News & Events

Public spending efficiency: institutional indicators in primary and secondary education

08-Feb-2007

This paper presents composite indicators of the institutional characteristics of primary and lower secondary educational systems for 26 OECD countries collated from a questionnaire. Economics Department working paper 543 by Frédéric Gonand, Isabelle Joumard and Robert Price.

A golden rule for Russia? How a rule-based fiscal policy can allow a smooth adjustment to the new terms of trade

23-Jan-2007

This chapter addresses the challenge that the adjustment to sustained high oil prices poses for macroeconomic management, particularly with respect to competitiveness and inflation. Economics Department Working Paper 537 by Christian Gianella.

Collaborative Africa budget reform initiative – special issue of the OECD Journal on Budgeting

15-Jan-2007

The OECD Journal on Budgeting, Volume 6, Number 2 (2006) contains selected case studies and papers based on presentations at the annual CABRI budget reform seminars in 2004 and 2005. One of the aims of the Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative is to contribute to a common African resource base for African officials on public financial management in Africa. Co-operation between CABRI and the OECD network of Senior Budget Officials draws on contributions by the SBO at the CABRI seminars and through insights on how a senior budget officials network can operate.

Managing Conflict of Interest in the Public Service. Policy Brief

11-Sep-2006

Conflict of interest has become a key issue in public debate worldwide in recent years, not just in the private sector but also increasingly in the public sector.

OECD Guiding Principles for Regulatory Quality and Performance

14-Jun-2005

Based on a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary stocktaking of lessons learned from 20 country reviews between 1998 and 2004, the OECD brought the 1997 principles for regulatory reform into the 21st century. The 2005 Principles for regulatory quality and performance promote a dynamic, ongoing, whole-of-government approach. Issues receiving attention include: policy coherence and multi-level coordination; ex ante assessment of proposals for policy; competition policy for network utilities that meet public needs; market openness; and risk awareness.

Performance-related pay policies for government employees

01-Jun-2005

The OECD report on Performance-related Pay Policies for Government Employees has just been published. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the trends in performance-related pay (PRP) policies for government employees (at the central level) in selected OECD countries over the past two decades and draws some lessons from these experiences.

Expert Meeting: Ex Post Evaluation of Regulatory Policies

15-Mar-2004

Expert Meeting: Ex Post Evaluation of Regulatory Policies

22 September 2003, Paris, France