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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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Encouraging Labour Force Participation in Chile

Contreras, Dante; Mello, Luiz de; Puentes, Esteban - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008

Chile’s labour force participation is low by comparison with most countries in the OECD area, especially among females and youths. In the case of women, labour supply has risen steadily over time for prime-age and older individuals, against a background of relative stability for men. With...

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Improving the Functioning of the Slovenian Labour Market

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

Labour market outcomes have improved markedly in the past years as the beneficial effects of the economic upswing were reinforced by important structural reforms.With the economy on the verge of a severe economic downturn, it is important to avoid alleviating measures that adversely affect the...

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The Effects of Downturns on Labour Force Participation: Evidence and Causes

Duval, Romain; Eris, Mehmet; Furceri, Davide - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

This paper uses an impulse-response function approach to assess the magnitude and persistence of the effects of downturns on labour force participation for a sample of 30 countries over the period 1960-2008. Past severe recessions appear to have had a significant and persistent impact on...

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Policies to support sustainable long-term growth in New Zealand

Cheung, Calista - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

As its workforce ages and major economies shift towards producing higher value-added goods and services, New Zealand will face increasing challenges to remain globally competitive and maintain high living standards. Future growth will need to come increasingly from productivity gains, and...

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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 … permanent contracts has resulted in a rigid dual market with adverse effects on unemployment and productivity. The collective … explaining very high unemployment among young workers. Better access of young people to training is an effective tool to keep …

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