“…Focussing on more recent policy changes, we then calculate income gains and losses that can be attributed to reforms shortly before and after the GR at different points in the earnings spectrum. …”

Materias: “…Social policy…”

“…This paper attempts to address why this is the case and what policy options exist for encouraging annuity markets to develop…”

“…Competitiveness impacts of environmental policies may derive from the policy itself, or from the improvements of the environmental performance that derives from the policy. …”

“…OECD Journal of Competition Law and Policy…”

“…Almost every kind of public policy has either a direct or an indirect impact on factors that affect innovative activity. …”

“…This paper examines aspects of the policy environment and market characteristics of the Swiss pharmaceutical sector, and assesses the degree to which Switzerland has achieved certain policy goals. …”

Materias: “…Competition Government policy Periodicals…”

“…This paper explores the relationships between climate policy and renewable energy policy instruments. It shows that, even where CO2 emissions are duly priced, specific incentives for supporting the early deployment of renewable energy technologies are justified by the steep learning curves of nascent technologies. …”

“…The price attached to these emissions is critical to climate policies and emissions mitigation efforts in the sector. …”

“…The government has introduced five policy packages since August 2005 to stabilise house prices, mainly due to concerns about possible spill-overs from the capital region to other parts of the country, even though the increase on a nation-wide basis has been modest compared to other OECD countries. …”

“…Second, developing countries' agricultural policies emerge as more important (in relation to OECD countries' policies) than expected, and as ..…”

“…Central bank independence explicitly precludes direct responses of monetary policy to fiscal actions. However, the paper also provides evidence that the indirect reaction of monetary policy and financial markets to fiscal consolidation may be influenced by the quality of fiscal adjustment, as short and long-term interest rates are more likely to fall during episodes characterised by greater reliance on current expenditure cuts. …”

“…The Czech government considers innovation policy a key component of the effort to improve the business environment. …”

“…This report provides background on e-book markets and examines various policy issues related to e-books. These include differing tax rates in countries between physical books and e-books, consumer lock-in to specific platforms, limitations on how users can read and share their purchased content, and a lack of transparency about how data on their reading habits is being used…”

Materias: “…Older people Employment Government policy Netherlands…”

Materias: “…Economic policy Environmental aspects…”

Materias: “…Urban policy OECD countries…”

“…This Round Table examines the history, possibilities and limits of regulation in transport policy…”