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12 Oct 2006
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Facilitating Adjustment: Sector Experiences from Agriculture, Telecommunications and Chemicals
Michael Engman, Osamu Onodera, Norbert Wilson, Pages: 135
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OECD Trade Policy Papers
This paper is a follow-up study to Trade and Structural Adjustment: Embracing Globalisation (OECD
2005) which identified policies for successful trade-related structural adjustment. It draws further policy
implications through the analysis of three sectors which were not specifically/fully...
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07 Apr 2008
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Facilitating Cross National Comparisons of Indicators for Patient Safety at the Health System Level in the OECD Countries
Saskia Drösler, Pages: 242
in
OECD Health Technical Papers
This publication was prepared to support the overall work of the OECD Health Care Quality Indicators
Project in developing a set of indicators that can be used to raise questions for investigation concerning the
quality of care across countries.
It provides a manual to facilitate cross national...
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05 Feb 2008
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Facilitating Trade and Structural Adjustment: Experiences in Non-Member Countries
Osamu Onodera, Pages: 86
in
OECD Trade Policy Papers
This paper, together with five other background studies, is a part of a broader research
programme addressing trade and structural adjustment issues in non-member economies which was
conducted as a follow-up to Trade and Structural Adjustment: Embracing Globalisation (OECD, 2005)
which...
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25 Oct 2007
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Facilitating Trade and Structural Adjustment Chile: Experiences in Non-Member Economies
Csilla Bartók, Osamu Onodera, Pages: 46
in
OECD Trade Policy Papers
This paper is the first of four country case studies which is a part of a broader research
programme addressing trade and structural adjustment issues in non-member economies which was
conducted as a follow-up to Trade and Structural Adjustment: Embracing Globalisation (OECD, 2005)
which...
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31 Jan 2008
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Facilitating Trade and Structural Adjustment Ecuador: Experiences in Non-Member Countries
José Duran, Nanno Mulder, Miguel Ruiz, Pages: 44
in
OECD Trade Policy Papers
This paper is the second of four country case studies which is a part of a broader research
programme addressing trade and structural adjustment issues in non-member economies which was
conducted as a follow-up to Trade and Structural Adjustment: Embracing Globalisation (OECD, 2005)
which...
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07 Jan 2008
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Facilitating Trade and Structural Adjustment Thailand: Experiences in Non-Member Economies
Somkiat Tangkitvanich, Osamu Onodera, Pages: 43
in
OECD Trade Policy Papers
This paper is the fourth of four country case studies which is a part of a broader research
programme addressing trade and structural adjustment issues in non-member economies which was
conducted as a follow-up to Trade and Structural Adjustment: Embracing Globalisation (OECD, 2005)
which...
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29 Oct 2007
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Facilitating Trade and Structural Adjustment the Philippines: Experience in Non-Member Economies
Emilio Antonio, Osamu Onodera, Pages: 46
in
OECD Trade Policy Papers
This paper is the second of four country case studies which is a part of a broader research
programme addressing trade and structural adjustment issues in non-member economies which was
conducted as a follow-up to Trade and Structural Adjustment: Embracing Globalisation (OECD, 2005)
which...
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04 May 2009
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Facilitating Trade in Selected Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Energy Supply, Buildings, and Industry Sectors
Ronald Steenblik, Joy A. Kim, Pages: 62
in
OECD Trade and Environment Working Papers
It is in every country's interest that the deployment of carbon-change-mitigation technologies
(CCMTs) be accomplished at the lowest possible cost to society and that their diffusion be rapid. Reducing
barriers to trade is one way to accomplish that, especially given that it is unlikely that...
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01 June 2001
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Facility Benchmarking Trends in Tertiary Education: An Australian Case Study
Kenn Fisher, Pages: 4
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PEB Exchange, Programme on Educational Building
Extensive efforts world-wide have been made to develop performance measures for the physical infrastructure of educational institutions. However, this issue is not easy to resolve given the differences in data collection and management within individual countries and between countries. The...
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15 Feb 2012
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Facing China's Coal Future: Prospects and Challenges for Carbon Capture and Storage
Dennis Best, Ellina Levina, Pages: 65
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IEA Energy Papers
This paper is the first IEA analysis that focuses on country-specific trends, opportunities and challenges for carbon capture and storage (CCS). It follows previous IEA publications on CCS and studies on cleaner coal and advanced coal technologies. The paper benefitted from significant...
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01 Apr 2007
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Facing Complexity in Development Finance: Challenges for a Donor Darling
Felix Zimmermann, Denis Drechsler, Pages: 2
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OECD Development Centre Policy Insights
Despite growing aid volumes, financing development is becoming more difficult, not less. Better information on private finance flows will help developing-country governments craft more effective policies. Without stronger government leadership, well-intentioned but diverging donor approaches...
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01 May 2007
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Facing Pro-poor Design of Subsidies for Drinking Water and Sanitation Services in Africa
Georg Caspary, Céline Kauffmann, Pages: 2
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OECD Development Centre Policy Insights
Limited capacity to pay, large infrastructure needs and a huge backlog in the construction of sanitation facilities make recourse to cross-subsidies and government-funded subsidies a necessity in Africa.
* This Policy Insights introduces the African Economic Outlook 2007.
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13 Nov 2006
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Article
English
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Factors behind Low Long-Term Interest Rates
OECD, Pages: 101–141
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Financial Market Trends
Long-term bond yields have been low in recent years both in nominal and real terms, and – especially in the United States – they have reacted differently to shifts in monetary and fiscal stances relative to previous cycles. This article examines ...
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13 June 2006
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Factors Behind Low Long-Term Interest Rates
Rudiger Ahrend, Pietro Catte, Robert Price, Pages: 47
in
OECD Economics Department Working Papers
Long-term bond yields have been low in recent years both in nominal and real terms, and . especially in the United States - they have reacted differently to shifts in monetary and fiscal stances relative to previous cycles. This article examines various possible explanations for this behaviour,...
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29 Apr 2004
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Factors Driving Risk Premia
Torsten Sløk, Mike Kennedy, Pages: 23
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper assesses the extent to which the fall in risk premia of a number of financial assets, which occurred throughout 2003, was due to improvements in factors specific to individual markets at that time or to general economic fundamentals coupled with OECD-wide abundant liquidity....
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01 Jan 1996
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Factors Influencing the Steel Work Force: 1980 to 1995
Donald F. Barnett, Pages: 21
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OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers
The steel industry in OECD countries has undergone profound change during the past several decades. Capacity has been reduced significantly, while substantial investment has been made to improve processing efficiency and product quality. Two key technological developments have driven this...
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27 Mar 2008
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Article
English
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Fair Access to Higher Education: Analysis of a Targeted Incentive Educational Policy
Charlotte Le Chapelain, Pages: 1–15
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Higher Education Management and Policy
Social inequality with regard to education seems to be mainly the result of two factors: the reduced success of certain socio-economical categories within the education system and distinct educational requirements once the compulsory education ...
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01 Sep 2004
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard in International Investment Law
OECD, Pages: 41
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OECD Working Papers on International Investment
The obligation to provide "fair and equitable treatment" is often stated, together with other standards, as part of the protection due to foreign direct investment by host countries. It is an "absolute", "non-contingent" standard of treatment, i.e. a standard that states the treatment to be...
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29 July 2005
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Article
English
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Fair Trade and the Multilateral Trading System: No. 383
Lea Vihinen, Hyung-Jong Lee, Pages: 1–14
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OECD Papers
The OECD Secretariat has prepared this note on "Fair Trade" as a contribution to discussion of trade-related issues of current interest that fall outside the Trade Committee’s normal work programme. The goals of this paper are twofold. First, the ...
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04 July 2007
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Family Policy in Hungary: How to Improve the Reconciliation between Work and Family?
Philip Hemmings, Pages: 28
in
OECD Economics Department Working Papers
Hungarian family policy focuses on providing generous options to take time off work to look after
children. This system not only contributes to Hungary’s low employment rate but encourages long
separation from the labour market, has largely failed to significantly influence fertility rates and...
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