Policy Brief: Economic Survey of Spain, 2007

Spain’s economy has managed a remarkable performance in terms of growth, employment and public finances over more than a decade. A combination of expansionary monetary conditions, fiscal prudence, beneficial structural reforms and the positive supply-side effects of the strong rise in immigration has contributed to these outcomes. But these favourable developments are tempered by deterioration in several areas: the still high

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Síntesis : Estudio economico de la OCDE sobre España, 2007

Durante más de un decenio la economía española ha mostrado un comportamiento extraordinario en términos de crecimiento, empleo y finanzas públicas. Una combinación de condiciones monetarias expansivas, prudencia fiscal y reformas estructurales beneficiosas, así como los efectos positivos generados en el lado de la oferta por el fuerte aumento de la inmigración han contribuido a estos resultados. Sin embargo, esta favorable evolución

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Policy Brief: Economic Survey of the Euro Area, 2007

After several false starts, the economic recovery has taken hold. Activity was strong in 2006, firms and households are more confident about the future, business investment has picked up and unemployment has fallen below 8% for the first time since 2001. There are encouraging signs that the recovery is broadening to embrace household consumption as well. If in addition structural reforms continue, the expansion will become durable and

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Identifying Determinants of Germany's International Price Competitiveness - A Structural VAR Approach (Economics Department Working Paper 523)

This working paper identifies the sources of changes in German international price competitiveness over the past 30 years.

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Adapting the Icelandic Education System to a Changing Environment (Economics Department Working Paper 516)

This paper reviews Iceland's performance in skills accumulation against the backdrop of a rapidly changing economic environment and discusses directions for further improvements.

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Labour Market Reform in Germany: How to Improve Effectiveness (Economics Department Working Paper 512)

Labour market reform in Germany needs to be followed up in order to raise the economy's capacity to generate employment, as discussed in this working paper.

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