The expansion of global value chains during the past 20 years has widened the gap between export value and domestic value added, diminishing the per-unit contribution of exports to the country's economic growth. Thus, policies now need to target creating value added rather than increasing gross...

"As high rates of youth unemployment have been a prominent social issue, the government should seek to alter fiscal subsidy policies for higher educational institutions in such a way that increases the employment prospects of university graduates, and should also place a greater focus on...

"Designed to support specific groups and fields, tax expenditures are rapidly expanding, independently from direct expenditures with identical policy goals. However, without an integrated monitoring process, the interconnection between the two can sometimes weaken the goals they both seek. As...