IMF Staff Country Reports

Norway: Selected Issues

Publication Date:

February 5, 2001

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This Selected Issues paper presents the projections on the fiscal and external profiles for Norway, and discusses the long-term prospects and policy options. The study evaluates the details and implications of the system of social insurance schemes; and long-term profile of oil-related exports and income. The paper highlights the economics behind long-term projections for the non-oil current account. The study focuses on the implications of centralized bargaining for the labor market, and explores its continued viability.

Series:

Country Report No. 2001/034

Subject:

Commodities Employment Expenditure Labor Labor markets Oil Pension spending Pensions Wages