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The High Cost of Low Educational Performance : The Long-run Economic Impact of Improving PISA Outcomes
2010
This report uses recent economic modelling to relate cognitive skills – as measured by PISA and other international instruments – to economic growth, demonstrating that relatively small improvements to labour force skills can largely impact the future well-being of a nation. The report also...
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Do Parents' Occupations Have an Impact on Student Performance?
OECD - 2014
. Finland and Japan achieve high levels of performance by ensuring that the children of parents who work in elementary …
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How does socio-economic status influence entry into tertiary education?
OECD - 2019
Across OECD countries, individuals without tertiary-educated parents tend to be considerably under-represented among entrants to tertiary education. However, inequalities tend to accumulate throughout an individual’s educational career. In particular, the period from starting upper secondary...
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The Role of Firms in the Gender Wage Gap in Germany
OECD - 2022
This review contributes to a better understanding of the gender wage gap in Germany and puts forward key elements of a policy package to reduce gender pay gaps. It provides a detailed analysis of the role of firms in the gender wage gap by focusing on the pay gap between similarly skilled men...
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Innovation Policy and Performance : A Cross-Country Comparison
2005
– Austria, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In-depth analyses highlight countries’ strengths and …
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Innovation in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology : Comparing National Innovation Systems at the Sectoral Level
2006
, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway and Spain. The report summarises the results of in-depth studies …
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Business and the Environment : Policy Incentives and Corporate Responses
2007
The analysis of the inner workings of the firm has been largely absent from economic assessments of environmental policy. In an effort to partly fill this vacuum, this book summarises the results of an OECD project which collected and analysed data from over 4,000 facilities in seven OECD...
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Ageing and Income : Financial Resources and Retirement in 9 OECD Countries
2001
, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States -- uses a wealth of new data to shed light …
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Japan: Advancing the Third Arrow for a Resilient Economy and Inclusive Growth
2014
This book provides an overview of the key challenges faced by Japan and OECD's main policy recommendations to address … OECD’s policy advice to the specific and timely priorities of Japan, focusing on how its government can make reform happen. …
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Japan: Promoting Inclusive Growth for an Ageing Society
2018
Japan has achieved a comparatively high level of well-being: skill levels are high, unemployment is low and life … per capita output growth has picked up. However, to achieve inclusive growth and greater well-being, Japan needs to … measures to raise revenues and control spending. As Japan’s population ages, using all available talent in the labour market …
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