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Managing Chile’s macroeconomy during and after the copper price boom

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16-Apr-2008

L. de Mello

Compliance with the structural budget surplus rule, which has been in place since 2001, has allowed the government to maintain a counter cyclical fiscal stance in an environment of rising copper prices, while delivering a gradual reduction in public indebtedness.

Tackling business and labour informality in Chile

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16-Apr-2008

D. Contreras, L. de Mello and E. Puentes

Informality often arises from disincentives associated with high taxes and a restrictive regulatory framework in both labour and product markets. About 20% of the Chilean population aged 15 years and above and working at least 20 hours per week did not have a formal labour contract in 2006.

Delivering cost efficient public services in health care, education and housing in Chile

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16-Apr-2008

Diego Moccero

The Chilean authorities plan to raise budgetary allocations over the medium term for a variety of social programmes, including education, health care and housing. Read more in Economics Department Working Paper 606.

Presentation of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2008 in Beijing - 25 March 2008

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28-Mar-2008

OECD Development Centre

Presentation of the Latin American Economic Outlook in Beijing, on March 25, 2008

Policy Brief: Agricultural Policy Reform in Chile

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17-Mar-2008

Chile has made important progress in raising incomes and reducing poverty. Real per capita incomes have more than doubled since the restoration of democracy in 1990, and the incidence of poverty (as measured ...

OECD Review of Agricultural Policies: Chile

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03-Mar-2008

This Review of Agricultural Policies: Chile measures the level and composition of support provided to Chilean agriculture, evaluates the effectiveness of current measures in attaining their objectives, and suggests ways in which the performance of policies might be enhanced.

Facilitating Trade and Structural Adjustment: Experiences in Non-Member Economies – Country Case Study on Chile

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14-Jan-2008

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 56. This case study on trade and structural adjustment in Chile, forms a part of a project studying experiences in non-Member economies and provides lessons learned on how economies can successfully adjust to trade reform.

Creditor Reporting System (CRS) Profile for Chile

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03-Jan-2008

A CRS profile details the information the OECD holds on DAC members' Official Development Assistance commitments and briefly describes the CRS codes used to proxy aid-for-trade categories. The CRS codes record the sector of destination of an activity and not the nature of the activity per s

Roadmap for the Accession of Chile to the OECD Convention

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03-Dec-2007

OECD countries have given a green light for the start of accession talks with five prospective new members notably Chile, signalling a new stage in the Organisation's drive to broaden and deepen its involvement with emerging new players in the global economy.

OECD countries launch accession talks with five prospective new members

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03-Dec-2007

OECD countries have given a green light for the start of accession talks with five prospective new members -- Chile, Estonia, Israel, Russia and Slovenia, signaling a new stage in the Organisation's drive to broaden and deepen its involvement with emerging new players in the global economy.