Boosting economic growth and investment to create jobs, improve the stability of public finances and provide an effective social safety net are crucial to help Greece recover from the profound social costs of the economic crisis, says the OECD in its latest report.

Based on the OECD data from the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) this paper sheds light on the skills of migrants.

Knowing who gains and loses from regulatory reform is important for understanding the political economy of reform. Using micro-level data from 26 countries, this paper studies how regulatory reform of network industries, a policy priority in many advanced economies, influences the labour market situation of workers in network industries.

This study explores the effectiveness of the incentive mechanisms embedded within the UK’s Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) for banks’ to expand their supply of lending to medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

This study explores the effectiveness of the incentive mechanisms embedded within the UK’s Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) for banks’ to expand their supply of lending to medium sized enterprises (SMEs)

This paper provides a quantitative description of decoupling in OECD countries over the past two decades, with the results suggesting that it is explained by declines in both labour shares and the ratio of median to average wages (a partial measure of wage inequality).

This paper provides a quantitative description of decoupling in OECD countries over the past two decades, with the results suggesting that it is explained by declines in both labour shares and the ratio of median to average wages (a partial measure of wage inequality).

Major global crises such as the 2008-09 episode are mercifully rare, but severe recessions have been quite frequent among OECD countries over the past four decades.

This paper investigates the relationship linking investment (capital stock) and structural policies.

Empirical research on the drivers of multi-factor productivity (MFP) is abundant at the firm- and industry level but surprisingly little research has been conducted on the determinants of MFP at the macroeconomic level.

Financial inclusion and women entrepreneurship concern policymakers because of their impact on job creation, economic growth and women empowerment.

This paper estimates urban and rural poverty rates across five Chinese administrative regions (Shanghai, Liaoning, Guangdong, Henan and Gansu) in 2014 using representative household level data from the China Family Panel Studies survey.

The personal tax system has a large influence on incentives to work, save and invest and hence growth. At the same time it is a key policy lever for income redistribution.

This paper investigates the effect of export entry on productivity, employment and wages of Latvian and Estonian firms in the context of global value chain (GVC).

Current weak labour productivity growth in many OECD countries reflects historically weak contributions from both total factor productivity (TFP) growth and capital deepening.

The analysis suggests that countries with a counter-cyclical fiscal stance typically have a public spending structure that is more supportive of inclusive growth.

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Russians are becoming increasingly active in the country’s social arena. While activists remain a small but growing and visible minority of citizens looking for changes in governance, many more are becoming involved in the day-to-day affairs of their communities. It remains to be seen whether this emerging culture of civic participation will sit comfortably with existing governance structures.

In many OECD countries, government debt reached levels over recent years that call for reduction over the medium to longer term to ensure public finance sustainability. This paper investigates the international transmission of fiscal consolidation shocks via trade flows.

Strengthening OECD firewalls can only do so much to combat a phenomenon which thrives on weak governance. This report highlights that donor agencies can support this goal through their central role in linking OECD and developing countries, and using their aid to support governments willing to tackle these issues.

The Netherlands is a global pioneer in water management with a long history of containing flood risks and reclaiming land from the sea. Yet it will need to adapt its water governance policies to meet the looming challenges of shifting demographics, regional development and climate change, according to an OECD report.

The policy forum officially launches the conceptual framework to the public and offers an opportunity for participants to discuss the key issues for emerging Asia: housing, buildings and energy, land use and transport, water and waste management, green goods and services.

Whistleblowing is an essential element for safeguarding the public interest and for promoting a culture of public accountability and integrity. The majority of OECD countries have recently passed legislation protecting whistleblowers and yet, despite being high on the agenda, successful whistleblowing stories are rare.

Jointly organised by the OECD, Duke University and IRGC, this international conference will identify, evaluate and discuss the relevance and effectiveness of new approaches to improving risk governance, both as they result from responding to and learning from crises, and as deliberate innovations in how regulatory power is exercised and shared.

The OECD Conference on Innovating the Public Sector: From Ideas to Impact on 12-13 November 2014 will bring together public sector practitioners, researchers, civil society and businesses to discuss how innovation can help solve today's complex challenges.

Blog article by Cobus de Swardt, Managing Director of Transparency International, written for the OECD Integrity Forum 2015.

Financial crises do more than impose huge costs: they have bigger and more insidious effects. We face big challenges in maintaining the supply of global public goods as the world integrates. But these challenges will not be managed successfully if we do not first overcome the legacy of the crisis.

This paper contributes to the scarce literature on the macroeconomic effects of property taxes, in particular on the relationships between property taxes, house prices and the wider economy.

This paper analyses income inequality in Ireland using a new panel dataset based on the administrative tax records of the Revenue Commissioners for Ireland.

This paper investigates the relationship between fiscal decentralisation and economy-wide disposable income inequality.

The Centres of Government meetings review issues on how to make the centre of national government work more effectively. They are held annualy by a member of the network.

To investigate how public finances could best be designed to promote long-run growth and address inequality, it is essential to have comprehensive, cross-country comparable data on government spending and revenues, along with structural and policy indicators.

For the last five years the global economy has been in a low-growth trap, with growth disappointingly low and stuck at around 3 per cent per year. Persistent growth shortfalls have weighed on future output expectations and thereby reduced current spending and potential output gains.

This paper exploits firm-level data from the ORBIS database to assess international tax planning by multinational enterprises (MNEs).

Information is in no short supply these days. Indeed, as comedian Joey Novick has pointedly remarked: “The information in the world doubles every day. What they don’t tell us is that our wisdom is cut in half at the same time.”

The first generation of those born into the internet age is already joining the workforce and yet the internet still manages to disrupt. The phenomenon of fake news is one of the by-products of digital transformation and it is worth taking a look at what is new, and not so new, and how it fits in to the rest of what some are calling the “post-truth world”.

The European Commission has proposed an integrated EU approach to stop profits from trading minerals being used to fund armed conflicts. The package of measures aims to make it more difficult for armed groups in conflict-affected and high-risk areas to finance their activities through the mining of and trade in minerals.

This paper examines shareholder claims for reflective loss under investment treaties in light of comparative analysis of advanced systems of corporate law; considers the impact of allowing shareholder claims for reflective loss on key characteristics of the business corporation; and explores possible responses by different categories of investors to the availability of shareholder claims for reflective loss under investment treaties.

One of the more startling findings in the OECD Foreign Bribery Report, is that some level of corporate management was involved in over 50% of the cases sanctioned. This paper by Leah Ambler, published in the Journal of Business Compliance (01/2015), examines what went wrong and why from a corporate governance and compliance perspective.

Imports from United States in Brazil decreased to 2046 USD Million in April from 2184 USD Million in March of 2020. Imports from United States in Brazil averaged 2357.45 USD Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 3325 USD Million in February of 2020 and a record low of 1641 USD Million in January of 2016. This page includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Imports from the United States.

Imports from Middle East in Brazil decreased to 257 USD Million in April from 385.42 USD Million in March of 2020. Imports from Middle East in Brazil averaged 412.57 USD Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 979.90 USD Million in November of 2014 and a record low of 55.16 USD Million in June of 2015. This page includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Imports from Middle East.

Imports from Mercosur in Brazil decreased to 653 USD Million in April from 1000.91 USD Million in March of 2020. Imports from Mercosur in Brazil averaged 1110.75 USD Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1709.39 USD Million in May of 2014 and a record low of 653 USD Million in April of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Imports from Mercosur.

Imports from European Union in Brazil decreased to 2208 USD Million in April from 2751.18 USD Million in March of 2020. Imports from European Union in Brazil averaged 2920.77 USD Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 4404.44 USD Million in July of 2014 and a record low of 2208 USD Million in April of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Imports from Eu.

Imports from China in Brazil decreased to 2057 USD Million in April from 2464 USD Million in March of 2020. Imports from China in Brazil averaged 2620.03 USD Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 5152 USD Million in January of 2020 and a record low of 1430.94 USD Million in April of 2016. This page includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Imports from China.

Imports from Asia in Brazil decreased to 3530 USD Million in April from 4518.96 USD Million in March of 2020. Imports from Asia in Brazil averaged 4639.48 USD Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 7324.98 USD Million in January of 2019 and a record low of 2785.69 USD Million in December of 2015. This page includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Imports from Asia.

Imports from Argentina in Brazil decreased to 539 USD Million in April from 818 USD Million in March of 2020. Imports from Argentina in Brazil averaged 877.18 USD Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1308.55 USD Million in September of 2014 and a record low of 487 USD Million in January of 2016. This page includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Imports from Argentina.

Imports from Africa in Brazil decreased to 323 USD Million in April from 412.34 USD Million in March of 2020. Imports from Africa in Brazil averaged 636.32 USD Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 2010.67 USD Million in July of 2014 and a record low of 176.15 USD Million in November of 2016. This page includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Imports from Africa.

Imports from Portugal in Germany increased to 594870 EUR Million in February from 580901 EUR Million in January of 2020. Imports from Portugal in Germany averaged 90516.88 EUR Million from 1990 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 675909 EUR Million in September of 2019 and a record low of 151 EUR Million in September of 1990. This page includes a chart with historical data for Germany Imports from Portugal.

Imports from Poland in Germany decreased to 4832129 EUR Million in February from 4853942 EUR Million in January of 2020. Imports from Poland in Germany averaged 723175.41 EUR Million from 1990 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 5244101 EUR Million in October of 2019 and a record low of 240 EUR Million in January of 1993. This page includes a chart with historical data for Germany Imports from Poland.

Imports from Philippines in Germany decreased to 282116 EUR THO in February from 328007 EUR THO in January of 2020. Imports from Philippines in Germany averaged 200858.22 EUR THO from 2000 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 567669 EUR THO in March of 2019 and a record low of 88674 EUR THO in February of 2009. This page includes a chart with historical data for Germany Imports from Philippines.