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<title><![CDATA[Research Fellowships and Conference Sponsorship]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Co-operative Research Programme (CRP)'s Call for Applications for conference sponsorship and research fellowships for funding in 2017 is now OPEN. The CRP supports work on sustainable use of natural resources in agriculture, forests, fisheries and food production.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2016 11:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reform of Austria’s school governance crucial to deliver better value for money]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Austria has taken important steps to improve its school system, but needs to reform its complex school governance to further improve quality and equity, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How's life in Austria?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This note presents selected findings based on the set of well-being indicators published in How's Life? 2016.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/Better-Life-Initiative-country-note-Austria.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2016 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Taxing Wages: Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The tax burden on labour income is expressed by the tax wedge, which is a measure of the net tax burden on labour income borne by the employee and the employer.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2016 09:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Towards more gender equality in Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Gender mainstreaming with the aim of more gender equality ranks high on the agenda of Austrian policy makers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2015 17:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Austria's separate gender roles model was popular in the past, but is becoming a constraint for comprehensive wellbeing ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Austria has a model of "separate gender roles" in work, family and life arrangements which persists despite efforts to better balance these roles. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2015 17:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Revenue Statistics: Key findings for Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The tax burden in Austria increased by 0.5 percentage points from 42.5% to 43.0% in 2014. The corresponding figures for the OECD average were an increase of 0.2 percentage points from 34.2% to 34.4%.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Education at a Glance 2015: Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 2015 edition introduces more detailed analysis of participation in early childhood and tertiary levels of education. The report also examines first generation tertiary-educated adults’ educational and social mobility, labour market outcomes for recent graduates, and participation in employer-sponsored formal and/or non-formal education.]]></description>
<link>http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/education/education-at-a-glance-2015/austria_eag-2015-44-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2015: Key findings for Austria - In German]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Das österreichische Gesundheitssystem gewährleistet einen niederschwelligen Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung, es gibt jedoch Verbesserungspotenzial bei der Qualität der Krebsversorgung sowie der Reduktion von Spitalsaufnahmen durch die Stärkung der medizinischen Primärversorgung.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/Health-at-a-Glance-2015-Key-Findings-AUSTRIA-In-German.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2015: Key findings for Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Austrian health system generally provides good access to care, but the quality of care might be improved in the area of cancer care and in reducing hospital admission rates for chronic conditions by strengthening primary care.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/Health-at-a-Glance-2015-Key-Findings-AUSTRIA.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Austria should do more to help people with frequent mental health problems]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Austria needs to do more to help people with mental health problems find a job or stay in the workplace, according to a new OECD report. A more comprehensive approach would help employees and firms alike: mental health issues are estimated to cost the Austrian economy around 3.6% of GDP every year in lost productivity, health care and out-of-work benefits.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/austria-should-do-more-to-help-people-with-frequent-mental-health-problems.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Employment Outlook 2015 - Key findings for Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AAustria experienced a renewed downturn in its economy and labour market between mid-2011 and late-2014, with increasing rates of unemployment largely due to slack domestic demand. But there are recent signs of a slow recovery: overall and youth unemployment rates and the incidence of long-term unemployment all started to fall in the first quarter of 2015, if only marginally, and employment continued to increase.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/Employment-Outlook-Austria-EN.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2015 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Health Statistics 2015 - Country Notes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Specific country notes have been prepared using data from the database OECD Health Statistics 2015, July 2015 version. The notes are available in PDF format.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/oecd-health-statistics-2015-country-notes.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2015 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Water Resources Allocation: Austria Country Profile]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Water resources allocation determines who is able to use water resources, how, when and where. Capturing information from 27 OECD countries and key partner economies, the report presents key findings from the OECD Survey of Water Resources Allocation and case studies of successful allocation reform.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/Water-Resources-Allocation-Austria.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Going for Growth 2015: Key findings for Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Going for Growth 2015: Key findings for Austria]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2015 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Austria should set timeframe for 0.7% development aid target, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Austria should set a timeframe to increase its aid budget in line with a pledge to allocate 0.7% of its gross national income (GNI) to development aid, according to an OECD Review.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/austria-should-set-timeframe-for-07-development-aid-target.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2015 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD report on labour migration in Austria: the need to improve the RWR Card]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This publication analyses the reform and the Austrian labour migration management system in international comparison.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/migration/recruiting-immigrant-workers-austria-2014-9789264226050-en.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Revenue Statistics and Consumption Tax Trends 2014: Key findings for Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The tax burden in Austria increased by 0.9 percentage points from 41.7% to 42.5% in 2013. The OECD average was an increase of 0.4 percentage points from 33.7% to 34.1%. The Austrian standard VAT rate is 20%, which is above the OECD average. The average VAT/GST standard rate in the OECD was 19.1% on 1 January 2014.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/ctp/consumption/revenue-statistics-and-consumption-tax-trends-2014-austria.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Job Creation and Local Economic Development in Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This publication highlights new evidence on policies to support job creation, bringing together the latest research on labour market, entrepreneurship and local economic development policy to help governments support job creation in the recovery. It  also includes  a set of country pages featuring, among other things, new data on skills supply and demand at the level of smaller OECD regions (TL3).]]></description>
<link>http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/industry-and-services/job-creation-and-local-economic-development/austria_9789264215009-17-en#page1</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2014 15:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Education at a Glance 2014: Country Notes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Country notes with main key findings of the book and key fact tables: a customised snapshot of a country's educational environment, highlighting the most important issues in the educational landscape.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/education-at-a-glance-2014-country-notes.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2014 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Taxing Wages: Country note for Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The average worker in Austria faced a tax burden on labour income (tax wedge) of 49.1% in 2013 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%. Austria was ranked 3 of the 34 OECD member countries in this respect.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2014 14:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Society at a Glance 2014 - Key findings for Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This note presents key findings for Austria from Society at a Glance 2014 - OECD Social indicators. This 2014 publication also provides a special chapter on: the crisis and its aftermath: a “stress test” for societies and for social policies.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/OECD-SocietyAtaGlance2014-Highlights-Austria.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PISA 2012 mathematics, reading and science results - Austria ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Note summarising the performance of 15-year-old students in Austria in the PISA 2012 assessment of mathematics, reading and science.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/PISA-2012-results-austria.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pensions at a Glance 2013 - Highlights for Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Highlights for Austria from Pensions at a Glance which is a comprehensive examination of pension systems in OECD and selected non-OECD countries looking at recent trends in retirement and working at older ages, evolving life expectancy, design of pension systems, pension entitlements, and private pensions.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/OECD-PensionsAtAGlance-2013-Highlights-Austria.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government at a Glance 2013: Information by country]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[These country notes contain indicators which compare the political and institutional frameworks of national governments as well as revenues and expenditures, employment, and compensation. They include a description of government policies on integrity, e-government and open government.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/government-at-a-glance-information-by-country.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Country specific-material]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Two rounds of the Survey of Adult Skills are under way: Round 1 (2008-13) with 24 participating countries, whose results were released in October 2013, and Round 2 (2012-16) with 9 participating countries, whose results will be released in 2016. A third round is scheduled to begin in May 2014.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/country-specific-material.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 14:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Austria’s green economy flourishing but could do even better, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Environmental goods and services are now a bigger driver of Austria’s economy and job market than traditionally strong sectors like tourism and construction, thanks to the government’s policy of subsidising green investments, a new OECD report shows.
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/austria-green-economy-flourishing-but-could-do-even-better-oecd-says.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD report measures human cost of crisis; underlines need to invest in well-being]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The global economic crisis has had a profound impact on people’s well-being, reaching far beyond the loss of jobs and income, and affecting citizens’ satisfaction with their lives and their trust in governments, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/oecd-report-measures-human-cost-of-crisis-underlines-need-to-invest-in-well-being.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Austria: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Biographical note of Austria's Permanent Representative to the OECD.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/austria-ambassador.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Responding to key well-being challenges in Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Important challenges for the future of Austrian well-being arise from demographic and environmental trends. The ageing of the population calls for a fair balance between life-time pension contributions and entitlements, drawing on the recent pension reform.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Austria’s well-being goes beyond GDP]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Austria enjoys strong material well-being and high quality of life. Steady convergence with top GDP 
per capita levels translated into decisive improvements in household disposable incomes while significant redistribution has ensured low income inequality and poverty.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 11:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Forum on Tax Transparency: New reports review jurisdictions’ information exchange ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes  has released peer review reports assessing the tax  systems of 13 jurisdictions for information exchange. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/globalforumontaxtransparencynewreportsreviewjurisdictionsinformationexchange.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD report on vocational training in Austria calls for continued diversity and increased co-ordination]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[There are few OECD countries where vocational education and training (VET) is held in such high regard or takes so many forms as in Austria. Some 60 percent of young Austrians aged between 25 and 34 have completed a VET course below tertiary level (vocational school or technical college).]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/oecd-report-on-vocational-training-in-austria-calls-for-continued-diversity-and-increased-co-ordination.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2013 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Austrian economy recovering, but trade-offs on the horizon, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Austria has achieved high levels of economic growth and well-being, but must address serious demographic, environmental and globalisation challenges if future generations are to share the same prosperity, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Austria.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/austrian-economy-recovering-but-trade-offs-on-the-horizon.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Secretary-General in Vienna (Tuesday 2nd July 2013)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, was in Vienna on Tuesday 2nd July 2013, to present the 2013 OECD Economic Survey of Austria and meet with representatives of the government.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/thesecretary-generalinviennatuesday2ndjuly2013.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Education at a Glance 2013 - Country notes and key fact tables]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Education at a Glance 2013 - Country notes and key fact tables]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Austria, Luxembourg and Singapore among countries signing-on to end tax secrecy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As a further sign of international efforts to crack down on tax offenders, 12 more countries have signed, or committed to sign, the OECD’s Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. In addition, another 6 countries have ratified the Convention. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/austria-luxembourg-and-singapore-among-countries-signing-on-to-end-tax-secrecy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Austria’s enforcement of foreign bribery laws far too weak, but could pick up soon says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD Working Group on Bribery regrets that Austria has not had a conviction of bribing foreign public officials despite a number of allegations, 13 years after ratifying the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. However, enforcement appears to be picking up, with one case being tried, two more cases soon to be tried, and four ongoing investigations. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/austriasenforcementofforeignbriberylawsfartooweakbutcouldpickupsoonsaysoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Closing the Gender Gap - country note: Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Gains in female education attainment have contributed to a worldwide increase in women’s participation in the labour force, but considerable gaps remain in working hours, conditions of employment and earnings.  More specific data for Austria are available in this country note.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/Closing the Gender Gap - Austria FINAL.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2012: Austria country profile]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[STI Outlook 2012 country profiles present individual science, technology and innovation (STI) performance in national context and in comparison with other countries. They identify major current policy issues and recent developments in the innovation policy mix for each country. Selected key figures present aspects of economic and environmental performance.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/sti-outlook-2012-austria.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jobs for immigrants (Vol.3): Labour market integration in Austria, Norway and Switzerland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This publication reviews the labour market integration of immigrants and their children in three OECD countries (Austria, Norway and Switzerland) and provides country-specific recommendations. It also includes a summary chapter highlighting common challenges and policy responses. It is the third and last in a series which has covered eleven OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/jobsforimmigrantsvol3labourmarketintegrationinaustrianorwayandswitzerland.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[8th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance (Berlin, Germany)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The transition from education to work is not easy for many young people, particularly when it comes to finding sustainable employment with progression opportunities. Recently established national policies to support youth will be only effective if implemented in a coordinated way at local level.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/8thannualmeetingoftheoecdleedforumonpartnershipsandlocalgovernanceberlingermany.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012 - Austria Country Note]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/49655244.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/49603557.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Review on the Labour Market Integration of Immigrants and their Children in Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Austria has a higher share of immigrants in the total working-age population than many other OECD countries. At the same time, the framework for integration policy is less developed than in a number of other OECD countries. These are among the main findings of this review.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/oecdreviewonthelabourmarketintegrationofimmigrantsandtheirchildreninaustria.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tax: Jurisdictions move towards full tax transparency]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Furthering efforts to fight against international tax evasion and bank secrecy, members of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes have issued 12 new peer review reports.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/taxjurisdictionsmovetowardsfulltaxtransparency.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Peer Review Report of Austria - Phase 1: Legal and Regulatory Framework]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report summarises the legal and regulatory framework for transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes in Austria.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/peerreviewreportofaustria-phase1legalandregulatoryframework.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Austria: Strengthening domestic sources of growth would secure place as ‘Champions League’ economy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Austria should eliminate subsidies which encourage early retirement and target social transfers more effectively, according to the OECD’s latest economic survey.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/austriastrengtheningdomesticsourcesofgrowthwouldsecureplaceaschampionsleagueeconomy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Education: Korea tops new OECD PISA survey of digital literacy ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Korea tops a new OECD PISA survey that tests how 15-year olds use computers and the Internet to learn. The next best performers were New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Hong-Kong China and Iceland.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/educationkoreatopsnewoecdpisasurveyofdigitalliteracy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Austria is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/47877397.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social Indicators: Key findings for Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This one-pager note presents key findings for Austria from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/47572828.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2011 - Austria Country Note]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2011. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/austria/47468900.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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