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Policy Options for Reducing Poverty and Raising Employment Rates in Israel

Hemmings, Philip - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

Welfare-to-work measures are a central theme of Israel’s labour and social policies to tackle relative poverty, which …

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Less Income Inequality and More Growth – Are They Compatible? Part 1. Mapping Income Inequality Across the OECD

Hoeller, Peter; Joumard, Isabelle; Pisu, Mauro; Bloch, Debra - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012

Countries differ widely with respect to the level of labour income inequality among individuals of working age. Labour income inequality is shaped by differences in wage rates, hours worked and inactivity rates. Individual labour income inequality is the main driver of household market income...

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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

The paper explores issues with assessing wellbeing in OECD countries based on self-reported life satisfaction surveys in a pooled regression over time and countries, at the country level and the OECD average. The results, which are in line with previous studies of subjective wellbeing, show...

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Improving Taxes and Transfers in Australia

Hemmings, Philip; Tuske, Annamaria - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015

goals in re-distribution and social welfare, encourage employment, accommodate business-competitiveness concerns and … more revenue from the Goods and Services Tax. The report also advises caution in some recent welfare-reform proposals, and … advocates broad support for business rather than targeted subsidies and other forms of corporate welfare. As regards …

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How to Improve Taxes and Transfers in Israel

Hemmings, Philip - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

goals in re-distribution and social welfare, recognise the influence taxation has on businesses’ competitiveness and …

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Fairly Sharing the Social Impact of the Crisis in Greece

Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki; Matsaganis, Manos; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Poverty and income inequality have worsened since the onset of the crisis. While the design of fiscal measures has mitigated the burden sharing of fiscal adjustment, as the recession has deepened unemployment has risen, earnings have declined and social tensions have increased. Getting people...

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Achieving Fiscal Flexibility and Safeguarding Sustainability: The Case of Slovakia

Koske, Isabell - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009

Euro area entry calls for more fiscal flexibility to absorb cyclical shocks that cannot be dealt with by the common monetary policy. At the same time fiscal consolidation must not be put at risk, especially given rising ageing related costs. The current fiscal framework could be improved by...

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The Brazilian Pension System: Recent Reforms and Challenges Ahead

Bonturi, Marcos - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2002

Brazil’s public pension expenditure is about 9 per cent of GDP, above the OECD average. Given that OECD countries are generally not only wealthier, but also significantly older, Brazil’s pension expenditures are clearly excessive, draining resources away from other areas, such as much needed...

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Providing Greater Old-Age Security in China

Herd, Richard; Hu, Hu-Wei; Koen, Vincent - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

China’s population is set to age fast, owing to low fertility and rising life expectancy. With ongoing migration of the younger cohorts to urban areas the increase in the old-age dependency ratio will be even more pronounced in rural than in urban areas. Very different pension arrangements...

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Bringing French Public Debt Down: The Options for Fiscal Consolidation

Égert, Balázs - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

France has a track record of persistent general government deficits, partly reflecting pro-cyclical fiscal policies in upswings. This has resulted in a quadrupling of its public debt-to-GDP ratio since the 1970s to above 80% of GDP. Reducing public debt is crucial because a high level of public...

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