19-December-2016
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Turkey’s manufacturing sector has expanded considerably but not efficiently and competitively enough.
19-December-2016
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Despite major progress, Turkey still lags behind most comparable countries in terms of exported value added per capita. Its remarkable economic performance over the past 15 years has not been sufficiently backed by gains in export market shares, in particular when measured in value added terms.
14-December-2016
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Given the enduring impact of severe recessions and financial crises, it is important to take measures to minimise the risk of such events. In so doing, the benefits of higher economic stability must be weighed against potential costs. Risk-mitigating measures can involve a trade-off between growth and crisis risk, thus the most cost-effective actions must be identified.
13-December-2016
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A policy framework that does not unduly inhibit the creative destruction process is vital to sustaining productivity growth. Yet, a key question is what happens to workers who lose their jobs due to this process and what are the policies that minimise the costs of worker displacement?
13-December-2016
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A policy framework that does not unduly inhibit the creative destruction process is vital to sustaining productivity growth. Yet, a key question is what happens to workers who lose their jobs due to this process and what are the policies that minimise the costs of worker displacement?
17-November-2016
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Widespread increases in inequality over the past three decades have raised the question of the distribution of the growth dividends.
11-October-2016
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Measures that enable the acquisition of new skills and reduce mismatches between the demand and supply of existing skills can boost US economic growth and make its benefits more inclusive.
11-October-2016
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Productivity growth has been sluggish since the Great Recession and had been slowing before it.
11-October-2016
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Raising productivity requires addressing a wide range of policies that affect resource allocation, the creation and diffusion of technology, human capital and the creation and financing of start-ups.
3-August-2016
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Canada’s productivity performance has lagged that of many other OECD countries, despite some improvement in recent years.