Norway : Selected Issues.

This Selected Issues paper examines the role of the State Petroleum Fund in Norwegian economic policy, as a means to promote a sustainable long-term fiscal position and to help maintain the competitiveness of the non-oil ('mainland') economy in the face of high oil export revenues. The pap...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1998/034
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This Selected Issues paper examines the role of the State Petroleum Fund in Norwegian economic policy, as a means to promote a sustainable long-term fiscal position and to help maintain the competitiveness of the non-oil ('mainland') economy in the face of high oil export revenues. The paper documents the historical development of the wage bargaining framework in Norway, a country with a fairly centralized framework. It also compares recent wage developments in Norway with those of its trading partners to assess the implications for Norway's international competitiveness.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (98 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1934-7685
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