OECD economic surveys Netherlands June 2012
OECD's 2012 survey of the Dutch economy examines recent economic developments, policies and prospects and takes a special look at harvesting the benefits of globalisation, the labour market, and health care reform.
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OECD
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| Colección: | OECD Economic Surveys
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705299006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of contents; Basic statistics of the Netherlands, 2011; Executive summary; Assessment and recommendations; The government is facing both short- and long-term challenges; The international confidence crisis slowed the economy; A slow recovery is expected; Figure 1. Short-term economic indicators; Figure 2. Labour market developments; Table 1. Demand, output and prices; Box 1. Correcting external imbalances via structural reform; Wealth losses have been substantial and pose, together with high household indebtedness, risks to the recovery
- Figure 3. The average funding ratio and share of pension funds with a funding ratio below the legal minimumFigure 4. Interest rate and housing prices developments; The economy has enjoyed relatively good trade performance; Table 2. Households' mortgage debt; Box 2. Mortgage indebtedness of households; Figure 5. Competitiveness indicators; Figure 6. Dutch export performance in selected commodities; Figure 7. Labour productivity growth; Sizeable fiscal consolidation is under way; Box 3. The Spring 2012 fiscal consolidation package; Figure 8. The fiscal stance is pro-cyclical in 2012
- The main long-term fiscal challenge is to close the large sustainability gapFigure 9. Imbalances in the euro area countries; Figure 10. Sustainability gaps in European countries; Box 4. Global warming and flood protection; Figure 11. Public debt path before and after the crisis; Figure 12. Population ageing; Box 5. The ambitiousness of the Dutch social model induces high ageing costs; Table 3. Public and private age-related spending; Figure 13. Average total pension; Box 6. Main fiscal policy recommendations; Globalisation and policies for the business sector
- The government is reforming policies for the business sectorFigure 14. Modest exports to emerging markets; Better framework conditions are key to promote performance; Box 7. Main business sector policy recommendations; Preparing the labour market for further globalisation and population ageing; Figure 15. Job mobility is low; A relatively small part of the labour market can easily be reallocated; The labour market lacks sufficient flexibility to fully benefit from globalisation; Box 8. Main labour market recommendations; Promoting competition and cost control in the health care sector
- Effects of the health care reformsThe government's 2012-15 reform programme; More cost-effective long-term care; Figure 16. Health care cost now and in 2060; Box 9. Main health policy recommendations; Bibliography; Annex A1. Progress in structural reform; Chapter 1. Reforming policies for the business sector to harvest the benefits of globalisation; The benefits and challenges of globalisation; Globalisation benefited Dutch trade; Figure 1.1. Openness has increased; Figure 1.2. Competitiveness indicators; Box 1.1. The port of Rotterdam and the surge in re-exports
- Figure 1.3. Re-exports have surged
