25-April-2018
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The United States had the 25th lowest tax wedge among the 35 OECD member countries in 2017. The country occupied the same position in 2016. The average single worker in the United States faced a tax wedge of 31.7% in 2017 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%.
6-March-2018
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The 2017 OECD R&D tax incentive country profiles provide detailed information on the design features and cost of tax provisions used by countries to incentivise R&D performance by businesses, reporting on both long-term and recent trends.
24-January-2018
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19-December-2017
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Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of key indicators to help you analyse international comparisons of public sector performance.
5-December-2017
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Key findings for the United States from the report "Pensions at a Glance 2017"
23-November-2017
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The tax-to-GDP ratio in the United States decreased by 0.2 percentage points, from 26.2% in 2015 to 26.0% in 2016. The corresponding figures for the OECD average were an increase of 0.3 percentage points from 34.0% to 34.3% over the same period.
22-November-2017
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These notes present selected country highlights from the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 with a specific focus on digital trends among all themes covered.
14-November-2017
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This note presents selected findings based on the set of well-being indicators published in How's Life? 2017.
10-November-2017
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Life expectancy in the United States is slightly lower than the OECD average, despite very high levels of health spending. High obesity rates are also a major public health concern, though risk factors like smoking, alcohol consumption and air pollution have been better controlled.
18-October-2017
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Selected findings for the United States from the report "Preventing Ageing Unequally"