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Sustaining growth in Korea by reforming the labour market and improving the education system

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24-Feb-2009

Randall S. Jones and Masahiko Tsutsumi

The age of retirement of employees should be raised by eliminating mandatory retirement and phasing out the retirement allowance. Active labour market policies should focus on policies to expand human capital rather than wage subsidies.

Reforming the tax system in Korea to promote economic growth and cope with rapid population ageing

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24-Feb-2009

Randall S. Jones

Korea has one of the lowest tax burdens in the OECD area, reflecting its small public sector. However, rapid population ageing will put upward pressure on government spending.

Asian Policy Centre - health and social policy

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30-Jan-2009

The OECD/Korea Policy Centre fosters the exchange of technical information and policy experiences relating to the Asia Pacific region in areas such as health statistics, pension reforms and social policy and expenditure.

Impact of Culture on Tourism - case study - Korea

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23-Jan-2009

Downloadable case study by Korea for the OECD publication "The Impact of Culture on Tourism".

Fostering Entrepreneurship for Innovation (STI Working Paper 2008/5)

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13-Jan-2009

by Axel Mittelstädt and Fabienne Cerri

This paper presents the role of entrepreneurship policies in supporting innovation in four OECD countries. It consists of a synthesis report based on the findings of country case studies on Korea, Mexico, Norway and Turkey. The case studies are appended to the synthesis report.

A System of Health Accounts: Implementation - Korea

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12-Jan-2009

Information on the status of implementation of OECD's A System of Health Accounts in Korea.

Economic Survey of Korea 2008: Sustaining growth by reforming the labour market and improving the education system

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17-Dec-2008

Reversing the rising share of non-regular workers would improve efficiency and equity, while increasing labour market participation, especially for women and youth, in part by improving education.

Economic Survey of Korea 2008: Boosting productivity in Korea's service sector

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17-Dec-2008

To boost the low rate of productivity growth in the service sector, Korea should eliminate entry barriers, accelerate regulatory reform, upgrade competition policy and reduce barriers to trade and FDI.

Economic Survey of Korea 2008: Reforming the Tax system to promote economic growth and cope with rapid population ageing

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17-Dec-2008

Given long-term spending pressures, Korea needs a comprehensive tax reform that provides the necessary revenue while also sustaining Korea’s growth potential and addressing rising relative poverty.

Economic Survey of Korea 2008: Priorities for Macroeconomic Policy

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17-Dec-2008

Macroeconomic policy should focus on mitigating the economic downturn. Over the medium term, the priority should be to maintain a strong fiscal position, given spending pressures, including ageing.