OECD employment outlook boosting jobs and incomes

OECD countries have to improve labour market performance to increase living standards. This has become more urgent as population ageing may put considerable downward pressure on economic growth in the coming decades. What is needed is a comprehensive reform strategy to raise employment and help work...

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Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-)
Autor Corporativo: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Corporate Author (corporate author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD 2006.
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Sumario:OECD countries have to improve labour market performance to increase living standards. This has become more urgent as population ageing may put considerable downward pressure on economic growth in the coming decades. What is needed is a comprehensive reform strategy to raise employment and help workers earn higher incomes. This requires action on many fronts including taxation, employment regulations, welfare benefits, wages, product-market competition and macroeconomic policy. Which reforms have been successful and in what countries? Do they necessarily imply lower social protection or more i
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (281 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781280606908
9786610606900
9789264023857