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How good is trust? Measuring trust and its role for the progress of societies

21-Oct-2009

Statistics Working Paper 2009/3 - This paper investigates the notion and role of trust in modern societies as a first step towards the construction of indicators that could better inform our understanding of societal progress.

OECD welcomes experts’ call on need for new measures of social progress

14-Sep-2009

In remarks prepared for a workshop on the findings of the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress set up by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Mr Gurría noted that the OECD is well placed to lead international cooperation on harmonising concepts and methodologies. The OECD World Forum on 27-30 October 2009 will provide the next major international opportunity to advance the Commission’s recommendations.

OECD Secretary-General congratulates Enrico Giovannini on designation to head Italian statistics institute

24-Jul-2009

Hailing the designation of Enrico Giovannini, OECD’s Chief Statistician since January 2001, as President of the Italian national statistics institute (Istituto nazionale di statistica - ISTAT), OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said this marks recognition of his prominent role in the field of international statistics and his contribution to strengthening the OECD’s position in this area.

OECD-Eurostat entrepreneurship indicators aim to support new business creation

18-Nov-2008

Strong growth and economic restructuring has provided fertile ground for dynamic entrepreneurial activity in countries such as Romania, Hungary and the Slovak Republic over recent years. But amid the current global downturn governments in Eastern Europe, as elsewhere, face stiffer challenges in supporting and nurturing new businesses.

Factbook 2008 shows wide variations in productivity across OECD countries

08-Apr-2008

Labour productivity has grown strongly in the Slovak Republic, Hungary and Korea in recent years while  growth rates in some other OECD countries such as Italy, Mexico, Portugal and New Zealand have slowed markedly.

OECD releases new GDP and household consumption comparisons based on purchasing power parities

21-Nov-2007

New benchmark comparisons based on purchasing power parities (PPPs) show the level of gross domestic product per head has risen closer to the OECD average in a number of countries including Turkey, Mexico, the Slovak Republic, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic.

OECD and international organisations to develop new approach to measuring progress of societies

02-Jul-2007

The OECD is to work with other international organisations and partners to develop a new approach to measuring how societies are changing by using high quality, reliable statistics to assess progress in a range of areas affecting citizens’ quality of life.


Events

Quarterly national accounts data for non-member economies

Quarterly national accounts data for non-member economies (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russian Federation, South Africa) available in the OECD Main Economic Indicators has been split into four datasets to enable easier navigation of the data by users.

OECD statistics on Purchasing Power Parities (PPP)

Download the latest OECD statistics on purchasing power parities and comparative price levels.

Quarterly Growth Rates of GDP, volume, for OECD Countries

Latest figures of Gross Domestic Product in volume, seasonally adjusted, percentage changes from previous period. Updated on a daily basis. Source: OECD Quarterly National Accounts Database.

Webcast 'Beyond GDP: Measuring progress, true wealth and the well-being of nations'

from 19-Nov-2007 to 20-Nov-2007

The European Commission, European Parliament, Club of Rome, OECD and WWF hosted a high level international conference in Brussels to clarify which indices are most appropriate to measure progress, and how these can best be integrated into the decision-making process.

Ask the economists: Statistics - separating fact from fiction

Read the questions and answers from this online debate on the role and future of statistics with Enrico Giovannini, the OECD’s Chief Statistician.

OECD World Forum on Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies - Istanbul 27-30 June 2007

from 27-Jun-2007 to 30-Jun-2007

How can societies better measure their progress or setbacks? The question lies at the heart of a long-term OECD project to explore how the effective use of information can benefit democracy, empower individual citizens and stimulate a global debate on what progress means. See the webcast available at www.oecd.org/oecdworldforum/webcast



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