This paper was prepared for the OECD-IEA Climate Change Expert Group (formerly called the Annex I Expert Group) for the purpose of providing useful and timely input on specific topics relevant to international negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)....

Investment facilitation stands increasingly high in the global economic agenda. Little conceptual research has been undertaken on the topic, however, this paper makes an attempt to remedy this gap. It proposes a structured approach to investment facilitation and aims to initiate a discussion on...

The OECD Competition Committee debated energy security and competition policy in February 2007. This document includes a background note by Ms. Sally Van Siclen for the OECD, written submissions from Brazil, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, the Netherlands,...

Latest available data indicate a significant increase in overall migration flows to G20 countries in 2019 with about 12.5 million new temporary and permanent immigrants. This represents a 10% increase compared to the previous year. The evolution of migration flows in the first six months of 2020...

Countries around the globe are facing a common threat posed by increasingly complex and innovative forms of financial crime. While viewed as distinct crimes, tax crime and corruption are intrinsically linked, as criminals fail to report income derived from corrupt activities for tax purposes or...

The 2018 edition of the joint OECD, ILO, IOM & UNHCR, G20 International Migration Trends Report aims to respond to the need to monitor global displacement and migration, as well as its economic consequences, with a special focus on the skills of migrants and refugees.

The paper identifies some of the policy options to address the challenges discussed in the paper and that have been put forward in the on-going debate on international cooperation between competition authorities. However, it does not discuss them in great detail. These options should be further...

This report provides an overview of concepts, assessments, and conducts quantitative analysis to shed light on both the progress and challenges with respect to the current state of ESG investing. It highlights the wide variety of metrics, methodologies, and approaches that, while valid,...

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is gaining traction as investors increasingly seek long term value and alignment with sustainability and climate-related objectives. ESG Investing and Climate Transition highlights the main findings from recent OECD research on ESG rating and...