OECD Member Economies

An Economic Survey is published every 1½-2 years for each OECD country and the euro area. It identifies the main economic challenges faced by the country and analyses policy options to meet them. You can find all Surveys catalogued by country
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Economic Policy Reforms takes stock of growth performance for each country and identifies ways to improve productivity and employment on the basis of international benchmarking.

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Economic Survey of Spain 2008

19-Nov-2008

The main challenges facing the Spanish economy are to minimise the economic costs of the current downturn, move workers shed to new jobs, and to raise sustainable productivity growth including by improving human capital formation and competition in product markets.

Improving cost effectiveness in the health care sector in Iceland

16-Oct-2008

Health outcomes and the quality of health care in Iceland are very good by international comparison, while income related health inequality appears to be smaller than in most other countries. However, the health care system is costly and, according to OECD estimates, public expenditure on health and long term care could reach 15% of GDP by 2050 if no restraining measures are taken.

The challenges of monetary policy in Turkey

16-Oct-2008

Monetary policy has been one of the main pillars of the post-2001 stabilisation programme. Encouraged by its success, the central bank shifted from implicit to explicit inflation targeting in 2006 and set a medium-term inflation target of 4%, applicable from end 2007.

OECD Economic Survey of Australia 2008

10-Oct-2008

The Australian economy, which is in its 17th consecutive year of growth, has benefited from remarkable results. But difficult challenges lie ahead. How to balance inflation threats and risks of a strong downturn? How to strengthen labour supply? How to enhance education performance? What reforms are needed for labour and product markets? How to implement climate change policy and sustainable water management?

Bridging the housing gap in Poland

03-Oct-2008

Despite a high level of homeownership, the housing market in Poland is suffering from an important shortage. The difference between the number households and available dwellings, the number of dwellings per thousand inhabitants, and the availability of basic amenities (especially in rural areas) all indicate that significant improvements are needed to catch up to the most affluent OECD and EU countries.

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Economic Survey of Spain 2008

Economic Survey of Spain 2008

Economic survey of Luxembourg 2008

Economic survey of Luxembourg 2008