Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS)- Country profile Czech Republic

Country profiles highlight some key findings from TALIS 2013 for individual countries and economies

Czech Republic should improve primary care and prevention to reduce chronic disease, says OECD

Strengthening primary health care and prevention programmes would help stem the growing tide of diabetes and other chronic health conditions in the Czech Republic, according to a new OECD report.

Database on instruments used for environmental policy

This database provides information on environmentally related taxes, fees and charges, tradable permit systems, deposit refund systems, environmentally motivated subsidies and voluntary approaches used in environmental policy in OECD member countries and a number of other countries. Developed in co-operation between the OECD and the European Environment Agency.

Czech Republic: Tackling long-term unemployment requires stronger local actions to develop skills, says OECD

The Czech Republic has made significant progress towards creating a stable and attractive climate for investment, but more could be done to tackle long-term and youth unemployment through integrated actions across employment, skills and economic development policies at the local level, according to a new OECD report.

Taxing Wages: Country note for the Czech Republic

The average worker the Czech Republic faced a tax burden on labour income (tax wedge) of 42.4% in 2013 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%. Czech Republic was ranked 9 of the 34 OECD member countries in this respect.

Growth and Competition: Challenges for Europe and the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has made impressive progress in terms of living standards since it joined the OECD 20 years ago, but significant room for improvement exists in several areas. As the external environment is not especially supportive at present, the Czech Republic needs to mobilise domestic drivers of growth to further close the income gap with advanced economies, said OECD Secretary-General.

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Economic Survey of Czech Republic 2014

The 2014 survey calls for structural reforms in competition and improving the links between the labour market and the education system to restart income convergence.

Society at a Glance 2014 - Key findings for Czech Republic

This note presents key findings for Czech Republic 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.

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Czech Republic is recovering, but more must be done to jump-start income convergence with euro area countries, OECD says

The Czech economy is finally coming out of a prolonged recession but must take further steps to speed up income convergence towards the euro area countries, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Survey of the Czech Republic.

The OECD Secretary-General in Prague, 18 March 2014

Mr. Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, was in Prague on 18 March on an official visit, to present the 2014 OECD Economic Survey of the Czech Republic. He held a bilateral meeting with Mr. Milos Zeman, President of the Czech Republic, as well as with the Prime Minister, Mr. Bohuslav Sobotka, and several ministers of his Cabinet, and with Mr. Miroslav Singer, Governor of the Czech National Bank.