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OECD Health Working Paper No. 56. Description of Alternative Approaches to Measure and Place a Value on Hospital Products in Seven OECD Countries20-Apr-2011 Luca Lorenzoni and Mark Pearson To assess the feasibility of using secondary data sets information to feed an output-based PPP approach for hospital services, we reviewed the main characteristics of diagnoses and procedures coding standards, DRG classification systems, and cost-finding methods used in selected OECD countries. Related documents: |
Who’s busiest: working hours and household chores across OECD12-Apr-2011 Mexicans work longer days than anyone else in OECD countries while Belgians work the least. These are among the insights in latest Society at a Glance, which gives an overview of social trends and policy developments in OECD countries. Also available: |
Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social Indicators: Key findings for Australia12-Apr-2011 This one-pager note presents key findings for Australia from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD. Related documents: |
Transparency Mechanisms and Non-Tariff Measures: Case Studies11-Apr-2011 Evdokia Möisé Transparent design and implementation of domestic regulation reduces business costs for the public and private sector, according to these case studies from Australia, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States. |
Greening Household Behaviour: The Role of Public Policy08-Apr-2011 This publication presents the main results and policy implications of an OECD survey of more than 10 000 households in 10 countries. It offers new insight into what policy measures really work, looking at what factors affect people’s behaviour towards the environment. Also available:Related documents: |
Enhancing labour utilisation in a socially inclusive society in Australia07-Apr-2011 Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou Australia faces the mutually reinforced challenges of boosting labour supply and promoting social inclusion. Labour underutilisation is especially prevalent among groups such as lone parents, people with disability, and Indigenous Australians. Also available:Related documents: |
Senior budget official country reviews of budgeting systems31-Mar-2011 The objective of senior budget official country reviews is to provide a comprehensive overview of the budget process in the country under examination, to evaluate national experiences in the light of international best practice and to provide specific policy recommendations. Also available: |
Australia: Thematic Review on Risk Management in Agriculture15-Feb-2011 Shingo Kimura and Jesus Anton Australia should improve governance of its drought policy, consider developing an insurance market for drought risk and help farmers adapt to climate change, says this review of agricultural risk management in the country. (OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Working Paper No. 39) Related documents: |
Peer Review Report of Australia - Combined Phase 1 + Phase 227-Jan-2011 This report summarises the legal and regulatory framework for transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes in Australia. |
The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants and their Children09-Dec-2010 The OECD is currently proceeding to country studies on the labour market intergration of immigrants and their children. Also available: |