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Income Inequality and Poverty in Colombia - Part 1. The Role of the Labour Market
Joumard, Isabelle; Vélez, Juliana Londoño - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards …. Reducing income inequality is a key government objective and this requires improving the performance of the labour market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276885
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Labour Market and Social Policies to Foster More Inclusive Growth in Sweden
Jamet, Stéphanie; Chalaux, Thomas; Koen, Vincent - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Sweden is a very egalitarian country but inequalities have risen and some groups are poorly integrated into the labour market. For growth to become more inclusive, the gap between the cost of labour and productivity for some groups needs to be reduced, transitions from education to work should...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276884
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Fairly Sharing the Social Impact of the Crisis in Greece
Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki; Matsaganis, Manos; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
Poverty and income inequality have worsened since the onset of the crisis. While the design of fiscal measures has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277003
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Less Income Inequality and More Growth – Are They Compatible? Part 1. Mapping Income Inequality Across the OECD
Hoeller, Peter; Joumard, Isabelle; Pisu, Mauro; Bloch, Debra - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
Countries differ widely with respect to the level of labour income inequality among individuals of working age. Labour … income inequality is shaped by differences in wage rates, hours worked and inactivity rates. Individual labour income … inequality is the main driver of household market income inequality, with family formation as well as self-employment and capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009393776
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Sharing the Fruits of Growth with all Mexicans
Olaberría, Eduardo; Dugain, Valéry - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015
help Mexico break out from a recent history of economic stagnation and high levels of poverty and inequality that has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276987
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Boosting Productivity in Russia: Skills, Education and Innovation
Demmou, Lilas; Wörgötter, Andreas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015
employment rate, but also high wage inequality, informality and labour turnover, which limits incentives for firms to invest in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276999
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Inequality and Poverty in the United States: Public Policies for Inclusive Growth
Denk, Oliver; Hagemann, Robert P.; Lenain, Patrick; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Income inequality and relative poverty in the United States are among the highest in the OECD and have substantially … of growth. The present paper analyses the causes of US income inequality and relative poverty in an OECD context … degree, high income inequality is attributable to the large dispersion of earned income, which should be addressed by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277010
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Trade and Product Market Policies in Upstream Sectors and Productivity in Downstream Sectors: Firm-Level Evidence from China
Bas, Maria; Causa, Orsetta - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
This paper explores the productivity impact of trade, product market and financial market policies over the last decade in China – a fast growing country where, despite significant reform action, regulatory stance remains still far from OECD standards. The paper makes a critical distinction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276928
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Fostering Inclusive Growth in Turkey by Promoting Structural Change in the Business Sector
Gönenç, Rauf; Röhn, Oliver; Koen, Vincent; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
Turkey’s business sector dynamism has underpinned broad-based and inclusive growth in the 2000s. However, the business sector is highly segmented, with a relatively small core of modern high-productivity corporations, and myriad small, less formal and low-productivity entities. This hampers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276955
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The Effectiveness of Public Expenditure in Portugal
Bronchi, Chiara - 2003
Over the past decade, Portugal has experienced imbalances and inefficiencies in the public sector that have impeded better economic performance. Though Portugal’s total spending as a proportion of GDP is somewhat below the EU average, the rapid and uncontrolled growth of its primary current...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445112