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The Use of International Standards in Technical Regulation

06-Aug-2010

Barbara Fliess, Frédéric Gonzales, Jeonghoi Kim and Raymond Schonfeld

To what extent do governments use international standards in their technical regulations? This paper looks at the electrical household appliance, natural gas equipment and telephony sectors in Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, United States and the European Union.

OECD Ambassadors

04-Aug-2010

Photos and CVs of Ambassadors to the OECD on Flickr.

Korea’s green growth strategy: mitigating climate change and developing new growth engines

30-Jul-2010

Randall S. Jones and Byungseo Yoo

Korea’s greenhouse gas emissions almost doubled between 1990 and 2005, the highest growth rate in the OECD area.

Korea: Health-care reform

30-Jul-2010

Randall S. Jones

Korea’s health-care system has contributed to the marked improvement in health conditions, while limiting spending to one of the lowest levels in the OECD through high patient co-payments and limited coverage of public health insurance.

The Korean financial system: overcoming the global financial crisis and addressing remaining problems

30-Jul-2010

Masahiko Tsutsumi, Randall S. Jones and Thomas F. Cargill

The intensification of the global financial crisis in late 2008 led to large capital outflows from Korea and turmoil in its capital markets.

OECD International Migration Outlook 2010 - Country note for Korea

12-Jul-2010

This country note describes recent developments in migration movements and policies. Key statistics are presented in a standardised table.

Korea: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

08-Jul-2010

 Biographical note of Korea's Permanent Representative.

Employment Outlook 2010 Country Notes: Korea

07-Jul-2010

In a sharp contrast with other OECD countries, the unemployment rate in Korea has already returned to its pre-crisis level during the recovery. The Korean harmonised unemployment rate in May was 3.2%, as compared to 3.1% at the onset of the global financial crisis in December 2007.

2010년 OECD 한국경제보고서

15-Jun-2010

Korea’s strong recovery from the global downturn has been driven by buoyant export growth and an effective policy response, including large-scale fiscal stimulus. Maintaining growth depends on raising ...

Economic Survey of Korea 2010 - Overview

15-Jun-2010

Korea’s strong recovery from the global downturn has been driven by buoyant export growth and an effective policy response, including large-scale fiscal stimulus. Maintaining growth depends on raising ...