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OECD Roundtable of Mayors and Ministers: Mobilizing Investments for Urban Sustainability, Job Creation and Resilient Growth - Chicago Cultural Center, Illinois, 8 March 2012

08-Mar-2012

Securing a sustainable future is at the forefront of global agendas. Cities are both part of the problem and the solution to present urban sustainability and resiliency challenges, and are therefore essential actors to securing a more equitable and sustainable development path.

OECD Statistical Profile of the United States of America

07-Dec-2011

The country statistical profiles include a wide range of indicators on economy, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, information and communication, labour, migration, R&D, trade and society.

Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising- Country Note: United States

05-Dec-2011

This country note provides information on latest trends in income inequalities as well as key findings from the 2011 OECD report "Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising".

Accounting for the Self-Employed in Labour Share Estimates: The Case of the United States (STI Working Paper 2011/4)

02-Dec-2011

by Rebecca Ann Freeman

This paper investigates a more refined method to impute the labour income of the self-employed in the United States. The proposed estimation is followed by an analysis of how adjusted total labour income might impact the value of the labour share of output. 

United States - Economic forecast summary (November 2011)

28-Nov-2011

The economic recovery has lost significant momentum, with mediocre labour market performance and weak sentiment exerting a drag on domestic demand, at a time when fiscal tightening is beginning to have ...

OECD Workshop on Broadband Metrics

12-Oct-2011

A workshop on the development of broadband Internet metrics will be hosted by the FCC and co-chaired by the United States Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., United States, on October 12-13, 2011.

Producer and Consumer Support Estimates database

21-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.

Openness and Transparency - Pillars for Democracy, Trust and Progress

20-Sep-2011

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Openness is one of the key values that guide the OECD vision for a stronger, cleaner, fairer world. This is why the OECD welcomes the launch of the Open Government Partnership today and the efforts led ...

OECD Employment Outlook 2011 - How does the United States compare?

15-Sep-2011

The US unemployment rate is still more than double its pre-crisis level and there is an increasing risk that the labour market recovery has stalled or could even go into reverse.