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Top 5 OECD countries with the highest shares of #women in politics:
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇫🇮 Finland
🇪🇸 Spain
🇳🇴 Norway
Compare your country & learn more about #GenderInequality in leadership 👉 oe.cd/2TO #IWD2020
Which OECD countries help #fathers get time w/their newborns?
On #FathersDay compare, then get more #stats here bit.ly/2sxv2oH
🔙 to the 🆕 #EconomicOutlook:
💰 The sharp rise in #prices is already undermining purchasing power, which will force lower income households worldwide to cut back on other items to pay for basic energy & food needs.
🔎 👉 fal.cn/3qQJN
📣The #OECD welcomes Costa Rica as its 38th Member.
#CostaRica becomes the fourth Member country from the Latin American and Caribbean region to join, following Mexico, Chile and Colombia.
For more information 👉oe.cd/3HP
#TestingForCovid19 has varied widely across countries ⤵️
To reduce the risk of new outbreaks, countries will need to greatly increase their testing capacity oe.cd/il/2Y0 #coronavirus
When low-paid workers lose their job, how much do they receive in #UnemploymentBenefits?
On #WorkersDay, compare rates across OECD countries as a percentage of previous earnings.
Read the analysis by 👉 fal.cn/3xRd2
Damos la bienvenida a #Colombia – welcome to the OECD, Colombia 🇨🇴! The country officially became the 37th member of the organisation on 28 April 2020.
More on this important milestone ➡️ oe.cd/2Zq #BetterLives
Today is 's last full day as OECD SG. Thank you, SG, for your engagement, dedication and leadership in the #OECD’s mission to create better policies for better lives.
Learn more about his accomplishments 👉 oe.cd/3Jd #OECDMinisterial
REVISED NEW UPDATE: Policy Brief “#Testing for #COVID19: A way to lift confinement restrictions” posted yesterday has now been revised & updated. For up-to-date version of brief, clarification & explanation see:
oecd.org/newsroom/Clari
Greek Digital Governance Minister will be the new Chair of the OECD’s Global Strategy Group, which aims at bringing member countries together to discuss major challenges.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3tRdcd6 #recovery
Our #GDP projections for 2021:
🌐 +5.6%
🇮🇳 +12.6%
🇨🇳 +7.8%
🇺🇸 +6.5%
🇫🇷 +5.9%
🇹🇷 +5.9%
🇪🇸 +5.7%
🇬🇧 +5.1%
🇮🇩 +4.9%
🇨🇦 +4.7%
🇦🇷 +4.6%
🇦🇺 +4.5%
🇲🇽 +4.5%
🇮🇹 +4.1%
🇪🇺 +3.9%
🇧🇷 +3.7%
🇰🇷 +3.3%
🇩🇪 +3%
🇿🇦 +3%
🇯🇵 +2.7%
🇷🇺 +2.7%
🇸🇦 +2.6%
Interim #EconomicOutlook ⤵️
👩⚕️ Women are at the forefront of the battle against #COVID19. They make up almost 7⃣0⃣% of the #healthcare workforce, exposing them to a greater risk of infection.
Read more about the different implications of the pandemic for men & #women ➡️ oe.cd/il/2Ww #coronavirus
📽️ LIVE! The New Approaches on Economic Challenges (NAEC) initiative of the #OECD offers a conference on "New Analytical Tools and Techniques for Economic Policymaking" on April 15-16. #NAEC2019 Watch the roundtable: “New approaches to #macroeconomic
#Singapore tops latest #OECDPISA #education survey; top OECD countries are Japan, Estonia, Finland & Canada bit.ly/2g0olqp #stats
Women among researchers 👩🔬
Top eight #OECD countries:
🇱🇻 50.7%
🇱🇹 49%
🇮🇸 46.4%
🇨🇷 44.3%
🇵🇹 42.8%
🇪🇪 42.5%
🇪🇸 41.3%
🇸🇰 41%
Learn more ➡️ fal.cn/3qPqQ
🆕📈 #Food #inflation continued to rise in the OECD in October, to 16.1%, from 15.3% in September, reaching its highest rate since May 1974, with rises in 33 of 38 #OECD countries.
🔎👉 fal.cn/3uejr
Wealth #inequality is twice the level of #income inequality: The wealthiest 10% of households hold 52% of total net wealth compared w/ 24% of total income held by the top 10% bit.ly/2KmB99R
Many countries are starting to ramp up their efforts in #TestingForCovid19 as part of their #deconfinement strategy.
See the latest stats on country testing for #COVID19, now including Spain ⤵️ oe.cd/il/2Y0 #coronavirus
Whether it’s euros, dollars, or pesos, #tourism is a significant contributor to GDP in OECD countries, accounting for:
11.1% in Spain 🇪🇸
9.2% in Portugal 🇵🇹
8.6% in Mexico 🇲🇽
Tourism trends ➡️ oe.cd/tourism-trends #OECDTourism
Today, French President & OECD Secretary-General congratulated President of Lithuania & President of Colombia after signing Accession Agreements for the two countries to join the OECD bit.ly/2xoSjgR
We stand w/the int'l community in defense of freedom of press. Our thoughts R w/the victims & families #CharlieHebdo
😷 What are countries around the world doing to contain & slow the spread of the #coronavirus?
Our 🆕 #COVID19 Country Policy Tracker allows you to explore the actions taken by each country to support citizens, businesses and the economy ➡️ oecd.org/coronavirus/en
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Business, administration & law most popular degrees, according to new #Education at a Glance #OECDEAG
💬 “My biggest hope is that we will be able to leverage technology to make work safer, more productive & more enjoyable while ensuring that nobody gets left behind.”
Discover Hector’s hopes for #thefutureofwork and share yours to celebrate #LabourDay! ✍️ oe.cd/your-say
Women among researchers 👩🔬
Top eight #OECD countries:
🇱🇻 50.7%
🇱🇹 49%
🇮🇸 46.4%
🇨🇷 44.3%
🇵🇹 42.8%
🇪🇪 42.5%
🇪🇸 41.3%
🇸🇰 41%
Learn more ➡️ fal.cn/3nTZR
🆕 The new OECD #ArtificialIntelligence Principles are the first int'l standards agreed by governments for the responsible stewardship of trustworthy #AI ➡️ oe.cd/AIprin #GoingDigital
📣 is now the 6th Secretary-General of the 38-Member #OECD.
The discussion continues with OECD Ministers today on the Organisation's work for better policies and better lives.
Read more 👉oe.cd/3Jr #OECDMinisterial
Where will tomorrow's #scientists come from? Countries’ grads w/#STEM degrees, 2030 bit.ly/2bjZN9k (PDF)
Public #SocialSpending as a % of GDP in OECD countries:
🇫🇷France: 31%
🇧🇪Belgium: 29%
🇮🇹Italy: 28%
🇩🇪Germany: 25%
🇯🇵Japan: 22%
🇬🇧UK: 21%
🇳🇿New Zealand: 19%
🇺🇸US: 19%
🇹🇷Turkey: 13%
🇰🇷Korea: 11%
🇲🇽Mexico: 8%
Where does the money go? Find out ➡️ oe.cd/socx
⛽️ In OECD Countries, #energy price #inflation jumped to 40.7% year-on-year in June 2022, up from 35.4% in May. 📈
⚡️ Energy prices remained the main contributor to inflation in France, Germany, Italy and Japan.
🔗 fal.cn/3rld2
W/#tourism expanding faster than global economy, how can govts ensure sustainability & inclusiveness? Mtg ➡️bit.ly/2yskVRU #WTD2017
🔴 WATCH NOW | The global economy faces a tightrope walk to #recovery: Our Secretary-General & Chief Economist @LauBooneEco present the latest OECD #EconomicOutlook ➡️ oe.cd/EO-jun20
Since late 2019, the #coronavirus has spread across the globe, affecting many countries and economies.
Follow the latest #COVID19 developments in your country in real time with this 🆕 AI-powered tool ➡️ oecd.ai/covid
📈 The latest #unemployment rates across OECD countries are out.
8 million more people are unemployed in OECD countries than before the #COVID19 crisis.
🆕 analysis here ➡️oe.cd/employment-out #EmploymentOutlook
Skipping #school: who does it, why, & what’s the impact? Compare your country bit.ly/1GcmgMz #education
The #GenderPayGap varies widely across OECD countries.
This #EqualPayDay, see how your country compares ⤵️
As #COVID19 restrictions begin to be eased, the path to economic recovery remains highly uncertain and vulnerable to a second wave of infections.
Read more in our 🆕 #EconomicOutlook ➡️ oe.cd/EOjune2020
🆕 📈 #Inflation in the #OECD rises further in May 2022, reaching 9⃣.6⃣%, , largely driven by food and energy prices. 💰🥫⚡️
This represents the sharpest price increase since August 1988.
🔎 fal.cn/3pZ56
In #OECD countries, it would take almost 5⃣ generations (on avg) for children of poorer families to reach the average #income in their country.
How can we increase #SocialMobility? 👉 oe.cd/social-mobilit #OECDinclusive
We are celebrating #Finland50OECD this week: Watch the story of Finland 🇫🇮 through the eyes of 6 different generations.
📽️ 100 years in 100 seconds by ⤵️
🗨️"Our children & youth are angry. And they have every right to feel angry."
At his recent #OECDClimateTalk, Secretary-General urged gov'ts to raise ambitions on #climate policies, echoing the call from climate activist to do more 📽️⤵️ oe.cd/climate-lectur
How can cities fight #climate chge? See projects in Denmark, Canada, Australia, Japan & Mexico youtu.be/oshaiU7oHOo (video) #EarthDay
On avg, full-time working #women are paid 14.1% less than men. What's the #GenderPayGap in your country?
Compare, then read oe.cd/24d #EqualPay #PressforProgress
Feel overworked? Compare avg. no. of working hours per year by country for 2015 (our top Facebook post of 2017), & get updated #stats here bit.ly/2Eem1Ua #Bestof2017
Do you have confidence in your country’s #judicial system & courts? On avg, 55% of people in OECD countries do.
Compare countries, read more ➡️ bit.ly/2CYhxSu #justice
Ebola, LAquila, Fukushima - what lessons for #scienceadvice in crises? See press release here bit.ly/1Jg2XEM
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#Ebola, #LAquila, #Fukushima- what lessons for #scienceadvice in crises? oe.cd/scienceadvice
How big is the #gender-wage gap in your country? For #IWD compare OECD #stats, read more here oecd.org/gender #inequality
Those born into low-earning families have much less chance to reach the top than others – sticky floors are still preventing #SocialMobility bit.ly/2t6Qv7s
#OECDinclusive #inequality
The pandemic has triggered an unprecedented mobilisation of the scientific community.
Around 75 000 scientific 🧪 publications on #COVID19 were published between Jan-Nov 2020, of which more than 3/4 were open access.
Find out more ➡️ oe.cd/stio2021 #OECDSTIO
Have you seen our update on trends in #inequality & #poverty for #OECD countries? Compare your country & read bit.ly/2frBDam [PDF]
By 2050, 70% of people will live in cities. How can we stop #cities from becoming #inequality traps? Get more info bit.ly/2fteY38
On avg, #migrants make up 13% of the population in OECD countries, ⬆️ from 9.5% in 2000. See more on #migration bit.ly/2sta9HE #MigrantsDay
Did you know that Spain 🇪🇸 plans to raise its paternity leave to 1⃣6⃣ weeks by 2021?
Economy Minister explains how the Spanish government is preparing for #thefutureofwork 📽️⤵️
In OECD countries, it would take almost 5 generations (on avg) for children of poorer families to reach the average #income in their country.
How can we increase #SocialMobility? 👉 oe.cd/social-mobilit #OECDinclusive
Did you know❔🤔
#Women ♀️ make about 8️⃣7️⃣cents for every man's dollar, on average, across #OECD countries. 💰
🔎 See how the #GenderWageGap of your country compares 📊⤵️
fal.cn/3kS0y #EqualPay
😷 What are countries around the world doing to contain the spread of the #coronavirus?
Our #COVID19 Country Policy Tracker allows you to explore actions taken by each country to support citizens, businesses and the economy.
Now with 9⃣0⃣+ countries 👉 oe.cd/2Wf
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You asked for it: After the working hours table last week, one on GDP per hour worked. Read about #productivity here bit.ly/2ie1I2K
With major #innovation needed to combat #climatechange, good time to shake things up in the #electricity sector, see bit.ly/2sIe5EJ
#Unemployment rates in OECD countries in 2017:
🇬🇷Greece: 21.7%
🇪🇸Spain: 17.3%,
🇮🇹Italy: 11.4%
🇫🇷France: 9.2%
🇨🇦Canada: 6.4%
🇬🇧UK: 4.5%
🇺🇸US: 4.4
🇩🇪Germany: 3.8%
🇯🇵Japan: 3.0%
Compare your country, then see: bit.ly/2KIOYvf #jobs
Top 5 OECD countries with the highest shares of #women involved in business creation:
🇨🇱 Chile
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇨🇦 Canada
🇺🇸 United States
🇪🇪 Estonia
Compare your country & see how gov’ts can help close the gender #entrepreneurship gap 👉 oe.cd/2Uc #GenerationEquality
“There is no economic excuse for not acting on #climatechange," said at #PetersbergDialogue. Read bit.ly/2rNZBmF
Our 34 countries have agreed to renew Angel Gurría’s mandate as #OECD Secretary-General ->2021 bit.ly/1Fd9aLx
Adults with a #university degree earn 56% more on average than those with a high-school degree only. Read bit.ly/2h3n6Eo #OECDEAG
[#Bestof2020] Top 5 OECD countries with the highest levels of life satisfaction:
🇫🇮 Finland
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇳🇴 Norway
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Learn more about how people evaluate their #happiness 👉 oe.cd/il/2S7 #BetterLives
Hours worked is one thing, #productivity is another. Compare #GDP/country & hours worked bit.ly/1mNcM4Z
What are the latest #YouthUnemployment rates across OECD countries? 👇
🇨🇷 40%
🇪🇸 37%
🇮🇹 32%
🇫🇷 19%
🇨🇦 16%
🇬🇧 13%
🇦🇺 11%
🇺🇸 9%
🇰🇷 9%
🇮🇱 7%
🇯🇵 4%
Learn more about the impact of #COVID19 on young people and #jobs 👉 oe.cd/employment-out
Do you have confidence in your country’s #judicial system & courts? On avg, 55% of people in OECD countries do.
Compare countries, then read more ➡️ bit.ly/2CYhxSu #justice
💰 The distribution of #wealth is highly unequal across households. On average across OECD countries, 5⃣2⃣% of the total wealth is held by the wealthiest 1⃣0⃣%.
See how inheritance #taxation could play a stronger role in addressing #inequality ➡️ oe.cd/3EM
[#Finland50OECD thread] There is more to life than the cold numbers of GDP and economic statistics. #WellBeing matters too.
Learn more about 🇫🇮 Finland’s average level of current well-being with our #BetterLifeIndex facts ⤵️
Poor #children in rich countries: Around 1 in 7 children live in income #poverty across the OECD, and the share has been ⬆️ in many countries.
On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, see 👉 bit.ly/2OYTYRY #EndPoverty #EndChildPoverty
And what's the #gender gap in tertiary #education in yr country? Read more here bit.ly/1QDEigC #women #IWD
Global economic activity is predicted to fall by 6% in 2020 if a #SecondWave is avoided. However, in the case of a 2nd outbreak, this drops to 7.6%.
Compare your country ⤵️ oe.cd/EOjune2020 #EconomicOutlook
How much is spent per student each year for #education? Compare OECD countries, then get more #stats here bit.ly/2daR5dX #OECDEAG
[#BestOf2018] In OECD countries, it would take almost 5 generations (on average) for children of poorer families to reach the average #income in their country.
How can we increase #SocialMobility? ➡️ oe.cd/social-mobilit #OECDinclusive
In which countries are self-#employment rates highest? Surprised? Read more here bit.ly/1rqcRxY OECD #stats
🆕 #GDP growth projections for 2022:
🌐 4.5%
🇦🇺4.1%
🇨🇦3.9%
🇪🇺4.3%
🇯🇵3.4%
🇰🇷3%
🇬🇧4.7%
🇺🇸3.7%
🇦🇷2.5%
🇧🇷1.4%
🇨🇳5.1%
🇮🇳8.1%
🇲🇽3.3%
🇹🇷3.3%
🇨🇴5.5%
🇨🇷3.9%
🇮🇱4.9%
🇳🇿3.9%
More projections in the latest #EconomicOutlook 👉 oecd.org/economic-outlo
Our latest #GDP projections for 2020 ⤵️
🌐 -4.5%
🇿🇦 -11.5%
🇦🇷 -11.2%
🇮🇹 -10.5%
🇲🇽 -10.2%
🇮🇳 -10.2%
🇬🇧 -10.1%
🇫🇷 -9.5%
🇪🇺 -7.9%
🇷🇺 -7.3%
🇸🇦 -6.8%
🇧🇷 -6.5%
🇨🇦 -5.8%
🇯🇵 -5.8%
🇩🇪 -5.4%
🇦🇺 -4.1%
🇺🇸 -3.8%
🇮🇩 -3.3%
🇹🇷 -2.9%
🇰🇷 -1.0%
🇨🇳 +1.8%
#EconomicOutlook oecd.org/economic-outlo
The high number of #youth not in employment, education or training represent a major annual economic cost est. between 360–605 billion USD.
How can policy transform this potential into economic opportunities & greater #wellbeing? 👉 #Y20Argentina #futureofwork
How does your country compare in science, math & reading? How about gender & social equity? Explore #OECDPISA dataviz ➡️ bit.ly/2uF8XW5 #education
On average, full-time working #women earn 13.2% less than men across OECD countries.
What's the #GenderPayGap in your country? ⤵️ #GenerationEquality
Safety in numbers? The more #cyclists in a country, the fewer fatal crashes bit.ly/1DKOMoL #stats #roadsafety
The more #cyclists in a country, the fewer fatal accidents: Happy #BiketoWork day bit.ly/1DKOMoL #stats
Not in employment, education or training: #NEET rate among #youth in OECD countries is on avg ⬆️ for men (8%) than women (5.7%).
How does your country compare? bit.ly/2NOip0L #YouthSkillsDay
#Women make up only 33% of managers in central gov't & 29% of politicians. How can we close the #GenderGap for women in public life?
See ➡️ bit.ly/2F6s81R #PressforProgress
Working long hours? On avg, 5.1% of workers in OECD countries #work 60 hours or more per week in their main job.
On #LabourDay, see our #employment database ➡️ bit.ly/2w1pnuK
What are the benefits and risks of #blockchain for our economies & societies? Follow the discussion at the first OECD Blockchain Policy Forum, 4-5 Sept.
Agenda + livestream 👉 bit.ly/2MGe7uI #GoingDigital
“Creating better humans will always be more important than creating smarter machines:” Read piece on #AI by Gary ➡️ bit.ly/2AweZsj via #ForumNetwork #websummit
