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International migration / Labour migration decreased in 2010 finds OECD

‌‌International Migration Outlook, OECD flagship publication on migration provides an analysis of recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries and two analytical chapters, covering the role of migration in renewing the skills of ageing workforces and the role of Asia in international migration. Key Points Migration flows to the OECD Overall permanent migration inflows into 23 … Continue reading →

Canada / Among the world’s leaders in immigrant integration

A major international study ranks Canada among the world’s leaders in immigrant integration, but there are signs that advantage is on the wane. Canada sits near the top of most categories in the study, which measures integration of immigrants in the 34 wealthy countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The report will … Continue reading →

OECD / Global economy facing hesitant and uneven recovery (video)

The global economy is expected to make a hesitant and uneven recovery over the coming two years. Decisive policy action is needed to ensure that stalemate over fiscal policy in the United States and continuing euro area instability do not plunge the world back into recession, the OECD said in its latest Economic Outlook. via … Continue reading →

Africa / AfDB-OECD Conference On Youth Employment in West Africa

The Government of Senegal hosted the West Africa Regional Conference on Youth Employment on Saturday, November 10 in Dakar. The one-day conference, co-organized by the African Development Bank and the OECD Development Centre, brought together West African Ministers, youth organizations, civil society and the private sector. The conference received the special attendance of H.E. Olusegun … Continue reading →

OECD / Unemployment Rate / Broadly the same rate observed since January 2011

The OECD unemployment rate was 7.9% in September 2012, broadly the same rate observed since January 2011. In the euro area, the unemployment rate increased for the 16th consecutive month — up 0.1 percentage point to 11.6% in September. The unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percentage point in the United States in September (to 7.8%), … Continue reading →

OECD | Balance of economic power to shift dramatically over the next half century: China Will Overgrow United States

The balance of economic power is expected to shift dramatically over the next half century, with fast-growing emerging-market economies accounting for an ever-increasing share of global output, according to a new OECD report. Divergent long-term growth patterns lead to radical shifts in the relative size of economies. The United States is expected to cede its … Continue reading →

OECD – Internet accounts for 5.7 percent of jobs in member nations

The ICT sector and the crisis The global economic crisis immediately had a strong negative impact on innovation worldwide . Total OECD-area business expenditure on research and development (R&D) declined by a record 4.5% in 2009; it declined across all major OECD R&D spenders except Korea and France. In 2010 the recovery that occurred in some countries did … Continue reading →

OECD – Inequality – Skills Gap : Increasing Earnings Gap due to a Skills Gap Calls for Up-skilling

“Over the two decades to the onset of the global economic crisis, real disposable household incomes increased in all OECD countries, by 1.7% a year, on average. In a large majority of OECD countries, household incomes of the top 10% grew faster than those of the poorest 10%, leading to widening income inequality” and “increases … Continue reading →

Partnership – OECD: Getting the young into jobs (video)

Higher Education – OECD: The role of universities and strategic partnerships in the local and global context (video)

OECD – Employment rate at 65.0% in the second quarter of 2012

The OECD area employment rate – defined as the proportion of people of working-age who are employed – was 65.0% in the second quarter of 2012. This figure is 0.1 percentage point higher than in the previous quarter and 0.2 percentage point higher than one year ago. There are significant divergences in the evolution of … Continue reading →

OECD – Weak growth outlook is expected to push unemployment beyond today’s already high levels

The global economy is slowing, with key European countries entering a recession that is now having an impact worldwide, the OECD said in its latest Interim Economic Assessment. “Our forecast shows that the economic outlook has weakened significantly since last spring,” Mr Padoan said. “The slowdown will persist if leaders fail to address the main … Continue reading →

OECD Education at Glance – Video

Andreas Schleicher, OECD Deputy-Director of Education speaks about the key finding of this year’s OECD Education at Glance. He says, education spending is rising but access to higher education remains unequal in most countries. Governments should increase investment in early childhood programmes and maintain reasonable costs for higher education in order to reduce inequality, boost … Continue reading →

Job Gap – About 14 million jobs need to be created says OECD

The current weak economic recovery will keep unemployment rates in OECD countries high until at least the end of 2013, according to a new OECD report. The Employment Outlook 2012 says that the OECD-wide joblessness rate is forecast to remain high at 7.7% in the fourth quarter of 2013, close to the 7.9% rate in May … Continue reading →

Australia – Carbon tax won’t hurt jobs according to OECD’s Report

Australia’s carbon tax is expected to have at most a moderate effect on employment within the country, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), predicts. According to the OECD’s Employment Outlook 2012, “environmental taxes” were predicted to have a “modest overall effect on employment and little impact on the demand for skills”. “Fossil-fuel industries … Continue reading →