Research and Markets: OECD Economic Surveys: Israel 2011

DUBLIN--()--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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Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager,
press@researchandmarkets.com
U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907
Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716