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Growing together: making Lithuania's convergence process more inclusive

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  • Lilas Demmou

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Although Lithuania’s growth has been impressive, inequality is high, the risk of poverty is one of the highest of European countries, and life expectancy is comparatively low and strongly dependent on socio-economic background. The low job satisfaction reduces well-being and feeds high emigration. Labour market, social and health policies can all contribute to improve both well-being and growth. Priorities include providing more and better jobs for all, especially for the low-skilled, by making work pay while keeping the labour costs under control. More accessible and adequate income support combined with more ambitious job-search support and training programmes would better-integrate out-of-work individuals into the labour market. Strengthening equity, effectiveness and sustainability of health policies is also instrumental to inclusiveness. This Working Paper relates to the 2016 OECD Economic Survey of Lithuania (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-lithuania.htm) Partager les fruits de la croissance : rendre le processus de convergence plus inclusif en Lituanie Bien que la Lituanie ait connu une croissance impressionnante, elle se caractérise par de fortes inégalités, un risque de pauvreté figurant parmi les plus élevés des pays européens, ainsi qu'une espérance de vie relativement faible et fortement tributaire du milieu socioéconomique. La faible satisfaction professionnelle des individus réduit le bien-être et alimente une forte émigration. La politique du marché du travail, la politique sociale et la politique de santé peuvent toutes contribuer à améliorer le bien-être et la croissance. Les pouvoirs publics doivent notamment s'employer en priorité à fournir à tous des emplois de meilleure qualité, en particulier aux personnes peu qualifiées, en valorisant le travail tout en gardant la maîtrise des coûts de main-d'oeuvre. Des aides au revenu plus accessibles et adaptées, conjuguées à des programmes plus ambitieux d'aide à la recherche d'emploi et de formation, permettraient de mieux intégrer les individus sans emploi sur le marché du travail. L'inclusivité passe également par un renforcement de l'équité, de l'efficacité et de la viabilité des politiques de santé. Ce Document de travail se rapporte à l’Étude économique de l’OCDE 2016 de Lituanie (www.oecd.org/fr/eco/etudes/etude-economique-lituanie.htm) Mots clés: inclusivité, inégalit

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  • Lilas Demmou, 2016. "Growing together: making Lithuania's convergence process more inclusive," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 1308, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:1308-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5jlv2zc7x6vh-en
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    Keywords

    active labour market policies; employment protection legislation; health care system; in-work benefits; life expectancy; public employment services; tax wedge; unemployment benefits;
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    JEL classification:

    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
    • J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J6 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

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