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The OECD reviews and assesses reforms aimed at enhancing economic performance and welfare by increasing competition. This involves comparing policies and regulations across Member countries and analysing the effects of reforms on product and labour market outcomes at the industry and economy-wide levels.
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17-Jul-2008
Turkey should adopt tougher fiscal rules and reform its labour market to boost its economic performance, according to this new OECD report.
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15-Jul-2008
Prudent macroeconomic policies have driven South Africa’s impressive economic performance over the past decade, but huge problems remain, notably in tackling unemployment. Policies to strengthen competition and improve education would raise living standards both by helping to realise South Africa’s employment potential and by boosting long-term productivity growth.
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25-Jun-2008
Labour market performance deteriorated after 2001. A broad strategy is required to enhance the adaptability of the work force, provide support to displaced workers and upgrade competencies.
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13-Jun-2008
This paper relates diverging productivity performances across OECD countries over the past fifteen years to differences in the stringency of regulations in the product market.
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07-Apr-2008
Despite the longest economic expansion in its post-war history, Japan faces many challenges. Perhaps most urgent is addressing the fiscal situation through comprehensive tax reform. There is also significant scope for policies to accelerate productivity growth in the service sector, which has lagged behind manufacturing. In addition, measures to reverse the rise in labour market dualism would be beneficial for both growth and equity.
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Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2008
