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Labour market discrimination still a big problem in OECD countriesEnglish | View long abstract 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. Also available: |
Employment Outlook 2008 - How does the United States compare ?pdf,91Kb,English | View long abstract 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 the United States Related documents: |
Entrepreneurship and innovation are engines of economic growth, OECD workshop concludespdf,114Kb,English | View long abstract 08-May-2008 A three-day international workshop on innovation and the global impact of high-growth small and medium-sized firms (SMEs), organized by OECD with the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, hailed entrepreneurship and the fast growth of innovative small firms as the engines of economic growth. |
More Than Just Jobs: Workforce Development in a Skills-Based EconomyEnglish | View long abstract 27-Mar-2008 This report provides valuable insights into how labour policies can be expanded to meet economic development and social cohesion goals, while also reconciling national and local concerns. Related documents: |
Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2008 - United States Country Notepdf,44Kb,English | View long abstract 04-Mar-2008 This note, taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2008, contains information about the progress in implementing reforms in line with the 2007 priorities for the United States. ... Also available:Related documents: |
Babies and Bosses - Key Outcomes of United States compared to OECD averageEnglish | View long abstract 21-Nov-2007 Key indicators on fertility, female and sole parent employment, childcare participation, child poverty and gender pay gap. Related documents: |
Pensions at a Glance 2007: how does your country compare? A selection of indicatorsxls,422Kb,English | View long abstract 07-Jun-2007 Gross pension replacement rates (pre and post reform), Net pension replacement rates and Pension wealth, from OECD Pensions at a Glance - Public Policies across OECD Countries 2007 Edition. Also available:Related documents: |
Economic survey of the United States 2007: Potential employmentEnglish | View long abstract 29-May-2007 Tighter limits on employment growth are slowing the economy. Improvements to disability insurance, Social Security and the Earned Income Tax Credit would help. |
Trends in Severe Disability Among Elderly People (Health Working Paper No. 26)pdf,615Kb,English | View long abstract 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. Also available: |
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