United States - OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

This page contains all information relating to implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in the United States.

Paying for Biodiversity: Enhancing the Cost-Effectiveness of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES)

This book identifies good practice in the design and implementation of PES programmes to enhance their environmental and cost effectiveness.

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Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat - United States Key Facts

Soaring obesity rates make the US the fattest country in the OECD. Overweight and obesity rates have increased steadily since the 1980s in both men and women. Three out of four people are projected by the OECD to be overweight or obese within 10 years.

Launch of the OECD Economic Survey of the United States

Supported by substantial stimulus measures, the US economy has started to grow again after the economic crisis but Mr. Gurría argued that efficient spending would be key to strenghten public finances. In this respect, the recent health-care reform, which includes measures to reduce the growth in health-care spending, is an important landmark, Mr. Gurría stated.

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Economic Survey of the United States 2010

The US economy is slowly recovering from the severe recession caused by the financial crisis. While monetary and fiscal support remains essential in a context of high unemployment, the focus will subsequently need to shift to reducing the large budget deficit and reversing the rise in public deb

The Use of International Standards in Technical Regulation

To what extent do governments use international standards in their technical regulations? This paper looks at the electrical household appliance, natural gas equipment and telephony sectors in Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, United States and the European Union.

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Photos and CVs of Ambassadors to the OECD on Flickr.

United States: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

Biographical note of the United States' Permanent representative to the OECD.

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Employment Outlook 2010 Country Notes: United States

Unemployment has risen more sharply in the United States following the recent global financial crisis than in most other OECD countries.

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Gauging the impact of higher capital and oil costs on potential output

Higher oil prices and the prospect of higher borrowing costs are likely to reduce the productive potential of OECD economies. The present study provides illustrative numerical estimates of the impact under different scenarios using a stylised model based on a production function.