OECD Economic surveys: Denmark 2009 Coll. ECONOMIE

OECD's periodic review of Denmark's economy. This issue includes chapters covering the recent developments and policies to overcome the crisis, the decline in productivity growth, and human capital.

Chapter 1. Denmark: the crisis and beyond. The Danish economy in international context. The financial crisis and the macroeconomic outlook. Potential medium-term implications of the recession. Policies to overcome the crisis. A key challenge ahead: reinvigorating productivity. Bibliography . Annex 1.A1. Consolidation in the Danish banking sector during the financial crisis. Annex 1.A2. Progress in structural reform. Annex 1.A3. Topics covered in previous OECD Economic Surveys of Denmark. Chapter 2. Why has productivity growth declined? Trends in labour productivity. Sectoral productivity performance. Recent developments in labour productivity. The contribution of labour composition and capital to productivity. Structural and policy factors affecting productivity. Bibliography. Annex 2.A1. Background technical analysis. Chapter 3. Human capital: key to higher productivity. Educational attainment and market outcomes. Early childhood and compulsory education. Upper secondary education. Tertiary education. Conclusions.