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20-Jul-2006
Japan has finally emerged from an extended period of economic stagnation following the collapse of the asset price bubble in the early 1990s. However, Japan needs to implement monetary and fiscal policies appropriate to its unique macroeconomic situation while advancing on a wide range of economic reforms necessary to sustain growth.
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05-Jul-2006
Economic growth is likely to be lower in the long term than in recent decades. Fiscal consolidation and pension reform are needed to put public finances on a sustainable path. Reforms to increase labour utilisation and upgrade skills are also needed.
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28-Jun-2006
Poland’s growth performance since 2004 suggests that the process of catch-up with higher-income countries has been renewed. But an improved balance of macroeconomic policies and further efforts to improve structural policies are needed to sustain and accelerate convergence.
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26-Jun-2006
The Canadian economy has performed well in recent years, but improving productivity performance will be crucial to achieving durable prosperity gains. In addition, it will be important to ensure that the federal and provincial fiscal arrangements, as well as social policies, are on a sustainable path.
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15-Jun-2006
This paper discusses ways to strengthen competition in order to boost productivity growth and help restrain inflation. Economics Department Working Paper 491 by David Rae, Line Vogt and Michael Wise.
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08-Jun-2006
The Czech Republic’s economic growth performance has improved and now compares favourably with other catch-up countries in the region. However, ensuring sound public finances, improving the labour market and enhancing the business environment remain key challenges.
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30-May-2006
The economy has experienced a long period of weak growth, although a recovery is in the offing for 2006; even so, improving resilience, public finances and potential growth (through labour utilisation and productivity) remain key challenges.
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09-May-2006
A strong boom gives fertile ground for reforms to boost labour supply. That should mitigate the risk of macroeconomic overheating and ensure sustainability of public finances. Housing policies also need reform with fewer subsidies and more flexibility in the rental market.
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04-May-2006
Growth over the past decade has been among the strongest in the OECD, underpinned by strong innovation and high educational attainment. To sustain this performance productivity needs to be further boosted, especially in the sheltered sector and in public services, the government’s ambitious employment targets need to be realised and fiscal sustainability ensured while reducing future pressures on taxation.
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20-Apr-2006
Convergence to EU average living standards has stalled and key challenges for Portugal are putting public finances on a sustainable path and raising productivity, by enhancing human capital, increasing competition and innovation, and facilitating labour mobility.
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