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01 May 2011
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Gas Emergency Policy: Where do IEA Countries Stand?
James Simpson, Kyung-Seok Min, Pages: 16
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IEA Energy Papers
Natural gas is of increasing importance in the energy mix of IEA Member countries. And yet this growing reliance on natural gas has been coupled with an increased risk of gas disruptions in recent years. Gas security is now an important policy concern for many IEA Member countries, and the...
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01 July 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Gauging the Impact of Higher Capital and Oil Costs on Potential Output
Boris Cournède, Pages: 15
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
The 2007-2009 period has been characterised by an oil shock followed by a financial crisis. 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...
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27 Apr 2009
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Article
English
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Gender and Economic Empowerment in Africa
OECD, Pages: 87–126
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OECD Journal: General Papers
It is time to deliver for women and girls. Africa’s growth and development agenda can only succeed if the continent is able to draw on all its resources and talents, and if women are able to participate fully in economic, social and political life ...
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23 Aug 2002
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Article
English
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Gender and Economic Reform
OECD, Pages: 7–42
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OECD Journal on Development
"Gender and Economic Reform" clarifies the complex relationship between gender and the way economies operate. It contends that incorporating gender analysis into the design and implementation of economic reform helps to promote the emergence of ...
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01 Apr 2011
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Gender and Transport
Chantal Duchene, Pages: 20
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International Transport Forum Discussion Papers
While greater account is increasingly being taken of gender in a variety of areas, little progress has been made in this respect in the transport sector. In both developed and developing countries, our societies are gendered in that women and men play different roles, notably because household...
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01 Sep 1999
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Gender, Human Capital and Growth: Evidence from Six Latin American Countries
Donald J. Robbins, Pages: 96
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OECD Development Centre Working Papers
This Technical Paper reports on a body of research conducted for the OECD Development Centre by Donald J. Robbins. It examines the patterns and determinants of rapidly rising educational attainment in six Latin American countries — Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Uruguay —...
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17 Feb 2011
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Gendered Career Expectations of Students: Perspectives from PISA 2006
Joanna Sikora, Artur Pokropek, Pages: 82
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OECD Education Working Papers
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of adolescent career plans reported in PISA 2006. Its
main focus is on the differences in the status and area of employment expected by girls and boys in high
school. In almost all countries, girls lead boys in their interest in non-manual, high...
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01 Sep 1996
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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General Equilibrium Modelling of Trade and the Environment
John Beghin, Sébastien Dessus, David Roland-Holst, Dominique van der Mensbrugghe, Pages: 56
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OECD Development Centre Working Papers
The environmental impacts of economic activity have become an increasingly urgent concern in both OECD Member countries, as well as in non-Member countries. Research in this area is still in its infancy, and the data required to buttress analytical studies is still sparse. This paper describes...
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13 July 2004
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Generic Top Level Domain Names: Market Development and Allocation Issues
OECD, Pages: 56
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OECD Digital Economy Papers
The Domain Name System’s need to have unique identifiers, and a consequent need for there to be a single registry for each name, means that any registry can exercise a degree of monopoly power over the domain for which it has responsibility.
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22 June 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Geographically Segmented Regulation for Telecommunications
OECD, Pages: 78
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OECD Digital Economy Papers
Regulatory authorities in most OECD countries have traditionally adopted a national geographic area focus when framing the geographic scope of telecommunications markets. Arguments stemming from market analysis economics suggest that differential regulation be considered between geographic...
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08 June 2010
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Germany's Growth Potential, Structural Reforms and Global Imbalances
Isabell Koske, Andreas Wörgötter, Pages: 51
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
The potential growth rate of the economy has been low for a long time and the crisis has had a further adverse impact. The meagre growth performance mainly reflects low growth in a number of services sectors; most manufacturing sectors, by contrast, expanded at a rapid pace in the years...
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07 Apr 2004
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Article
English
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Gestalt Revisited: Spin-offs and Assessment in International University Co-operation
Brian D. Denman, Pages: 65–82
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Higher Education Management and Policy
International university co-operation is in a constant state of metamorphosis. Its future rests upon extraneous forces such as globalization and internationalization and also upon those who make policy decisions. Many international university ...
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02 Dec 2011
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Getting Back on Track: Restoring Fiscal Sustainability in Ireland
David Haugh, Pages: 29
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
Ireland’s banking crisis, one of the most severe in the OECD area, and the associated economic recession have taken a heavy toll on public finances. Large public deficits have accumulated since 2008 and net public debt, which had been eliminated, has soared once again. The rapid deterioration...
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20 Sep 2005
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Getting Better Value for Money from Sweden's Healthcare System
David Rae, Pages: 40
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper reviews the strengths and weaknesses of the Swedish healthcare system and the challenges that it will face in the future. It discusses ways to improve access to primary care, including different methods for paying GPs, whether access is less equitable than in other countries and the...
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17 July 2006
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Getting Education Right for Long-term Growth in the Czech Republic
Alessandro Goglio, Pages: 34
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
The Czech education system is performing reasonably well. Secondary-school participation and completion rates have traditionally been high, and continue to be so. PISA results are above average, with Czech students performing among the best in the OECD in problem-solving abilities, particularly...
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14 Aug 2002
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Getting Older, Getting Poorer?: A Study of the Earnings, Pensions, Assets and Living Arrangements of Older People in Nine Countries
Bernard Casey, Atsuhiro Yamada, Pages: 71
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OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Papers
Ageing involves not one but several transitions. People move from working to not working, from relying upon labour income to relying on transfers. They also tend to live in smaller households, not only because any children will have moved away but also because, at some stage, a spouse dies....
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27 Jan 2005
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Working/Policy Paper
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Getting the Most Out of Public Sector Decentralisation in Japan
Isabelle Joumard, Tadashi Yokoyama, Pages: 49
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
Revamping fiscal relations across levels of government is of paramount importance in supporting fiscal consolidation and public sector effectiveness. This paper analyses a number of problems, including regulations that limit local governments’ ability to innovate and respond to local citizens’...
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17 Oct 2005
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Working/Policy Paper
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Getting the Most Out of Public Sector Decentralisation in Mexico
Isabelle Joumard, Pages: 47
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
Enhanced autonomy of sub-national governments has spurred innovative management. Spending assignments across levels of government, however, often overlap and/or are not yet fully understood by most citizens. Sub-national governments’ accountability is further reduced by the heavy reliance on...
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21 July 2005
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Working/Policy Paper
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Getting the Most Out of Public Sector Decentralisation in Spain
Isabelle Joumard, Claude Giorno, Pages: 48
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
In about two decades, Spain was transformed from one of the most centralised countries to one of the most decentralised. Spending functions were devolved rapidly. The regions have exercised their discretionary powers quite extensively and innovative policies have been implemented. But...
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16 Dec 2005
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Getting the Most Out of Public-Sector Decentralisation in Korea
Randall S. Jones, Tadashi Yokoyama, Pages: 31
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper discusses policies to improve fiscal relations between levels of government to better meet the needs of citizens, an objective of the government’s "Roadmap for Decentralisation". Although local government accounts for around half of total government spending, they have little...
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