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Labour market discrimination still a big problem in OECD countries

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02-Jul-2008

Women are 20% less likely than men to have a paid job in OECD countries and they earn on average 17% less than men, according to the latest edition of OECD’s Employment Outlook.

Employment Outlook 2008 - How does Germany compare ?

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02-Jul-2008

The OECD Employment Outlook takes an annual look at key issues in employment. This document  highlights findings from the Employment Outlook Edition 2008 relevant to Germany.

Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2008 - OECD-Gesundheitsdaten 2008: Deutschland im Vergleich

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26-Jun-2008

In Deutschland beliefen sich die Gesamtausgaben für Gesundheit im Jahr 2006 auf 10,6% des BIP und lagen damit um mehr als 1,5 Prozentpunkte über dem Durchschnitt der OECD-Länder von 8,9%.

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

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26-Jun-2008

Total health spending accounted for 10.6% of GDP in Germany in 2006, more than 1.5 percentage points higher than the average of 8.9% in OECD countries.

Beruf und Familie sind in Deutschland nur schwer unter einen Hut zu bringen

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29-Nov-2007

Obwohl Deutschland im OECD-Vergleich einen großen Anteil seiner Wirtschaftsleistung in die Unterstützung von Familien und Kindern investiert, leben hierzulande mehr Kinder in wirtschaftlich prekären Verhältnissen ...

Babies and Bosses - Highlights - Germany

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29-Nov-2007

Although spending on family benefits is higher in Germany than OECD average, spending on childcare is low. Public spending should be redirected towards childcare to help (sole) parents overcome barriers to work and reduce child poverty...

Health at a Glance 2007 - Press release in German

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13-Nov-2007

Health at a Glance 2007 - Die Gesundheitsversorgung in den OECD-Ländern wird immer besser, beim Management chronischer Erkrankungen besteht aber noch Handlungsbedarf – nur bei der Hälfte der Diabetes-Patienten wird die notwendige Augenuntersuchung durchgeführt.

OECD Employment Outlook 2007 - How does Germany compare ?

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19-Jun-2007

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

Pensions at a Glance 2007: Highlights - Germany

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07-Jun-2007

This document presents the main highlights for Germany from Pensions at a Glance 2007: Germany currently has one of the highest levels of public spending on pensions in the 30 OECD countries... Pensions ...

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