The impact of changes in second pension pillars on public finances in Central and Eastern Europe

08-Feb-2012

Balázs Égert

This paper studies the impact of recent changes in second pension pillars of three Central and Eastern European Countries on the deficit and implicit debt of their full pension systems.

Less income inequality and more growth – are they compatible? Part 7. The drivers of labour earnings inequality – An analysis based on conditional and unconditional quantile regressions

12-Jan-2012

Jean-Marc Fournier and Isabell Koske

Unconditional and conditional quantile regressions are used to explore the determinants of labour earnings at different parts of the distribution and, hence, the determinants of overall labour earnings inequality.

Less income inequality and more growth – are they compatible? Part 4. Top incomes

12-Jan-2012

Peter Hoeller

Over the past decades, top incomes have soared, especially in the English-speaking countries. Despite a considerable amount of research on top income developments, there is still substantial disagreement about the causes for their rapid increase.

Less income inequality and more growth – are they compatible? Part 2. The distribution of labour income

12-Jan-2012

Isabell Koske, Jean-Marc Fournier and Isabelle Wanner

This paper explores the role of macroeconomic factors and structural policies in shaping the distribution of labour income.

Employment Protection Legislation and Plant-Level Productivity in India

19-Dec-2011

Sean Dougherty, Verónica Frisancho Robles and Kala Krishna

Using plant-level data from the Annual Survey of Industries for the fiscal years 1998-99 through 2007-08, this study provides plant-level cross-state/time-series evidence of the impact of employment protection legislation on total factor productivity¨and labour productivity in India.

Structural reforms to reduce unemployment and restore competitiveness in Ireland

07-Dec-2011

Álvaro Pina

After a recession of historic proportions, an export-led recovery is gaining traction in Ireland. The pace of recovery, however, varies sharply across sectors.

Reassessing the NAIRUs after the crisis

25-Nov-2011

Stéphanie Guichard and Elena Rusticelli

The financial crisis has resulted in a substantial increase in unemployment in the OECD.

Informality in Mexico

19-Oct-2011

Nicola Brandt

Mexico has a relatively large informal sector by OECD standards.

Japan: Labour market reforms to improve growth and equity

13-Sep-2011

Randall S. Jones and Satoshi Urasawa

Traditional Japanese labour market practices, which benefited both workers and firms during the high-growth era, are no longer appropriate in the context of slow economic growth and rapid population ageing.

Japan: Education reform

13-Sep-2011

Randall S. Jones

While Japan has achieved outstanding scores on the PISA exams, further improving educational outcomes is important to sustain growth in the face of rapid population ageing.