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Cover -- CONTENTS -- WAGES AND COMPETITIVENESS IN NORWAY -- A. Background: One Country, Two (Interlinked) Economies -- B. The Literature on Dutch Disease in Norway -- C. Wage and Competitiveness Developments of the Last Twenty Years -- D. Fiscal Policy and Competitiveness -- E. Conclusions and the Challenges Ahead -- References -- BOX -- 1. The 2013 Amendments to the Wage Setting Agreement -- FIGURE -- 1. Non-oil Competitiveness -- NORWAY'S PUBLIC SECTOR BALANCE SHEET AND FISCAL IMPLICATIONS -- References -- FIGURES -- 1. Comparison of Norway and Finland's Public Sector Balance Sheets -- 2. Scenario Analysis -- 3. Fiscal Paths, Implied IFNWs, and Aging Costs -- HOUSE PRICES AND LABOR MOBILITY IN NORWAY: A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE -- A. Introduction -- B. Regional House Price Developments in Recent Years -- C. Estimation of Regional House Price Overvaluation -- D. Regional House Price Differentials and Labor Mobility -- E. Conclusions -- References -- BOXES -- 1. Tests for House Price Overvaluations: Literature Overview -- 2. Estimating National Equilibrium House Prices in Norway -- TABLES -- 1. Estimation of Regional Equilibrium House Prices in Norway: Results -- 2. Estimation of Internal Migrations of Prime Age Cohorts in Norway: Results.

Cover -- CONTENTS -- CONTEXT -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- OUTLOOK AND RISKS -- POLICY DISCUSSIONS -- A. Fiscal Policy -- B. Monetary Policy -- C. Financial Sector Policies -- D. Contingent Demand Policies -- E. Structural Policies -- STAFF APPRAISAL -- FIGURES -- 1. GDP and Activity Indicators -- 2. Labor Market Developments -- 3. Price Developments -- 4. External Sector Developments -- 5. Credit Developments -- 6. Banking Sector Balance Sheet -- 7. Housing Market Developments -- 8. Household Vulnerabilities -- 9. Consumer Credit and Prudential Regulations -- 10. Corporate Sector Developments -- TABLES -- 1. Selected Economic and Social Indicators, 2016-2020 -- 2. Medium-Term Indicators, 2016-2024 -- 3. External Indicators, 2016-2024 -- 4. General Government Accounts, 2007-2017 -- ANNEXES -- I. External Sector Assessment -- II. Risk Assessment Matrix -- III. Debt Sustainability Analysis -- IV. Expenditure and Revenue Composition in Norway -- V. Reforming Sickness and Disability Pensions -- VI. Assessing Inflation Developments and Underlying Drivers -- VII. Commercial Real Estate in Norway -- VIII. Authorities' Response to Past IMF Recommendations -- IX. Status of FSAP Recommendations -- CONTENTS -- FUND RELATIONS -- STATISTICAL ISSUES.

Cover -- CONTENTS -- POTENTIAL OUTPUT AND IMMIGRATION IN NORWAY -- A. Introduction -- B. Immigration and Economic Cycles -- C. Estimating Potential Output Using Standard Approaches -- D. "Immigration Neutral" Potential Output -- E. Conclusion -- BOXES -- 1. Experience of Immigration Patterns from Spain and United Kingdom -- 2. Technical Details of Immigration Neutral Estimation -- FIGURES -- 1. Labor Market Indicators: Cross-Country Comparison -- 2. Net Migration to Norway from Selected Countries -- REFERENCES -- PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN NORWAY -- A. Introduction

Status of religious communities -- Relations between the state and Islam -- State support for Islamic religious communities -- Muslims in integration law -- Mosques and prayer houses -- Burials and cemeteries -- Education -- Further and higher (tertiary) education -- Islamic chaplaincy in public institutions -- Employment and social law -- Islamic slaughter and food regulation -- Islamic goods and services -- Islamic dress -- Criminal law -- Family law

This review of Norway's environmental conditions and policies evaluates progress in reducing the pollution burden, improving natural resource management, integrating environmental and economic policies, and strengthening international co-operation. The analyses presented are supported by a broad range of economic and environmental data

In the face of rapid population ageing and the trend towards early retirement, there is a need to promote better employment opportunities for older people. Much has been said about the need for reform of old-age pensions and early retirement schemes but this may not be sufficient to raise employment rates for older people significantly or to reduce the future risk of labour shortages