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OECD Economic Outlook No. 86 - Greece

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19-Nov-2009

Summary of economic developments and projections for Greece taken from the latest OECD Economic Outlook.

Raising education outcomes in Greece

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23-Sep-2009

Hansjörg Blöchliger

Despite progress over the past decades, Greece’s educational indicators lag behind those of other OECD countries. PISA scores are low, a large number of tertiary students study abroad, and attainment rates are low at all levels of education. Resources devoted to education are also modest.

Improving the performance of the public health care system in Greece

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23-Sep-2009

Hansjörg Blöchliger

Greek health outcomes compare favourably with the OECD average. However, the health care system is seen as not working well by the population.

Economic Survey of Greece 2009: Raising education outcomes

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31-Jul-2009

Greece needs to enhance its education performance. While important challenges remain at all levels, early childhood education and care and the upper secondary education are in most need of reforms.

Economic Survey of Greece 2009: Improving the performance of the health care system

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31-Jul-2009

The health care system is seen as not working well by the population. One source of dissatisfaction is the high share of private spending on health. Public health care services need also improvement.

Economic Survey of Greece 2009: Enhancing fiscal viability

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31-Jul-2009

The high public debt and a large pension burden heighten the urgency to improve the efficiency of the public sector to enhance fiscal viability and restore room for manoeuvre for stabilization policy.

Economic Survey of Greece 2009: Weathering the international crisis

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31-Jul-2009

High public debt leaves virtually no room for fiscal manoeuvre to limit the impact of the crisis in Greece. The close trade and banking links established with the Balkan countries might be a risk in the near future.

Economic Survey of Greece 2009

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31-Jul-2009

What are the economic challenges Greece faces? What could be the impact of the global crisis? What should fiscal policy do? What are the reform priorities in the public sector? How to improve public health care services? How to enhance education performance?

Policy Brief: Economic Survey of Greece, 2009

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31-Jul-2009

Greece has initially held up better during the global economic crisis than many other OECD countries. It is unlikely, however, to avoid a recession as confidence, tourism and shipping receipts have all ...

List of Economic Surveys of Greece

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31-Jul-2009

Summary of Economic Surveys: Greece

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Economic Outlook n°86