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Taxes levied on the carbon content of fuels (carbon taxes) are being considered in many OECD countries as a possible policy instrument to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. This paper first reviews the policy response in Member countries to the threat of global warming. It then discusses the link...
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This paper assesses the sustainability of global imbalances by testing for the presence of unit roots in the current account positions (measured in relation to GDP) of the United States, China, Japan, Germany and the oil-exporting countries using a methodology that allows for structural breaks...
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Economists often seek to estimate unobserved variables, representing “equilibrium” or “expected” values of economic variables, as benchmarks against which observed, realised values of these variables may be evaluated. Such comparisons are often used as economic policy indicators, for...
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The Australian education system fares well in international comparison with regards to PISA test scores and the higher education system attracts an increasing number of foreign students. Vocational education and training (VET) is an important part of the post–secondary education system,...
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Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, this paper shows that while labour turnover fell in response to the pandemic, job …-productivity link in Australia – but a weakening in New Zealand – which appears related to the design of job retention schemes. Finally …
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the pandemic. Despite these headwinds, our analysis based on novel high-frequency employment data for Australia shows that …-specific intangible capital – would have imparted significant scarring effects. As it turns out, the temporary nature of Australia’s job …
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Key areas of public service provision in Australia are subject to complex patterns of joint government involvement that …
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innovative activity, leading to higher multi-factor productivity. This paper begins with a short review of Australia’s growth … expected to have particularly large impacts. The implications of trade liberalisation on Australia’s economic performance and … recommendations. This Working Paper relates to the 2005 OECD Economic Survey of Australia (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/australia). …
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As in other OECD countries Australia’s population is ageing progressively. On unchanged policies, this will increase … (mainly by lowering growth in the labour force). Nevertheless, the prospective deterioration in Australia’s budget finances is …. But the greatest challenge facing Australia policy makers in reducing the costs of population ageing is to roll back the …
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suggests that floating rate regimes will normally be preferred for countries like Australia and New Zealand, although …
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