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The Linkages between Open Services Markets and Technology Transfer

Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de …; … - 2006

Services are the main drivers of economic growth in OECD countries and they are becoming increasingly innovative. This … study highlights the productivity gains from services trade liberalisation and the technological spillovers inside the … receiving economy. The report shows that emphasis should be placed on services in the debate on trade and growth and that …

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Are House Prices Nearing a Peak?: A Probit Analysis for 17 OECD Countries

Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et …; … - 2006

House prices have been moving up strongly in real terms since the mid-1990s in the majority of OECD countries, with the ongoing upswing the longest of its kind in the OECD area since the 1970s. If interest rates were to rise significantly, real house prices may be at risk of nearing a peak. The...

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Social Safety Nets and Structural Adjustment

Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et …; … - 2006

Social safety nets protect citizens against hardship. By offering compensation, social safety nets may help overcome the political resistance to trade liberalisation and structural reform, but they can also weaken the incentives to work and save. Depending on their design, safety nets may also...

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Monetary Policy and Inflation Expectations in Latin America: Long-run Effects and Volatility Spillovers

Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et …; … - 2006

, Colombia and Mexico in the post-1999 period. It also tests for the presence of volatility spillovers between the monetary … examination, and ii) greater volatility in the monetary stance leads to higher volatility in expected inflation in Brazil …, Colombia and Mexico, suggesting that interest-rate smoothing contributes to reducing inflation expectations volatility. No …

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Price Volatility in Food and Agricultural Markets : Policy Responses

FAO - 2011

volatility and its effects on food security is a complex issue with many dimensions, agricultural and non-agricultural, short and … begins with a discussion of volatility and of the ways in which volatility affects countries, businesses, consumers and … volatility in future. This report offers suggestions for a systematic and internationally coordinated response building on the …

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