OECD Member Economies

An Economic Survey is published every 1½-2 years for each OECD country and the euro area. It identifies the main economic challenges faced by the country and analyses policy options to meet them. You can find all Surveys catalogued by country
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Economic Policy Reforms takes stock of growth performance for each country and identifies ways to improve productivity and employment on the basis of international benchmarking.

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Raising education achievement and breaking the cycle of inequality in the United Kingdom

01-Sep-2008

Globalisation, together with skill-biased technical change, is changing the composition of jobs in advanced economies and raising the level of skills required to do them.

The euro changeover in the Slovak Republic: implications for inflation and interest rates

13-Aug-2008

In January 2009, the Slovak Republic will adopt the euro and become the 16th member of the euro area. This paper investigates the implications of euro adoption in the Slovak Republic for inflation and interest rates with an attempt to quantify their likely size as well as their consequences for the general public.

Tax reform for efficiency and fairness in Canada

13-Aug-2008

The Canadian government has set a high priority on reducing the economic burden of taxation. In a context of fiscal surpluses, it has been: markedly reducing corporate income and capital taxes; providing more personal tax relief especially at lower incomes and above all for saving; and cutting the federal value added tax (GST).

Economic survey of Norway 2008

20-Aug-2008

The Norwegian economy has benefitted from rising world energy prices, fiscal restraint, successful monetary policy and a capacity to attract foreign labour. But difficult challenges lie ahead. Could the rapid rise in labour costs lead to inflation becoming entrenched? Is rising household debt a serious risk? How can the education system be improved?

Reaping the benefits of stronger competition in network industries in Germany

11-Aug-2008

The potential to strengthen productivity growth and enhance consumer welfare through more competition is large in the energy and railway sectors. Establishing stronger vertical separation between network access provision and potentially competitive services will be the main challenge for Germany going forward.

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Economic survey of Luxembourg 2008

Economic survey of Luxembourg 2008