flag Greece

NB:Under this heading, publications & documents are displayed in chronological order. You can also sort them by document category or by topic.


Aid for Trade at a Glance 2007 - Country chapter for Greece

15-Nov-2007

This country chapter is extracted from the report "Aid for Trade at a Glance 2007" which provides the first comprehensive global picture of aid for trade and will enable the international community to assess what is being achieved, what is not, and where improvements are needed.

Recognising non-formal and informal learning: Country Background Report - Greece

01-Nov-2007

The purpose of this activity is to provide policymakers with options for developing systems to recognise non-formal and informal learning; to effectively implement the agenda; and determine under what conditions recognition of non-formal and informal learning can be beneficial for all.

The Costs of Delaying Fiscal Consolidation: A Case Study for Greece

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. The government plans a more gradual reduction so that overall balance or surplus is reached no later than 2010. These and other points are discussed in this working paper.

OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and Greece - Report on Progress on the Implementation of the Phase 2 Recommendations since July 2005

12-Sep-2007

Follow-up Report on the Implementation by Greece of the Phase 2 Recommendations on the Application of the OECD Convention and the 1997 Recommendation on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.

Economic survey of Greece 2007: Fostering competition in network industries

30-May-2007

 Effective competition in the network industries remains weak. Substantial challenges exist in the energy sector, where vertical integration hampers the emergence of genuine competition, despite the legal opening of the market.

Economic survey of Greece 2007: Improving tertiary education

30-May-2007

Greece currently has one of the most centralised and least flexible systems of tertiary education in the OECD. The recent reform of the university system provides a necessary step in the right direction, though further steps will be required, to remedy all shortcomings.
 

Economic survey of Greece 2007: Easing entry into the labour market

30-May-2007

 Despite the progress achieved, there is scope for policy to facilitate entry to the labour market particularly by reducing minimum labour costs and easing the relatively strict employment protection legislation.
 
 

Economic survey of Greece 2007: Pensions: a comprehensive reform is urgently needed

30-May-2007

A major pension reform is urgently required to ensure fiscal sustainability, eliminate distortions against working at older ages and deal effectively with poverty issues.
 
 

Economic survey of Greece 2007: The gains from prompt fiscal consolidation

30-May-2007

Delaying fiscal consolidation, particularly the urgently needed pension reform, would have substantial longer-term costs in terms of higher taxes and additional debt service costs. In addition, this would heavily skew the tax burden towards future generations.