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Doing Better for Children: Highlights for Austria

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01-Sep-2009

Very high public spending in Austria on children is failing to produce good child well-being outcomes... Austria should look closely at why high family incomes and low child poverty are not always translated into a broader range of good outcomes for children.

Spend early on children, says OECD

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01-Sep-2009

Governments should invest more money on children in the first six years of their lives to reduce social inequality and help all children, especially the most vulnerable, have happier lives, according to the OECD’s first ever report on child well-being in its 30 member countries.

Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2009 - OECD-Gesundheitsdaten 2009: Österreich im Vergleich

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01-Jul-2009

In Österreich beliefen sich die Gesamtausgaben für Gesundheit im Jahr 2007 auf 10,1% des BIP und lagen damit um mehr als einen Prozentpunkt über dem OECD-Durchschnitt von 8,9%.

Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2009: How Does Austria Compare

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01-Jul-2009

Total health spending accounted for 10.1% of GDP in Austria in 2007, more than one percentage point higher than the OECD average of 8.9%.

Pensions at a Glance 2009: Highlights for Austria

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23-Jun-2009

Austria has the second highest public spending on pensions in the 30 OECD countries (after Italy)... The pension replacement rate (pension entitlements relative to earnings) of 80% is much higher than the OECD average of 59%...

A System of Health Accounts: Implementation - Austria

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12-Jan-2009

Information on the status of implementation of OECD's A System of Health Accounts in Austria.

OECD-Austria Symposium on the Austrian Health System

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25-Jun-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In his remarks, Angel Gurría highlighted three challenges faced by all OECD countries engaged in the improvement of their health care sector performance: inequalities in health and in health care; shortfalls in the quality and safety of health care; and the pressures of population agei

Babies and Bosses - Key Outcomes of Austria compared to OECD average

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21-Nov-2007

Key indicators on fertility, female and sole parent employment, childcare participation, child poverty and gender pay gap.

OECD Employment Outlook 2007 - How does Austria compare?

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19-Jun-2007

The OECD Employment Outlook takes an annual look at key issues in employment.  This document  highlights findings from the Employment Outlook Edition 2007 relevant to Austria.

Pensions at a Glance 2007: Highlights - Austria

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07-Jun-2007

This document presents the main highlights for Austria from Pensions at a Glance 2007: Austria has the second highest public spending on pensions in the 30 OECD countries; even after recent changes to ...

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