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OECD World Forum in Busan to explore new ways to measure and foster progress

06-Oct-2009

Assessing the progress and failings of our societies requires a far broader set of measures than just economic indicators.

Asia Needs to Act on Road Crashes

22-Sep-2009

“Crashes result in an unacceptable burden of deaths and serious injuries on the roads in all countries”, said Jack Short, Secretary General of the International Transport Forum, explaining the purpose of the 4th IRTAD Conference in Seoul on safety data collection and analysis.

Employment Outlook 2009 Country Notes: Korea

16-Sep-2009

The OECD Employment Outlook 2009 indicates that Korea’s unemployment rate may have peaked in June at 4.0%, since the July rate was slightly lower at 3.8%. The June rate represented a 1 percentage-point increase from its most recent trough in September 2008.

OECD reveals evolving social trends in Asia-Pacific

13-Aug-2009

Society at a Glance - Asia/Pacific Edition 2009 looks at social trends and policy developments in Asia-Pacific countries, using indicators similar to those in OECD’s recently published Society at a Glance 2009 (focused on OECD economies).

Society at a Glance Asia/Pacific 2009: Key findings for Korea

13-Aug-2009

Key findings for Korea include life satisfaction, divorce, GDP per capita, social spending, old-age replacement rates and voting.

Society at a Glance - Asia/Pacific Edition 2009

13-Aug-2009

Society at a Glance – Asia/Pacific Edition 2009 offers a concise quantitative overview of social trends and policies across Asia-Pacific economies.

Performance Budgeting in Korea

29-Jul-2009

Korea is in the initial stages of implementing performance-based budgeting. The system was introduced as part of a comprehensive fiscal reform package in the late 1990s. This article discusses the background, ...

OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Korea

27-Jul-2009

This publication assesses the current status of Korea’s innovation system and policies, and identifies where and how the government should focus its efforts to improve the country’s innovation capabilities.

Korea - external links to macroeconomic reports and data

15-Jul-2009

External links to: recent economic data; current interest rates and exchange rates; latest macroeconomic reports; current outlook and projections; government budget information; speeches; relevant si ...

Aid for Trade at a Glance 2009 - Korea

06-Jul-2009

The Aid for Trade at a Glance 2009: Maintaining Momentum report presents the results of the second monitoring exercise of the Aid for Trade Initiative and documents its success so far.