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	OECD Economic Surveys: Turkey 2006
	OECD. Published by : OECD Publishing

	Version: E-book (PDF Format)
	Price: €31 \| $36 \| £21 \| ¥4100 \|

Availability: Available Publication date: 13 Dec 2006 Language: English Pages: 196 ISBN: 9789264029170 OECD Code: 102006151E1 Frequency: Every 18 months

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This edition of OECD's periodic survey of the Turkish economy presents an overview of recent economic performance and suggests that Turkey needs to improve management of economic risks and resilience to shocks. It discusses enhancing competitiveness and growth through regulatory simplification, which should also reduce incentives to operate in the informal economy. It alo assesses the pension system, making quality education accessible to the whole population, and freeing the potential of agriculture.

Other languages: French (Available)

Superseded by: OECD Economic Surveys: Turkey 2008 - (Available)

Other Versions: Print - Paperback

Policy brief: French

Table of contents:

Executive Summary
Assessment and Recommendations
Chapter 1. Turkey's Challenges to Achieving a Sustainable Catching-Up
-Turkey's Recent Economic Performance and Outlook
-Managing Macroeconomic Risks and Improving Resilience to Shocks
-Deepening Structural Reforms to Sustain a Rapid Catch-Up
-Conclusions
Chapter 2. Managing Macroeconomic Risks and Improving Resilience to Shocks
-Despite Good Macroeconomic Outturns, Recent Turmoil Has Highlighted Turkey's Vulnerabilities
-Improved Macroeconomic Resilience is Essential
-Monetary Policy Is Being Tested
-Fiscal Policy Institutions Need to Be Strengthened
-Structural Policy Can Also Play an Important Role
-Prudential Banking Supervision Should Be Further Improved, to Strengthen Financial Sector Resilience
-Conclusions
-Annex 2.A1. Debt Sustainability Scenarios: Methodology and Assumptions
Chapter 3. Enhancing Competitiveness and Growth and Reducing Incentives to Operate in the Informal Economy
-A Dynamic Business Sector Facing new Challenges
-Performance Differs across Sectors and Firms
-Policies to Cope with Increased Competition
-Conclusion: Regulatory Simplification Is the Key to Enhancing Competitiveness and Growth
-Annex 3.A1. An Analysis of the Evolution and Determinants of Profitability in Turkish Manufacturing Industry 1998-2005
-Annex 3.A2. The Effective Tax Burden of Companies in Turkey
-Annex 3.A3. Surveys ont he Competitive Strengths and Weaknesses of Firms of Different Sizes
-Annex 3.A4. Dynamic Medium-Sized Enterprises' Access to Credit and Equity Capital
Chapter 4. Making the Pension System Less of an Obstacle to Formalisation
-The Slow Transition to the New Rules is Expensive and Creates Poor Incentives for Formal Sector Participation
-Social Security Contributions Rate Custs Should Be Made a Priority
-Ways to Address Concerns about Poverty among the Older Population
-The Agenda for Further Reform
-Annex 4.A1. Assumptions Underlying the Pension Analysis
Chapter 5. Making Quality Education Accessible to the Whole Population
-The Education System Perpetuates Economic Duality
-Summary
Chapter 6. Freeing the Potential of Agriculture
-Productivity in Agriculture is Low...
-...and Exports Remain below Potential
-Public Support is High
-The Support System Has Been Challenged...
-...and Has Been Fundamentally Reformed
-Conclusions

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