ECOSCOPE
Overview
The ecoscope blog aims to increase dialogue on topical economic issues beyond the usual OECD audiences. Blog authors are OECD economists writing on their current field of research reaching out to other experts across the world to generate discussion on an array of economic issues.
News
How can Hungary address fiscal challenges and support inclusive growth?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Population ageing and climate change will strain Hungary's public finances. The 2026 Economic Survey of Hungary sets out recommendations to rebuild fiscal space and lift growth. The budget and medium-term fiscal plan that the new g
Read more
Report
Strengthening public finances as a pillar of prosperity in the Slovak Republic
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Slovak Republic's public debt is on track to rise from 61% of GDP in 2025 to over 100% of GDP by 2040 without further action. Consolidation should rely mainly on expenditure control and a strengthened fiscal framework. Cruciall
Read more
Report
Keeping cool: adapting France to a hotter climate and increasing climate-related risks
Reading Time: 4 minutes The recent, and recurrent, heatwaves across France and Europe are a reminder that climate change is already affecting people's health, businesses' productivity and the country's infrastructure. Strengthening prevention will be esse
Read more
Report
Dalla resilienza alla crescita sostenuta: come l'Italia può fare leva sul PNRR per affrontare le sfide future
Reading Time: 6 minutes L'economia italiana ha dimostrato una notevole resilienza di fronte ai principali shock esterni di questo decennio, ma i redditi sono cresciuti meno che in altri Paesi dell'OCSE e nuove e significative sfide si profilano all'orizzo
Read more
Report
From resilience to long-term growth: How Italy can build on the NRRP to navigate the coming challenges
Reading Time: 5 minutes Italy's economy has been resilient to this decade's major external shocks but incomes are lagging behind OECD peers, and significant new challenges loom. The 2026 OECD Economic Survey of Italy outlines priorities to meet these, str
Read more
Report
United Kingdom: Rebuilding fiscal space amid rising spending pressures
Reading Time: 3 minutes Rising spending demands from population ageing, healthcare, the climate transition and defence are placing growing pressure on the UK's public finances. Rebuilding fiscal space will require a combination of fiscal discipline and st
Read more
Report
Steering the next phase of the Slovak Republic's economic convergence
Reading Time: 2 minutes Slovakia's successful export-driven growth model is under pressure from global shifts, technological change, and a weakening productivity trend. Sustaining convergence will require structural reforms to improve the business climate
Read more
Report
Unwinding global imbalances
Reading Time: 3 minutes Current account imbalances are back at the centre of global policy debates, as persistent surpluses and deficits interact with trade tensions and external vulnerabilities. This blog shows that imbalances mainly reflect differences
Read more
Report
Beyond the Strait: What Daily Inflation Indicators Reveal About Commodity Price Pass-Through
Reading Time: 4 minutes The escalation of conflict in the Middle East caused a spike in commodity prices that quickly fed into higher global inflation. A recent moderation in commodity prices has caused some subsequent easing in consumer price inflation i
Read more
Report
The fine print that follows you out the door: non-compete clauses are spreading and holding back growth
Reading Time: 4 minutes The prevalence of non-compete clauses is surprisingly high, with adverse consequences for economic dynamism, wages and productivity. This brings into closer focus recent attempts to restrict the use of such clauses in some OECD cou
Read more
Report
Show more news