DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/89a873/oecd_economic_surv) has announced the addition of OECD Publishing 's new report "OECD Economic Surveys: Israel 2011" to their offering.
OECD's 2011 Economic Survey of Israel examines recent economic developments, policy and prospects, the housing market, private sector finance, and the energy sector and provides a series of recommendations.
Key Topics Covered:
Basic statistics of Israel, 2010
Executive summary
Assessment and Recommendations
- Monetary policy and financial stability
- Fiscal policy
- Education, labour and social policies
- Progress in improving the business environment
- Environmental issues
Chapter 1. How to improve the economic policy framework for the housing market
- Key features of the housing sector
- An overview of the economic policy issues
- Supply responsiveness: scope for streamlining planning regulation
- Policies affecting purchase, ownership and sale
- Public support for housing
- Annex 1.A1. Additional details on housing support
Chapter 2. Issues in private-sector finance
- Key developments
- Background
- The structure of financial supervision and provisions for macro-prudential oversight
- In banking, institutional and regulatory settings are well-positioned to cope with challenges
- Vulnerabilities in the corporate bond market and related issues for institutional funds
- Room for improving households' incentives and choices for saving in institutional funds
- Competition and corporate governance issues
- Annex 2.A1. Key legislation relating to the financial sector
Chapter 3. Addressing challenges in the energy sector
- Key features of the energy sector
- How policy can best manage natural gas resources
- Scope for more competition in electricity generation and distribution
- Environmental effects of energy use
- Energy use in transport
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