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In a majority of OECD countries, GDP growth over the past three decades has been associated with growing income … disparities. To shed some lights on the potential sources of trade-offs between growth and equity, this paper investigates the … long-run impact of structural reforms on GDP per capita and household income distribution. Pro-growth reforms can be …
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will face increasing challenges to remain globally competitive and maintain high living standards. Future growth will need … rate, which potentially harm economic activity. To improve the sustainability of growth, revenues from non …
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and financial policies to incorporate fully the implications of the rapid pro-cyclical growth in financial leverage and …
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semi–formal and informal economy had a significant contribution to the expansion of the private sector. Productivity growth … was strong, but labour utilisation remained very low. Looking forward, higher employment and productivity growth will not …
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This paper studies sources of technological upgrading in China and India. What is striking about the impressive growth … embody new technology for TFP growth in a large panel of advanced and developing countries over 1970-2007. Consistent with …
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legislation could also raise productivity growth for a while in many OECD and non-OECD G20 countries, although the effects are …
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in these areas might also have contributed to as much as half of GDP per capita growth in OECD countries in the decade …
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In recent years, India has enjoyed one of the highest growth rates worldwide, weathering the global financial crisis … investment. Stepping up structural reforms will also be necessary if double-digit growth rates are to be achievable over the … strengthen social welfare systems and access to health and education to ensure widespread benefits from continued high growth …
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This paper presents the results from a new model for projecting growth of OECD and major non-OECD economies over the … finding is that growth of the non-OECD G20 countries will continue to outpace OECD countries, but the difference will narrow … the absence of ambitious policy changes, global imbalances will emerge which could undermine growth. However, ambitious …
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Poland’s productivity has grown strongly over the past decade, and efforts to reduce the regulatory burden have been significant. Despite impressive progress, product market regulation remains more burdensome than in most OECD countries, partly due to the importance of red tape and the level...
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