which performs a vital role for the functioning of the economy, can contribute to raising growth and social welfare. But more is not always better.

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