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01 Sep 1999
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Czech Republic
OECD, Pages: 31
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Sigma Public Management Profiles
The period of democratic transition began in November 1989 and was mainly defined by the following
events: the ending of the totalitarian rule of the Communist Party on 17 November 1989; the beginning of
the reconstruction of state administration and the centralized economic system in January...
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16 July 2007
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Article
English
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Cyclical Fluctuations in CIS Economies
Péter Benczúr, Emin Muradov, Attila Rátfai, Pages: 121–135
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Journal of Business Cycle Measurement and Analysis
This paper documents a number of stylized facts of quarterly frequency cyclical fluctuations in a specific group of developing economies, previously belonging to the same country organization, the former Soviet Union. We find that in these countries ...
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27 May 2011
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English
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Cycle Extraction: A Comparison of the Phase-Average Trend Method, the Hodrick-Prescott and Christiano-Fitzgerald Filters
Ronny Nilsson, Gyorgy Gyomai, Pages: 27
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OECD Statistics Working Papers
This paper reports on revision properties of different de-trending and smoothing methods (cycle estimation methods), including PAT with MCD smoothing, a double Hodrick-Prescott (HP) filter and the Christiano-Fitzgerald (CF) filter. The different cycle estimation methods are rated on their...
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14 Mar 2002
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Cybersquatting: The OECD's Experience and the Problems it Illustrates with Registrar Practices and the 'Whois' System
OECD, Pages: 11
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OECD Digital Economy Papers
This report summarises the problem recently met by the OECD with regard to the cybersquatting of the ocde.org domain name, and identifies the general policy issues arising from this experience.
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16 Nov 2012
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Working/Policy Paper
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Cybersecurity Policy Making at a Turning Point: Analysing a New Generation of National Cybersecurity Strategies for the Internet Economy
OECD, Pages: 57
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OECD Digital Economy Papers
This report analyses the latest generation of "national cybersecurity strategies" in ten OECD countries and identifies commonalities and differences. The analysis reveals that cybersecurity policy making has become a national policy priority and relies on holistic strategies supported by...
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20 Apr 2012
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Current Status of National Strategies for Financial Education: A Comparative Analysis and Relevant Practices
Andrea Grifoni, Flore-Anne Messy, Pages: 36
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OECD Working Papers on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions
In both developing and developed economies, the awareness of the importance of financial education led to the development of an increasing number of tailored national strategies for financial education. These frameworks promote a smoother and more sustainable co-operation between interested...
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11 May 2007
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Current Period Performance of OECD Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs): Revision analysis of CLIs for OECD Member countries
Ronny Nilsson, Emmanuelle Guidetti, Pages: 51
in
OECD Statistics Working Papers
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the current period performance of the OECD
composite leading indicators (CLIs) for 21 OECD Member countries and three zone aggregates (OECD
area, Euro area and Major Seven countries) for which CLIs are available for a longer time period....
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10 Mar 2008
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Article
English
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Current Period Performance of OECD Composite Leading Indicators
Ronny Nilsson, Emmanuelle Guidetti, Pages: 235–266
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Journal of Business Cycle Measurement and Analysis
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the current period performance of the OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for 21 OECD Member countries and three zone aggregates for which CLIs are available for a longer time period. The main aim ...
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21 Dec 2011
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Current Issues in Managing Government Debt and Assets
Lukasz Rawdanowicz, Eckhard Wurzel, Patrice Ollivaud, Pages: 37
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
The management of government debt and assets has important implications for fiscal positions. Debt managers aim to secure non-interrupted funding at lowest medium-term costs subject to risks. Massive crisis-related increases in government debt in most OECD countries and increased risks on the...
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07 Dec 2007
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Article
English
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Current Developments/ Activities on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials
OECD, Pages: 1–30
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OECD Papers
This document compiles information provided by member countries and other delegations on current developments on the safety of manufactured nanomaterials (section I) in their countries or organizations. There are also written reports on current ...
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01 June 2003
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Current Concerns for Austrian School Facilities
Karin Schwarz-Viechtbauer, Pages: 3
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PEB Exchange, Programme on Educational Building
The Austrian Institute for School and Sport Facilities (ÖISS) is responsible for current issues and problems related to the country's educational buildings. Four recent concerns of ÖISS's work are summarised here: schools as low energy buildings, electromagnetic fields and school buildings,...
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30 Mar 2010
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Article
English
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Current and structural developments in the financial systems of OECD enhanced engagement countries
John Thompson, Pages: 209–263
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OECD Journal: Financial Market Trends
This paper discusses the financial systems of OECD Enhanced Engagement Countries (EE5: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, and South Africa). Rather than providing a comprehensive survey of each financial system, it is designed to highlight some of the ...
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03 July 2009
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Working/Policy Paper
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Current Account Sustainability in Brazil: A Non-Linear Approach
Luiz de Mello, Matteo Mogliani, Pages: 35
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
The possibility that a country’s external current account may adjust nonlinearly to shocks is attracting
increasing attention in the empirical literature. To shed further light on this issue in the context of
emerging-market economies, this paper uses Brazilian data to estimate the determinants...
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09 Dec 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
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Current Account Imbalances in the Euro Area: A Comparative Perspective
Sebastian Barnes, Jeremy Lawson, Artur Radziwill, Pages: 21
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper considers the increase in current account imbalances in euro area countries since the early 1990s. While the euro area as a whole has remained relatively close to external balance, the current account balances of individual countries have diverged: Spain, Greece and Portugal ran...
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09 Dec 2011
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Article
English
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Current Account Imbalances: can Structural Reforms Help to Reduce Them?
Clovis Kerdrain, Isabell Koske, Isabelle Wanner, Pages: 1–44
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OECD Journal: Economic Studies
This article explores the impact of structural policies on saving, investment, and current accounts in OECD and non-OECD economies. Since the current account effects of structural reforms are often complex and ambiguous from a theoretical ...
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14 Sep 2012
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Working/Policy Paper
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Current Account Benchmarks for Turkey
Oliver Röhn, Pages: 30
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
Turkey’s current account deficit widened to almost 10% of GDP in 2011 and has been narrowing only gradually since. An important question is to what extent Turkey’s current account deficit is excessive. To explore this issue, one needs to establish benchmarks. In this paper current account...
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01 Nov 2005
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Working/Policy Paper
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Culture, Gender and Growth
Johannes P. Jütting, Christian Morrisson, Pages: 5
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OECD Development Centre Policy Insights
While the overall picture for gender equality is still gloomy, recent changes in family institutions in come countries provide an enlightening example.
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01 Dec 2006
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Working/Policy Paper
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Culture, Family Ties and the Saving Hand
Christian Morrisson, Juan Ramón de Laiglesia, Pages: 2
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OECD Development Centre Policy Insights
Different cultures entail both a great diversity of household structures and different saving patterns. The diversity of family relations and saving patterns creates different incentives for physical and human capital accumulation. Policies can alter saving incentives and create the conditions...
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10 Jan 2007
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Working/Policy Paper
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CSR and Trade: Informing Consumers about Social and Environmental Conditions of Globalised Production: Part I
Barbara Fliess, Hyung-Jong Lee, Olivia L. Dubreuil, Osvaldo R. Agatiello, Pages: 70
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OECD Trade Policy Papers
Focusing on consumer demands in OECD markets and voluntary initiatives taken in the private sector,
this study investigates how consumers are informed about the social and environmental conditions under
which products have been produced. Consumers of OECD increasingly attach importance to...
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05 Jan 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
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Crushed Aid: Fragmentation in Sectoral Aid
Emmanuel Frot, Javier Santiso, Pages: 57
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OECD Development Centre Working Papers
This paper measures and compares fragmentation in aid sectors. Past studies focused on
aggregate country data but a sector analysis provides a better picture of fragmentation. We start
by counting the number of aid projects in the developing world and find that, in 2007, more than
90 000...
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