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Producer and Consumer Support Estimates database21-Sep-2011 Data on government support to agriculture in the OECD area (including European Union) and other major economies, measured by indicators including Producer Support Estimates (PSE) and Consumer Support Estimates. Also available: |
OECD Employment Outlook 2011 - How does Australia compare?15-Sep-2011 Despite a small rise in the unemployment rate to 5.3% in August, Australia’s labour market is still outperforming most other OECD countries. |
Fostering Innovation for Green Growth12-Sep-2011 This book draws on work on green innovation across several parts of the OECD to show how it can drive sustainable growth and job creation. It explores policy actions for the deployment of new technologies and innovations as they emerge. Related documents: |
Dispute Resolution: Country Mutual Agreement Procedure Statistics for 201024-Aug-2011 As part of its ongoing work on the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) under tax treaties, the OECD makes available to the public annual statistics on the MAP caseloads of member countries and of certain non-OECD economies. MAP statistics have now been released for 2010. Also available:Related documents: |
OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Australia18-Aug-2011 Paulo Santiago, Graham Donaldson, Joan Herman, Claire Shewbridge Evaluation and assessment policies are key in Australia’s national school reform agenda. The Australian approach combines the development of goals, monitoring and reporting at national level with local evaluation and assessment practices shaped by jurisdiction-level school improvement frameworks Related documents: |
Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2011: How Does Australia Compare30-Jun-2011 Total health spending accounted for 8.7% of GDP in Australia in 2008-09, slightly lower than the average of 9.5% in OECD countries in 2009. Related documents: |
Education: Korea tops new OECD PISA survey of digital literacy28-Jun-2011 Korea tops a new OECD PISA survey that tests how 15-year olds use computers and the Internet to learn. The next best performers were New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Hong-Kong China and Iceland. Also available: |
Government at a Glance 2011: Information by country24-Jun-2011 These country notes contain over 50 indicators which compare the political and institutional frameworks of national governments as well as revenues and expenditures, employment, and compensation. They include a description of government policies on integrity, e-government and open government. |
Country Mutual Agreement Procedure Statistics 2006-201007-Jun-2011 Starting in 2006, the OECD has compiled annual statistics on the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) caseloads of all its member countries and of non-OECD economies that agree to provide such statistics. MAP statistics for 2006-2010 are now available. Also available: |
Doing Better for Families country note - Australia26-Apr-2011 This note highlights the most pressing issues on families and children in Australia, as discussed in the OECD publication Doing Better for Families. |