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By Glenda Quintini and Guillermo Montt. A range of OECD analysis (see the recent OECD Policy Brief on The Future of Work) has been exploring the relationship between digitalisation, jobs and skills, the magnitude of potential job…

By Glenda Quintini. The combination of work and study has been hailed as crucial to ensure that youth develop the skills required on the labour market so that transitions from school to work are shorter and smoother. As a result, in…

By Orsetta Causa, OECD Economics department Income inequality has increased in most OECD countries over the past two decades. This has come about both because incomes before taxes and transfers have become more unequally distributed,…

Catherine L. Mann, OECD Chief Economist and Head of the Economics Department, and Andrew W. Wyckoff, Director, OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation. Today’s post is also being published on the OECD Insights blog. The…

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OECD report calls for agency independence to serve as a bulwark against breakdowns in the regulatory process.The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, and the 2008 financial meltdown—whose aftershocks are still reverberating globally—have…

9 September 2022 Dagur Eggertsson, Mayor of Reykjavik (Iceland) launched his Chairmanship of the OECD Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth Initiative with a visit to Paris on 8- 9 September. He used the visit as an…

By Paula Garda, OECD Economics Department Labour markets are in a continual state of flux. Workers get employed, leave a job and become unemployed, join the labour force or leave the labour force. The balance of these flows determines…

by Yvan Guillemette and Thomas Chalaux, OECD Economics Department To assess the cyclical position of an economy, macroeconomists use a concept called potential output, which measures the economy’s production rate that is consistent with…

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the OECD, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, is launching today an innovative action plan to expand employment opportunities for refugees. The document not only identifies the…

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February 14, 2024 Congressman Maloney: “Following the conclusion of my tenure as Ambassador to the OECD, for four years I will not accept employment, board service, or compensation from any company or…

This event is happening on November 28th 2023 | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM. Register now! This session will discuss projects that are being undertaken at city level to reduce both air pollution and GHG emissions, focusing on best practice…

Gul et al., 2022 TurkeyThe Access of Women with Disabilities to Reproductive Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative StudyQualitativeInternational Journal of Caring SciencesTo determine the access of women with…

On 13 September 14:30-16:00 (CEST) we discussed Developing More Resilient & Equitable Health Systems with a focus on Universal Health Coverage. See the Replay here! The recent OECD Forum Virtual event, Developing…

  GREEN SKILLS AND INNOVATION FOR INCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT GROWTH 14 February 2014, OECD Headquarters - Paris, France   The Forum / Purpose / Themes / Where & Who / Contact     The Forum ‌The challenges of…

We usually speak of “the energy transition” or “the transition to a low-carbon economy.” But this expression comes short of the actual phenomenon. In fact, we are in the midst of an industrial revolution that is completely shaking up…

Tax challenges arising from digitalisation: Public comments received on the regulated financial services exclusion under Amount A of Pillar One - OECD …

1 June 2018 | 18.30 - #Culture Venue: OECD Trento Centre | official web page Technology and work: The rise of Cultural and Creative Industries In collaboration with tsm -Trentino School of Managment …

  27/05/2022 – As part of the ongoing work of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS to implement the Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy, the OECD…

  08/03/2018 - The OECD has launched an initiative for International Women’s Day to help governments, parliaments and judiciaries to design gender-sensitive public policies and services and accelerate their…

  Value of G20 merchandise trade at new high in Q2 2021, trade in services growth gaining paceDownload the entire news release (including graphs and tables PDF)   24 August 2021 Value of G20 merchandise trade at…

Conference: CCIs support ecosystems as part of Smart Specialisation Strategy - OECD …

  19/06/2018 - The European economy is growing robustly, helped by accommodative monetary policy, mildly expansionary fiscal policy and the global acceleration. The current economic expansion should be used to…

  12/11/2018 - Business and government should work more closely together to reduce inequality and foster inclusive growth. To help achieve this, at the Paris Peace Forum, Gabriela Ramos, OECD Chief of Staff,…

  30/07/2020 – As part of the implementation phase of a joint transfer pricing project between the OECD and Brazil, the OECD Secretariat and Receita Federal do Brasil (RFB) have launched a survey to seek public…

  22/10/2021 - In support of efforts to address climate change and in the context of the approaching COP26, the Participants to the OECD Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits have agreed to end…

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  Prices push value of G20 merchandise trade to new high in Q1 2022, while services growth slowsDownload the entire news release (including graphs and tables PDF)   24 May 2022 - Following six quarters of…

  New! June 2018 - Work has started to develop a joint work programme with South Africa, aimed at promoting stronger and more inclusive growth. The proposed programme will initially focus on developing small,…

  20/06/2018 - Migration flows to OECD countries have dropped slightly for the first time since 2011, with around 5 million new permanent migrants in 2017, down from 5.3 million in 2016. This trend is mainly due…

  15/09/2021 - Yoshiki Takeuchi has been appointed as a new Deputy Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development replacing outgoing Deputy Secretary-General Masamichi Kono. Mr…

  05/06/2021 - OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann welcomed today’s ground-breaking agreement by G7 Finance Ministers on key elements of international tax reform designed to address the tax challenges of the…

  International trade continued to expand in the G20 in Q3 2021, as services pick up but merchandise trade growth slowsDownload the entire news release (including graphs and tables PDF)   23 Nov 2021 - G20…

  26/09/2018 - Today, global leaders from governments, private sector companies, trade unions and civil society pledged to take concrete action towards closing the gender pay gap by 2030. The global commitments –…

  01/02/2021 - Global services trade regulations showed signs of liberalisation in 2021, slowing the steady build-up of trade barriers identified in previous years, according to a new OECD report. OECD Services…

22 March 2021 | Guillaume Gruere, Makiko Shigemitsu This year’s World Water Day celebrates the value of water. Water is essential to our daily lives. Just think of the glass of water we take with our meals. But in…

  Acceleration in merchandise trade bolsters recovery in G20 trade, but growth in services trade easesDownload the entire news release (including graphs and tables PDF)   24 Feb 2022 - Following a slow third…

  Date 23 May 2022 Time 10:00-18:30 CEST  Location Hybrid meeting (Physical: OECD Conference Centre & Virtual: Zoom) About The OECD is seeking public input on the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework and…

With less than 10 years until the 2030 deadline for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), governments need to step up their efforts to meet global food security and environmental targets, according to a new report…

  16/10/2019 - The OECD and the European Commission’s Structural Reform Support Service (SRSS) sealed a new agreement today in Paris that will see the OECD provide wide-ranging policy support to advance…

  25/01/2022 - The OECD Council decided today to open accession discussions with six candidates to OECD Membership – Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Peru and Romania. This follows careful deliberation by…

  Griffith University Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General Brisbane, 13 November 2014As prepared for deliveryLadies and gentlemen,I am delighted to be here today to discuss with you the G20 Brisbane…

  Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, delivered at the OECD Round Table on Sustainable Development. Reframing Climate & Competitiveness  Paris, FranceTuesday 3rd February, 2015 – 09.00  …

  12/12/2017 - OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría announced today at the One Planet Summit in Paris the launch of the “Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting”, a strategic initiative to assess and drive the…

The fates of humanity and of the environment are two sides of the same coin. That is why we must focus increasingly on not just development but sustainable development. To do that, we need to form global coalitions to work for progress…

Climate change and, more generally, environmental damage have quantifiable economic and health costs, which weigh on long-term growth and well-being. If left unchecked, climate change is projected to decrease global GDP by 0.7 to 2.5%…

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A transition to a low-carbon economy is achievable, but will require a concerted, more consistent effort across a range of policy areas, from tradeable permits to stringent norms. The climate is changing–not for the better, but for…

According to shocking new research by Oxfam, the world’s richest 1% will, on current trends, own more than half the world’s wealth by 2016. Wealthy individuals have sustained their vast riches particularly through a few important…