Germany - Keeping the edge: Competitiveness for inclusive growth

Despite the harsh external economic environment, Germany has managed to reduce unemployment significantly while buttressing the long-term sustainability of its public finances. Drawing on the expertise and experience of OECD member countries, this report sets out key policy priorities to boost productivity growth and social inclusion.

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Visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the OECD, 19 February 2014

As part of the OECD Leaders’ Programme, Angel Gurría, Secretary-General met with Germany’s Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss competitiveness and productivity in Germany and Europe and policies to promote inclusive growth and well-being.

Revenue Statistics 2013

Tax revenues continue bouncing back from the low levels reported in almost all countries during 2008 and 2009, at the height of the global economic crisis, according to new OECD data in the annual Revenue Statistics publication. This annual publication presents a unique set of detailed and internationally comparable tax revenue data in a common format for all OECD member countries from 1965 onwards.

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PISA 2012 Results - Germany

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial international survey which aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students. To date, students representing more than 70 economies have participated in the assessment.

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Pensions at a Glance 2013 - Highlights for Germany

Future retirees may expect low pension replacement rates in Germany. Public transfers currently represent a large share of older people’s income in Germany despite a significant increase in employment rates at older ages work...

Overtreatment and demographic change a challenge to Germany's health and long term care system, says OECD Health at a Glance report

Germans continue to enjoy a high level of health compared to other OECD countries but the government needs to tackle high levels of hospital treatments and address growing pressures on long-term care, according to a new OECD report.

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Évaluer le coût humain de la crise : l'OCDE souligne combien il importe d’investir dans le bien-être

Selon une nouvelle étude publiée par l'OCDE, la crise économique mondiale a eu d’importantes répercussions sur le bien-être des populations, qui s’étendent bien au-delà des suppressions d’emplois et de la perte de revenus puisqu’elles influent sur la satisfaction des individus à l’égard de leur vie et sur leur confiance dans les pouvoirs publics.

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Les taxes carbone et les systèmes d’échange de droits d’émission sont les moyens les moins coûteux de réduire les émissions de CO2, indique l’OCDE

Les taxes carbone et les systèmes d’échange de droits d’émission constituent les moyens les plus économiques pour faire baisser les émissions de CO2 et devraient être la clé de voûte des efforts gouvernementaux de lutte contre le changement climatique. C’est ce qui ressort d’une nouvelle étude de l’OCDE.

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Managing Hospital Volumes: Germany and Experiences from OECD Countries

To help inform the Conference on Managing Hospital Volumes, co-organised by the German Federal Ministry of Health and the OECD, and held on the 11th April 2013 in Berlin, the OECD Secretariat produced a paper to provide an international perspective on Germany’s situation and the current policy debate.

OECD Secretary-General congratulates Chancellor Merkel on her re-election victory

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría congratulated German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her re-election for a third term.