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Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2009: How Does Korea Compare

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01-Jul-2009

Total health spending accounted for 6.8% of GDP in Korea in 2007, the fourth lowest share (with the Czech Republic) among OECD countries, and 2.1 percentage points lower than the OECD average of 8.9%.

OECD Economic Outlook No. 85 - Korea

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24-Jun-2009

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

Society at a Glance 2009 - OECD Social Indicators: Key findings for Korea

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04-May-2009

Height, Sleep, Gender differences in leisure, Life expectancy, Retirement age, Suicides, etc. Society at a Glance 2009  also provides a special chapter examines leisure time across the OECD.

DAC Special Review of the Republic of Korea's Development Co-operation

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12-Mar-2009

DCD

Following a request by the Republic of Korea, the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) agreed to conduct a Special Review of the country’s international development co-operation programme.

Sustaining growth in Korea by reforming the labour market and improving the education system

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24-Feb-2009

Randall S. Jones and Masahiko Tsutsumi

The age of retirement of employees should be raised by eliminating mandatory retirement and phasing out the retirement allowance. Active labour market policies should focus on policies to expand human capital rather than wage subsidies.

Boosting productivity in Korea’s service sector

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24-Feb-2009

Randall S. Jones

Increasing productivity growth in the service sector, which accounts for 67% of employment and 58% of value added in Korea, is essential to sustain high potential growth.

Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2009 - Korea Country Note

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03-Mar-2009

This note, taken from Chapter 3 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2009, contains information about the progress in implementing reforms in line with the 2008 priorities for Korea.