Executive Summary
Assessment and Recommendations
Chapter 1. Key Issues and Challenges
-An Enviable Starting Point
-Good Fundamentals
-High Oil Prices and Non-Oil Sector Competitiveness
-Ageing, Social Benefits, and Fiscal Sustainability
-Annex. Taking Stock of Structural Reform
Chapter 2. Macroeconomic Policies for a Balanced and Competitive Economy
-Policies Have Contributed to a Robust Economy
-Key Role of Labour and Product Market Competition
-Fiscal Policy: Reinforcing its Credibility
-Annex. Alternative Measures of Underlying Inflation in Norway
Chapter 3. Long-Term Sustainability of the Pension and Welfare Systems
-The Norwegian Welfare State
-The Old-Age Pension System
-Lower Incentives for Old-Aged to Work Also Arise from Disability Schemes
-A Major Pension Reform is Needed
-Reforms under Discussion Need a Stronger Focus on Work Incentives
-Some Significant New Reforms Will Be Necessary
-Annex. Pension Benefits Provided by the National Insurance Scheme
-Annex. Mandatory Occupational Pension Schemes Reforms
Chapter 4. The Performance of the Norwegian Health Care Sector
-Overview
-The Norwegian Health Care Sector in the OECD Context
-The Norwegian Health Care Sector after the Recent Reforms
-Agenda for Future Health Care Reforms
-Annex. International Health Statistics: Background Information