OECD Economic Studies: No. 36 Volume 2003 Issue 1 (Complete Edition)

Source: OECD Economic Studies, Volume 2003, Number 1, December 2003 , pp. i-257(258)

Publisher: OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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THE INFLUENCE OF POLICIES ON TRADE AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Can policies explain trade and foreign direct investment patterns within the OECD? How would further efforts to lower border barriers to trade and investment and reform product and labour markets affect economic integration among OECD countries?

MEASURES OF RESTRICTIONS ON INWARD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOR OECD COUNTRIES

Based on detailed information, synthetic indicators to measure restrictions on foreign direct investment inflows are derived and used to compare policy stances across countries, sectors and time.

THE DECLINE IN PRIVATE SAVING RATES IN THE 1990S IN OECD COUNTRIES: HOW MUCH CAN BE EXPLAINED BY NON-WEALTH DETERMINANTS?

Based on an empirical analysis of private saving determinants, there is little evidence that consumers have responded to the unsustainable stock market boom during the late 1990s in the way standard estimates of wealth effects would have suggested.

FISCAL RELATIONS ACROSS GOVERNMENT LEVELS

How can the challenges associated with fiscal federalism best be addressed?

TARIFF BINDINGS, UNUSED PROTECTION AND AGRICULTURAL TRADE LIBERALISATIONAnalysts need to consider both bound and applied tariffs when studying trade liberalisation.

Document Type: Review article

Publication date: 2003-12-01