With unemployment rising and potential growth faltering, labor market reform has become more necessary than ever in OECD countries. Divergences remain however vivid regarding the direction of reforms: Which labor contracts? What role for labor taxation? Which minimum wages? What role for labor...

The workshop will bring together academic scholars and economists from central banks and international institutions. The program will cover the role of financial and macroeconomic factors in oil price dynamics, forecasting methods of its future evolution, and the role of oil exports in the...