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Italy
Government at a Glance: Country note for Italypdf,536Kb,English | View long abstract 22-Oct-2009 This country note, based on the new biennial publication Government at a glance, provides indicators describing key elements underlying government structure and performance of Italy, from the perspective of revenues, expenditures and employment. Related documents: |
Towards better schools and more equal opportunities for learning in Italy16-Oct-2009 Compulsory school education in Italy produces poor results in terms of 15 year olds’ performance on PISA tests, compared with other OECD countries, despite a relatively high level of expenditure. |
Employment Outlook 2009 Country Notes: Italypdf,285Kb,English | View long abstract 16-Sep-2009 The OECD Employment Outlook 2009 indicates that the impact of the crisis on the labour market has been milder in Italy compared to a number of other OECD countries. In Italy, the unemployment rate reached 7.4% in March 2009, an increase of 0.8 percentage points compared to one year before. Also available:Related documents: |
Recovery arriving quicker than expected but activity will remain weak, says OECD03-Sep-2009 Recovery from the global recession is likely to arrive earlier than had been expected a few months ago but the pace of activity will remain weak well into next year, according the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Assessment. Watch the webcast of the press conference. |
Doing Better for Children: Highlights for Italypdf,360Kb,English | View long abstract 01-Sep-2009 The OECD’s first ever publication on child well-being shows that Italian government spending on children is close to the OECD average overall. The big shortfall is for spending on young children, where Italy spends 80% of the OECD average... Related documents: |
OECD Secretary-General congratulates Enrico Giovannini on designation to head Italian statistics institute24-Jul-2009 Hailing the designation of Enrico Giovannini, OECD’s Chief Statistician since January 2001, as President of the Italian national statistics institute (Istituto nazionale di statistica - ISTAT), OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said this marks recognition of his prominent role in the field of international statistics and his contribution to strengthening the OECD’s position in this area. |
OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation: Piedmont, ItalyEnglish | View long abstract 19-Jun-2009 This report reviews how Piedmont's new regional strategy supports innovation and how its efforts can be improved. |
