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Poverty Reduction and Pro-Poor Growth
Empowerment of those living in poverty is both a critical driver and an important measure of poverty reduction. This report aims to build donor understanding of empowerment and how best to support it.
Immigrant Status and Secondary School Performance as Determinants of Post-Secondary Participation
This working paper seeks to explore the reasons why educational attainment in the immigrant population varies between North America and Europe. Specifically, the examples of Canada and Switzerland are used as Canada has an immigrant population with a typically higher rate of post-secondary...
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Alcohol consumption
This table includes data on alcohol consumption, in litres per capita (15+). The table is part of the key tables collection on health.
Promoting Inclusive Growth
This volume discusses several policy challenges facing countries to achieve and sustain inclusive growth. The volume is based on the proceedings of a conference co-organised by the OECD Economics Department and the World Bank on 24-25 March 2011.
What Makes for a Better Life?
This paper uses data from the Gallup World Poll to explore the determinants of subjective well-being. The paper builds on the existing literature on the determinants of subjective well-being in three areas. First, the paper systematically examines the drivers of measures of affect as well as...
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Thematic Video on Social Issues, Migration & Health
Did you know that social expenditure across OECD has increased by 3% since 1980? Pensions and health expenditure are the most important accounting for 7% and 6% of GDP respectively.