Improving financial education efficiency

This symposium proceedings examines three aspects of financial education: monitoring and evaluation, use of behavioral economics, and financial literacy and defined contribution pension plans.

Macroeconomic and structural policies to further stabilise the Mexican economy

Improvements in the macroeconomic policy framework over the past two decades and prudent regulation of the financial system have contributed to reduce output volatility in Mexico relative to other OECD countries.

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• Economic Survey of Mexico 2011

Overcoming the banking crisis in Ireland

Ireland is recovering from an extremely large banking crisis born of over-exuberant property lending. The government has taken a wide range of measures to tackle the crisis over the past 3 years.

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• Economic Survey of Ireland 2011

Pension Funds Investment In Infrastructure: Policy Actions, OECD Working Paper on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions, No.13

Policy actions proposed in this paper are based on initial OECD research undertaken and are intended to generate debate and discussion. As part of the OECD project “Institutional Investors and Long Term Investment” further research is planned on these topics . Ultimate goal of the project is to provide a set of final policy recommendations to be adopted by governments and interested parties.

G20 Leaders Summit: Financial Regulation Session

At this Financial Regulation Session of the G20 Leaders Summit, M. Gurría spoke of 'a comprehensive reform of the international financial architecture that should include financial inclusion, protection and education'.

The Potential Impact of Banking Crises on Public Finances: An Assessment of Selected EU Countries Using SYMBOL

The report assess the potential impact of a crisis in the banking sector on public finances in four selected EU Member States and finds that in two of them governments are likely to have to cover losses generated in the banking system.

The Federal Agency for Financial Market Stabilisation in Germany: From Rescuing to Restructuring

While neither the legal nor institutional framework in Germany were adequate for dealing with stressed banks in the recent financial crisis, the newly established Federal Agency for Financial Market Stabilisation fills that gap. Initially focusing on rescuing banks, that agency now focuses on restructuring them.

The Macro-Prudential Authority: Powers, Scope and Accountability

The macro-prudential authority is being adopted by monetary policy authorities as a means to limit systemic financial risks in the light of weaknesses revealed by the crisis. This article outlines the powers, scope and accountability that should characterise the macro-prudential authority.

The Fault Lines in Cross-border Banking: Lessons from Iceland

The financial crisis exposed serious flaws in the European framework for cross-border banking, including deposit insurance. Iceland’s experience shows that sizeable cross-border banking operations in small countries with their own currency come with very significant risks.

Designing Optimal Risk Mitigation and Risk Transfer Mechanisms to Improve the Management of Earthquake Risk in Chile, OECD Working Paper on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions, No.12

In the wake of the 2010 earthquake, this paper considers policy options for expanding the proportion of future Chilean earthquake losses that would be covered via new and expanded risk transfer mechanisms.