Résumé

Spain is enjoying a robust recovery from a deep recession and a wide range of structural reforms has contributed to sustainable rises in living standards. Highly accommodative euro-area monetary policy, low oil prices and, more recently, expansionary fiscal policy have all supported domestic demand. Exports have been a particular bright spot, as Spain has resisted the slowdown in global export growth. However, raising well-being and GDP per capita, particularly via productivity increases, and making growth more inclusive remains a challenge. Spain has long suffered from very low productivity growth, which has restrained increases in living standards. Misallocation of capital towards low productivity firms and underinvestment in innovation have dragged down productivity, although more recently capital allocation has been improving. Policies to foster a better allocation of capital and higher productivity include reducing regulatory barriers in product markets that are holding back competition, encouraging higher investment in R&D and innovation and ensuring that capital goes to a wider set of innovative firms. Reducing entry barriers and improving framework conditions would also help to foster green investment. The unemployment rate is gradually falling down thanks to stronger growth, but it remains very high, particularly among the young and long-term unemployed. The high share of long-term unemployed risks loss of skills, disaffection and alienation. Poverty has also risen, mainly due to lack of quality jobs that provide enough hours of paid work to support decent incomes. Part of the answer is continued strong economic growth, but strengthening training and job placement and better minimum income support are crucial.

SPECIAL FEATURES: IMPROVING JOB QUALITY; INNOVATIVE BUSINESS INVESTMENT

Caractéristiques

Editeur : OCDE / OECD

Auteur(s) : Collectif

Collection : Économie

Publication : 14 mars 2017

Edition : 1ère édition

Intérieur : Noir & blanc

Support(s) : eBook [ePub + Mobipocket]

Contenu(s) : ePub, Mobipocket

Protection(s) : Marquage social (ePub), Marquage social (Mobipocket)

Taille(s) : 120 ko (ePub), 330 ko (Mobipocket)

Langue(s) : Anglais

Code(s) CLIL : 3177

EAN13 eBook [ePub + Mobipocket] : 9789264271876

EAN13 (papier) : 9789264271845

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