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	OECD Economic Surveys: Hungary 2005
	OECD. Published by : OECD Publishing

	Version: E-book (PDF Format)
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Availability: Available Publication date: 19 Jul 2005 Language: English Pages: 92 Tables: 12 Charts: 43 ISBN: 9789264011878 OECD Code: 102005141E1 Frequency: Every 18 months

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This 2005 edition of OECD's periodic review of Hungary's economy examines what Hungary must do to maintain its fast pace of growth and to smooth its entry into the euro area. It also looks at policies to improve the health care system and to raise the employment rate. This edition's special feature covers promoting innovation.

Other languages: French (Available)

Superseded by: OECD Economic Surveys: Hungary 2007 - (Available)

Other Versions: Print - Paperback

Policy brief: English

Table of contents:

•Executive Summary
•Assessment and Recommendations
•Chapter 1. Challenges in Maintaining a Fast Pace of Growth
•-Long-Term Growth Hinges on Successful Evolution of the Business Sector
•-Main Policy Challenges
•-Environmental Issues
•-Annex: Taking Stock of Structural Reforms
•Chapter 2. Entrenching Macroeconomic Stability and Smoothing Entry into the Euro Area
•-Hungary's Strategy for Euro Entry
•-Monetary Management Could Be Refined
•-More Substantial Fiscal Consolidation is Needed
•-Annex: EU Transfers to Hungary
•-Annex: Key Changes in VAT Reimbursement since 2002
•Chapter 3. Policies to Improve the Health Care System
•-Key Features of the Health Care System
•-How to Promote a Needs-Based and Cost-Efficient Health Care System
•-Annex: Measures Proposed in the Hundred Steps Programme on Health Care
•Chapter 4. Raising the Employment Rate
•-Bringing Down the Tax Wedge: Some Questionable Implementation Strategies
•-More Work Is Needed in Reforms to Welfare and Early Retirement Schemes
•-Tackling Low Labour Mobility
•-Annex: Measures Proposed in the Hundred Steps Programme on Taxation, Family Support, and Employment
•Chapter 5. Policies to Promote Innovation
•-Good General Business Conditions are Important for Innovation
•-Specific Innovation Policies: Time to Take Stock of Recent Measures
•-Education Policy and Innovation
•-Annex: Hungary's National Innovation System
•-Annex: The Principal Headings of the Smart Hungary Programme
•-Annex: Hungarian SME Policy
•-Annex: Measures Proposed in the Hundred Steps Programme on Vocational Training
•Glossary

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