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10/10/2005 - The OECD will publish its latest economic survey of the United Kingdom, including a special study on innovation, on Wednesday 12 October 2005.
The survey will be available to journalists in English on the OECD’s password-protected website at 11.00 a.m. Paris time (09:00 GMT, 10.00 a.m. in London) for immediate release.
A Policy Brief with the main conclusions will be freely accessible in pdf format (in English and French) on the OECD’s web site at www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/uk. You are invited to include this internet link in reports on the survey.
The publication is divided into the following chapters:
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Assessment and recommendations,
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Key challenges: translating a resilient macroeconomic performance into faster growth in living standards,
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Housing: raising responsiveness of supply,
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Public services and infrastructure: tracking the improvements,
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Pensions: options for reform,
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Could more childcare increase labour supply?,
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From incapacity to rehabilitation and employment,
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Raising innovation performance,
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The lack of skills holds back innovation and growth.
Journalists will be allowed advance access to the electronic version of the publication, by e-mail and under embargo, four hours ahead of release time. For journalists in Asia/Pacific time zones such advance access is allowed 12 hours ahead of release time.
The study will be sent by e-mail on request only. In asking to receive the survey under embargo, journalists undertake to respect the OECD’s embargo procedures. Requests to receive the survey by e-mail under embargo or to obtain a password to access the website should be sent by e-mail to Nicole Le Vourch in the OECD’s Media Relations Division.
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