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Braconier, Henrik; Nicoletti, Giuseppe; Westmore, Ben - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

This paper identifies and analyses some key challenges that OECD and partner economies may face over the coming 50 years if underlying global trends relating to growth, trade, inequality and environmental pressures prevail. For example, global growth is likely to slow and become increasingly...

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Sharing the Fruits of Growth with all Mexicans

Olaberría, Eduardo; Dugain, Valéry - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015

help Mexico break out from a recent history of economic stagnation and high levels of poverty and inequality that has … hampered the quality of life of its citizens. Indeed, compared with other OECD countries, Mexico performs poorly in indicators … move towards a universal social security system. This is a substantial accomplishment. However, Mexico needs to build a …

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Has the Rise in Debt Made Households More Vulnerable?

Girouard, Nathalie; Kennedy, Mike; André, Christophe - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006

This paper reviews, for a number of OECD economies, macroeconomic developments in household balance sheets over the past two decades. The main findings show that the rise in household debt to historical levels has been driven by a combination of favourable financial conditions and buoyant...

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Improving Access and Quality in the Indian Education System

Hill, Sam; Chalaux, Thomas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

number of providers continues to rise rapidly. A new law enshrining the rights of all children to free and compulsory …

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Reforming the Labour Market in Spain

Wölfl, Anita; Mora-Sanguinetti, Juan S. - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

After steady employment growth since the 1990s, Spain has experienced the sharpest increase in unemployment among OECD countries during the crisis, amplified by structural problems of the labour market. Very high de facto severance payment of permanent contracts has resulted in a rigid dual...

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Promoting Social Cohesion in Korea

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

-income children to high-quality early childhood education and care; ii) reducing reliance on private tutoring, notably at hagwons; and …

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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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Policy Determinants of School Outcomes Under Model Uncertainty: Evidence from South Africa

Laurent, Thomas; Murtin, Fabrice; Barnard, Geoff; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

In this paper we assess the determinants of secondary school outcomes in South Africa. We use Bayesian Averaging Model techniques to account for uncertainty in the set of underlying factors that are chosen among a very large pool of explanatory variables in order to minimize the risk of omitted...

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Determinants of Tertiary Graduations

Braconier, Henrik - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015

This paper proposes and estimates a model of demand for and supply of graduations in tertiary education, which is then used to construct forward-looking scenarios for graduation rates by country. Consistent with evidence that economic returns to education have remained high in spite of rising...

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Dividing the Pie in Brazil: Income Distribution, Social Policies and the New Middle Class

Arnold, Jens; Jalles, João - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Brazil has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty and inequality. This reduction is explained by strong growth but also by effective social policies. Besides growth, public services and cash transfers have played the biggest role, the latter notably through the successful “Bolsa...

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