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No. 1805 | 06 Jun 2024 |
Safeguarding the sustainability of the Ukrainian pension system
Before the war, the Ukrainian Pay-As-You-Go pension system required large government transfers. Since then, large scale emigration and an increasing number of people eligible for pensions have further increased the need for government transfers and... |
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No. 1804 | 30 May 2024 |
Towards better social protection for more workers in Latin America
Informality is a long-standing structural challenge of Latin American labour markets, as almost half of people in the region live in a household that depends solely on informal employment. Informal workers are often insufficiently covered by social... |
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No. 1803 | 07 May 2024 |
Labour markets transitions in the greening economy
Climate change mitigation policies affect the allocation of workers on the labor market: jobs in high-polluting industries will contract, while jobs in the “green” sector will grow. A just transition in the labour market requires policies to improve... |
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No. 1802 | 07 May 2024 |
A review of Mexico’s participation in global value chains
Mexico is well integrated into global value chains (GVCs). Its exports as a share of GDP have tripled since 1988. Mexico’s participation in GVCs is mainly driven by backward linkages, i.e. the share of foreign value added in Mexico’s total exports is... |
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No. 1801 | 07 May 2024 |
Improving housing and urban development policies in Mexico
Access to adequate housing remains challenging in Mexico as many low- and middle- income households cannot afford purchasing a house because of high housing prices and limited access to credit. An underdeveloped housing rental market and insufficient... |
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No. 1800 | 07 May 2024 |
Reducing inequalities and bolstering growth in Mexico
Continuing the recent fall in income inequality and poverty will necessitate stepping up efforts to both address pressing social issues and bolster economic growth. Redoubling efforts to improve education outcomes would help Mexicans gaining the... |
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No. 1799 | 07 May 2024 |
Harnessing nearshoring opportunities in Mexico by boosting productivity and fighting climate change
Mexico has large potential to boost its productivity and attract investment from companies looking to relocate their operations to North America. It also has an historic opportunity to spread the benefits of trade throughout the country, integrate... |
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No. 1798 | 07 May 2024 |
Strengthening economic resilience within global value chains in Switzerland
Switzerland has shown remarkable strength during past economic downturns. A comprehensive risk planning and monitoring system, as well as essential-goods stockpiles has effectively bridged temporary supply disruptions. Yet, rising geopolitical... |
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No. 1797 | 07 May 2024 |
A growth-friendly and inclusive green transition strategy for Thailand
This paper discusses Thailand’s green growth policy framework with a focus on finding the right policy mix and institutional setup. Given that the economy is in a process of catching up with advanced economies, particular emphasis will need to be... |
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No. 1796 | 24 Apr 2024 |
Lost in the green transition? Measurement and stylized facts
Greening the economy entails jobs contracting in “high-polluting” economic activities and expanding in environment-friendly activities. Minimizing the corresponding transition costs is crucial to accelerate decarbonisation and reduce displacement... |
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No. 1795 | 24 Apr 2024 |
A new measurement approach for identifying high-polluting jobs across European countries
This paper develops a novel classification of high-polluting occupations for a large sample of European countries. Unlike previous efforts in the literature, the classification exploits country-level data on air polluting emission intensity by... |
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No. 1794 | 24 Apr 2024 |
Achieving the transition to net zero in Australia
Australia has committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and more recently outlined a more ambitious intermediate target for emission reductions by 2030. However, achieving these targets will be challenging given a historical... |
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No. 1793 | 24 Apr 2024 |
Fully realising the economic potential of women in Australia
Gender inequalities in Australia have steadily declined, but remain particularly visible in the labour market. Women in Australia have lower employment rates, hourly wages and hours worked than their male counterparts. Childbirth is particularly... |
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No. 1792 | 24 Apr 2024 |
Addressing demographic headwinds in Japan: A long-term perspective
Japan faces serious demographic headwinds. Under current fertility, employment and immigration rates, the population would fall by 45% by 2100 and employment by 52%. Given the challenges of a shrinking and ageing population, the government has... |
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No. 1791 | 08 Feb 2024 |
Making the grass greener
Despite the ambitious carbon reduction targets set by policy makers worldwide, current investments fall well short of the net-zero emissions scenario. This paper analyses the factors holding back corporate green investment, with a particular focus on... |
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No. 1790 | 31 Jan 2024 |
Scaling-up infrastructure investment to strengthen sustainable development in Brazil
Infrastructure investment has been low in Brazil over the last decades, leaving significant gaps in all infrastructure sectors. To close these gaps, public investment will need to increase and become more effective, while additional private resources... |
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No. 1789 | 31 Jan 2024 |
Independent fiscal institutions
The paper reviews the diverse experience of OECD countries in establishing and running independent fiscal institutions, offering insights that could be useful for Latin American countries seeking to set-up and strengthen those institutions in the... |
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No. 1788 | 21 Dec 2023 |
Employment dynamics across firms during COVID-19
This paper analyses employment dynamics across firms during the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of job retention schemes (JRS) in shaping these dynamics. It relies on a novel collection of high-frequency harmonised micro-aggregated statistics,... |
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No. 1787 | 21 Dec 2023 |
Addressing labour market challenges for sustainable and inclusive growth in Israel
High employment growth has sustained Israel’s high GDP growth in recent decades, but demographic change and labour market duality put future growth at risk. Policy action is required to stimulate employment and raise labour productivity, especially... |
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No. 1786 | 21 Dec 2023 |
Identifying and tracking climate change mitigation strategies
This paper identifies different types of climate change mitigation strategies countries adopted over the last two decades and assesses the policy synergies they might generate. The analysis exploits the rich policy repository of the OECD’s Climate... |
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Safeguarding the sustainability of the Ukrainian pension system
Jens-Christian Høj and Viktoriia Klimchuk
06 Jun 2024
Before the war, the Ukrainian Pay-As-You-Go pension system required large government transfers. Since then, large scale emigration and an increasing number of people eligible for pensions have further increased the need for government transfers and...
Towards better social protection for more workers in Latin America
Jens Matthias Arnold, Aida Caldera Sánchez, Paula Garda, Alberto González Pandiella and Sebastián Nieto Parra
30 May 2024
Informality is a long-standing structural challenge of Latin American labour markets, as almost half of people in the region live in a household that depends solely on informal employment. Informal workers are often insufficiently covered by social...
Labour markets transitions in the greening economy
Orsetta Causa, Emilia Soldani, Maxime Nguyen and Tomomi Tanaka
07 May 2024
Climate change mitigation policies affect the allocation of workers on the labor market: jobs in high-polluting industries will contract, while jobs in the “green” sector will grow. A just transition in the labour market requires policies to improve...
A review of Mexico’s participation in global value chains
Elena Vidal and Alberto González Pandiella
07 May 2024
Mexico is well integrated into global value chains (GVCs). Its exports as a share of GDP have tripled since 1988. Mexico’s participation in GVCs is mainly driven by backward linkages, i.e. the share of foreign value added in Mexico’s total exports is...
Improving housing and urban development policies in Mexico
Alessandro Maravalle, Aida Caldera Sánchez and Alberto González Pandiella
07 May 2024
Access to adequate housing remains challenging in Mexico as many low- and middle- income households cannot afford purchasing a house because of high housing prices and limited access to credit. An underdeveloped housing rental market and insufficient...
Reducing inequalities and bolstering growth in Mexico
Alberto González Pandiella and Alessandro Maravalle
07 May 2024
Continuing the recent fall in income inequality and poverty will necessitate stepping up efforts to both address pressing social issues and bolster economic growth. Redoubling efforts to improve education outcomes would help Mexicans gaining the...
Harnessing nearshoring opportunities in Mexico by boosting productivity and fighting climate change
Alberto González Pandiella and Alessandro Maravalle
07 May 2024
Mexico has large potential to boost its productivity and attract investment from companies looking to relocate their operations to North America. It also has an historic opportunity to spread the benefits of trade throughout the country, integrate...
Strengthening economic resilience within global value chains in Switzerland
Erik Frohm
07 May 2024
Switzerland has shown remarkable strength during past economic downturns. A comprehensive risk planning and monitoring system, as well as essential-goods stockpiles has effectively bridged temporary supply disruptions. Yet, rising geopolitical...
A growth-friendly and inclusive green transition strategy for Thailand
Kosuke Suzuki, Jens Matthias Arnold, Jean Chateau, Supatra Sripumphet and Wilailuk Poolee
07 May 2024
This paper discusses Thailand’s green growth policy framework with a focus on finding the right policy mix and institutional setup. Given that the economy is in a process of catching up with advanced economies, particular emphasis will need to be...
Lost in the green transition? Measurement and stylized facts
Orsetta Causa, Maxime Nguyen and Emilia Soldani
24 Apr 2024
Greening the economy entails jobs contracting in “high-polluting” economic activities and expanding in environment-friendly activities. Minimizing the corresponding transition costs is crucial to accelerate decarbonisation and reduce displacement...
A new measurement approach for identifying high-polluting jobs across European countries
Orsetta Causa, Maxime Nguyen and Emilia Soldani
24 Apr 2024
This paper develops a novel classification of high-polluting occupations for a large sample of European countries. Unlike previous efforts in the literature, the classification exploits country-level data on air polluting emission intensity by...
Achieving the transition to net zero in Australia
Alvaro Leandro
24 Apr 2024
Australia has committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and more recently outlined a more ambitious intermediate target for emission reductions by 2030. However, achieving these targets will be challenging given a historical...
Fully realising the economic potential of women in Australia
Ben Westmore
24 Apr 2024
Gender inequalities in Australia have steadily declined, but remain particularly visible in the labour market. Women in Australia have lower employment rates, hourly wages and hours worked than their male counterparts. Childbirth is particularly...
Addressing demographic headwinds in Japan: A long-term perspective
Randall S. Jones
24 Apr 2024
Japan faces serious demographic headwinds. Under current fertility, employment and immigration rates, the population would fall by 45% by 2100 and employment by 52%. Given the challenges of a shrinking and ageing population, the government has...
Making the grass greener
Hélia Costa, Lilas Demmou, Guido Franco and Stefan Lamp
08 Feb 2024
Despite the ambitious carbon reduction targets set by policy makers worldwide, current investments fall well short of the net-zero emissions scenario. This paper analyses the factors holding back corporate green investment, with a particular focus on...
Scaling-up infrastructure investment to strengthen sustainable development in Brazil
Falilou Fall, Priscilla Fialho and Tony Huang
31 Jan 2024
Infrastructure investment has been low in Brazil over the last decades, leaving significant gaps in all infrastructure sectors. To close these gaps, public investment will need to increase and become more effective, while additional private resources...
Independent fiscal institutions
Aida Caldera Sánchez, Paula Garda, Alberto González Pandiella, Alessandro Maravalle, Diego Rodriguez and Elena Vidal
31 Jan 2024
The paper reviews the diverse experience of OECD countries in establishing and running independent fiscal institutions, offering insights that could be useful for Latin American countries seeking to set-up and strengthen those institutions in the...
Employment dynamics across firms during COVID-19
Sara Calligaris, Gabriele Ciminelli, Hélia Costa, Chiara Criscuolo, Lilas Demmou, Isabelle Desnoyers-James, Guido Franco and Rudy Verlhac
21 Dec 2023
This paper analyses employment dynamics across firms during the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of job retention schemes (JRS) in shaping these dynamics. It relies on a novel collection of high-frequency harmonised micro-aggregated statistics,...
Addressing labour market challenges for sustainable and inclusive growth in Israel
Michael Koelle
21 Dec 2023
High employment growth has sustained Israel’s high GDP growth in recent decades, but demographic change and labour market duality put future growth at risk. Policy action is required to stimulate employment and raise labour productivity, especially...
Identifying and tracking climate change mitigation strategies
Filippo Maria D’Arcangelo, Tobias Kruse and Mauro Pisu
21 Dec 2023
This paper identifies different types of climate change mitigation strategies countries adopted over the last two decades and assesses the policy synergies they might generate. The analysis exploits the rich policy repository of the OECD’s Climate...