Economy

Focus

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  Blog: Join the conversation

  There are many open questions about what are the key issues facing policymakers, and how they should balance both immediate and longer-term objectives. This blog is an opportunity to debate these topics!

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  Global Forum on Productivity

  The OECD Global Forum on Productivity aims to foster international co-operation between public bodies promoting productivity-enhancing policies. Browse the website to access the latest research and data on productivity trends and institutions, and follow our upcoming events.

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  The magnitude of the recent crisis calls for revisiting policy approaches and building a new policy agenda for stronger, more resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth. New Approaches to Economic Challenges (NAEC) is a comprehensive organisation-wide reflection process to renew and strengthen the OECD’s analytical frameworks, policy instruments and tools.

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  Can pro-growth policies lift all boats? Structural reforms and income distribution

  Developments in income inequality have not been uniform across countries. In fact, between the mid-1990s and the late 2000s, OECD countries experienced “inequality convergence”: inequality in household disposable income has tended to fall in the most unequal countries and to rise in the most equal ones.

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  Do environmental policies matter for productivity growth?

  Environmental policies address wellbeing and sustainability objectives, affecting firm and household behaviour. A newly developed OECD indicator (EPS) shows that environmental policies have become more stringent over the past two decades.