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Strengthening Social Cohesion in Luxembourg: Making Efficiency and Equity Go Hand in Hand

Fournier, Jean-Marc; Garcia, Clara - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

Luxembourg is a rich and fast-growing country. However, inequality of disposable incomes has trended up modestly over … sociale au Luxembourg : Concilier efficacité et équité<BR>Le Luxembourg est un pays riche en croissance rapide. Néanmoins, les …

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Making the Luxembourg Labour Market Work Better

Lawson, Jeremy - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

Rapid economic growth over the past two decades has substantially increased employment in Luxembourg, which has largely … Working Paper relates to the 2010 Economic Survey of Luxembourg. (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/Luxembourg)<P>Améliorer le … fonctionnement du marché du travail de Luxembourg<BR>La croissance rapide économique que le Luxembourg a connue au cours des deux …

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Can the Financial Sector continue to be the Main Growth Engine in Luxembourg?

Bourgain, Arnaud; Pieretti, Patrice; Høj, Jens - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009

placing financial activities in Luxembourg have mostly been in terms of an adaptive legislative and regulatory framework and … low taxation. As a result, Luxembourg is today one of the main international centres for investment funds. Besides the … Luxembourg’s position. The extent of the decline in the sector’s trend growth depends on the ability to maintain and expand the …

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Tax Competition Between Sub-Central Governments

Blöchliger, Hansjörg; Campos, José Maria Pinero - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

Sub-central tax competition is the strategic interaction of tax policy between jurisdictions with the objective to attract and retain mobile tax bases. The views on tax competition differ widely: while some consider that tax competition brings sub-central fiscal policy closer to citizen?s...

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Investment Gaps after the Crisis

Lewis, Christine; Pain, Nigel; Strasky, Jan; Menkyna, Fusako - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

The downturn in fixed investment among advanced economies from the onset of the global crisis was unusually severe, widespread and long-lasting relative to comparable episodes in the past. As a result, investment gaps are large in many countries, not only in relation to past norms but also...

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Belgium: Enhancing the Cost Efficiency and Flexibility of the Health Sector to Adjust to Population Ageing

Sorbe, Stéphane - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

Belgium has a good record in delivering accessible care, but adaptation to population ageing will be complicated by the … organise their care. This Working Paper relates to the 2013 OECD Economic Survey of Belgium (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/belgium …

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Improving the Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Belgium

Pina, Álvaro; Corluy, Vincent; Verbist, Gerlinde - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015

by more diffuse handicaps, like discrimination and imperfect knowledge of the languages of Belgium. Improving the labour … Belgium (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-belgium.htm)<P>Améliorer l'insertion des immigrés sur le marché du travail …

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Price Elasticities of Transport Fuel Demand in Belgium

Schmitz, Tom - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012

Since 1990, Belgium has managed to bring down greenhouse gas emissions in most domains of economic activity. Road … policy depends on the price elasticity of fuel demand, and therefore, the latter is estimated for Belgium and other European … countries. The elasticities obtained are relatively small: in Belgium, for instance, a 10% increase in prices would cause …

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Maintaining an Efficient and Equitable Housing Market in Belgium

Zwart, Sanne - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015

Housing conditions in Belgium are among the best in OECD countries according to the Better Life Index, as dwellings are … Working Paper relates to the 2015 OECD Economic Survey of Belgium (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-belgium …

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Bringing Belgian Public Finances to a Sustainable Path

Koźluk, Tomasz; Jousten, Alain; Høj, Jens - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012

Economic growth is projected to be strengthening from mid-2011 onwards, but will be insufficient to restore the sustainability of public finances. The Belgian strategy to prefund ageing costs by generating fiscal surpluses to bring down public debt was derailed by the global crisis. Restoring...

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