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Green and Growth go together says Towards Green Growth, OECD's practical framework for boosting economic growth and protecting the environment: Press release | Book announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary Better Life Initiative allows users to compare lives across 34 countries, based on 11 dimensions -- housing, income, jobs, community, education, environment, governance, health, life satisfaction, safety, work-life balance -- giving their own weight to each of the dimensions: Press release | Video | Your Better Life Index OECD Ministerial Council Meeting 2011: Chair’s Summary OECD Forum 2011: See website with videos, tweets, and more! OECD Forum 2011 website New OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to protect human rights and social development: Press release | 2011 Edition of Guidelines Final print and online editions to come soon!
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Better Life Initiative allows users to compare lives across 34 countries, based on 11 dimensions -- housing, income, jobs, community, education, environment, governance, health, life satisfaction, safety, work-life balance -- giving their own weight to each of the dimensions: Press release | Video | Your Better Life Index OECD Key Publications Catalogue, May 2011: Catalogue OECD iLibrary: Brochure OECD Subscription Prices for 2011: Prices OECD publications will be on
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New OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to protect human rights and social development: Press release | 2011 Edition of Guidelines Final print and online versions to come soon! Bank Profitabilitly: Financial Statements of Banks 2010: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary OECD and South Africa to set up first African sovereign debt management centre: Announcement Trade restrictions increasing but global investment remains open, says OECD-UNCTAD-WTO report: Press Release | OECD-UNCTAD Report on Investment Measures (PDF - 1.05 mb) | OECD-UNCTAD-WTO Report on Trade and Investment Measures (PDF - 1.95 mb) Catastrophe Financing for Governments: Learning from the 2009-2012 MultiCat Program in Mexico: Working paper OECD invites Russia to join Anti-Bribery Convention: Announcement Long-Term Investment and Growth: Financial Market Trends article (PDF - 1.93 mb) Getting the Most out of International Capital Flows: OECD Economic Outlook Article (PDF - 206 kb) Combating the illicit trade in minerals that finance armed conflict: Recommendation Forthcoming
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Denmark’s aid funding and policies set good examples says Development Co-operation Review: Press release | Main Findings | Full report (PDF - 1.65 mb)
OECD General Papers, Volume 2010, Issue 1. This issue of OECD Journal: General Papers focuses on development, covering such topics as development aid, tax and good governance, conflict prevention and peacebuilding, and the Paris Declaration: Subscribe to OECD Journal | Issue on OECD iLibrary Is aid becoming more effective? Evaluation of Implementation of the Paris Declaration: Website Combating the illicit trade in minerals that finance armed conflict: Recommendation The promise of Busan: Webpage Forthcoming
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Global recovery firmly underway but surrounded by risks, says OECD Economic Outlook: Press release with video | Book announcement with country summaries | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary Print edition to arrive 30 June. OECD at 50: Evolving Paradigms in Economic Policy Making: OECD Economic Outlook article (PDF - 4.5 mb) OECD Economics Department
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Better Life Initiative allows users to compare lives across 34 countries, based on 11 dimensions -- housing, income, jobs, community, education, environment, governance, health, life satisfaction, safety, work-life balance -- giving their own weight to each of the dimensions: Press release | Video | Your Better Life Index OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services 2010, Volume II, Detailed Tables by Partner Country: Book on Online Bookshop | To appear on OECD iLibrary soon Journal of Business Cycle Measurement and Analysis, Volume 2011, Issue 1 includes articles on inflation expectations in Turkey, usefulness of qualitative inflation expectations; performance of composite leading indicators; forecasting with leading indicators; and aggregate co-movements, anticipation and business cycles: Subscribe to OECD Journal | Issue on OECD iLibrary OECD annual inflation rises to 2.9% in April 2011: Press release Forthcoming
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Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Tertiary Education and Employment: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary Has discipline in school deteriorated? PISA in Focus N°4 (PDF - 1.4 mb) Video Series: Improving Education in Mexico: Webpage with links to videos Educationtoday: OECD's collaborative space to help shape the post-crisis economy and society: Educationtoday Forthcoming
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Signature of Memorandum of Understanding between the OECD and the ILO: Announcement Forthcoming
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Climate and Electricity Annual 2011 addresses the role of electricity in meeting climate change goals: Press release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary Challenges of using ‘variable’ renewables in power systems are surmountable, says Harnessing Variable Renewables: A Guide to the Balancing Challenge: Press release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary Gas Emergency Policy: Where do IEA countries stand? Working paper (PDF - 850 kb) IEA Governing Board Statement, 19 May 2011: Statement Global investments must increase significantly to achieve universal access to energy, says IEA Chief Economist: Statement More efficient motor-driven systems can reduce global electricity demand by 10% says Energy-Efficiency Policy Opportunities for Electric Motor-Driven Systems: Report (PDF 3.1 mb) Forthcoming
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Tools for Delivering Green Growth outlines options available to policy makers for developing green growth strategies: Report (PDF - 989 kb) Forthcoming
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The Protection of Children Online: Working paper Forthcoming
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NEA to hold forum on the Fukushima Accident: Announcement
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Strengthening Global-Local Connectivity in Regional Innovation Strategies: Working paper
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Demand-Side Innovation Policies: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary Strengthening Global-Local Connectivity in Regional Innovation Strategies: Working paper Forthcoming
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Implementing the Tax Transparency Standards: A Handbook for Assessors and Jurisdictions, Second Edition: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary OECD welcomes progress towards revision of the Russian Federation's transfer pricing law: Press release OECD's Current Tax Agenda: Brochure (PDF 2.73 mb) Revenue Administration in Sub-Saharan Africa: Report (PDF - 1.46 mb) Forthcoming:
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Trade restrictions increasing but global investment remains open, says OECD-UNCTAD-WTO report: Press Release | OECD-UNCTAD Report on Investment Measures (PDF - 1.05 mb) | OECD-UNCTAD-WTO Report on Trade and Investment Measures (PDF - 1.95 mb) OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services 2010, Volume II, Detailed Tables by Partner Country: Book on Online Bookshop | To appear on OECD iLibrary soon. Trade in Services Related to Climate Change: Working paper Combating the illicit trade in minerals that finance armed conflict: Recommendation
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China to join International Transport Forum: Announcement Belgian Carole Coune to succeed Jack Short (Ireland) as Secretary General of International Transport Forum at OECD: Press release Transport Outlook 2011: Publication (PDF 1.4 mb) Jaime Lerner, urban planning legend, to receive Leadership in Transport Award: Announcement Arriva Denmark wins prestigious transport prize. Special mentions for Istanbul Rapid Bus Transit, Turkey, and DHL Global Forwarding, Germany: Announcement International Transport Forum 2011: Background paper (PDF - 675 kb) | Documents | Videos Pedestrian Safety, Urban Space and Health: Report (PDF - 843 kb) Road Safety Performance National Peer Review: Russian Federation 2010: Report (PDF - 785 kb)
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FROM THE OECD INSIGHTS BLOG The confounding economics of natural disaster shocksIn the hours (not days) after the enormous earth and tsunami hit Japan on March 11th before it was even known that the Fukushima nuclear plant had been badly damaged and well before the scope of the mortality and damage had been assessed, the Japanese yen rapidly appreciated in value. The G7 nations moved to quickly stabilize the yen — not to prevent it from falling, but to prevent it from further appreciating. From a geophysical point of view this earthquake and tsunami rank among the very worst things that nature can throw at us. But most economists are saying that this disaster will not hurt the Japanese economy very much in the long term. Large disasters, it turns out, are not necessarily bad for the economies of wealthier countries, including Japan. In fact, in perverse ways, some disasters can actually create economic progress. Read more For United Generations OECD Forum 2011. New sources of growth: green your life More power to your grannies OECD Forum 2011.The fight to restore trust OECD Forum 2011. Work and family – a tough balance to strike OECD Economic Outlook: Global recovery firmly underway but surrounded by risks OECD Forum 2011: MO-mentum for battling graft OECD Anti-Bribery Convention: Time to Take Real Steps That’s us – six young people, flown to Paris from places as far away as Australia, Colombia, India, Peru and Ukraine. Honestly, there had been a little uncertainty about what to expect, but we could never have imagined that we would soon be sharing such a unique and overwhelming experience. We met people from every walk of life. Every time we turned a corner we encountered a new face with a story or idea to share. What we all found to be the most exciting was that we felt we were at the epicenter of a world exposition of ideas. And we even had the opportunity to contribute our own ideas, in very diverse ways, such as at the launch of the extraordinary Better Life Index. We think that the reason we were able to participate is because we portrayed a vision of progress that others could believe in. So, it’s important to realise where the OECD has come in its fifty young years, and where it is going next year, in the next decade and well into the future. A university professor had told us: ‘Only ten years ago, the core function of such forums was to improve the finances of a select club of nations’. These past three days we have seen people excited about improving gender equality, the environment, and even measuring and improving the happiness of people around the globe. The one over-riding vibe, however, is that the OECD is keen to break from its member country mould and allow its work to benefit billions of people. If this is not progress, then we don’t know what is. Read more
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