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01 mars 1983
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Wage Formation in France: Sectoral Aspects
Patrick Artus, Pages: 57
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
The purpose of this paper is to examine the processes of wage formation in France sector by sector, to idenitfy the reasons for fluctuations in sectoral wage differentials and ascertain whether wage emulation exists. In France no information is available quarterly on sector wages with...
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12 oct 2011
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Wage Implications of Trade Liberalisation: Evidence for Effective Policy Formation
Susan Stone, Ricardo Cavazos Cepeda, Pages: 43
in
OECD Trade Policy Papers
The relationship between trade and wages has been subject to intense scrutiny in the academic literature with no clear consensus emerging. This paper adds to this body of research by moving beyond the single country analysis level to a panel including developed and developing countries and data...
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03 nov 2011
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Wage Income Tax Reforms and Changes in Tax Burdens: 2000-2009
Bert Brys, Pages: 47
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OECD Taxation Working Papers
The tax burden on labour and its evolution over time are issues that feature prominently in the political debate. Averaged across the OECD, personal income taxes, social security contributions and payroll taxes together account for more than 51% of total government revenues in 2008 (OECD,...
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24 jui 2006
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Wage Setting in Finland: Increasing Flexibility in Centralised Wage Agreements
Åsa Johansson, Pages: 27
in
OECD Economics Department Working Papers
The centralised wage agreements have helped to contain inflation. There is evidence that wage
increases were more moderate when a central agreement was concluded than in periods when no central agreement was reached. Nevertheless, there is also evidence that centralised wage setting has had...
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01 mars 2011
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Walking the Torque: Proposed Work Plan for Energy-Efficiency Policy Opportunities for Electric Motor-Driven Systems
Hugh Falkner, Shane Holt, Pages: 47
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IEA Energy Papers
Electric motor-driven system (EMDS) accounts for more than 40% of global electricity consumption. This paper sets out an ambitious but achievable target with the global work plan to improve the energy efficiency of EMDS by 10% to 15% based on findings from the working paper ‘Energy Efficiency...
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01 oct 2008
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Wall Street and Elections in Latin American Emerging Economies
Sebastián Nieto Parra, Javier Santiso, Pages: 57
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OECD Development Centre Working Papers
Political cycles represent a core issue for capital markets in developing and emerging countries. This paper analyses the intricate links between financial markets and emerging democracies and highlights changes in the ways analysts and investors react to political cycles in emerging...
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01 août 1990
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Walras - A Multi-Sector, Multi-Country Applied General Equilibrium Model for Quantifying the Economy-Wide Effects of Agricultural Policies: A Technical Manual
Jean-Marc Burniaux, François Delorme, Ian Lienert, John P. Martin, Pages: 78
in
OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper presents a technical description of the OECD's multi-sector, multi-country applied general equilibrium model -- the WALRAS model. This model has been developed with the explicit objective of quantifying the economy-wide effects of agricultural policies in OECD countries. The common...
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05 déc 2008
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Article
Anglais
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Waste Generation and Recycling
Ida Ferrara, Pages: 19–58
in
OECD Journal: General Papers
There are two serious failures that arise in the management of solid waste. The first relates to the existence of negative externalities in the individual decision-making over waste generation and disposal. When individuals decide on how much to ...
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28 mars 2012
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Water Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Multi-Level Approach
Aziza Akhmouch, Pages: 150
in
OECD Regional Development Working Papers
The water debate in relation to poverty alleviation has one dimension that is often sidelined: its relationship with public governance. This report attempts to shed some light on the governance of water policy in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. It argues that public governance of...
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01 jui 1986
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Wealth and Inflation Effects in the Aggregate Consumption Function
G.H. Holtham, H. Kato, Pages: 41
in
OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper examines some alternative specifications of the aggregate consumption function for eight OECD countries. Wealth effects are potentially important as determinants of consumption and as a transmission channel from monetary influences to real variables. However, measurement difficulties...
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09 nov 2004
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Wealth Effects on Money Demand in EMU: Econometric Evidence
Laurence Boone, Fanny Mikol, Paul van den Noord, Pages: 20
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper investigates the determinants of money demand (M3) in the euro area. It specifically examines the potential impact of financial and housing wealth on money demand. It tests the hypothesis, whether wealth associated with increases in asset prices is used to finance liquidity holdings...
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01 nov 1997
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Webcasting and Convergence: Policy Implications
OCDE, Pages: 56
in
OECD Digital Economy Papers
Convergence between different telecommunication and broadcasting infrastructures and services is increasingly raising challenges for regulatory frameworks and may require adjustment in view of emerging services.
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29 sep 2005
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Welfare Reform in European Countries: A Microsimulation Analysis
Herwig Immervoll, Henrik Jacobsen Kleven, Claus Thustrup Kreiner, Emmanuel Saez, Pages: 59
in
OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers
This paper estimates the welfare and distributional impact of two types of welfare reform in the 15 (pre-enlargement) member countries of the European Union. The reforms are revenue neutral and financed by an overall and uniform increase in marginal tax rates on earnings. The first reform...
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01 déc 2011
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Well-Being at School: Does Infrastructure Matter?
Katrien Cuyvers, Gio De Weerd, Sanne Dupont, Sophie Mols, Chantal Nuytten, Pages: 8
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CELE Exchange, Centre for Effective Learning Environments
What is the impact of school infrastructure on the well-being of students in Flemish secondary schools? A study, commissioned by AGIOn (the Flemish agency that subsidises school buildings), investigated the impact of educational spaces on their users and set out to identify empirical evidence...
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02 mars 2010
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Article
Anglais
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West Africa: the dynamics and trends of international migration
Laurent Bossard, Marie Trémolières, Pages: 109–127
in
OECD Journal: General Papers
OECD countries receive a little less than half (97 million in 2000) of the world’s total migrants, of which 3.8 million are from Northern Africa and 1.2 million are from West Africa. West African migration is on the rise, due mainly to an increase ...
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01 jan 1994
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What Can Developing Countries Learn from OECD Labour Market Programmes and Policies?
Åsa Sohlman, David Turnham, Pages: 95
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OECD Development Centre Working Papers
Many OECD Member countries and a large number of the developing countries are suffering from extensive unemployment, both in short and long-term forms. Based on a five-part schema of labour market problems, this paper summarises and evaluates the effectiveness of labour market policies and...
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01 mai 2011
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What Does Improved Fuel Economy Cost Consumers and What Does it Cost Taxpayers?: Some illustrations
Kurt van Dender, Philippe Crist, Pages: 22
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International Transport Forum Discussion Papers
"Green growth" is an emerging paradigm that integrates several policy aspirations, including the durability of economic activity, reduced environmental impacts, and sustained growth in high-quality employment in such a way as to foster coherent, cross-sectoral policy design. Focusing on "green...
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08 avr 2011
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What Drives Inflation in the Major OECD Economies?
Diego Moccero, Shingo Watanabe, Boris Cournède, Pages: 83
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of inflation in the United States, Japan, the euro area and the United Kingdom, focusing on the role of resource utilisation, inflation expectations, inflation persistence and imported inflation. It also includes a cross-sectional...
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28 mars 2011
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What Drives Inflows Into Disability?: Evidence from Three OECD Countries: Australia, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Ana Llena-Nozal, Theodora Xenogiani, Pages: 31
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OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers
This paper investigates the dynamic effects of health shocks on labour market transitions to disability, employment and other non-employment pathways. It uses longitudinal data to estimate time discrete duration models for three countries: Australia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Both...
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22 jui 2009
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What Drives Sovereign Risk Premiums?: An Analysis of Recent Evidence from the Euro Area
David Haugh, Patrice Ollivaud, David Turner, Pages: 25
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper analyses recent large movements in the yield spread for sovereign bonds as between
Germany and other euro area countries. While the general increase in risk aversion that has characterised
the financial crisis is an important factor on its own, it is found that this has also...
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