. Reforms to promote product market competition in Norway should therefore inter alia focus on separating the public sector …

. Given the significant resources devoted to education, Norway’s modest performance on certain measures suggests that …

Norway will face a fast maturing old age pension scheme over the 30 next years whereas oil revenues will supply only a … measures to strengthen long term fiscal sustainability in Norway. Even though a broad agreement was reached in the parliament … Economic Survey of Norway (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/norway). …

are said to over-refer patients to hospitals. Although cost controlling mechanisms exist in Norway, they are too often … sidestepped by pressure by citizens on politicians to approve new drugs and treatments. Thus, future health reforms in Norway … should concentrate on value for money. This paper relates to the 2005 OECD Economic Survey of Norway (www.oecd.org/eco/survey/norway). …

Public spending is very high in Norway, partly reflecting an extensive coverage of the welfare system and ambitious …

Sustainable development is a key theme in policy making in Norway. Although it owes a considerable part of its wealth … to the carbon-based economy, Norway gives priority to the objectives embodied in the OECD Green Growth Strategy and sees … be seen to be reflected in Norway’s policy aims on climate change and on fisheries, two otherwise rather different …

This paper reviews tax policy initiatives and the scope for further reform in Norway. Norway faces the challenge of … resource allocation. Norway has made considerable progress in easing the distortions that are typically associated with a high …

Norway, like most OECD countries, will experience a significant ageing of its population, although it will be less …