Coping with labour shortages: How to bring outsiders back to the labour market

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10-Jul-2008

Ekkehard Ernst

The Dutch labour market is functioning well, with employment and labour participation rates above OECD averages. Reintegrating benefit recipients would help to reduce spending on labour market programmes, which is among the highest in the OECD.

Public social spending in Korea in the context of rapid population ageing

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22-May-2008

Randall S. Jones

Faced with exceptionally rapid population ageing, Korea should address obstacles that lower fertility rates while encouraging higher labour force participation, particularly among women.

The costs of delaying fiscal consolidation: a case study for Greece

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22-Oct-2007

Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou and David Turner

Since 2004, the fiscal deficit has been brought down by over 5% of GDP to below the 3% limit in 2006, which is a major achievement. The government plans a more gradual reduction over coming years so that overall balance or surplus is reached no later than 2010.

The political economy of delaying fiscal consolidation

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20-Mar-2007

Boris Cournède

Over the next decades, many OECD countries are anticipating large increases in public spending as a result of population ageing and other long-term structural trends.

Economics Department Working Paper 548

Social security reform in Brazil: Achievements and remaining challenges

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14-Dec-2006

Fabio Giambiagi and Luiz de Mello

This paper reviews the main elements of social security reform in Brazil since 1998 and discusses areas where further policy action is yet to be taken to ensure the sustainability of the social-security system over time. Economics Department Working Paper 534.

Restoring fiscal sustainability in the Euro Area: raise taxes or curb spending?

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07-Nov-2006

Boris Cournède and Frédéric Gonand

This study quantitatively compares the growth implications of different fiscal consolidation strategies. Economics Department Working Paper 520.

Assessing the 2005 Czech proposals for pension reform

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24-Jul-2006

Philip Hemmings and Edward Whitehouse

This paper assesses five proposals for pension reform made in late 2005 with a view to helping progress towards a final decision on reform. Economics Department Working Paper 496.

Summary of a workshop on global convergence scenarios: structural and policy issues

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15-May-2006

Nick Vanston (Rapporteur)

Economics Department Working Paper 483. On what basis can global convergence scenarios be designed? To address this issue, the OECD hosted an international workshop where several well-known academic, ...

The ageing challenge in Norway: ensuring a sustainable pension and welfare system

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22-Feb-2006

Benoît Bellone and Alexandra Bibbee

This paper investigates necessary reforms to strengthen long term fiscal sustainability in Norway. Economics Department Working Paper 480.

Assessing the robustness of demographic projections in OECD countries

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12-Dec-2005

Frédéric Gonand

Assessment of the robustness of dependency ratio projections to different assumptions on longevity, fertility and migration. Economics Department Working Paper 464.