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Réformes économiques: Objectif croissance 2006 - Espagne

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13-Feb-2007

Cette note, extraite du chapitre 2 de Réformes économiques: Objectif croissance 2007, contient des informations sur les progrès réalisés dans la mise en œuvre des réformes de politique structurelle identifiées ...

Réformes économiques: Objectif croissance 2007 - Mesures prises en réponse aux priorités d'action en 2006 - Autriche

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13-Feb-2007

Cette note, extraite du chapitre 2 de Réformes économiques: Objectif croissance 2007, contient des informations sur les progrès réalisés dans la mise en œuvre des réformes de politique structurelle identifiées ...

Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2006: Progress in Responding to the 2005 Policy Priorities - Austria Country Note

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07-Feb-2006

This note, taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2006, contains information about the progress in implementing reforms in line with the 2005 priorities for Austria. In addition ...

Reforming federal fiscal relations in Austria

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30-Jan-2006

Andrés Fuentes, Eckhard Wurzel and Andreas Wörgötter

This paper reviews the fiscal relations between the three levels of government in Austria and points to the scope for reforming them with a view to improving the efficiency of the public sector.  Economics Department Working Paper 474.

Universities can perform if they are allowed to, Presentation given at the OECD Seminar "Growth Strategies: Czech Ambition and OECD Experience"

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11-Jan-2006

Presentation by Sigurd Höllinger, Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, at the OECD Seminar Growth Strategies Czech ambition and OECD experience, held at the OECD in Paris on 11th ...

Economic Survey of Austria 2005: Fragmented decision making needs to be reduced

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31-May-2005

Economic Survey of Austria 2005, excerpt taken from chapter 3. Financing and spending responsibilities in some spending programmes, such as hospital care and social assistance, need to be concentrated ...

Economic Survey of Austria 2005: Fostering productivity growth and innovation

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31-May-2005

The contribution of business start-ups to productivity growth could be raised. Reforms in the education system would improve the skill base. Obstacles to competition and structural change should be removed.

Economic Survey of Austria 2005: Reforming federal fiscal relations

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31-May-2005

Revisiting the distribution of tasks as well as the funding principles across the levels of government is likely to have a high potential to improve public sector efficiency.

Economic Survey of Austria 2005: Fiscal policy issues

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31-May-2005

To achieve fiscal consolidation while raising public sector efficiency, budgeting procedures should be improved. Distortions in the tax system should be reduced and  pension reform needs to be completed.

Economic Survey of Austria 2005: Economic issues and policy challenges

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31-May-2005

Austria continues to be  among top performing European economies but productivity growth is weak in the services and labour force participation of older workers is low. Fiscal performance needs to improve.