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Policy Brief : Economic Survey of Finland, 2006pdf,345Kb,English | View long abstract 04-May-2006 Growth performance has been among the best in the OECD, underpinned by a strong innovation performance and high educational attainment. The unemployment rate, currently at 8%, has dropped below the euro ... Also available: |
Economic Survey of Finland 2006: Housing: reducing risks and improving policiesEnglish | View long abstract 04-May-2006 While pronounced cycles in house prices have been a major cause of macroeconomic instability in the past, current house price developments do not yet suggest an overheating of the housing market. However, ... Also available: |
Economic Survey of Finland 2006: Active and passive labour market measures and the employment targetEnglish | View long abstract 04-May-2006 The government is planning a substantial expansion of active labour market policies (ALMPs) as an important component of its strategy to meet the employment target. However, it is not clear on the basis ... Also available: |
Economic Survey of Finland 2006: Active and passive labour market measures and the employment targetEnglish | View long abstract 04-May-2006 The government is planning a substantial expansion of active labour market policies (ALMPs) as an important component of its strategy to meet the employment target. However, it is not clear on the basis ... |
Economic Survey of Finland 2006: Increasing flexibility in centralised wage agreementsEnglish | View long abstract 04-May-2006 The centralised wage agreements have helped to contain inflation. There is evidence that wage increases were more moderate when a central agreement was concluded than in periods when no central agreement ... Also available: |
Economic Survey of Finland 2006: Restrict early retirement to make pension reform a successEnglish | View long abstract 04-May-2006 A wide–ranging pension reform was introduced at the beginning of 2005. A central objective is to extend working lives by 2-3 years. However, success is likely to depend on further curtailment of early ... Also available: |
Economic Survey of Finland 2006: Ensuring fiscal sustainability in the face of imminent ageingEnglish | View long abstract 04-May-2006 Past tax cuts, expenditure slippage and imminent fiscal pressures from ageing have exhausted the scope for further income tax cuts, even though the latter would help to improve labour market performance. ... Also available: |
Economic Survey of Finland 2006: Recent performance and key challengesEnglish | View long abstract 04-May-2006 After assessing Finland’s recent performance, this chapter discusses the key challenges of ensuring the sustainability of public finances, raising the employment rate and of enhancing growth potential. ... Also available: |
Economic Survey of Finland 2006English | View long abstract 04-May-2006 What are the main challenges? How should fiscal policy respond to ageing? Will the new pension reform succeed? How can the disabled be helped into work? What measures can be taken to improve labour market performance? How can housing policy be improved? Also available: |
Economic Survey of FinlandEnglish | View long abstract 27-Apr-2006 The OECD’s latest economic survey of Finland, to be published on Thursday 4 May 2006, looks at how the Finnish economy can resume its strong growth after the weaker performance of recent years. Also available: |
