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China's March to Prosperity: Reforms to Avoid the Middle-income Trap
Koen, Vincent; Herd, Richard; Hill, Sam - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
China is well-placed to avoid the so-called “middle-income trap” and to continue to converge towards the more advanced economies, even though growth is likely to slow from near double-digit rates in the first decade of this millennium to around 7% at the 2020 horizon. However, in order to...
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Improving China's Health Care System
Herd, Richard; Hu, Yu-Wei; Koen, Vincent - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
Overall, health outcomes in China have improved tremendously over the past three decades, especially thanks to the reduction in some traditional infectious diseases. However, death rates from chronic diseases have been on the rise, not least owing to changes in life styles and deteriorating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008480476
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A Pause in the Growth of Inequality in China?
Herd, Richard - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
In recent years, policymaking in China has put increasing emphasis on stemming the growth in inequality, which had been fairly steep since the 1980s. Policy action has taken the form of regional development measures and of reforms of various aspects of the social safety net broadly defined. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008480479
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Coping with the Job Crisis and Preparing for Ageing: The Case of Finland
Braconier, Henrik - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
Maintaining high participation and employment in the face of the recent recession and a rapidly ageing population are … and employment. Institutional responsibilities in labour market policies should be simplified and made more transparent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008587586
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Providing Greater Old-Age Security in China
Herd, Richard; Hu, Hu-Wei; Koen, Vincent - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
China’s population is set to age fast, owing to low fertility and rising life expectancy. With ongoing migration of the younger cohorts to urban areas the increase in the old-age dependency ratio will be even more pronounced in rural than in urban areas. Very different pension arrangements...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008542491
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Migration and Integration of Immigrants in Denmark
Roseveare, Deborah; Jorgensen, Martin - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004
Immigration could offer one way for Denmark to expand its labour supply, thereby lowering the dependency ratio, at … main changes in policies on immigration in recent years ...<BR><P>L’immigration pourrait être, pour le Danemark, un moyen d … piège de l’assistance. Ces dernières années, les principaux changements apportés aux mesures concernant l’immigration ont …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045778
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Adjusting Housing Policies in Slovakia in Light of Euro Adoption
Hüfner, Felix - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009
House prices have risen strongly in past years, helped by rising incomes and declining interest rates. At the same time, construction of new dwellings has remained fairly muted and has only recently shown signs of picking up. A characteristic feature of the Slovak housing market, and a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046007
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Trends in Immigration and Economic Consequences
Coppel, Jonathan; Dumont, Jean-Christophe; Visco, Ignazio - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2001
This paper reviews immigration trends and their economic impacts in a number of OECD countries. While migration systems … migration flows. Some of the main factors driving immigration are then briefly discussed. The paper also considers the economic …, fiscal and social implications of immigration. The study suggests that immigration can confer small net gains to the host …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046181
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Improving the Flexibility of the Dutch Housing Market to Enhance Labour Mobility
Høj, Jens - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
The housing market figures among the main determinants of labour mobility, as households seldom make employment and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008802446
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A better performing labour market for inclusive convergence in Croatia
Bulman, Tim - 2023
Croatia’s labour market has made important progress over the past decade. Employment rates are rising, reducing the gap …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014491271