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Human capital plays an important role in the process of economic growth and individuals' labour market outcomes are linked to their educational attainment. The OECD reviews policies that influence the incentives to invest in human capital and the efficiency of the provision of education services.
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Economics: Obstacles to social mobility weaken equal opportunities and economic growth
10-Feb-2010
It is easier to climb the social ladder and earn more than one’s parents in the Nordic countries, Australia and Canada than in France, Italy, Britain and the United States, according to a new OECD study. Intergenerational Social Mobility: a family affair? says weak social mobility can signal a lack of equal opportunities, constrain productivity and curb economic growth.
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03-Feb-2010
In recent years, policymaking in China has put increasing emphasis on stemming the growth in inequality, which had been fairly steep since the 1980s.
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27-Jan-2010
Chile, now on the path to becoming the OECD’s newest member, is emerging from recession relatively fast on the back of government stimulus measures and a rebound in copper export prices, says the latest Economic Survey of Chile.
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15-Jan-2010
While Switzerland has weathered the global crisis better than other OECD economies, challenges remain for monetary and fiscal policies, as well as financial market regulation. Reforms in the housing market as well as in the education system would further raise living standards in the medium and long term.
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