13-March-2012
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Using an estimated DSGE model for Hungary, the paper identifies the possible non-Keynesian channels through which a fiscal consolidation may manifest as expansionary.
23-February-2012
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This paper provides an analysis of large and sustained fiscal consolidation episodes in OECD countries implemented between 1980 and 2000.
23-February-2012
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This paper provides an analysis of large and sustained fiscal consolidation episodes in OECD countries implemented between 1980 and 2000.
14-February-2012
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Chile has made good progress in improving housing conditions, but still around 10% of the population lives in either overcrowded houses, or of inadequate quality and/or with poor access to basic services.
8-February-2012
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This paper studies the impact of recent changes in second pension pillars of three Central and Eastern European Countries on the deficit and implicit debt of their full pension systems.
31-January-2012
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Despite significant increases in spending on child care and education during the last decade, PISA scores suggest that educational performance remains static, uneven and strongly related to parents’ income and background.
12-January-2012
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Over the past decades, top incomes have soared, especially in the English-speaking countries. Despite a considerable amount of research on top income developments, there is still substantial disagreement about the causes for their rapid increase.
12-January-2012
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Taxes and transfers reduce inequality in disposable income relative to market income. The effect varies, however, across OECD countries.
12-January-2012
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OECD countries face daunting fiscal challenges following the substantial surge in debt-GDP ratios during the past four years, from already high levels in many cases.
12-January-2012
English
During the economic and financial crisis, fiscal positions across the OECD countries deteriorated sharply. This raises the question of what level of primary deficit would ensure long-term sustainability and what degree of consolidation is needed.