IZA/OECD Workshop: Economic Crisis, Rising Unemployment and Policy Responses: What Does It Mean for the Income Distribution?

IZA and OECD jointly organize a workshop on February 8 and 9, 2010, in Paris on assessing the impact of the current economic crisis on employment status and incomes at the household level.

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The Welfare Effects of Social Mobility (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 93)

This paper analyses whether a socially mobile society is conducive to subjective well-being. Using socio-demographic information in 30 OECD countries from the World Values Survey, this study shows that living in a socially mobile society is conducive to individual life satisfaction.

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Synthèse : Aider les travailleurs à traverser la tempête économique

L’économie mondiale traverse une grave récession économique susceptible d’avoirdes conséquences désastreuses pour les travailleurs et leurs familles. On ne saitpas encore quelles dimensions cette crise prendra en définitive...

Il faut consacrer davantage d’argent à la petite enfance, selon l’OCDE

Les États doivent accroître leurs dépenses au titre des enfants de moins de six ans afin de réduire les inégalités sociales et de permettre à tous d’être plus heureux, selon le premier rapport de l’OCDE qui ait jamais été écrit sur le bien être des enfants dans ses 30 pays membres.

OECD reveals evolving social trends in Asia-Pacific

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