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

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01-Jul-2009

Total health spending accounted for 9.9% of GDP in Portugal in 2006, one percentage point more than the average across OECD countries (8.9%).

A System of Health Accounts: Implementation - Portugal

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12-Jan-2009

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

Babies and Bosses - Key Outcomes of Portugal 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.

Pensions at a Glance 2007: Highlights - Portugal

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07-Jun-2007

This document presents the main highlights for Portugal from Pensions at a Glance 2007: Portugal's public pension spending is 36% higher relative to national income than the average in the 30 OECD countries ...

Health Accounts for Portugal

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05-Jun-2007

Presented at the first meeting of the Tasforce on Health-Specific Purchasing Power Parities, held 8 June 2007 in Paris.

Portugal 2004 - Tax-benefit country chapter - B&W

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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.

Panorama da Saúde: Indicadores da OCDE – Edição 2005. Sumário em Português

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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.

OECD Recommends Portugal Strengthen Support for Working Parents in Low-Income Households

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25-Oct-2004

In Portugal, a country with a relatively wide income distribution and a large low-wage sector, there is a high incidence of working poverty, especially among single-earner couples. Almost two out of three Portuguese women are in paid work, and the vast majority (85%) have a full-time job.

Babies and Bosses: OECD Recommendations to Help Families Balance Work and Family Life

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25-Oct-2004

Juggling work and family commitments is a major challenge for both parents and governments. Families looking for a work-life balance are deciding whether to have children, when, how many, and who looks after them – and whether to work full- or part-time.

Health Accounts for Portugal, 2000

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01-Oct-2004

The project “Health Accounts for Portugal” answers two important needs: one intended to meet the OECD requirements and one to offer to policy-makers an important tool for basing analysis and decision.

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