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Understanding differences in vaccination uptake among OECD countries

Turner, David - 2022

Resolving stark differences between rich and poor countries in vaccine coverage against COVID is a global policy priority for 2022. However, even among OECD countries, there currently remain surprisingly large differences in vaccine coverage and this paper attempts to explain these differences,...

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Rising energy prices and productivity: short-run pain, long-term gain?

André, Christophe - 2023

Soaring energy prices have raised concerns about the risks energy price shocks pose for firms’ performance and the … green transition. This paper estimates the impacts of energy price changes on firms’ productivity as well as their dynamics …, distinguishing between the short and medium-to-long term, using historical data. The analysis shows that following an energy price …

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Product market regulation in Indonesia : An international comparison

Lewis, Christine - 2022

Appropriately designed Product Market Regulation (PMR) is essential to enhance productivity, boost economic growth and increase welfare. Regulation is needed to address market failures and guarantee the health and safety of consumers. However, by limiting the entry and expansion of firms, a too...

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A cost-of-living squeeze? Distributional implications of rising inflation

Causa, Orsetta - 2022

this is driven by energy price inflation. To cushion vulnerable households from rising inflation, especially from energy … prices, these findings call for a careful targeting of income and price support measures, notwithstanding their …

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The Nature of Financial and Real Business Cycles : The Great Moderation and Banking Sector Pro-Cyclicality

Égert, Balázs - 2012

the great moderation, but asset price cycles were becoming more volatile. In part this was linked to developments in the …

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Measures of International Transport Cost for OECD Countries

Golub, Stephen S. - 2008

This paper presents new estimates of country-specific international transport costs for 21 OECD countries over the period 1973-2005. The methodology is based on direct measures of air, maritime, and road transport costs rather than on cif/fob ratios or other balance of payments data employed in...

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Revenue Buoyancy and its Fiscal Policy Implications

Joumard, Isabelle - 2008

Tax receipts surged between 2005 and 2007 in many OECD countries, resulting in significant improvements in headline fiscal positions. As a consequence, pressures for tax cuts and for public spending increases have emerged. In the past, responding to such demands has permanently weakened budget...

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The Measurement of Output and Factors of Production for the Business Sector in OECD Countries (The OECD Business Sector Database)

Keese, Mark - 1991

This paper describes a Business Sector Data Base (BSDB) for OECD countries constructed in the context of recent work of the OECD Economics and Statistics Department. It discusses many of the problems of consistency between the usual sources of economic statistics for each of the concepts used...

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Fiscal Implications of Ageing : Projections of Age-Related Spending

Dang, Thai - 2001

This paper provides new projections on the fiscal impact of age-related spending for OECD countries over the next half century. These results are based on national models using an agreed upon set of assumptions about macroeconomic and demographic developments for all countries. Recent reforms to...

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The Determinants of Real Long-Term Interest Rates : 17 Country Pooled-Time-Series Evidence

Orr, Adrian B. - 1995

In this paper a model is presented and estimated that explains real long-term interest rates in terms of developments in low-frequency and high-frequency economic factors in a multi-country framework, using a data set covering 17 OECD countries since the early-1980s. A simultaneous estimation...

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