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17-Nov-2008
Good mental health is important, since it allows persons to develop in many ways – emotionally, psychologically, intellectually and socially. It also benefits the places where people live and work, leading ...
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25-Jul-2008
This Policy Brief examines the challenges that parents face when trying to balance work and family life, the impact on society and the types of policies that OECD governments are using to help parents find the right balance.
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02-Jul-2008
Women and ethnic minorities still find it harder to get a good job than other workers in OECD countries, and are more likely to be paid less, despite impressive improvements in recent years. One reason ...
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25-Jan-2008
Birth rates have declined sharply in most OECD countries over the past few decades. The total birth rate was still sufficient to maintain a constant population in the early 1980s but has since declined ...
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22-Oct-2007
Have you chosen the best pension scheme for you? And how can you be sure it will provide a secure income when you actually retire? Pension reform has been a key issue for governments in recent years as ...
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17-Sep-2007
Reforming pensions has loomed large over the policy agenda of OECD countries for several years as governments grappled with the challenge of ageing populations or unsustainably generous systems. It is ...
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19-Jun-2007
Open trade and investment policies can be a powerful force for raising living standards. Economists have long emphasised this point and it is confirmed by much research. For example, the OECD’s Growth ...
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20-Jun-2006
Is it true that environmental policies hit the pockets of poorer households harder than those of wealthier ones? And that the poor receive less of the benefit of such policies as they are more likely to ...
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25-Nov-2005
Globalisation leaves few people indifferent. OECD ministers take the view that the OECD’s role is to enable globalisation, make it inclusive and sustainable, and to seize the opportunities of open markets ...
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