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OECD launches Jobs for Youth project

16-Feb-2007

OECD has launched a new project on Jobs for Youth in 15 countries, the first one being Belgium. Each report contains a survey of the main barriers to employment for young people, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to improve the transition from school to work. It also provides a set of policy recommendations for further action by the public authorities and social partners.

Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies in Mexico: A new OECD Health Working Paper

14-Feb-2007

The OECD has released a new OECD Health Working Paper from the Pharmaceutical Pricing Policies and Innovation project. The paper describes and assesses pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policies in Mexico, in the context of the broader policy and market environment.

An OECD/World Bank report: Pensions Panorama - Retirement-Income Systems in 53 Countries

29-Jan-2007

This report, produced in collaboration by the OECD and the World Bank, addresses some of the key questions underlying the pension reform debate, and provides the basis for a new, consistent, approach to the empirical analysis of pension systems and entitlements around the world.

Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies in Canada: A new OECD Health Working Paper

26-Jan-2007

The OECD has just released a new OECD Health Working Paper from the Pharmaceutical Pricing Policies and Innovation project . The paper describes and assesses pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policies in Canada, in the context of the broader policy and market environment.

Too many workers leave the labour market through sickness and disability benefits, says OECD

07-Nov-2006

Norway, Poland and Switzerland should do more to reduce the number of people claiming sickness benefits and help more disabled people to get jobs, according to a new OECD report.

OECD and WHO survey of Switzerland’s health system

19-Oct-2006

Switzerland’s health system meets the important goals of good health outcomes and universal health coverage, but these successes come at a high financial cost. The OECD and the WHO, in a new report on the Swiss health system, praise the quality of the system and make recommendations to control its high spending.

Internet update for OECD Health Data 2006 available

18-Oct-2006

The Internet update for OECD Health Data 2006 has been released. Go to the OECD Health Data Update page to download the file and access more than 45,000 data updates, along with a fully revised hypertext for Definitions, Sources and Methods.

Mise à jour internet pour Eco-Santé OCDE 2006 disponible

18-Oct-2006

La mise à jour internet pour Eco-Santé OCDE 2006 vient de paraître. Aller sur la page des Mises à jour pour télécharger le fichier et accéder à plus de 45 000 données mises à jour ainsi qu'à l'hypertexte des Définitions, Sources et Méthodes entièrement révisé (disponible uniquement en anglais).

Jobs and Incomes - The restated OECD Jobs Strategy - DELSA Newsletter N° 3

04-Sep-2006

The third issue of the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Newsletter is now available. It focuses on the restated Jobs Strategy and on the challenge of increasing employment in OECD countries, the topic of a recent high-level policy forum.  It also reports on the first reviews of disability policies, and presents a new project to measure adult skills.

Measures of Material Deprivation in OECD Countries (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 37)

04-Aug-2006

This paper identifies suitable survey questions that might be used in comparative analysis of the extent of material deprivation in OECD countries, and presents simple summary measures of its prevalence.




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