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887972
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Publishing, OECD.
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OECD Economic Outlook, Volume 2018 Issue 1 - Preliminary version.
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| Publication Statement
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Paris :: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development,, 2018.
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1 online resource (318 pages)
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9264300074
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: 9789264300071
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| Notes
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Figure 1.29. The slow pace of structural reform is a risk to medium-term inclusive growth.
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| Contents
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Intro; Table of contents; Editorial: Stronger growth, but risks loom large; Chapter 1. General assessment of the macroeconomic situation; Introduction; Table 1.1. Global growth is set to remain close to 4% in the next two years; Policy support will help to sustain global growth; Figure 1.1. Global activity indicators have eased recently from robust levels; Figure 1.2. Global GDP growth is set to strengthen further in 2018-19; Figure 1.3. Per capita income growth has picked up in the OECD economies; Box 1.1. An assessment of the impact of US fiscal policy changes.
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Figure 1.16. The rate of return on fixed assets remains high in some countriesFigure 1.17. Financial conditions have tightened in many large economies; Figure 1.18. Risk-taking in financial markets has abated somewhat; Figure 1.19. Private sector credit liabilities remain high in many large economies; Figure 1.20. Banks in advanced economies are stronger; Figure 1.21. Some emerging market economies are vulnerable to external shocks; Figure 1.22. Risks for Chinese property developers are mounting; Figure 1.23. The benefits to trade from multilateral tariff reductions.
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Figure 1.9. Income and employment gains remain uneven in the OECDKey issues and risks; Figure 1.10. Inflation is projected to approach, or slightly exceed, inflation objectives in the main OECD areas; Figure 1.11. Inflation remains modest in some large emerging market economies; Figure 1.12. Corporate expectations of selling prices have strengthened; Figure 1.13. Large changes in inflation rates have frequently been driven by big changes in energy and food prices; Figure 1.14. Survey evidence points to stronger investment intentions; Figure 1.15. Global investment intensity has picked up.
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Policy needs to focus on achieving a durable and inclusive improvement in living standardsFigure 1.24. Monetary policy will tighten while fiscal policy will ease; Figure 1.25. Net purchases of government bonds by the main central banks have declined; Figure 1.26. Monetary policy is expected to remain very accommodative in the euro area; Box 1.2. Modifications of, and alternatives to, current inflation targeting frameworks; Figure 1.27. The fiscal stance is expected to ease in many OECD countries; Figure 1.28. Fiscal buffers are projected to remain limited in a number of OECD countries.
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The US fiscal stimulus is set to strengthen short-term GDP growthFigure 1.4. A broad-based upturn in trade growth, but trade intensity remains lower than before the crisis; Figure 1.5. Survey evidence is now pointing to labour shortages in some economies; Figure 1.6. Real wage growth is projected to pick up, helped by improving productivity growth; Figure 1.7. There are high numbers of involuntary part-time and marginally attached workers in some countries; Figure 1.8. Substantial differences remain in activity rates across countries.
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Economic history.
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OECD countries, Economic conditions, Statistics.
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OECD countries.
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| Dewey Classification
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330.9
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HC59.15.O333 2018eb
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