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credit, to prevent a rise in inequality and poverty. This Working Paper relates to the 2013 OECD Economic Survey of Japan …
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paper is to deliver a fresh assessment of the evolution of inequality and poverty across OECD countries over the last … overall income inequality masks compensating changes between the lower and upper halves of the income distribution. Also, it … inequality and comparing their evolution over time provides new policy-relevant perspectives on the nature of the changing income …
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Notwithstanding impressive progress, poverty and inequality remain high in Chile in OECD comparison, and the tax …
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Under the Universal Credit reform, the main means-tested benefits except the Council Tax Benefit will be pooled into one single benefit with one single taper rate. The reform will give people better incentives to work, reduce complexity and contribute to reducing poverty. The reform could reduce...
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OECD’s PISA publications highlight the impact of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS) on students’ results within countries. The focus here is to investigate whether ESCS measures could contribute to differences in aggregate educational outcomes between countries. There is some...
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inequality, which is high by OECD standards, despite a recent and likely temporary decline. The UK welfare system is an essential … inequality, as low education achievements penalise children from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Vocational training needs to …
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Sweden is a very egalitarian country but inequalities have risen and some groups are poorly integrated into the labour market. For growth to become more inclusive, the gap between the cost of labour and productivity for some groups needs to be reduced, transitions from education to work should...
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Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards …. Reducing income inequality is a key government objective and this requires improving the performance of the labour market …
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The crisis revealed the need for a strategic review of the existing social protection system in Estonia. Extreme income fluctuations on one side and low social benefits on the other side exposed fragile groups in the population to a significant poverty risk. The government has recently...
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help Mexico break out from a recent history of economic stagnation and high levels of poverty and inequality that has …
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