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Housing plays an important role in OECD economies. House-building makes a big contribution to overall economic activity and jobs while property is usually the main investment asset of households. Housing and interest rate policies have a major influence on property market trends. Bookmark this page: www.oecd.org/eco/structural/housing.
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22-May-2008
The Korean government has introduced five policy packages since August 2005 to stabilise house prices, mainly due to concerns about possible spill-overs from the capital region to other parts of the country, even though the increase on a nation-wide basis has been modest compared to other OECD countries.
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16-Apr-2008
The Chilean authorities plan to raise budgetary allocations over the medium term for a variety of social programmes, including education, health care and housing. This incremental spending will need to be carried out in a cost efficient manner to make sure that it yields commensurate improvements in social outcomes. Chile’s health indicators show that it fares relatively well in relation to comparator countries in the OECD area and in Latin America.
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How deep is the impact of the recent oil and credit shocks on the productive potential of OECD economies?
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