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30 Aug 2010
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Article
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"Employability" through curriculum innovation and skills development: a Portuguese case study
Eva Dias de Oliveira, Isabel de Castro Guimarães, Pages: 1–20
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Higher Education Management and Policy
Over 50% of Portuguese graduates are out of work for more than six months after leaving university, against the OECD average of 42%. This suggests that universities need to do more to improve graduates’ chances on the labour market and, in many ...
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04 Mar 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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1-1 in Education: Current Practice, International Comparative Research Evidence and Policy Implications
Oscar Valiente, Pages: 20
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OECD Education Working Papers
Over the last decade, more and more public and private stakeholders, in developed and developing countries, have been supporting 1:1 initiatives in education (i.e. every child receives her/his own personal computing device). These 1:1 initiatives represent a qualitative move forward from...
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23 Sep 2010
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Article
English
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2009 OECD Report on Division of Labour
OECD, Pages: 7–58
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OECD Journal on Development
Developing countries differ greatly in their potential for development and in the challenges they face. In one respect, however, many share a common problem: too little aid from too many donors. This report traces up to 3 700 aid relationships ...
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28 Jan 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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A Bird's Eye View of OECD Housing Markets
Christophe André, Pages: 55
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
Housing markets have played a prominent role in macroeconomic developments over recent years.
For a great part of the 2000s, buoyant housing markets have contributed to sustained economic activity in
most OECD countries. But many markets overheated and the collapse of the US subprime...
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07 June 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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A Framework for Assessing Green Growth Policies
Alain de Serres, Fabrice Murtin, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Pages: 71
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper proposes an analytical framework for assessing policies that will contribute to a better
integration of environmental externalities in the pursuit of economic efficiency and growth objectives. The
framework consists of two parts. The first part lays out principles and criteria for...
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12 July 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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A Framework to Measure the Progress of Societies
Jon Hall, Enrico Giovannini, Adolfo Morrone, Giulia Ranuzzi, Pages: 27
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OECD Statistics Working Papers
Over the last three decades, a number of frameworks have been developed to promote and measure
well-being, quality of life, human development and sustainable development. Some frameworks use a
conceptual approach while others employ a consultative approach, and different initiatives to...
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01 July 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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A Gender Perspective on Educational Facilities
Sara Lång, Pages: 11
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CELE Exchange, Centre for Effective Learning Environments
This article explores the planning and design of educational facilities from a gender perspective, with
a view to guiding future research and policy analysis.
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01 Feb 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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A Pause in the Growth of Inequality in China?
Richard Herd, Pages: 30
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
In recent years, policymaking in China has put increasing emphasis on stemming the growth in inequality,
which had been fairly steep since the 1980s. Policy action has taken the form of regional development measures and
of reforms of various aspects of the social safety net broadly defined. The...
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09 Dec 2010
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Article
English
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A Primer on Regulatory Budgets
Nick Malyshev, Pages: 1–10
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OECD Journal on Budgeting
A new and novel approach to controlling regulatory costs is the concept of the regulatory budget. This concept would require that governments account for regulatory expenditures in a similar way to fiscal expenditures. This article argues that there ...
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01 Sep 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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A Review of Local Economic and Employment Development Policy Approaches in OECD Countries: Case Studies of Regional Economic Development Approaches
Jonathan Potter, Marco Marchese, Pages: 202
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OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Working Papers
This report collects five case studies of regional economic development models that have been considered of interest to Wales and similar regions. For each of the five strategies the aim has been to analyse rationale and conceptual framework, policy pillars, delivery mechanisms and potential...
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01 Sep 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
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A Review of Local Economic and Employment Development Policy Approaches in OECD Countries: Executive Summary and Synthesis of Findings
Jonathan Potter, Marco Marchese, Pages: 46
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OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Working Papers
This Review of Local Economic and Employment Development Policy Approaches in OECD Countries has been carried out by the OECD LEED Programme in collaboration with the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG). The aim of the review is to identify successful and/or innovative policy initiatives that...
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01 Sep 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
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A Review of Local Economic and Employment Development Policy Approaches in OECD Countries: Policy Audits
Jonathan Potter, Marco Marchese, Pages: 259
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OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Working Papers
This section introduces the first of the three 'learning tools' (i.e. policy audits, transferability papers, regional case studies) envisaged by the 'OECD-WAG Review of Local Economic and Employment Development Approaches in OECD Countries' and covers four areas: the nature of the policy...
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01 Sep 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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A Review of Local Economic and Employment Development Policy Approaches in OECD Countries: Policy Transferability to Wales
Jonathan Potter, Marco Marchese, Pages: 78
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OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Working Papers
This paper is written in the context of a coalition government in the Welsh Assembly which is committed to full employment (defined as an employment rate of 80%) based on quality jobs. At the outset it should be noted that not all activities relevant to the subject matter of this report have...
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23 Nov 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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A Simple Model of the Relationship Between Productivity, Saving and the Current Account
Jean-Marc Fournier, Isabell Koske, Pages: 24
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper uses a simple dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model to explore the qualitative impact of productivity shocks on current account positions via their impact on the saving behaviour of households. The analysis shows that the direction of the impact is ambiguous from a theoretical...
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26 Aug 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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A Simulation Model of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Government Accounts for the Analysis of Fiscal-Consolidation Strategies in Canada
Yvan Guillemette, Pages: 64
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper presents a simulation model of the main budget aggregates of federal, provincial and territorial governments in Canada. The general approach is to use a cyclical indicator (output gap), estimate the sensitivity of government revenue and expenditure to this cyclical indicator using...
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22 Sep 2010
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Article
English
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A Suggested New Approach to the Measurement and Reporting of Gross Short- Term Borrowing Operations by Governments
Hans J. Blommestein, Ove Sten Jensen, Thomas Olofsson, Pages: 171–179
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OECD Journal: Financial Market Trends
As part of its Borrowing Outlook, the OECD estimates gross short– term government borrowing requirements. The article concludes that all methods for measuring short-term borrowing needs studied here – except one – provide either significantly ...
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07 Dec 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
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Activation Policies in Japan
Nicola Duell, David Grubb, Shruti Singh, Peter Tergeist, Pages: 168
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OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers
The Japanese labour market is characterised by high employment rates for men and older workers, and a low unemployment rate. Over the past two decades, female participation has risen, while disparities in the labour market conditions of workers have grown. Further efforts are needed to promote...
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21 Oct 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Activation Policies in Switzerland
Nicola Duell, Peter Tergeist, Ursula Bazant, Sylvie Cimper, Pages: 142
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OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers
This report examines the performance of public employment services and the effectiveness of
activation strategies in Switzerland. It covers the role of the key actors in labour market policy, the
placement function of the Public Employment Service (PES), the structure of out-of-work benefits...
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19 Apr 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Advancing Structural Reforms in OECD Countries: Lessons from Twenty Case Studies
William Tompson, Thai-Thanh Dang, Pages: 58
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper presents in summary form the findings that emerge from a study of 20 structural reform
episodes in 10 OECD countries. The study’s principal messages may be summarised as follows. First, it
pays to have an electoral mandate for reform. Secondly, major reforms should be accompanied...
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06 Dec 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
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After the Crisis: Mitigating Risks of Macroeconomic Instability in Turkey
Lukasz Rawdanowicz, Pages: 27
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
Turkey is recovering from a severe recession. Once growth gains full speed, the authorities will likely face the challenge of widening external imbalances and of ensuring a smooth functioning of the financial markets. The former will require improving competitiveness, raising domestic saving,...
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