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The OECD monitors the patterns of economic growth in Member countries on a regular basis. This involves the assessment of output and productivity growth trends and the analysis of the effects on these trends of changes in institutional and policy settings. Bookmark this page: www.oecd.org/eco/structural/growth
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06-Aug-2008
This paper examines shifts in labour productivity growth in the United States and in Europe between 1970 and 2007 based on econometric tests of structural breaks. Additionally, it makes use of time-series-based projected labour productivity growth up to 2009 in order to detect any recent break according to a central scenario as well as high and low scenarios, both derived from a 95% confidence interval.
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06-Aug-2008
India’s growth performance has improved significantly over the past 20 years, but has been uneven across industries and states. While some service industries, notably in the information and communications technology sector, have become highly competitive in world markets – yielding considerable gains for employees and investors – manufacturing industries have lagged and improved their performance only recently.
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17-Jul-2008
Turkey should adopt tougher fiscal rules and reform its labour market to boost its economic performance, according to this new OECD report.
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15-Jul-2008
Prudent macroeconomic policies have driven South Africa’s impressive economic performance over the past decade, but huge problems remain, notably in tackling unemployment. Policies to strengthen competition and improve education would raise living standards both by helping to realise South Africa’s employment potential and by boosting long-term productivity growth.
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10-Jul-2008
This paper investigates the design of tax structures to promote economic growth, focusing on how taxes affect growth, and recognises that practical tax reform requires a balance between the aims of efficiency, equity, simplicity and revenue raising.
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