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Implementing cost-effective policies in the United States to mitigate climate change25-Oct-2010 David Carey The consensus view of scientists is that the build-up of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere is causing global warming. To reduce the probability of severe climate change impacts and costs occurring, global GHG emissions need to be reduced substantially over coming decades. Also available:Related documents: |
United States: Restoring fiscal sustainability25-Oct-2010 Patrick Lenain, Bob Hagemann and David Carey The United States faces challenging budgetary prospects, as do most other OECD countries. The federal budget deficit widened considerably during the recession, reaching about 10% of GDP in both 2009 and 2010, reflecting the operation of automatic stabilizers and the policy response to the crisis Also available:Related documents: |
United States: OECD recognises anti-bribery enforcement and recommends enhancements20-Oct-2010 Transnational bribery enforcement under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) has increased significantly since the last OECD evaluation of the implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention by the United States, according to a new OECD report. Also available: |
United States - OECD Anti-Bribery Convention20-Oct-2010 This page contains all information relating to implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in the United States. Also available: |
Paying for Biodiversity: Enhancing the Cost-Effectiveness of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES)04-Oct-2010 This book identifies good practice in the design and implementation of PES programmes to enhance their environmental and cost effectiveness. Also available:Related documents: |
Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat - United States Key Facts23-Sep-2010 OECD Health Division Soaring obesity rates make the US the fattest country in the OECD. Overweight and obesity rates have increased steadily since the 1980s in both men and women. Three out of four people are projected by the OECD to be overweight or obese within 10 years. |
Economic Survey of the United States 201020-Sep-2010 The US economy is slowly recovering from the severe recession caused by the financial crisis. While monetary and fiscal support remains essential in a context of high unemployment, the focus will subsequently need to shift to reducing the large budget deficit and reversing the rise in public deb Also available: |
Launch of the OECD Economic Survey of the United States20-Sep-2010 Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General Supported by substantial stimulus measures, the US economy has started to grow again after the economic crisis but Mr. Gurría argued that efficient spending would be key to strenghten public finances. ... |
The Use of International Standards in Technical Regulation06-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 Ambassadors04-Aug-2010 Photos and CVs of Ambassadors to the OECD on Flickr. Also available: |