Most Recent Articles from OECD Economic Outlook

• Editorial managing the global financial crisis and economic downturn 

  Many OECD economies are in or are on the verge of a protracted recession of a magnitude not experienced since the early 1980s. As a result, the...

  12/01/08 by Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel · More from publication

• Chapter 1: General assessment of the macroeconomic situation 

  Overview Overview The financial crisis dominates the outlook Massive government and central bank intervention to provide capital, liquidity...

  12/01/08 · More from publication

• Chapter 1: General assessment of the macroeconomic situation 

  Macroeconomic policy requirements Macroeconomic policy requirements The crisis requires a co-ordinated and multi-pronged approach To relieve...

  12/01/08 · More from publication

• United States 

  The US economy is facing extremely difficult conditions. The financial crisis has intensified at a time when growth had already been weakened by...

  12/01/08 · More from publication

• Japan 

  External shocks from the run-up in commodity prices and then international financial turbulence have brought Japan's expansion to an end. Equity...

  12/01/08 · More from publication

• Euro area 

  The euro area economy has slipped into recession this year, with tighter financial conditions, negative wealth effects, weaker housing market...

  12/01/08 · More from publication

View more »