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This paper presents the results from a new model for projecting growth of OECD and major non-OECD economies over the … finding is that growth of the non-OECD G20 countries will continue to outpace OECD countries, but the difference will narrow … the absence of ambitious policy changes, global imbalances will emerge which could undermine growth. However, ambitious …
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Turkey can achieve strong sustainable growth and job creation but further reforms in the labour market, education and … product markets are required for such gains to materialise. In recent years, growth has been largely driven by the industrial … sector. Sustaining vigorous growth over the longer run therefore requires pushing ahead with a number of structural reforms …
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In this paper, we test whether the growth experience of a sample of OECD countries over the past three decades is more … consistent with the human-capital augmented Solow model of exogenous growth, or with an endogenous growth model à la Uzawa … implied by these two models to discriminate between them. Using pooled crosscountry time-series data, we specify our growth …
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This paper presents empirical estimates of human-capital augmented growth equations for a panel of 21 OECD countries … growth model assumptions with the needs of panel data regressions. Unlike several previous studies, our results point to a … positive and significant impact of human capital accumulation to output per capita growth. The estimated long-run effect on …
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This paper develops and applies a simple “conditional growth” framework to make long-term GDP projections for the world … market and pension reforms on future growth in employment levels. In the baseline projection, world GDP would grow in PPP … factor productivity and population growth assumptions is significant, however, and compounds with deeper sources of …
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In recent years, India has enjoyed one of the highest growth rates worldwide, weathering the global financial crisis … investment. Stepping up structural reforms will also be necessary if double-digit growth rates are to be achievable over the … strengthen social welfare systems and access to health and education to ensure widespread benefits from continued high growth …
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This paper reviews key policy messages and warnings about developments in the run-up to the global financial and economic crisis that began in mid-2007 which are contained in the main publications of the IMF, the OECD and the BIS and discuss issues relevant to strengthening their surveillance...
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Housing markets have played a prominent role in macroeconomic developments over recent years. For a great part of the 2000s, buoyant housing markets have contributed to sustained economic activity in most OECD countries. But many markets overheated and the collapse of the US subprime mortgage...
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This paper presents empirical estimates of human-capital augmented growth equations for a panel of 21 OECD countries … growth model assumptions with the needs of panel data regressions. Unlike several previous studies, our results point to a … positive and significant impact of human capital accumulation to output per capita growth. The estimated long-run effect on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444192
OECD countries and analyses the link between regulation and growth. On average, regulation is more restrictive of … regulatory processes. Furthermore, growth regressions provide evidence that less restrictive product market regulation is … conducive to growth. An improvement of ½ index points of barriers to entrepreneurship would translate into approximately a 0 …
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