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Korea has one of the lowest tax burdens in the OECD area, reflecting its small public sector. However, rapid population ageing will put upward pressure on government spending.

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Increasing productivity growth in the service sector, which accounts for 67% of employment and 58% of value added in Korea, is essential to sustain high potential growth.

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Sustaining growth in Korea by reforming the labour market and improving the education system

The age of retirement of employees should be raised by eliminating mandatory retirement and phasing out the retirement allowance. Active labour market policies should focus on policies to expand human capital rather than wage subsidies.

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The global financial crisis that emerged in mid 2007 has caused considerable economic disruptions in the United States and elsewhere, and exposed major flaws in the global financial system.

Reforms to open sheltered sectors to competition in Switzerland

This paper discusses measures to make the regulation of product markets more conducive to competition play a prominent role in the government’s “growth package” of measures to stimulate economic growth which are in the process of being implemented.

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Raising education outcomes in Spain

Impressive progress has been made in raising participation in early childhood education as well as tertiary educational attainment over the past 30 years. However, the inflow of poorly educated youth into the labour market is unusually heavy for a high income country.

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Education outcomes need to improve to enhance long-term growth. This could be achieved by encouraging children from disadvantaged backgrounds to spend more time in pre-school...

Economic Survey of Hungary 2010: Restoring a sustainable growth path

The crisis made international financial assistance inevitable. It has at the same time provided an opportunity to implement substantial reforms.…

Policy Brief: Ekonomický prehľad Slovenskej republiky, 2009

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