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• Chile

  - 2008-08-01

  Chile. OECD 2007 218 pages $45.00 Paperback OECD reviews of innovation policy HC195 Carried out by the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development), this report draws on a background report prepared by the Chilean Ministry of Economy as well as information...

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• To revive Mfg., bank proposes carbon tax on Chinese imports

  - 2008-06-30

  Imposing a carbon tax on Chinese imports would lead to a resurgence of the U.S. manufacturing industry, according to a report from Canada's largest banking firm, CIBC World Markets. A carbon tariff on imported goods, "may be the only way developed nations will be able to achieve real cuts in...

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• 2ND LD: OECD voices inflation concern amid food, energy price hikes

  - 2008-06-09

  PARIS, June 5 Kyodo (EDS: RECASTING WIH CHAIR'S SUMMARY) Economic ministers from the 30-member Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development wrapped up their two-day meeting Thursday with a chair's summary voicing concern over inflation stemming from food and energy price hikes. ''Ministers were concerned...

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• Germany

  - 2008-06-01

  Following weaker activity at the end of 2007, growth picked up strongly at the beginning of the current year. So far, there is little evidence of significant adverse effects on the real economy coming from the financial turmoil, the strong euro or high commodity prices. However, growth is expected to...

  Tags: FINANCE, financial, income, investment, OECD, Taxes

• Deviant economics

  - 2008-04-21

  BARACK OBAMA and Hillary Clinton spend a lot of time railing against the Bush tax cuts. Listen to their stump speeches on the topic and you come away with the sense that President Bush, with his irresponsible cuts, has nearly bankrupted the nation. Supporters of the cuts, meanwhile, have viewed...

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• Germany defies euro with exports, but harder work vital: OECD

  - 2008-04-09

  FRANKFURT AFP — German exports have spurred the economy despite strength of the euro, but social policies should be adjusted to encourage Germans to work and study more, the OECD said on Wednesday. The OECD expected growth of the biggest European economy to slow sharply "from 2.5 percent in...

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• Germany defies euro with exports, but must work more: OECD

  - 2008-04-09

  FRANKFURT AFP — German exports have spurred the economy despite strength of the euro, but social policies should be adjusted to encourage Germans to work and study longer, the OECD said on Wednesday. The OECD expected growth of the biggest European economy to slow sharply "from 2.5 percent in...

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• Why do Europeans work less? It is taxes and government spending

  - 2008-04-01

  I. INTRODUCTION The reason why Europeans work less than Americans is the subject of intense discussion in recent literature. Prescott (2004), Cardia, Kozhaya, and Ruge-Murcia (2003), and Roeger and De Fiore (1999) emphasize the negative effects of high taxes in Europe. Other authors, like Blanchard (2004) and Alesina, Glaeser,...

  Tags: benefit, Europe, FINANCE, government, income, Italy, OECD, Taxes, U.S.

• Unemployment claims rising

  - 2008-03-21

  NEW YORK -- A rise in jobless claims and a drop in a key forecasting gauge provided the latest evidence that the U.S. economy is faltering and may be slipping into recession. The Conference Board, a business-backed research group, said Thursday that its index of leading economic indicators...

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• Norway's environmental policy in line with OECD recommendations.

  - 2008-03-05

  M2 PRESSWIRE-5 March 2008-Norwegian Government: Norway's environmental policy in line with OECD recommendationsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05032008 Norway's environmental policy is in line with OECD recommendations. This is confirmed by the OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030, presented in...

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