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Making the labour market work better in Poland
Boulhol, Hervé - 2014
Poor labour-market outcomes remain one of Poland’s major structural weaknesses, impeding firms’ competitiveness and the … make work pay. This Working Paper relates to the 2014 OECD Economic Survey of Poland (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-poland.htm). …
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Efficiency and contestability in the Colombian banking system
Daude, Christian; Pascal, Julien - 2015
Despite progress in the past decade, financial markets in Colombia remain relatively small and shallow. In particular the banking system suffers high intermediation costs, which limit constrains access to finance by households and firms. This paper explores some of the causes behind these...
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How efficient are banks in Hungary?
Molnár, Margit; Holló, Dániel - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009689045
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The effect of public sector efficiency on firm-level productivity growth : the Italian case
Fadic, Milenko; Garda, Paula; Pisu, Mauro - 2019
This paper investigates the causal effect of public administration efficiency on firm-level productivity. To this purpose, we combine newly available data from Italy on public administration efficiency of subnational governments with geo-localised firm-level data for the years 2004-2014. Italy...
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What drives the performance of Swedish lower secondary schools?
André, Christophe; Pareliussen, Jon; Hwang, Hyunjeong - 2019
This paper presents the econometric analysis of lower secondary school performance carried out for the chapter on education of the 2019 OECD Economic Survey of Sweden. The dataset covers most Swedish schools providing education for 9th graders. Student socio-economic background has a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012202935
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Labour market reform in Japan to cope with a shrinking and ageing population
Jones, Randall Sidney; Seitani, Haruki - 2019
Fundamental reform of traditional Japanese labour market practices is essential to cope with rapid population ageing and the era of 100-year lives. A shift to more flexible employment and wage systems based on performance rather than age would enable Japan to better utilise its human capital....
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Challenges to sustain Poland's growth model
Égert, Balázs; Kierzenkowski, Rafał - 2013
Notwithstanding a very strong economic performance over the past decade or so, Poland’s per capita income is …
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Improving the health-care system in Poland
Boulhol, Hervé; Sowa, Agnieszka Ewa; Golinowska, … - 2012
Since the transformation following the Communist era, Poland has matched improvements in health outcomes of the most … OECD Economic Review of Poland (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/Poland). …
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Climate change policies in Poland : minimising abatement costs
Égert, Balázs - 2012
Poland is on track to meet its international greenhouse-gas emissions commitments. However, it will need to cut … signal. While Poland has made good progress in complying with EU regulations related to the energy sector, the large share of … more investment in low-emission technologies in Poland to achieve a given emissions-reduction target, whereas a deeper …
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The impact of changes in second pension pillars on public finances in Central and Eastern Europe
Égert, Balázs - 2012
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