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Obama plan for banks can help to avoid a new financial crisis

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25-Jan-2010

Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD

U.S. President Barack Obama’s plan to separate core commercial banking from some higher-risk activities in financial conglomerates and to place a moratorium on further consolidation could help to avoid a new financial crisis by resolving some major risks inherent to the current financial system.

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009: United States Highlights

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14-Dec-2009

This country note, extracted from the STI Scoreboard 2009, explores recent developments in matters relating to innovation, science, technology and globalisation in the United States.  

OECD Health at a Glance 2009: Key findings for the United States

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08-Dec-2009

The United States spent 16% of GDP on health in 2007, much more than the OECD average of 8.9%. Spending per person is almost two-and-a-half times higher than the OECD average. 

US should increase spending to help young people amid rising unemployment, says OECD

07-Dec-2009

The US should raise significantly federal funding on jobs programmes for young people in order to limit the impact of the economic downturn on the current generation of school leavers, according to a new OECD report. Given the pressure on public finances, this may require some reallocation of federal funding towards youth programmes.

OECD conference on Consumer Protection in the Internet Economy, Washington D.C., 8–10 December 2009

from 08-Dec-2009 to 10-Dec-2009

The economic crisis has hit the retail sector hard but has actually boosted e-commerce, with more people shopping online, according to a new OECD report. The industry would grow faster still if business and governments did more to tackle the growing challenges of protecting consumers’ rights and privacy and fighting fraud, according to the OECD.

OECD Economic Outlook No. 86 - United States

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19-Nov-2009

Summary of economic developments and projections for the United States taken from the latest OECD Economic Outlook.

Fixing Finance - Origins of the financial crisis and requirements for reform

on 13-Oct-2009

What caused the global financial crisis, and what direction should the policy reform agenda take? Why did residential mortgage-backed securities and credit default swaps explode from around 2004? Adrian Blundell-Wignall discusses the origins of the financial crisis and requirements for reform at the New America Foundation.