key The Heavy Burden of Obesity: Key findings for Canada By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 11:00:00 GMT More than one in four adult are obese in Canada. As a result, Canadians live on average 3 years less due to overweight. The impact on the economy is large: overweight accounts for 10.6% of health expenditure one of the highest rates across all countries analysed. Overweight lowers labour market outputs by the equivalent of 579 thousand full time workers per year. Combined, this means that overweight reduces Canada’s GDP by 3.6%. Full Article
key Taxing Energy Use: Key findings for Canada By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:00:00 GMT This country note explains how Canada taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base. Full Article
key Pensions at a Glance 2019 - Key findings for Canada By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:08:00 GMT Key findings for Canada from the report "Pensions at a Glance 2019" Full Article
key Revenue Statistics: Key findings for Canada By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 11:00:00 GMT The tax-to-GDP ratio in Canada increased by 0.2 percentage points from 32.8% in 2017 to 33.0% in 2018. The corresponding figure for the OECD average was a slight increase of 0.1 percentage point from 34.2% to 34.3% over the same period. Full Article
key Taxing Wages: Key findings for Canada By oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:00:00 GMT The tax wedge for the average single worker in Canada decreased by 0.3 percentage points from 30.8 in 2018 to 30.5 in 2019. The OECD average tax wedge in 2019 was 36.0 (2018, 36.1). In 2019 Canada had the 28th lowest tax wedge among the 36 OECD member countries, occupying the same position in 2018. Full Article
key Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social Indicators: Key findings for the Netherlands By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT This one-pager note presents key findings for the Netherands from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD. Full Article
key Education at a Glance 2013 - Country notes and key fact tables By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:41:00 GMT Education at a Glance 2013 - Country notes and key fact tables Full Article
key Society at a Glance 2014 - Key findings for Netherlands By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:55:00 GMT This note presents key findings for Netherlands from Society at a Glance 2014 - OECD Social indicators. This 2014 publication also provides a special chapter on: the crisis and its aftermath: a “stress test” for societies and for social policies. Full Article
key Revenue Statistics and Consumption Tax Trends 2014: Key findings for the Netherlands By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT The tax burden in the Netherlands increased by 0.4 percentage points from 35.9% to 36.3% in 20121. The corresponding figure for the OECD average was an increase of 0.4 percentage points from 33.3% to 33.7%. The Dutch standard VAT rate is 21%, which is above the OECD average. The average VAT/GST standard rate in the OECD was 19.1% on 1 January 2014. Full Article
key Going for Growth 2015: Key findings for the Netherlands By www.oecd-ilibrary.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Feb 2015 10:00:00 GMT Going for Growth 2015: Key findings for the Netherlands Full Article
key OECD Employment Outlook 2016 - Key findings for Netherlands By www.oecd.org Published On :: Sat, 16 Jul 2016 12:00:00 GMT The labour market recovery in the Netherlands is lagging behind. As of the last quarter of 2015, the unemployment rate stood at 6.7%, just one percentage point lower than its cyclical peak and three percentage points higher from its level at the start of the global financial crisis. As a result of the sluggish recovery, the unemployment rate in the Netherlands is now slightly higher than that for the OECD as a whole. Full Article
key Environmental taxes: Key findings for the Netherlands LINK By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 09:30:00 GMT This country note provides an environmental tax and carbon pricing profile for the Netherlands. It shows environmentally related tax revenues, taxes on energy use and effective carbon rates. Full Article
key PISA 2015 key findings for the Netherlands By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 06 Dec 2016 11:00:00 GMT This country note presents student performance in science, reading and mathematics, and measures equity in education in the Netherlands. The interactive charts allow you to compare results with other countries participating in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Full Article
key The Pursuit of Gender Equality - Key findings for the Netherlands By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Oct 2017 10:00:00 GMT Selected findings for the Netherlands from the report "The Pursuit of Gender Equality: An Uphill Battle" Full Article
key Pensions at a Glance 2017 - Key findings for The Netherlands By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:37:00 GMT Key findings for The Netherlands from the report "Pensions at a Glance 2017" Full Article
key Taxation of household savings: Key findings for The Netherlands By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 11:00:00 GMT This note presents marginal effective tax rates (METRs) that summarise the tax system’s impact on the incentives to make an additional investment in a particular type of savings. By comparing METRs on different types of household savings, we can gain insights into which assets or savings types receive the most favourable treatment from the tax system. Full Article
key Effective carbon rates: Key findings for the Netherlands By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 11:00:00 GMT This country note for the Netherlands provides detail on the proportion of CO2 emissions from energy use subject to different effective carbon rates (ECR), as well as on the level and components of average ECRs in each of the six economic sectors (road transport, off-road transport, industry, agriculture and fishing, residential & commercial, and electricity). Full Article
key Good jobs for all in a changing world of work: The new OECD Jobs Strategy – Key findings for the Netherlands By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:00:00 GMT The digital revolution, globalisation and demographic changes are transforming labour markets at a time when policy makers are also struggling with slow productivity and wage growth and high levels of income inequality. The new OECD Jobs Strategy provides a comprehensive framework and policy recommendations to help countries address these challenges. Full Article
key Taxing Energy Use: Key findings for the Netherlands By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:00:00 GMT This country note explains how the Netherlands taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base. Full Article
key Pensions at a Glance 2019 - Key findings for The Netherlands By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 12:56:00 GMT Key findings for The Netherlands from the report "Pensions at a Glance 2019" Full Article
key Revenue Statistics: Key findings for the Netherlands By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 11:00:00 GMT The tax-to-GDP ratio in the Netherlands increased by 0.1 percentage point from 38.7% in 2017 to 38.8% in 2018. The corresponding figure for the OECD average was a slight increase of 0.1 percentage point from 34.2% to 34.3% over the same period. Full Article
key Taxing Wages: Key findings for the Netherlands By oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:00:00 GMT The tax wedge for the average single worker in the Netherlands decreased by 0.5 percentage points from 37.8 in 2018 to 37.3 in 2019. The OECD average tax wedge in 2019 was 36.0 (2018, 36.1). In 2019 the Netherlands had the 18th highest tax wedge among the 36 OECD member countries, compared with the 19th in 2018. Full Article
key Turkey Employment Rate By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 07:29:00 GMT Employment Rate in Turkey decreased to 45.30 percent in January from 45.50 percent in December of 2019. Employment Rate in Turkey averaged 43.45 percent from 2005 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 47.90 percent in December of 2017 and a record low of 38.90 percent in April of 2009. In Turkey, the employment rate measures the number of people who have a job as a percentage of the working age population. This page provides - Turkey Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
key Pensions at a Glance 2011 - Turkey country profile By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The country profile: pension eligibility ages and other qualifying conditions; the rules for calculating benefit entitlements; the treatment of early and late retirees; personal income tax and social security contributions. Full Article
key Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2011 - Turkey Country Note By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2011. Full Article
key Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social Indicators: Key findings for Turkey By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT This one-pager note presents key findings for Turkey from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD. Full Article
key The Shipbuilding Industry in Turkey By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT This report on the shipbuilding industry in Turkey is one of a series studies covering various OECD countries and non-OECD economies, and has been prepared to inform OECD’s Council Working Party on Shipbuilding (WP6) on the status and future prospects of that industry. Full Article
key Turkey - Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2011 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Turkey has implemented ambitious reforms since the late 1990s. However, support remains higher than the average in the OECD area and the most distorting forms dominate. Full Article
key Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012 - Turkey Country Note By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012. Full Article
key Conference: Innovation in skills development for SMEs competitiveness (Ankara, Turkey) By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT The conference discussed the results of the project as well as policy recommendations on training and skills development for the creation of an innovative and competitive SME sector in OECD countries. Full Article
key Education at a Glance 2013 - Country notes and key fact tables By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:41:00 GMT Education at a Glance 2013 - Country notes and key fact tables Full Article
key Society at a Glance 2014 - Key findings for Turkey By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:55:00 GMT This note presents key findings for Turkey from Society at a Glance 2014 - OECD Social indicators. This 2014 publication also provides a special chapter on: the crisis and its aftermath: a “stress test” for societies and for social policies. Full Article
key Clarification on media reports regarding 2014 Economic Survey of Turkey By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 13 May 2014 10:00:00 GMT Following recent Turkish media reports, the OECD would like to clarify that it has published no recent review of Turkey. The publication of the 2014 Economic Survey of Turkey is planned for July. Full Article
key Turkey: Macroeconomic stability and structural reform key to strong and inclusive growth, OECD says By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:43:00 GMT Turkey’s economy will grow stronger in the coming years, but remains overly dependent on domestic consumption funded by foreign finance, according to the latest OECD Economic Survey of Turkey. Full Article
key Despite progress made and improved legal framework, OECD seriously concerned about Turkey’s level of detection and investigation of foreign bribery By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:22:00 GMT Turkey is a significant and geopolitically critical economy. Its companies, like those from many other countries, operate in corruption-prone sectors and countries. In spite of this, only 10 allegations have come to the attention of Turkish authorities since foreign bribery became an offence in Turkey in 2003. Full Article
key Job Creation and Local Economic Development in Turkey By www.keepeek.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:10:00 GMT This publication highlights new evidence on policies to support job creation, bringing together the latest research on labour market, entrepreneurship and local economic development policy to help governments support job creation in the recovery. It also includes a set of country pages featuring, among other things, new data on skills supply and demand at the level of smaller OECD regions (TL3). Full Article
key Revenue Statistics and Consumption Tax Trends 2014: Key findings for Turkey By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT The tax burden in Turkey increased by 1.7 percentage points from 27.6% to 29.3% in 2013. The OECD average was an increase of 0.4 percentage points from 33.7% to 34.1%. The Turkish standard VAT rate is 18%, which is below the OECD average. The average VAT/GST standard rate in the OECD was 19.1% on 1 January 2014. Full Article
key Going for Growth 2015: Key findings for Turkey By www.oecd-ilibrary.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Feb 2015 10:00:00 GMT Going for Growth 2015: Key findings for Turkey Full Article
key Education at a Glance 2015: Turkey By www.keepeek.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:00:00 GMT The 2015 edition introduces more detailed analysis of participation in early childhood and tertiary levels of education. The report also examines first generation tertiary-educated adults’ educational and social mobility, labour market outcomes for recent graduates, and participation in employer-sponsored formal and/or non-formal education. Full Article
key Turkey: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 30 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT Biographical note of Turkey's Permanent Representative to the OECD. Full Article
key Statement by OECD Secretary-General Gurría on Attack in Turkey By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Jun 2016 12:14:00 GMT Turkey, an OECD member country, has endured several attacks in recent times. Each of these deeds is an offense to our collective freedoms, values and way of living. We categorically condemn these terrible acts. Full Article
key Turkey: Challenging times call for pushing ahead with economic reform By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 08:00:00 GMT Turkey’s economy has proven remarkably resilient in the face of a challenging global economic context. However, further action can be taken to raise productivity and advance the shift to a more balanced, sustainable and stronger growth path that will boost living standards for the entire population, according to the latest OECD Economic Survey of Turkey. Full Article
key Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Turkey on 15 July 2016 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:00:00 GMT The Secretary-General presented the 2016 OECD Economic Survey of Turkey and visited the refugee camp of Nizip. Mr. Gurría also held meetings with Turkish high officials and representatives of local businesses. Full Article
key Environmental taxes: Key findings for Turkey LINK By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 09:30:00 GMT This country note provides an environmental tax and carbon pricing profile for Turkey. It shows environmentally related tax revenues, taxes on energy use and effective carbon rates. Full Article
key Society at a Glance 2016 - How does Turkey compare? By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 05 Oct 2016 11:00:00 GMT The number of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) remains elevated in many countries since the crisis. This country note examines the characteristics of those at risk of being NEET in Turkey along with policies to help meet the challenge. It also includes many new youth-specific indicators on family formation, self-sufficiency, income and poverty, health and social cohesion. Full Article
key PISA 2015 key findings for Turkey By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 06 Dec 2016 11:00:00 GMT This country note presents student performance in science, reading and mathematics, and measures equity in education in Turkey. The interactive charts allow you to compare results with other countries participating in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Full Article
key OECD Employment Outlook 2017 - Key findings for Turkey By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:00:00 GMT Unemployment in Turkey has been on an upward trajectory since 2012 and it has now peaked at nearly 11.7% (February 2017). This is in sharp contrast with the OECD average, which has been falling steadily and has now reached 5.9%. Full Article
key OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 - Turkey highlights By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 11:00:00 GMT This note presents selected country highlights from the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 with a specific focus on digital trends among all themes covered. Full Article
key Taxation of household savings: Key findings for Turkey By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 11:00:00 GMT This note presents marginal effective tax rates (METRs) that summarise the tax system’s impact on the incentives to make an additional investment in a particular type of savings. By comparing METRs on different types of household savings, we can gain insights into which assets or savings types receive the most favourable treatment from the tax system. Full Article
key Effective carbon rates: Key findings for Turkey By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 11:00:00 GMT This country note for Turkey provides detail on the proportion of CO2 emissions from energy use subject to different effective carbon rates (ECR), as well as on the level and components of average ECRs in each of the six economic sectors (road transport, off-road transport, industry, agriculture and fishing, residential & commercial, and electricity). Full Article