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Switzerland
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Economic Survey of Switzerland 2006: Labour supply can be raised furtherEnglish | View long abstract 06-Jan-2006 While employment ratios are high in Switzerland, considerable scope exists to increase female labour supply by removing obstacles to their full-time participation in the labour market. Also available: |
Economic Survey of Switzerland 2006: Innovation: areas for improvementEnglish | View long abstract 06-Jan-2006 Despite some weakening in the 1990s, the Swiss innovation performance has been very strong. There are, however, areas in which reforms could strengthen innovation. This chapter provides an overall assessment ... Also available: |
Economic Survey of Switzerland 2006: Competition matters for growthEnglish | View long abstract 06-Jan-2006 The inadequate functioning of product markets and lack of competition has undermined productivity growth. This chapter reviews the government’s reform agenda and progress made in the various areas to identify ... Also available: |
Economic Survey of Switzerland 2006: Reforming welfare programmes and raising the efficiency of government interventionsEnglish | View long abstract 06-Jan-2006 While the increase in spending by all government levels has outpaced GDP growth, the sharpest rises occurred in the social domain. Deep structural reforms to the disability, health and pension insurance ... Also available: |
Economic Survey of Switzerland 2006: Improving the fiscal frameworkEnglish | View long abstract 06-Jan-2006 Switzerland has been confronted with a growing fiscal management problem. This chapter assesses the recent reforms of the fiscal framework and proposes avenues for improving it and ensuring a satisfactory ... Also available: |
Economic Survey of Switzerland 2006: Key policy challengesEnglish | View long abstract 06-Jan-2006 Switzerland suffers from low growth and fiscal management needs to be improved. Raising productivity performance requires boosting competition. Problems to be tackled also include deficiencies in the fiscal ... Also available: |
Economic Survey of Switzerland 2006English | View long abstract 06-Jan-2006 Growth of per capita income has been weak in Switzerland for several years. Reforms are needed, especially of competition policy, to raise potential growth. It is also vital to put public and mandatory ... Also available: |
Consumer Protection AuthoritiesEnglish | View long abstract 15-Dec-2005 Links to the consumer protection authority (or authorities) of the countries represented on the OECD Committee on Consumer Policy. Also available: |
OECD countries appoint Ángel Gurría as next Secretary-General from June 2006English | View long abstract 30-Nov-2005 The OECD’s 30 member countries announced the appointment of Ángel Gurría, former Foreign Minister and successively Finance Minister of Mexico, as Secretary-General of the Organisation from June 1, 2006, in succession to Donald J. Johnston, who is retiring. Also available: |
