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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 …
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Iceland is an innovative country, but has untapped innovation potential. Strengthening innovation, especially in the …
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) compared to that of three OECD countries, Ireland, Korea and Mexico ... …
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- on Iceland’s economy. The paper is divided into two parts. First, a DSGE modelling exercise suggests that the equivalent …
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This paper reviews Iceland’s performance in skills accumulation against the backdrop of a rapidly changing economic … expenditure on education, which is now among the highest in the OECD relative to GDP. Nonetheless, Iceland continues to have one … relates to the 2006 OECD Economic Survey of Iceland (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/iceland). …
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This paper discusses the current state of product market competition in Iceland, including the legal and regulatory …
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This paper discusses recent developments and policy issues relating to financial markets in Iceland. Overall, the …
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This paper analyses the possibilities for reforming the Icelandic tax system. It puts the current tax structure in its historic context, showing that there has been a steady movement towards simplification. The personal income tax has a lower than average number of bands and, taxes capital...
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Health outcomes and the quality of health care in Iceland are very good by international comparison, while income …
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The global financial and economic crisis has struck Iceland with extreme force. Iceland’s three main banks, accounting … in Iceland than in most other OECD countries owing to the seriousness of the banking crisis and the weakness of private … the 2009 Economic Survey of Iceland. …
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