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OECD economic surveys : European Union 2014
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OECD's 2014 Economic Survey of the European Union examines recent economic developments, prospects and policies. A special chapter covers reinvigorating the EU single market.
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- English
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- [Paris, France] : OECD Publishing, 2014
- ©2014
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- 1 online resource (87 p.)
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- 9789264219540, 9264219544, 9789264206816, 9264206817, 9264206809, 1306643694
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- Includes bibliographical references.
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- Table of contents; Basic statistics of the European Union, 2012; Executive summary; Main findings; Key recommendations; Assessment and recommendations; Figure 1. EuroBarometer; Fostering economic recovery; Figure 2. Banking and government risk measures; Figure 3. Bank deposits have bottomed out; Figure 4. Current account balances; Figure 5. Evolution of price competitiveness; Figure 6. Net international investment position and sovereign risk spread; Table 1. Macroeconomic indicators and projections; Growth in the European Union (EU) remains weak and non-inclusive
- Figure 7. Low and uneven productivity growthFigure 8. Structural unemployment in the EU is high and growing; Figure 9. Inequality is increasing in some EU countries; Table 2. Long-term growth scenario; Figure 10. Rising old-age dependency ratio in EU27; The Europe 2020 strategy to boost growth; Figure 11. Change in responsiveness to Going for Growth recommendations from 2009-10 to 2011-12; Table 3. EU 2020 targets; Table 4. Going for Growth priorities for euro area countries - 2013; Stronger co-ordination, quantification of benefits and attention to inclusiveness can help implementation
- Figure 12. Higher tax wedge on labour is correlated with less working activityTable 5. The effect of "ten per cent" reform on GDP per capita; Figure 13. Well-being outcomes; Reducing regulatory burdens can strengthen productivity; Figure 14. Generation of legal acts; EU Cohesion Policy can support EU 2020 targets and the recovery; Developing the knowledge-based economy can boost productivity; Figure 15. Graduation rates in tertiary education; Figure 16. Business outlays for research and development (R&D) and patents per capita
- Figure 17. Investment in knowledge-based capital (KBC) and selected public policiesRecommendations to boost growth, employment and innovation; Reinvigorating the Single Market to boost growth and employment; Internal barriers still impede the Single Market; Figure 18. Trade between EU member states; Figure 19. Productivity is higher in large firms; Figure 20. Employment protection is relatively high in the EU; Figure 21. Restrictiveness of economy-wide product market regulation; Figure 22. Barriers in services show little change between 2008 and 2013 in the EU
- The digital economy is opening up new opportunities for the Single MarketThe Single Market can be strengthened with openness to the rest of the world; Recommendations to reinvigorate the Single Market; Towards a low carbon economy; Combatting climate change; Figure 23. The EU emission allowances price has collapsed; Figure 24. Expected demand and supply of emission allowances; Figure 25. Effective carbon prices in selected countries; Figure 26. Diesel and petrol prices adjusted for externalities; Investing in electricity grids and interconnections; Figure 27. Electricity prices for industry
- Aligning the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) with environmental goals