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Improving Employment Prospects for Young Workers in Spain

Wölfl, Anita - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

The unemployment rate among young people has reached painfully high levels, in particular among those young people with low levels of education. There are two crucial policy priorities to improve employment prospects for youth in Spain. First, in the very short term, there is need for quick...

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Better Harnessing Talent and Knowledge to Boost Sustainable Medium-term Growth in Spain

Haugh, David; Westmore, Ben - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Structural transformation towards a more knowledge-based economy will strengthen Spain’s medium-term growth prospects. To deal with long standing impediments to higher growth the government has a substantial structural reform programme touching on education, the labour market and the business...

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Transitions in and out of Unemployment among Young People in the Irish Recession

Kelly, Elish; McGuinness, Seamus; Philip O’Connell; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

Young people have been hit hard by unemployment during the Irish recession. While much research has been undertaken to study the effects of the recession on overall labour market dynamics, little is known about the specific effects on youth unemployment and the associated challenges. This paper...

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Improving School-to-work Transitions in New Zealand

Bibbee, Alexandra - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

The NZ labour market is among the most flexible in the OECD, and outcomes for its young people have been among the best. However, labour-market opportunities are heavily determined by initial education, where New Zealand’s system is also successful and innovative in many ways. Average PISA...

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Youth Labour Market Performance in Spain and its Determinants: A Micro-Level Perspective

Dolado, Juan J.; Jansen, Marcel; Felgueroso, Florentino; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

This paper provides both descriptive and empirical evidence about the main youth labour market problems in Spain. Using the experiences of other EU economies as a benchmark, we document the performance of Spain as regards a wide set of youth labour market dimensions. These include employment and...

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Policy Implementation in Italy: Legislation, Public Administration and the Rule of Law

O'Brien, Paul - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

opportunities for corruption and organised crime to flourish. Clear operational independence with accountability is essential for …

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Structural Reforms to Boost Turkey's Long-Term Growth

Gönenç, Rauf; Röhn, Oliver; Koen, Vincent; Saygili, … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012

Turkey can achieve strong sustainable growth and job creation but further reforms in the labour market, education and …. First, Turkey’s rigid labour market regulation needs to evolve, so as to encourage job creation in the formal sector. Second … improvements in living standards. This Working Paper relates to the 2012 OECD Economic Survey of Turkey (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/turkey …

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Current Account Benchmarks for Turkey

Röhn, Oliver - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012

Turkey’s current account deficit widened to almost 10% of GDP in 2011 and has been narrowing only gradually since. An … important question is to what extent Turkey’s current account deficit is excessive. To explore this issue, one needs to … deficit levels. This Working Paper relates to the 2012 OECD Economic Survey of Turkey (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/turkey …

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Fostering Inclusive Growth in Turkey by Promoting Structural Change in the Business Sector

Gönenç, Rauf; Röhn, Oliver; Koen, Vincent; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Turkey’s business sector dynamism has underpinned broad-based and inclusive growth in the 2000s. However, the business … transfers from low to higher productivity businesses. This ought to be achieved by aligning Turkey’s formal regulatory and tax …

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Reducing Macroeconomic Imbalances in Turkey

Röhn, Oliver; Gönenç, Rauf; Koen, Vincent; Coşar, … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Turkey recovered swiftly from the global financial crisis but sizeable macroeconomic imbalances arose in the process …

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