[spa] ¿ En qué medida las diferencias internacionales de incremento de la productividad horaria del trabajo a nivel sectorial pueden explicarse por diferencias de intensidad competitiva en el seno de los sectores? Los resultados de un estudio llevado a cabo a nivel sectorial en un conjunto de...

[fre] Dans le cadre de l’élargissement de l’Union européenne de 2004 et de 2007, la France , comme la plupart des « anciens » États membres, n’a ouvert que progressivement son marché du travail aux ressortissants des nouveaux États membres (NEM . La politique migratoire vis-à-vis...

The Slovak economy experienced a strong but short recession in 2009. The recovery afterwards was driven by exports and investment. While GDP growth was one of the strongest in OECD, employment did not reach the pre-crisis level and unemployment remains stubbornly high. This paper argues that...

This paper presents the new OECD competition law and policies (CLP) indicators which measure the strength and scope of competition regimes in 49 jurisdictions (OECD and non-OECD). The indicators cover areas for which there is a broad consensus among member countries on what constitutes...

This paper aims at identifying which countries and regions in the world might face structural overcapacities or capacity shortfalls in the automobile industry in the near future. It discusses the main forces that are likely to shape car demand over the next several years, including GDP growth,...

In Slovakia, educational outcomes are below the OECD average and are too dependent on the socioeconomic background of students. Unemployment is high and the school-to-job transition process does not work well. Spending on education and active labour market policies are very low by international...

The strength of the German labour market response to the financial crisis of 2008-09 demonstrated the benefits of past labour market reforms, which raised work incentives, improved job matching and increased working hour flexibility. Going forward, the government should build on this success and...