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Table of contents; Basic statistics of Chile (2010 unless noted); Executive summary; Assessment and recommendations; Figure 1. Inequality and poverty across OECD countries; Demand is keeping growth up but there are signs of a slowdown; Figure 2. Inflation and inflation expectations; Once the externa...

Figure 4. Government expenditure by functionFigure 5. Tax revenue from different sources across countries; Figure 6. Recurrent taxes on residential immovable property; Figure 7. The environmental impact of growth differs across countries; The current monetary policy is broadly appropriate; Potential...

The government should further build on its efforts to improve the quality and equity of educationFigure 9. Educational attainment and outcomes; Figure 10. Per student expenditures in tertiary education; Box 2. Recommendations to strengthen economic growth; Higher cash transfers can help reduce pover...

The poor, women and youth need more assistance to improve their employabilityFigure 13. Young people and women in the labour market; Figure 14. Unemployment benefit replacement rates (net of taxes), 2009; Figure 15. Coverage with early childhood education and care across OECD countries; Box 4. Recom...

Box 5. Recommendations on housing policyBibliography; Annex A1. Progress in structural reform; Chapter 1.Reducing poverty in Chile: Cash transfers and better jobs; Introduction; Poverty and inequality in Chile; Recent developments; Figure 1.1. Poverty rates in Chile; Figure 1.2. Poverty and inequali...

What accounts for the decrease in poverty and income inequality?