OECD economic surveys Ireland 2018.
Living standards are high in Ireland, with recent improvements underpinned by the strongest post-crisis output recovery in the OECD. The economy is projected to continue expanding over the next two years, albeit at a more sustainable pace and amid heightened economic uncertainty primarily relating t...
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Table of contents; Basic statistics of Ireland, 2016; Executive summary; Key Policy Insights; Recent macroeconomic developments and short-term prospects; Solving the legacies of the crisis by buttressing the financial system and public finances; Continuing to stabilise the financial system; Further resolution of NPLs is a challenge; Improving the efficiency of repossession proceedings; Protection of debtors; Macro-prudential policy tools should continue to be actively deployed; Maintaining fiscal sustainability; Broadening the tax base in a growth-friendly manner. Addressing medium-term challenges for wellbeingPromoting increased housing supply; Improving environmental sustainability; Expanding the provision of quality healthcare; Raising labour market participation; Bibliography; Annex
- Progress in structural reform; Appendix
- Estimating underlying housing demand; Annex
- Progress in structural reform; Appendix
- Estimating underlying housing demand; Thematic chapter; Chapter 1. Reforms for sustainable productivity growth; Productivity among local firms has stagnated; Productivity trends in Ireland; Forces at the firm level. Linkages between foreign- and locally-owned firmsEnhancing business dynamism; Reducing regulatory barriers for businesses; Entry regulations; Conduct regulations; Electricity; Legal Services; Creating a high-performing stock of physical infrastructure; Insolvency regimes are crucial in influencing business dynamics; Corporate insolvency regime for restructuring; Bankruptcy law; Alternative debt resolution mechanisms; Enhancing the allocation of finance; Restoring the normal functioning of the banking sector; Impairment in the banking system; Forbearance lending. Developing alternative financing channelsPrivate equity; Public equity; Improving public financial support; Maximising knowledge spillovers to local firms; Policies that encourage local firms to be further integrated in supply chains; Promoting innovation collaboration; Greater investment in knowledge based capital; Improving managerial capacity and worker skills; Bibliography.
