Activation policies in Norway (Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper No. 78, 2009)

Over the past years, labour market conditions in Norway have been better than elsewhere in the OECD area, reflecting strong economic and productivity growth. But the the labour market is now affected by the global financial and economic crisis and the significant decline in oil and gas prices.

Making the most of Norwegian schools

Traditionally, the Norwegian compulsory education system has focused strongly on the linked goals of equal opportunities to learn, comprehensive and inclusive education.

A System of Health Accounts: Implementation - Norway

Information on the status of implementation of OECD's System of Health Accounts in Norway.

Fostering Entrepreneurship for Innovation (STI Working Paper 2008/5)

This paper presents the role of entrepreneurship policies in supporting innovation in four OECD countries. It consists of a synthesis report based on the findings of country case studies on Korea, Mexico, Norway and Turkey. The case studies are appended to the synthesis report.

Norway (2008) DAC Peer Review of Norway - Main Findings and Recommendations

Norway committed USD 3.7 billion to development assistance in 2007, a substantial increase over the previous year. It now gives the world’s highest level of official development assistance as a percentage of gross national income (0.95%).

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Norway's National Guidelines on Information Security 2007-2010

Norway's National Guidelines on Information Security, 2007-2010

Learning for Jobs, OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training, Norway

The OECD Policy Review of Vocational Education (VET) - Country reports: Norway

Norway does well on vocational training but should improve the quality of apprenticeships

Norway’s vocational education and training system has many strengths: good co-operation between employers, unions and vocational authorities and high-status vocational tracks in upper secondary education.

Improving School Leadership - Volume 1: Policy and Practice, Volume 2: Case Studies on System Leadership

Two companion volumes focusing on the improvement of school leadership. Volume 1 provides a range of policy options to help governments improve school leadership. Volume 2 examines measures taken in five countries.

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Policy Brief: Economic Survey of Norway, 2008

The Norwegian economy has been flourishing of late, enjoying substantial real income growth with low inflation and very low unemployment. Benefiting from rising world energy prices and favourable supply shocks in the wake of globalisation, this good performance also reflects fiscal restraint, broadly successful monetary policy and the economy’s capacity to attract foreign labour. Macroeconomic policy is nevertheless facing a number of