OECD Economic Surveys: Iceland
- Frequency :
- Every 18 months
- ISSN :
- 1999-0308 (online)
- ISSN :
- 1995-3240 (print)
- DOI :
- 10.1787/19990308
OECD’s periodic surveys of the Icelandic economy. Each edition surveys the major challenges faced by the country, evaluates the short-term outlook, and makes specific policy recommendations. Special chapters take a more detailed look at specific challenges. Extensive statistical information is included in charts and graphs.
OECD Economic Surveys: Iceland 1993
- Publication Date :
- 01 Jan 1993
- Pages :
- 120
- ISBN :
- 9789264165144 (PDF) ; 9789264139121 (print)
- DOI :
- 10.1787/eco_surveys-isl-1993-en
OECD's annual review of Iceland's economy. The first chapter reviews recent developments in the economy and presents projections for the next two years. Chapter II reviews the principal features of macroeconomic policies and their outcomes. Chapter III examines some of the remaining structural problems confronting the nation: the continued deterioration in the fisheries and the lack of success in diversifying the economy; the steady dwindling in aggregate saving and investment; the mounting burden of foreign indebtedness; and the challenges and opportunities offered by the European Economic Area Agreement. Chapter IV discusses Iceland's health care system, an area of increasing concern in most Member countries in recent years, as well as other aspects of the social security system that appear to call for reform. Conclusions are presented in Chapter V.
Table of Contents
Introduction
I. Recent trends and projections
-The near-term outlook
II. Economic policies
-Fiscal Policy
-Monetary and exchange-rate policy and financial developments
III. Medium-term problems and opportunities
-Quotas, fish stocks and some hard choices
-Diversification
-Saving and investment
-The impact of the EEA
-The increasing burden of foreign debt
IV. Health care and other aspects of the social-security system
-Overview of the health-care system
-Outcomes
-Costs and financing
-Aspects of efficiency
-Recent and prospective reforms
-Other aspects of the social-security system
V. Conclusions
Notes
References
Annexes
-I. A time-series estimation of the expenditure on health care in Iceland
-II. A pooled approach to health-care spending in 24 OECD countries 93
-III. Main economic events
Statistical and structural annex
