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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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Paris :
OECD
2006.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705630706719 |
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 |
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Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781280606908 9786610606900 9789264023857 |