OECD economic surveys Portugal 2014

OECD's 2014 Economic Survey of Portugal examines recent economic developments, policies and prospects. Special chapers cover boosting export performance and reducing inequality and poverty.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, issuing body (issuing body)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing [2014]
Colección:OECD Economic Surveys: Portugal,
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705845906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of contents; Basic statistics of Portugal, 2013; Executive summary; Assessment and recommendations; Figure 1. Average annual total factor productivity growth in 2000-09 and 2010-15; Figure 2. Macroeconomic indicators; Figure 3. Sources of growth in gross fixed capital formation (GFCF); Figure 4. Exports and economic size in international comparison; Figure 5. Lending to the private sector; Figure 6. Credit conditions; Macroeconomic outlook; Table 1. Macroeconomic indicators and projections; Strengthening financial stability; Figure 7. Capital ratios and credit default swap (CDS) spreads
  • Figure 8. Non-performing loans (NPLs) and coverage ratios Figure 9. Loan-to-deposit (LTD) ratio; Key recommendations to strengthen financial stability; Improving fiscal sustainability; Table 2. General government revenue and expenditure; Figure 10. Public expenditure; Figure 11. Long-term interest rate spreads; Figure 12. Illustrative public debt paths; Figure 13. Value-added tax (VAT) revenue ratio; Figure 14. Net public-private partnership payments by the government; Recommendations for fiscal policy; Further raising competitiveness and export performance
  • Figure 15. Determinants of cost-competitiveness in tradable sectorsFigure 16. CO2 emissions from electricity generation; Figure 17. Patents and trademarks; Key recommendations for raising competitiveness and export performance; Making future growth more inclusive; Figure 18. Well-being outcomes: Better Life Index; Figure 19. Inequality and poverty; Table 3. Inequality and poverty indicators; Figure 20. Anchored poverty rates; Figure 21. Unemployment rate by age groups; Figure 22. Reduction in inequality resulting from taxes and transfers
  • Figure 23. Simulated change in household disposable income due to fiscal consolidationFigure 24. Minimum-income benefits; Figure 25. Relationship between students' participation in higher education and socio-economic status; Key recommendations to reduce inequality and poverty; Bibliography; Annex. Progress in main structural reforms; Thematic chapters; Chapter 1. Boosting export performance; Figure 1.1. Investment allocation by sector; Figure 1.2. Developments in cost competitiveness; Figure 1.3. Exports and economic size in international comparison
  • Recent developments in the structure of exportsBox 1.1. A historical overview over Portuguese exports; Figure 1.4. Portugal's merchandise exports by sectors and destinations; Figure 1.5. Portugal's export performance; A closer look at the characteristics of exporting firms; Table 1.1. Basic characteristics of manufacturing firms by export status; Figure 1.6. Young firms experience faster productivity growth; Figure 1.7. Value added by enterprise size class; Policies to improve Portugal's export performance; Figure 1.8. A simplified cost breakdown in tradable sectors
  • Figure 1.9. Prices in non-tradable sectors have increased faster than in tradable sectors