Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED Programme)
Now available: Workshop highlights of a Better Entrepreneurship Policy Tool Workshop (Boosting Social Entrepreneurship Development in Luxembourg, 29 October 2019)
New report available: Preparing for the Future of Work in Canada
New OECD Review on Local Job Creation: Intégrer les immigrants pour stimuler l’innovation au Québec, Canada
New publication: Local ability to rewire and socioeconomic performance - Evidence from US counties before and after the Great Recession
Now available: Workshop highlights of a Better Entrepreneurship Policy Tool Workshop (Boosting Social Entrepreneurship Development in Luxembourg, 29 October 2019)
New Paper available: Regional Strategies for the Social Economy Examples from France, Spain, Sweden and Poland
New in-depth policy review avilable: Boosting social entrepreneurship and social enterprise development in Estonia
Did you know?
Confinement measures are putting unprecedented pressure on local labour markets and economies, and some places are more vulnerable than others. Across regions, the share of jobs potentially at risk during confinement ranges from less than 15% to over 35%.
Areas of work
Publications
Events
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8 June-10 October 2020, digital event: Summer school on community and local development in Latin America and the Caribbean - 11th edition
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10 & 17 April & 15 May 2020, webinars: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and cultural and creative sectors. Impact, innovations and planning for post-crisis
- 7 May 2020, digital event: Spatial productivity for regional and local development - 8th meeting
- 12 May 2020, digital event in collaboration with Eurocities: What are the impacts of COVID-19 on local labour markets?
- 27-30 April 2020, digital event: Summer Academy on cultural and creative industries and local development - 3rd edition
- 9 April 2020, digital event in collaboration with Euclid Network: OECD Global Action to promote the social and solidarity economy
- 20 Februray 2020, Trento: Spatial productivity for regional and local development - 7th meeting
- 11 December 2019, Trento: Spatial productivity for regional and local development - 6th meeting
- 10-11 December 2019, Antwerp: OECD Local Development Forum
- 24-30 November 2019, Trento & Dolomites: Winter Academy on tourism management for UNESCO designated sites in natural areas
- 4-8 November 2019, Terzolas (IT): Academy for local administrators on policies and projects for sustainable local development
- 29 October 2019, Luxembourg: Boosting the Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Luxembourg – Better Entrepreneurship Policy Tool Workshop
- 10 October 2019, Venice: Spatial productivity for regional and local development - 5th meeting
- 9 October 2019, Trento: Workshop on social protection for older people with long-term care needs
- 26 September 2019, Rome: Presentation of the OECD-ICOM Guide for Local Governments, Communities and Museums
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