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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.

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

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26-Jun-2008

Total health spending accounted for 8.3% of GDP in Hungary in 2006, slightly lower than the average of 8.9% in OECD countries.

Reforms for Stability and Sustainable Growth: An OECD Perspective on Hungary (Chapter 3 - Healthcare Reform: Improving Efficiency and Quality of Care)

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10-Apr-2008

The first section of this chapter describes the context of the reforms: relatively poor health status of the population and relatively low public spending on health in an international context.

Reforms for Stability and Sustainable Growth: An OECD Perspective on Hungary (Chapter 5 - Employment and Social Policies: Making Formal Employment More Attractive)

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10-Apr-2008

This chapter discusses options for labour market policy to increase labour utilisation in Hungary while also improving the conditions for formal employment.

Reforms for Stability and Sustainable Growth: An OECD Perspective on Hungary (Chapter 4 - Pension Reform: Providing Old-Age Income Security in the Face of Population Ageing)

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10-Apr-2008

This chapter reviews the challenges faced by the Hungarian pension system. It presents recommendations for reforms to improve fiscal and social sustainability and to strengthen the payout phase of mandatory private defined contribution (DC) pensions.

Babies and Bosses - Key Outcomes of Hungary 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.

Economic survey of Hungary 2007: Improving reconciliation between work and family

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22-May-2007

Family policy needs to address undersupply of childcare services and the system of long leave allowances and cash benefits for families.

Hungary 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.

Pillantás az egészségügyre: OECD mutatószámok – 2005. évi kiadás. Összefoglalás magyarul

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08-Nov-2005

This third edition of Health at a Glance – OECD Indicators 2005 provides the latest comparable data and trends on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries.

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