In Search of Efficiency: Improving Health Care in Hungary (Economics Department Working Paper 446)

This working paper describes the structure of the health care system in Hungary, highlights outstanding weaknesses and considers ways to make financing more stable and sustainable.

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The French Tax System: Main Characteristics, Recent Developments and Some Considerations for Reform (Economics Department Working Paper 439)

This working paper describes the main characteristics and the developments of the French tax system and examines some of its economic distortions and complexities.

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Long-term budgetary implications of tax-favoured retirement saving plans

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Effectiveness of tax incentives to boost (retirement) saving: theoretical motivation and empirical evidence

Household level evidence from the United States and the United Kingdom on the effectiveness of tax favours in boosting retirement saving. OECD Economic Studies No. 39.

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The challenges of narrowing the US current-account deficit and implications for other economies

Model simulations illustrate a number of channels through which the US current-account deficit could narrow and explore the implications across countries. Economic Studies No. 38.

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Saving behaviour and the effectiveness of fiscal policy, OECD Economic Outlook No. 76, ch. V

OECD Economic Outlook No. 76, chapter V. Fiscal policy has been used as an antidote to weak activity during the most recent downturn and fiscal consolidation has been delayed in some countries because of its perceived costs in terms of lower activity. However, the impact of fiscal policy on aggregate demand depends on the responses of private saving to changes in fiscal stance. In certain circumstances budget deficit shifts can be

Public Expenditure Management in France

Since the early 1990s, when France's general government deficit reached a disturbing 6% of GDP, the country's public finances have progressed substantially, even though significantly further improvement is required. This paper examines the tools available to policy makers to meet this challenge.

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