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Economic Survey of the United Kingdom 2005: Raising the level of skillsEnglish | View long abstract 12-Oct-2005 A lack of intermediate and vocational qualifications holds back productivity. The availability and quality of intermediate and vocational training need to be improved to raise its low esteem. |
Economic Survey of the United Kingdom 2005: Raising innovation performanceEnglish | View long abstract 12-Oct-2005 A range of indicators suggests that UK innovation performance has been mediocre. An improvement may be an important means of closing the productivity gap with the best performing countries. |
Economic Survey of the United Kingdom 2005: From incapacity to rehabilitation and employmentEnglish | View long abstract 12-Oct-2005 The Pathways to Work programme is helping many of those on incapacity benefit back into work. Improving treatment of mental health problems may be a key to long-term success. |
Economic Survey of the United Kingdom 2005: Could more childcare increase labour supply?English | View long abstract 12-Oct-2005 This chapter reviews the government’s ten year childcare strategy, considering the prioritisation between longer paid leave and better childcare, and suggests adjustments to the working tax credit. |
Economic Survey of the United Kingdom 2005: Pensions: Options for ReformEnglish | View long abstract 12-Oct-2005 Reforms should reduce the complexity of the pension system and its reliance of means testing. Fiscal costs could be met by raising the state pension age and better targeting of tax relief for pension contributions. |
Economic Survey of the United Kingdom 2005: Public Services and Infrastructure: Tracking the ImprovementsEnglish | View long abstract 12-Oct-2005 This chapter evaluates improvements in outcomes from higher public expenditure on health, education and transport and considers how improvements can be sustained as spending growth slows in the future. |
Economic Survey of the United Kingdom 2005: Housing: Raising responsiveness of supplyEnglish | View long abstract 12-Oct-2005 This chapter assesses the risk to macroeconomic stability from the housing market in the current conjuncture and considers measures to improve housing supply in the light of the recent Barker review. |
Economic Survey of the United Kingdom 2005: Key Challenges: Translating a resilient macroeconomic performance into faster growth in living standardsEnglish | View long abstract 12-Oct-2005 Macroeconomic performance has been amongst the most resilient in the OECD over the last decade. Priority areas to improve productivity are skills, innovation performance and transport infrastructure. |
Economic Survey of the United Kingdom 2005English | View long abstract 12-Oct-2005 What are the weaknesses explaining the productivity gap and how should policy respond? How should pensions be reformed? What are the achievements from higher public expenditure? What can be learnt from the new approach to incapacity benefit? Also available: |
