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Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2008: How Does Denmark Compare

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26-Jun-2008

Total health spending accounted for 9.5% of GDP in Denmark in 2006, above the average in OECD countries of 8.9%.

Seminar on “Embracing globalisation in the 21st century: a dialogue on the Nordic approach

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21-May-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In his welcome at the Seminar on “Embracing globalisation in the 21st century: a dialogue on the Nordic approach”, Mr. Gurría wondered if there is a “Nordic model”, if the Nordic approach is sustainable and if elements of this approach were transferable.

Babies and Bosses - Key Outcomes of Denmark 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.

Trends in Severe Disability Among Elderly People (Health Working Paper No. 26)

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30-Mar-2007

Gaétan Lafortune, Gaëlle Balestat

As the number and share of the population aged 65 and over will continue to grow steadily in OECD countries over the next decades, improvements in the functional status of elderly people could help mitigate the rise in the demand for, and hence expenditure on, long-term care.

Denmark makes a great effort to tackle major integration task, says the OECD

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05-Mar-2007

OECD is mapping the integration efforts of a number of OECD countries and today releases the report "The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Denmark".

The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Denmark (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 50)

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05-Mar-2007

Thomas Liebig

Across all qualification levels, employment of immigrants and their children is well below that of native Danes. Denmark is taking active steps to improve labour market integration, but more effort is still needed to combat discrimination and to make jobs available.

Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2006: DENMARK

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26-Jun-2006

Total health spending accounted for 8.9% of GDP in Denmark in 2004, which is also the average in OECD countries.

Denmark 2004 - Tax-benefit country chapter - Benefits and Wages

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03-Mar-2006

The “Country Chapters” provide detailed descriptions of tax and benefit rules in a consistent format across countries, summaries of policy trends, and example calculations of benefit entitlements and tax burdens.

Danes should be encouraged to carry on working, says OECD

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23-Nov-2005

 Denmark should act quickly to make it easier for older workers to remain in the workforce longer, according to a new OECD report. Unless action is taken, Denmark will face a shrinking workforce, a slowdown in economic growth and worsening public finances.

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