Economics Department Working Papers 2018 - …

1 Economics Department Working Papers The Papers are in PDF format, and may be downloaded for free. Note: The views expressed in these Papers are those of the author[s] and do not necessarily reflect those of the OECD or of the governments of its Member countries. Use Ctrl+F to search by author. 2018. 1499. Who are the beneficiaries of the structural funds and the cohesion fund and how does the cohesion policy impact firm-level performance? Julia Bachtr gler and Christoph Hammer 1498. Euro Area unemployment insurance at the time of zero nominal interest rates Guillaume Claveres and Jan Str sk . 1497. Stabilising the Euro Area through unemployment benefits re-insurance scheme Guillaume Claveres and Jan Str sk.

2 1495. How does finance influence labour market outcomes? A review of empirical studies Mark Heil 1494. Sovereign defaults: Evidence on the importance of government effectiveness Jean-Marc Fournier and Manuel B tin 1493. Limits to debt sustainability in middle-income countries Jean-Marc Fournier and Manuel B tin 1492. Stabilisation policies to strengthen Euro area resilience Jan Str sk and Guillaume Claveres 1491. Building a stronger and more integrated Europe Aida Caldera S nchez 1490. The sustainable management of a productive natural capital Julien Xavier Daubanes 1489. Reforms for sustainable productivity growth in Ireland Yosuke Jin and Ben Westmore 1488.

3 An empirical investigation on the drivers of income redistribution across OECD. countries Orsetta Causa, Anna Vindics and Oguzhan Akgun 1487. The quantification of structural reforms: Introducing country-specific policy effects Bal zs gert and Peter Gal 1486. Vers une croissance plus inclusive en Tunisie Christine de la Maisonneuve, Hedi Larbi et Raja Dridi 1485. Structural policies to boost productivity and inclusion in Costa Rica 1. 1485. Pol ticas estructurales para impulsar la productividad y la inclusi n en Costa Rica Lisa Meehan 1484. Costa Rica: Restoring fiscal sustainability and setting the basis for a more growth- friendly and inclusive fiscal policy 1484.

4 Restablecer la sostenabilidad fiscal y establecer las bases para una pol tica fiscal m s inclusiva y favorable al crecimiento en Costa Rica S nia Ara jo and St phanie Guichard 1483. To shorten or to lengthen? Public debt management in the low-interest rate environment Alessandro Maravalle and ukasz Rawdanowicz 1482. The quantification of structural reforms: Taking stock of the results for OECD and non- OECD countries Bal zs gert 1481. The Family 500+ child allowance and female labour supply in Poland Iga Magda, Aneta Kie czewska and Nicola Brandt 1480. Financing innovative business investment in Poland Antoine Goujard and Pierre Gu rin 1479.

5 Strengthening innovation in Poland Nicola Brandt 1478. Insertion de la Tunisie dans les chaines de valeur mondiales et r le des entreprises offshore Isabelle Joumard, Souad Dhaoui et Hermes Morgavi 1477. Relancer l'investissement en Tunisie Isabelle Joumard, Sa d Kechida et Hedi Larbi 1476. Digital technology diffusion: a matter of capabilities, incentives or both? Dan Andrews, Giuseppe Nicoletti and Christina Timiliotis 1475. Firms at the productivity frontier enjoy lower effective taxation David Bartolini 1474. Network service deregulation and manufacturing exports in Greece Christian Daude and Christine de la Maisonneuve 1473. Miracle or Mirage: What role can trade policies play in tackling global trade imbalances?

6 Dorothee Flaig, David Haugh, Przemyslaw Kowalski, Doroth e Rouzet and Frank van Tongeren 1472. Enhancing governance in Thailand Abu Zeid Mohd Arif, Lara Fleischer, Adam Bogiatzis, Hidekatsu Asada, Andrea Colombo and Koffi Zougb d . 1471. Sustainable finance for inclusive growth in Thailand Adam Bogiatzis, Hidekatsu Asada and Mohamed Rizwan Habeeb Rahuman 2. 1470. Boosting productivity and living standards in Thailand Vincent Koen, Hidekatsu Asada, Mohamed Rizwan Habeeb Rahuman and Adam Bogiatzis 1469. Making growth more inclusive in Thailand Lara Fleischer, Adam Bogiatzis, Hidekatsu Asada and Vincent Koen 1468. Tax reform to support growth and employment in Finland Christophe Andr and Hyunjeong Hwang 1467.

7 Benefit reform for employment and equal opportunity in Finland Jon Kristian Pareliussen and Hyunjeong Hwang 1466. Investment as a transmission mechanism from weak demand to weak supply and the post-crisis productivity slowdown Patrice Ollivaud, Yvan Guillemette and David Turner 1465. The deterioration of the public spending mix during the global financial crisis: Insights from new indicators Debra Bloch and Jean-Marc Fournier 1464. Basic income or a single tapering rule? Incentives, inclusiveness and affordability compared for the case of Finland Jon Kristian Pareliussen, Hyunjeong Hwang and Heikki Viitam ki 1463. Structural reforms to boost growth and living standards in Argentina Alberto Gonz lez Pandiella 1462.

8 A Genie in a bottle? Globalisation, competition and inflation Dan Andrews, Peter Gal and William Witheridge 1461. Saving, investment, capital stock and current account projections in long-term scenarios Yvan Guillemette, Andrea de Mauro and David Turner 1460. Public spending in education and student's performance in Colombia Laura Heras Recuero and Eduardo Olaberr a 1459. Norway's economy: maintaining a successful business sector in a changing world Philip Hemmings 1458. How to improve Norway's transport-infrastructure investment By Philip Hemmings, Jagoda Egeland and Juan Garin 1457. Improving productivity and job quality of low-skilled workers in the United Kingdom Mark Baker and Sanne Zwart 1456.

9 United Kingdom: reducing regional disparities in productivity Peter Gal and Jagoda Egeland 1455. France: improving the efficiency of the health-care system Antoine Goujard France : am liorer l'efficience du syst me de sant . 3. Antoine Goujard 1454. France: promoting economic opportunities and well-being in poor neighbourhoods Nicola Brandt France : am liorer les perspectives conomiques et le bien- tre des habitants des quartiers d favoris s Nicola Brandt 2017. 1453. Income redistribution through taxes and transfers across OECD countries Orsetta Causa and Mikkel Hermansen 1452. Raising and mobilising skills to boost productivity and inclusiveness in Belgium Vincent Vandenberghe, Lilas Demmou and Manav Frohde 1451.

10 Making the business environment more supportive of productivity in Belgium Peter Walkenhorst, Lilas Demmou and Manav Frohde 1450. Deepening regional integration within the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Falilou Fall and Boingotlo Gasealahwe 1449. Lowering barriers to entrepreneurship and promoting small business growth in South Africa Christine Lewis and Boingotlo Gasealahwe 1448. Export and productivity in global value chains Comparative Evidence from Latvia and Estonia Konstantins Benkovskis, Jaan Masso, Olegs Tkacevs, Priit Vahter and Naomitsu Yashiro 1447. The effects of the tax mix on inequality and growth Oguzhan Akgun, Boris Courn de and Jean-Marc Fournier 1446.