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How to Reduce Sickness Absences in Sweden: Lessons from International Experience

Rae, David - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005

Sweden’s single biggest economic problem is the high number of people absent from work due to sickness or disability. This paper describes the problem and looks at what other countries have done to reduce absenteeism. It emphasises a mutual obligations approach to sickness insurance. This...

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Health Care Reform in the United States

Carey, David; Herring, Bradley; Lenain, Patrick - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009

In spite of improvements, on various measures of health outcomes the United States appears to rank relatively poorly among OECD countries. Health expenditures, in contrast, are significantly higher than in any other OECD country. While there are factors beyond the health-care system itself that...

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The German Labour Market: Preparing for the Future

Hüfner, Felix; Klein, Caroline - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012

The strength of the German labour market response to the financial crisis of 2008-09 demonstrated the benefits of past labour market reforms, which raised work incentives, improved job matching and increased working hour flexibility. Going forward, the government should build on this success and...

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Labour Market Reforms in Japan to Improve Growth and Equity

Jones, Randall S.; Urasawa, Satoshi - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

Traditional Japanese labour market practices, which benefited both workers and firms during the highgrowth era, are no longer appropriate in the context of slow economic growth and rapid population ageing. Reforms are needed in light of the upward trend in non-regular employment to break down...

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Education Reform in Japan

Jones, Randall S. - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

While Japan has achieved outstanding scores on the PISA exams, further improving educational outcomes is important to sustain growth in the face of rapid population ageing. The government should step up investment in early childhood education and care and integrate childcare and kindergarten to...

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Sustaining Korea's Convergence to the Highest-Income Countries

Jones, Randall S.; Urasawa, Satoshi - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012

While Korea remains one of the fastest-growing OECD economies, its potential growth rate per capita is projected to decelerate from around 4% during the current decade to around 2¼ per cent during the 2030s. Sustaining growth requires policies to mitigate the impact of rapid population ageing...

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The Economic Consequences of Ageing: The Case of Finland

Maisonneuve, Christine de la; André, Christophe; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Finland’s population is set to age rapidly in the coming decades. This will put pressure on public finances, while shrinking labour resources. Nonetheless, solutions exist to alleviate those pressures. Adjusting the pension age in line with the rise in life expectancy would reduce pension...

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Labour Market Policies to Promote Growth and Social Cohesion in Korea

Jones, Randall S.; Urasawa, Satoshi - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

Labour market reform to improve growth prospects and reduce inequality is a top priority in the face of rapid population ageing and a dualistic labour market. Sustaining output growth requires policies to mitigate the impact of rapid population ageing by increasing labour inputs from...

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Sustaining Growth in Korea by Reforming the Labour Market and Improving the Education System

Jones, Randall S.; Tsutsumi, Masahiko - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009

A well-functioning labour market is essential to sustain rapid economic growth in the face of population ageing. Priorities are to reverse the rising share of non-regular workers, which has negative implications for both growth and equity, and encourage greater employment of women and youth, who...

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Norway - Sustainable Development: Climate Change and Fisheries Policies

O'Brien, Paul - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

Sustainable development is a key theme in policy making in Norway. Although it owes a considerable part of its wealth … to the carbon-based economy, Norway gives priority to the objectives embodied in the OECD Green Growth Strategy and sees … be seen to be reflected in Norway’s policy aims on climate change and on fisheries, two otherwise rather different …

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