Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs), OECD, July 2011

Composite leading indicators (CLIs) designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trend, point to a slowdown in most major economies for May 2011.

Economic Survey of Austria 2011

Austria is recovering from the crisis which has increased fiscal vulnerabilities. The authorities should strengthen reforms so the economy is more resilient to fiscal pressures, and reinforce drivers of growth. The Survey discusses areas to improve fiscal performance, including health care r

Launch of the OECD Economic Survey of Austria 2011

Austria should seize the opportunity provided by its robust, export-led recovery to strengthen spending reforms and reinforce domestic drivers of economic growth, said Angel Gurría.

Austria: Strengthening domestic sources of growth would secure place as ‘Champions League’ economy

Austria should eliminate subsidies which encourage early retirement and target social transfers more effectively, according to the OECD’s latest economic survey.

Quarterly National Accounts - Contributions to GDP growth - First Quarter 2011, OECD

Real GDP in the OECD area grew by 0.5% in the first quarter of 2011. Although private consumption remained the main driver of growth in the OECD as a whole, its contribution to growth fell in nearly all major economies.

Consumer Prices, OECD - Updated: 5 July 2011

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 3.2% in the year to May 2011, compared with 2.9% in April - the highest rate since October 2008.

Financial sector reform in India: time for a second wave?

The Indian financial system has changed considerably since the 1990s. Interest rates have been deregulated and new entrants allowed in the banking and the securities business.

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Policies to rebalance housing markets in New Zealand

A considerable housing boom has been a key feature of persistently large saving investment imbalances in New Zealand over the past decade.

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The sharing of macroeconomic risk: who loses (and gains) from macroeconomic shocks

This paper addresses the often neglected question of how macroeconomic risk is shared across and within economies, and identifies reforms that could contribute towards achieving more desirable risk-sharing outcomes.

Estonia: making the most of globalisation

Estonia has already experienced many benefits of increasing international integration, most obviously in significant convergence.

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