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25 Jan 2007
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Russian Manufacturing and the Threat of ‘Dutch Disease': A Comparison of Competitiveness Developments in Russian and Ukrainian Industry
Rudiger Ahrend, Donato de Rosa, William Tompson, Pages: 59
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper examines the development of Russian industry in comparison with that of Ukrainian industry during 1995–2004 in an effort to ascertain to what extent, if any, Russian manufacturing showed signs of succumbing to ‘Dutch disease’. Ukraine and Russia began the market transition with...
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22 Oct 2004
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Russian Industrial Restructuring: Trends in Productivity, Competitiveness and Comparative Advantage
Rudiger Ahrend, Pages: 29
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This article investigates issues related to industrial restructuring in Russia. Based on extensive sectoral data it examines, more particularly, levels and changes in labour productivity, unit labour costs and revealed comparative advantages for a large number of Russian industrial sectors. The...
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19 Dec 2011
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Russia: Progress in Structural Reform and Framework Conditions
Yana Vaziakova, Geoff Barnard, Tatiana Lysenko, Pages: 21
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
In the 16 years since the OECD began conducting Economic Surveys of the Russian Federation, a great many policy recommendations relating to structural reform and framework conditions have been made. This paper, expanding on Annex 1.A1 in the 2011 OECD Economic Survey of the Russian Federation,...
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03 Nov 2009
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Russia's Long and Winding Road to a more Efficient and Resilient Banking Sector
Geoff Barnard, Pages: 34
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
In the decade following the 1998 financial crisis Russia’s banking system grew much larger and stronger – indeed, growth rates were dangerously high – but even before the onset of the current global crisis it continued to play a limited role in intermediating savings and investment, especially...
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17 Sep 2004
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Russia's Gas Sector: The Endless Wait for Reform?
Rudiger Ahrend, William Tompson, Pages: 38
in
OECD Economics Department Working Papers
The gas industry is perhaps Russia’s least reformed major sector. Prices are regulated, exports are monopolised and the domestic market is dominated by a state-controlled, vertically integrated monopolist, OAO Gazprom. Gazprom combines commercial and regulatory functions, and maintains tight...
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01 Sep 1998
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Rural Industrial Development in Viet Nam and China: A Study in Contrasts
David O’Connor, Pages: 40
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OECD Development Centre Working Papers
Apart from size of population and GDP, China and Viet Nam have a good deal in common. Both are economies in transition from socialist central planning to the market. Both were largely agrarian societies on the eve of their reforms and, in both, unleashing the productive forces of agriculture...
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01 Nov 1999
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Rules for the Global Economy: Synergies Between Voluntary and Binding Approaches
Kathryn Gordon, Pages: 20
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OECD Working Papers on International Investment
This paper explores the differences, similarities and synergies between voluntary and binding approaches to international rules. Voluntary efforts to ensure that firms adhere to appropriate standards of business conduct have been an important recent development in international business. These...
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01 Nov 1999
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Romania
OECD, Pages: 31
in
Sigma Public Management Profiles
Since the revolution of December 1989, Romania has returned to democratic traditions, a multi-party
system and a market economy. Democratic parliamentary and presidential elections were held in 1990,
1992 and 1996. The latest parliamentary elections of November 1996 were won by the...
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01 Mar 2009
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Role, Usage and Motivation for Contracting in Agriculture
Pavel Vavra, Pages: 37
in
OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers
Agri-food sectors have been going through a remarkable transformation worldwide. This process has been accompanied by an increasing use of contracts, which raises concerns about market transparency, possible consequences for actors of the food supply chains and the role a government in this...
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31 Jan 2008
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Article
English
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Role of the Legislature in the Budget Process: Recent Trends and Innovations
Paul L. Posner, Chung-Keun Park, Pages: 1–26
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OECD Journal on Budgeting
This article provides a broad historical and conceptual overview of the evolution of legislative roles in budgeting, and assesses the potential consequences of expanded roles. By analysing country budget institutions and practices, the article ...
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30 Mar 2005
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Article
English
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Role of Infrastructure in Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction: Lessons Learned from PRSPs of 33 Countries
OECD, Pages: 1–45
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OECD Papers
As Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are the driving force behind the overall development strategy of many developing countries, it is essential to consider the role of infrastructure in this important poverty reduction process. This ...
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20 Sep 2011
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Road Safety and Insurance Markets Overview
Andrew Fronsko, Pages: 30
in
International Transport Forum Discussion Papers
Road trauma is the biggest killer of young people in the world. Reductions in the incidence and severity of road related trauma is of paramount importance to society, aimed at reducing the personal and economic burden to injured people and flow-on impact to families and the broader community...
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20 Sep 2011
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Road Safety: The Experience of the Transport Accident Commission in Victoria, Australia
Samantha Cockfield, Pages: 27
in
International Transport Forum Discussion Papers
The Transport Accident Commission of Victoria (TAC) was established, and is governed by, the Transport Accident Act 1986. The TAC administers a comprehensive no-fault compensation scheme for Victorians who are injured or die as a result of a transport accident. The Act also provides the TAC...
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01 Jan 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Road Pricing with Complication
Mogens Fosgerau, Kurt van Dender, Pages: 30
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OECD/ITF Joint Transport Research Centre Discussion Papers
Standard textbook analyses of road pricing tend to assume that users are homogenous,
that there is no travel time risk, and to have a view of congestion as static. The simple analysis
also ignores that real pricing schemes are only rough approximations to ideal systems and that
the general...
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01 Apr 2013
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Road Haulage Charges and Taxes: Summary Analysis and Data Tables 1998-2012
Bertil Hylén, Jari Kauppila, Edouard Chong, Pages: 25
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International Transport Forum Discussion Papers
The International Transport Forum at the OECD has collected data on various taxes and charges levied on road haulage since 1998. The existing International Transport Forum database presents these results for selected years between 1998 and 2008. These data allow for comparison of road freight...
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18 Mar 2011
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Article
English
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Risks in Financial Group Structures
Stephen Lumpkin, Pages: 105–136
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OECD Journal: Financial Market Trends
This article looks at the types of risks that may be associated with complex financial groups and then sifts through the weight of the evidence in favour of, and against, the various alternatives used to address those risks. The conclusion drawn is ...
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22 Sep 2010
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Article
English
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Risks Ahead for the Financial Industry in a Changing Interest Rate Environment
Gert Wehinger, Pages: 67–84
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OECD Journal: Financial Market Trends
The current interest rate environment has been conducive to financial institutions assuming exposure to interest rate risks. As interest rates are expected to rise globally, albeit slowly, and current steep yield curves may soon flatten, such risks ...
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13 Jan 2006
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Article
English
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Risk Related Non-price Effects of the CAP Arable Crop Regime: Results from an FADN Sample
OECD, Pages: 1–33
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OECD Papers
This paper seeks to provide an empirical measure of the (absolute and relative) size of the relative price effect, the wealth effect and the insurance effect for a specific policy package: the arable crop regime of the Common Agricultural Policy ...
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08 Mar 2011
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Risk Management in Agriculture in The Netherlands
Olga Melyukhina, Pages: 67
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OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers
This report analyzes the agricultural risk management system in the Netherlands, applying a holistic approach that considers the interactions between all sources of risk, farmers’ strategies and policies. The policy analysis is structured around three layers of risk that require a...
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10 Feb 2011
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Risk Management in Agriculture in Spain
Jesús Antón, Shingo Kimura, Pages: 63
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OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers
This report analyses the agricultural risk management system in Spain, applying a holistic approach that considers the interactions between all sources of risk, farmers. strategies and policies. The policy analysis is structured around three layers of risk that require a differentiated policy...
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