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Note pour Eco-Santé OCDE 2006: SUISSE

26-Jun-2006

Les dépenses de santé totales représentaient en Suisse 11.6% du PIB en 2004, soit 2.7 points de pourcentage de plus que la moyenne des pays de l’OCDE (8.9%).

Maintaining Switzerland's top innovation capacity

08-Jun-2006

Florence Jaumotte

Economics Department Working Paper 487. Despite some weakening in the 1990s, partly due to sluggish trend growth, the Swiss innovation performance has been very strong. There are, however, areas in which ...

Switzerland: The Role of Competition Policy in Regulatory Reform

19-Apr-2006

Competition law and policy in Switzerland have been strengthened by recent reforms but remain hampered by traditions of co-operation in an uncompetitive internal market, the absence of formal networks with other enforcers and a relative lack of resources.

Design of fiscal relations across levels of government

10-Apr-2006

Country profiles giving a detailed account of fiscal federalism and recent changes in selected OECD countries. Some presentations also contain a set of future reform steps and policy options. Presentations ...

Enhancing Market Openness through Regulatory Reform in Switzerland

31-Mar-2006

In recent years several trends have reinforced the link between domestic regulatory environment and international market openness. First, as tariffs have receded over the course of successive rounds of ...

Regulatory Authorities for Air Transport, Railways, Telecommunications and Postal Services in Switzerland

31-Mar-2006

This report analyses the governance and context of regulation in four sectors of the Swiss economy, i.e. air transport, including the Federal Office for Civil Aviation (FOCA), rail transport, including ...

Electricity Reform in Switzerland

31-Mar-2006

Electricity reform figures prominently in Swiss proposals for promoting stronger economic growth, which has lagged other OECD countries over the last decade. It figures on the list of actions- drawn up ...

The Role of Competition Policy in Regulatory Reform in Switzerland

31-Mar-2006

Swiss competition law is founded on Article 96 of the Constitution which provides for freedom of trade and commerce and empowers the legislature to remedy any economically or socially harmful effects ...