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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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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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Reforming the Labour Market in Japan to Cope with Increasing Dualism and Population Ageing

Jones, Randall S. - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008

The proportion of non-regular workers has risen to one-third of total employment. While non-regular employment provides flexibility and cost reductions for firms, it also creates equity and efficiency concerns. A comprehensive approach that includes relaxing the high degree of employment...

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A Welfare Analysis of Climate Change Mitigation Policies

Serres, Alain de; Murtin, Fabrice - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

well as the health benefits arising from the reduction in local air pollution. The shadow price of pollution is calculated … indirectly through its impact on life expectancy. Taking into account the health benefits of mitigation policies significantly …

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Exploring Determinants of Subjective Wellbeing in OECD Countries: Evidence from the World Value Survey

Fleche, Sarah; Smith, Conal; Sorsa, Piritta - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

with previous studies of subjective wellbeing, show that, apart from income, the state of health, not being unemployed, and … progress with wellbeing in general, or what seems to matter for wellbeing—health, being employed and social contacts-- beyond …

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Can India Achieve Double-digit growth ?

Herd, Richard; Conway, Paul; Hill, Sam; Koen, Vincent; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

strengthen social welfare systems and access to health and education to ensure widespread benefits from continued high growth …

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Health, Work and Working Conditions: A Review of the European Economic Literature

Barnay, Thomas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Economists have traditionally been very cautious when studying the interaction between employment and health because of … the two-way causal relationship between these two variables: health status influences the probability of being employed … and, at the same time, working affects the health status. Because these two variables are determined simultaneously …

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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 fragmentation of responsibilities in the healthcare system and a strong reliance on government regulations. The organisation of the system could be rationalised by giving...

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Reforms for a Cleaner, Healthier Environment in China

Hill, Sam - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

but others, including greenhouse gas emissions, continue to rise. Poor air and water quality threaten human health, create …

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