Foreign aid is one of the most important policy tools that rich countries use for helping poor countries to improve population well-being and facilitate economic and institutional development. The empirical evidence on its benefits is mixed and has generated much controversy. This paper presents...

This paper tests the differential effects of the generosity of the welfare state under free migration and under policy-controlled migration, distinguishing between source developing and developed countries. We utilize free-movement within the EU to examine the free migration regime and compare...

The Internet comprises thousands of independently operated networks, where bilaterally negotiated interconnection agreements determine the flow of data between networks. The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes strict restrictions on processing and sharing of...

How have labor market institutions and welfare-state transfers affected jobs and productivity in Western Europe, relative to industrialized Pacific Rim countries? Orthodox criticisms of European government institutions are right in some cases and wrong in others. Protectionist labor-market...

This report presents the conceptual foundations of the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Vocational Education and Training (VET), currently in the Development Phase of implementation which aims to provide a comprehensive and rigorous international survey of student...

This subset of the detailed aid statistics focuses on private flows which consist of private transactions undertaken by firms and individuals resident in the reporting country. The core variable is further analyzed with the following dimensions: recipient, aid type and donor. Data are provided...

This subset of the detailed aid statistics focuses on private flows which consist of private transactions undertaken by firms and individuals resident in the reporting country. The core variable is further analyzed with the following dimensions: recipient, aid type and donor. Data are provided...

This subset of the detailed aid statistics focuses on private flows which consist of private transactions undertaken by firms and individuals resident in the reporting country. The core variable is further analyzed with the following dimensions: recipient, aid type and donor. Data are provided...

This subset of the detailed aid statistics focuses on private flows which consist of private transactions undertaken by firms and individuals resident in the reporting country. The core variable is further analyzed with the following dimensions: recipient, aid type and donor. Data are provided...