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17-Jan-2012
Chile has made good progress in improving housing conditions, but more needs to be done to improve access to quality housing, reduce residential segregation and enhance mobility.
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Economy: OECD Economic Survey Sweden 2011
23-Jan-2011
OECD Economic Survey of Sweden 2011
After the onset of the crisis, unemployment in Sweden increased markedly, though much less than expected. The challenge going forward is to ensure that high unemployment does not become entrenched or leads to withdrawals from the labour force.
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22-May-2008
Faced with exceptionally rapid population ageing, Korea should address obstacles that lower fertility rates while encouraging higher labour force participation, particularly among women.
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31-Jan-2008
The Dutch labour market is functioning well, with employment and labour participation rates above OECD averages. Nevertheless, there are sizable pockets of under-activity, which could be mobilised to addrss short-run labour shortages and ageing related reductions in the labour suply.
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31-Jan-2008
About two-thirds of Dutch female workers opt for part-time jobs, bringing down the country’s average working time to one of the lowest levels in the OECD. Thus, increasing working hours depends on reconciling work and family responsibilities.
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31-Jan-2008
Poor economic integration and weak labour market performance of immigrants have induced policy changes aimed at making immigration policy more selective. Nevertheless, their labour market performance remains poor, pointing the need for immigration policy better reflect labour market requirements.
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13-Feb-2007
With a number of the world’s most advanced countries finally shaking off the sluggish economic growth of recent years, now is the time to step up, not slacken, the pace of reform, according to the latest edition of the OECD's annual Going for Growth report.
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13-Jun-2006
OECD countries urgently need to get more people into paid employment if they want to boost living standards and keep welfare systems afloat. They can do this by moving away from policies that discourage people from working and companies from hiring and by doing more to raise workers’ skills.
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