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OECD Economic Outlook 2022
The war in Ukraine is a major humanitarian crisis with associated economic shocks that threaten the post‑pandemic recovery. The latest OECD Economic Outlook highlights the implications and risks for growth, inflation and living standards from higher commodity prices and potential disruptions to energy and food supplies, and discusses the associated policy challenges.
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United Kingdom Economic Survey 2022
The UK economy recovered from the COVID-19 shock thanks to emergency support measures protecting jobs and incomes and a rapid vaccine rollout, but is slowing amid persisting supply shortages and rising inflation. Fiscal policy has to balance gradual tightening with providing well-targeted temporary support to households who are vulnerable to rising costs of living, supporting growth and addressing significant investment needs.
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Slovenia Economic Survey 2022
Slovenia’s strong post-pandemic recovery has been hit by strong headwinds from the war in Ukraine, higher energy prices, and supply chain bottlenecks. At the same time, the strong labour market performance has led to historically high employment, low unemployment and widespread labour shortages. Thus, inflation will remain high as growth slows.
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Estonia Economic Survey 2022
Since its independence, Estonia has made tremendous progress towards greater economic prosperity. Estonia enjoys solid institutions, political stability, a strong and credible fiscal policy, as well as a robust financial sector. Estonia is also a frontrunner in digital governance and innovation. Stable and secure digital services are in fact one of the factors that have allowed Estonia to cushion better than others the sanitary and economic shock from the pandemic.
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Belgium Economic Survey 2022
Belgium’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has been robust thanks to extensive policy support. However, the new shock from the war in Ukraine is exacerbating inflation, and supply and labour market shortages, highlighting the importance of boosting the resilience of the Belgian economy.
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COVID-19 and the global economy: Macroeconomic and structural policy issues
- The role of online platforms in weathering the COVID-19 shock
- Walking the tightrope: exiting the lockdown while containing the virus
- Insolvency and debt overhang following the COVID-19 outbreak: Assessment of risks and policy responses
- Financial fragilities in COVID-19 time: assessment and policy answers
- Productivity gains from teleworking in the post COVID-19 era : How can public policies make it happen?
- Housing amid Covid-19: Policy responses and challenges
- COVID – 19 and the low-carbon transition: Impacts and possible policy responses
- The COVID-19 crisis and state ownership in the economy: Issues and policy considerations
- Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 containment measures on activity and spending
- Assessment of government crisis programmes to support businesses
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Indicators of Product Market Regulation
Pro-competition regulation in the markets for goods and services can help boost living standards, can raise output per capita by increasing investment and employment, and can encourage firms to be more innovative and efficient, thereby lifting productivity. To measure countries’ regulatory stance and to track reform progress over time, since 1998 the OECD has been producing a set of indicators of product market regulation (PMR). This set included an economy-wide indicator and a group of indicators that measures regulation at the sector level.