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Improving Education Outcomes in the Slovak Republic
Carey, David - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2007
Improving education outcomes is vital for achieving convergence with GDP per capita levels in Western European countries and for reducing income inequality. While some education outcomes are favourable, such as the low secondary-school drop-out rate, others have room for improvement: education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045693
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Improving Education Outcomes in Germany
Carey, David - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008
Improving education outcomes is important for Germany’s long-term economic performance and social cohesion. While student achievement is above the OECD average in science and at the OECD average in reading and mathematics according to the 2006 OECD PISA study, weaker students tend to do badly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045907
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Strengthening Innovation in the United States
Carey, David; Hill, Christopher; Kahin, Brian - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
The US innovation system has many strengths, including world class research universities and firms that thrive in … innovation-intensive sectors. However, fissures have begun to appear, notably in the areas of human capital development, the … curtailed by budget cuts. Revitalizing the dynamism of innovation has become a priority for US policymakers. To this end, it is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277031
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Strengthening Innovation in the Netherlands: Making Better Use of Knowledge Creation in Innovation Activities
Carey, David; Ernst, Ekkehard; Oyomopito, Rebecca; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006
Strengthening the innovation system in the Netherlands is a priority for raising productivity growth, which has been … relatively weak in recent years. Knowledge creation in the Netherlands is strong -- scientific publications per capita are the … sixth highest in the OECD -- but innovation activity is only around the average for OECD countries according to the EIS …
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