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The International Migration Outlook - Edition 2008

09-Sep-2008

The International Migration Outlook has been published in September 2008. International migration has jumped up the policy agenda in OECD countries. This annual publication analyses recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries.

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.

Migration and the Global Economy: some stylised facts by John P. Martin (PDF)

29-Feb-2008

At a time when the subject of “globalisation” is on everyone’s lips, it is timely to reflect on the contribution of international migration to the ongoing wave of globalisation.  Just how significant an engine of globalisation is international migration?  What have been some of the main trends in international migration over the past half-century and how do they compare with the first great wave of international migration from the 1820s to the beginning of World War I?

A Profile of Immigrant Populations in the 21st Century

20-Feb-2008

A new OECD publication, A Profile of Immigrant Populations in the 21st Century, gives more accurate information and a better understanding of patterns of immigration over recent decades, based largely on national censuses from 2000. Migration is a key issue for OECD and this study is part of a broader programme to examine the policy challenges of migration in the context of population ageing and globalisation.

OECD Employment Outlook 2007

04-Sep-2007

The 2007 edition of the OECD Employment Outlook has been released in June. It addresses labour markets in the BRICs; the impact of labour market policies on productivity; the vulnerability of workers in the global economy; the financing of social protection; anf the way countries activate the unemployed.

OUR ANNUAL REPORT: The International Migration Outlook

04-Sep-2007

The International Migration Outlook is published every year in June. The subject of migration has jumped up the policy agenda in OECD countries and this annual publication analyses recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries.




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