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2017 OECD ECONOMIC
SURVEY OF FRANCE
Towards more inclusive growth and employment
Paris, 14 September 2017
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• A long-term strategy would help to reduce publicspending and improve its impact on equity
• Fostering an inclusive development of skills and employment
• Improving life in poor neighbourhoods
• Improving the efficiency of the health-care
2
Main messages
Potential growth has slowed
3
Source : OECD (2017), OECD Economic Outlook 101 Database.
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Capital per worker Labour input TFP Potential growth
Too many people are excluded from the
labour market
4
Source: OECD (2016), OECD Education at a Glance 2016 Database.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
ISL
NL
D
CH
E
LU
X
DE
U
SW
E
NO
R
JPN
AU
T
DN
K
AU
S
CZ
E
ES
T
LV
A
CA
N
NZ
L
GB
R
BE
L
ISR
FIN
US
A
OE
CD
SV
N
PR
T
PO
L
HU
N
IRL
FR
A
SV
K
KO
R
CH
L
ME
X
ES
P
GR
C
ITA
TU
R
Youths not in employment, education or training (NEET), 2015% of the 15-29 population
Public spending is high
5
Per cent of GDP, 2016
Source : OECD (2017), OECD Economic Outlook 101 Database.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
IRL
CH
E
US
A
JPN
CZ
E
ES
T
CA
N
OE
CD
PO
L
SV
K
GB
R
ES
P
NL
D
DE
U
PR
T
SV
N
HU
N
EA
16
GR
C
ITA
SW
E
AU
T
BE
L
DN
K
FIN
FR
A
Developing a long-term strategy to reduce public spending and
taxes
6
Without policy changes the debt-to-GDP is
set to increase further
7
Debt simulations (per cent of GDP)
Source: OECD calculations based on OECD (2017), OECD Economic Outlook 101 Database.
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60
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80
90
100
110
120
130
140
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80
90
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140
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030
Business as usual¹
Higher interest rate² (+1.4% points)
Further improvement in the primary balance (+0.5% points) and higher GDP growth (+0.5% points)
Pension spending and the wage bill explain
most of the gap in public spending
8
1. Numbers may not add to totals because of rounding, overlapping across selected spending categories and non-universal coverage of all spending categories.2. Excluding pre-primary education.Source: OECD Economic Outlook 101 Database; OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX); OECD Education at a Glance 2016 Database.
Composition of public spending by main component
The average effective age of labour-
market exit is low
9
Average effective age of labour-market exit in 20141
1. The effective retirement age shown is for the five-year period 2009-2014. The official pension age is shown for 2014, assuming labour market entry at age 20.
2. Belgium introduced a certain number of measures in 2015 to raise the effective age of labour market exit, focusing on conditions for accessing early retirement.
Source : OECD (2015), OECD Pensions at a Glance 2015, OECD Publishing, Paris.
Iceland
Men Women
Korea
Mexico
Turkey
Japan
Chile
Israel
New Zealand
Portugal
Switzerland
United States
Ireland
Australia
Sweden
Norway
Spain
OECD
Canada
United Kingdom
Estonia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Netherlands
Germany
Hungary
Slovenia
Austria
Belgium²
France
Poland
Luxembourg
Finland
Italy
Greece
Slovak Republic
50 55 60 65 70 75505560657075
Corporate tax rates are high
10
Source: Oxford Centre for Business Taxation (2017), CBT Database.
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25
30
35
40
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15
20
25
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IRL
SV
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CZ
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PO
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TU
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CH
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FIN
KO
R
GB
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HU
N
NL
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OE
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NZ
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DE
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BE
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JPN
FR
A
US
A
Average effective corporate tax ratesPer cent, 2016
But corporate income tax revenues are low
11
Source: OECD (2017), OECD Revenue Statistics Database.
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1
2
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4
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
SV
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LV
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TU
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DE
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PO
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HU
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GR
C
ITA
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FR
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FIN
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GB
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OE
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CH
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CA
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PR
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KO
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ME
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BE
L
SV
K
CZ
E
JPN
LU
X
NZ
L
NO
R
AU
S
CH
L
Corporate income tax revenuesAs a percentage of GDP, 2015
The personal income tax represents a low
share of total tax revenues
12
1. 2014 for the OECD.2. Including the contribution sociale généralisée.Source: OECD (2017), OECD Revenue Statistics Database.
Personal income tax², 18.9%
Corporate income
tax,4.6 %
Social security
contributions,37.1 %Taxes on payroll
and workforce,3.5 %
Taxes on
property,8.9 %
Taxes on goods and services,
24.4%
Other taxes, 2.7%A. France
Personal income tax², 24.0%
Corporate income
tax,8.8 %
Social security
contributions,26.2 %
Taxes on payroll and workforce,
1.1 %
Taxes on
property,5.6 %
Taxes on goods and services,
32.6%
Other taxes, 1.8%B. OECD
2015¹
Exemptions and VAT tax breaks lead to a
substantial shortfall
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1 Ratio between the actual value-added tax (VAT) revenue collected and the revenue that would theoretically be raised if VAT was applied at the standard rate to all final consumption. It implicitly measures the share of potential tax revenues lost due to the existence of preferential tax treatments.Source: OECD (2016), Consumption Tax Trends 2016: VAT/GST and excise rates, trends and policy issues, OECD Publishing,
Paris.
VAT revenue ratio1 (%), 2014
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0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
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1.2
1.4
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0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
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1.2
1.4
ME
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GR
C
ITA
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TU
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PO
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GB
R
ISL
BE
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NLD
SV
K
PR
T
FR
A
IRL
AU
S
CA
N
LVA
FIN
DE
U
OE
CD
NO
R
HU
N
SW
E
CZ
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DN
K
AU
T
SV
N
CH
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ISR
KO
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JPN
ES
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CH
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NZ
L
LUX
Main recommendations to reduce public
spending and taxes
Meet the ambitious targets to reduce public spending and taxes
Move towards a single pension system to improve labour mobility and lower
management costs
Then, gradually increase the minimum retirement age in line with life expectancy
Lower social contribution rates and corporate income tax rates, as planned
Use lower social contributions as an opportunity to give a bigger role to the
progressive income tax, e.g. by lowering the basic allowance
Remove personal tax breaks on capital income, and lower the tax rate
Withdraw reduced rates for VAT, and increase green taxes
14
Fostering an inclusive development
of skills and employment
15
Too many adults have weak basic skills
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Source: OECD (2016), Skills Matter: Further Results from the Survey of Adult Skills, OECD Skills Studies, OECD Publishing, Paris.
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CZ
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KO
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GB
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IRL
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ITA
TU
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% %
Share of adults 16-65 scoring below level 2 in PIAAC's reading proficiency scale2012-2015
Strengthen apprenticeships and public
employment services
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Source: Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, DEPP.
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1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Number of apprentices with a low level of educationAt year-end, thousands
It is difficult to get a permanent contract
18
1. Employees on temporary contract in year t-1 but declaring having been hired on a permanent contract in year t.Source : Eurostat.
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20
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60
70
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EU
28 FIN
PR
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SV
K
DE
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LUX
HU
N
BG
R
SW
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BE
L
NLD
SV
N
CZ
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IRL
LTU
NO
R
ES
T
AU
T
DN
K
ISL
RO
U
LVA
GB
R
Transition rates from temporary to permanent contracts, 2015 (%, 16-64)¹
Unionisation is low
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Source : OECD (2017), Labour Force Statistics Database.
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20
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90
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TU
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FR
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KO
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HU
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US
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CZ
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PO
L
SV
K
ME
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AU
S
CH
L
CH
E
OE
CD
ES
P
JP
N
NL
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DE
U
NZ
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PR
T
SV
N
GR
C
ISR
GB
R
CA
N
IRL
AU
T
LU
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ITA
NO
R
BE
L
DN
K
SW
E
FIN
ISL
Trade union density, 2014Trade union members in per cent of employees, %
But the collective bargaining
coverage rate is very high
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HU
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GB
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NL
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FR
A
Collective bargaining coverage rate, 2013Per cent of all wage earners with right to bargaining
Source: Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (2017), ICTWSS Database.
Main recommandations to foster an inclusive
development of skills
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Simplify the personal training account (CPF), and reduce the number of similar
schemes
Improve information about providers by strengthening the quality label system
Develop apprenticeships in vocational lycées
Continuously evaluate active labour market policies
Introduce professional judges to guide lay assessors in labour courts
Merge inactive sectors and those that lack the critical mass for effective bargaining
Ensure that the extension procedure for sectoral agreements takes account of their
economic and social impacts, and authorise exemptions
Encourage sectoral agreements that are differentiated by the size or age of the
business, for example
Reduce the number of institutions that represent workers
Ensure better protection for workers that represent colleagues
Improving life in poor
neighbourhoods
22
Residents of poor neighbourhoods face
various social handicaps
23
1. Percentage point gap in the odds of unemployment for poor neighborhoods' residents versus residents of surrounding urban areas; employed native-born women aged 30 to 49 with a baccalauréat only are identified as the reference group.2. Refers to post lower secondary education vocational qualifications such as: Certificat d’aptitude professionnelle (CAP) and Brevet d’études professionnelles (BEP)Source : ONPV (2016), Rapport annuel 2015.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
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15
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25
30
≤ Lower secondary Below upper secondary ² Upper secondary Tertiary
Poor neighbourhoods Surrounding urban areas
Likelihood of unemployment by place of residence and educationAdjusted for personal characteristics, education and immigrant status¹, 15-64 (%)
Reducing inequalities in educational
opportunities
24
1. Percentage variance in the PISA reading score for children aged 15 years explained by family environment (parents’ level of educationand income, social and occupational status, cultural possessions, books and education resources available at home).Source: OECD (2016), PISA 2015 Results (Vol. II): Excellence and Equity in Education, OECD Publishing, Paris.
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CA
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TU
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GB
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LVA
FIN
KO
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JPN
DN
K
AU
S
ITA
NLD
SW
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SV
N
NZ
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ME
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OE
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GR
C
IRL
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PO
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DE
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CH
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PR
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CH
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AU
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SV
K
BE
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FR
A
CZ
E
LUX
HU
N
Impact of socio-economic background on pupils' reading performance¹ (per cent, 2015)
Urban renewal needs a stronger focus on
well-being
25
Improving access to higher-quality housing
for the poor
26
1. The first income decile includes households with average annual income below EUR 8 000, while the 10th decile refers to households with average annual income above EUR 39 000.Source : INSEE, Housing Survey 2013.
Housing tenure across households by income decile¹
Metropolitan France, primary residences, 2013
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80
100
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80
100
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X Total
Social rental dwellings Market rented dwellings Owner-occupied dwellings Other
Income deciles
Main recommendations for improving life in
poor neighbourhoods
Continue awareness campaign for recruiters
Better target public spending at transportation, childcare services and face-to-
face public services in poor neighbourhoods
Offer attractive salaries and career prospects to excellent teachers in schools
with many pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
Promote an innovative range of different practices in teacher training in order to
meet the different needs of pupils
Use urban renewal in poor neighbourhoods as an entry point to offer practical
training in firms and basic skills courses
Reduce registration fees, and increase taxes on immovable properties
Tighten obligations to pay higher rents and encourage occupants whose income
rises above the eligibility ceiling to move houses
27
Improving the efficiency of the
health-care system
28
Health-care quality is high
29
Source: Eurostat (2016), Amenable and Preventable Deaths Statistics.
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350
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CH
E
FR
A
LUX
NL
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NO
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ITA
BE
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SW
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DN
K
AU
T
IRL
DE
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FIN
PR
T
GB
R
SV
N
GR
C
EU
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PO
L
CZ
E
HR
V
SR
B
ES
T
SV
K
HU
N
BG
R
LTU
RO
U
LVA
Deaths avoidable through better health-care, 2014Per 100 000 inhabitants
But expenditures are high and likely to
increase
30
Source: OECD (2017), OECD Health Statistics Database.
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
FRANCE Germany Italy Spain
Current health-care spending, 1990-2016Per cent of GDP
There is room to improve prevention
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1. The scope of institutional spending is different from the entirety of spending on prevention in France, especially for ordinaryconsultations, which amount to 9.3 billion euros in 2014 according to Drees, i.e. 3.9% of health spending, compared to 2.0% in 2014according to OECD figures.Source : OECD (2017), OECD Health Statistics Database.
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1
2
3
4
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7
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
ISR
GR
C
BE
L
PR
T
AU
S
FRA
ES
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LVA
SV
K
AU
T
ISL
CH
E
LUX
DN
K
HU
N
SV
N
PO
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IRL
CZ
E
JPN
OE
CD
US
A
NO
R
DE
U
SW
E
ES
T
ME
X
KO
R
NLD FI
N
ITA
GB
R
CA
N
Spending on prevention, 2015Per cent of health-care spending ¹
Coordination between different care
providers is insufficient
32
Source : Drees (2017), Les établissements de santé – édition 2017.
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Use of emergency departments Population
Hospital emergency departments' useIndex, 1996=100
Hospital expenditures are high
33
Source : OECD (2017), OECD Health Statistics database.
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1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
LV
A
ME
X
CZ
E
KO
R
ES
T
PR
T
CA
N
ISR
SV
K
HU
N
PO
L
ES
P
GB
R
SW
E
OE
CD
FIN
IRL
SV
N
ITA
AU
S
NO
R
DN
K
BE
L
US
A
DE
U
NL
D
JPN
CH
E
FR
A
GR
C
AU
T
In-patient curative and rehabilitative care, 2015Per cent of GDP
Developing the use of generics would cut
costs
34
Source : OECD (2017), OECD Health Statistics database.
0
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90
0
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90
LUX ITA GRC CHE FRA BEL IRL PRT ESP AUT TUR DNK SVK NLD NZL DEU GBR
Value Volume
Use of generics, 2015Share in the reimbursed pharmaceutical market, %
Main recommendations to improve the
efficiency of the health-care system
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Increase health practitioners’ remuneration for prevention and complex chronic
diseases, which would help reduce the volume of treatments, prescriptions and
drug sales
Make it easier for insurers to contract with group practices
Develop electronic health records
Adjust the activity-based system for hospital funding (Diagnosis Related
Groups) to increase rewards for efficiency and quality for public and private
hospitals
Strengthen the autonomy of public hospital managers by allowing them to
develop their own human resource policies
Lower pharmaceutical spending by developing the use of generics, developing
targeted information for hospitals and primary-care providers to promote
appropriate prescribing and applying capped reimbursement amounts to a wider
range of drugs
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