Assessment and Recommendations
I. Recent Developments and Prospects for the Near Term
-Overview
-Domestic demand and foreign trade
-Price and wage developments
-Output and productivity atthe aggregate and industry levels
-Improved labour market performance
-Has the growth-inflation trade-off improved in recent years?
-The outlook to 2002
II. Macroeconomic Policies
-Monetary policy
-Fiscal policy
-Assessment of the current policy mix
III.Structural policies for improving economic performance
-Long-term decline and recent recovery in economic performance
-Improving the labour market
-Tax policies
-Competition and product markets
-Assessment and scope for further action
IV. Enhancing Environmentally Sustainable Growth
-Background
-Environmental policy making
-Air quality, climate change, and emissions
-Water quality
-Solid waste management
-Conclusions and policy recommendations
Annex I. Capital Taxes
Annex II. Extended Producer Responsibility versus Environmental Taxes
Annex III. Calendar of Main Economic Events