OECD Economic Surveys: Chile 2010
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OECD Economic Surveys: Chile 2010

OECD's 2010 survey of Chile's economy. This edition focuses on four key issues currently challenging Chile: overcoming the crisis; strengthening fiscal policy; fostering productivity growth, and improving the quality of Chile's schools. The survey finds that Chile is now emerging from the crisis and that the financial system has held up well, but that some areas of regulation and the fiscal framework need to be strengthened.  Chile needs to enhance productivity growth, broaden innovation policy beyond basic research, and improve the quality of education.
Date de publication :
27 jan 2010
DOI :
10.1787/eco_surveys-chl-2010-en
 
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Need for speed

Boosting productivity growth by strengthening competition, entrepreneurship and innovation You do not have access to this content

Anglais
Auteur(s):
OCDE
Pages :
65–101
DOI :
10.1787/eco_surveys-chl-2010-6-en

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Productivity growth has declined since the late 1990s, slowing the catching-up process. Structural reforms to strengthen competition, entrepreneurship and innovation would go a long way toward enhancing it. Recent competition policy reforms that strengthen enforcement of cartel law must now be implemented effectively. The National Economic Prosecutor should receive sufficient resources and the ceiling on fines against cartels, which has recently been raised, may need to be reviewed again. Entrepreneurship should be strengthened by reducing regulatory "red tape" for start-ups and simplifying bankruptcy procedures. Recent reforms to the innovation policy framework are welcome but the focus on sectoral priority clusters will need to be accompanied by appropriate monitoring procedures and sunset clauses for public support.
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