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标题：Boosting Productivity in Australia
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作者：Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou ; Omar Barbiero
期刊名称：Economics Department Working Papers / OECD
印刷版ISSN：0259-4633
出版年度：2013
卷号：2013
DOI：10.1787/5k4c0vt9xhf3-en
出版社：Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
摘要：Australia’s productivity growth has decelerated markedly around the turn of the century. Part of the decline is probably temporary, but raising multifactor productivity is key to ensure that living standards continue to grow strongly, especially if the currently strong terms of trade weaken over time. Recent efforts by the government are welcome. Ensuring responsive, high quality, vocational and higher education systems is indispensable to long-term growth. Raising the completion rate of vocational students, and enhancing the level of collaboration among the key innovation players are priorities. The productivityenhancing effects of infrastructure could be boosted by more effective and strategic planning, new sources of funding, and better use of existing capacity. Efficient pricing for infrastructure services and rapid progress towards harmonisation of regulations across states would boost competition and productivity.
关键词：regulation; infrastructure; innovation; vocational training; transport; water; Australia; productivity; education; energy; higher education; user charges; public-private partnerships; multifactor productivity