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ABSTRACT Demographic and economic consequences of international migration in high‐income countries depend on the patterns of flows, which have changed profoundly since WWII. We investigate how the increase in highly skilled migrants shaped the geography of flows, the age, sex and family composition and the international mobility of immigrants in ...
Mathias Lerch, Philippe Wanner
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Reformas laborales de mercado y desempleo: enseñanzas de la experiencia de los países de la OCDE [PDF]
(Disponible en idioma inglés únicamente) El mercado laboral de la OCDE ha experimentado cambios importantes en las últimas dos décadas. El más evidente de esos cambios ha sido el aumento del número de personas en busca de empleo.
Stefano Scarpetta
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Public spending, prívate investment, and growth in O.E.C.D. countries: an empirical investigation [PDF]
This paper is concerned with the empirical relationship between government spending and prívate investment. A panel of 14 OECD countries is used. We present evidence which suggests the existence of a significant crowding-in effect of prívate investment
Argimon Maza, Isabel +2 more
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Abstract OECD countries are grappling with a policy design dilemma, as they strive to balance fiscal sustainability with the increasing demands on the welfare state. This study introduces a new perspective on policy design that integrates the two elements of “social cohesion,” comprising government trust and civic engagement.
Jiwon Kim
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The obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is very heterogeneous. A common characteristic is the presence of obsessions leading to anxiety or other forms of affective distress, and compulsions, which are performed to diminish the anxiety or distress. However, there is growing evidence for the role of habit forming in OCD.
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- JAPAN/USA: (THE APPARENT) MIRACLE OF CONVERGENCE [PDF]
With reference to the Baumol/de Long controversy over the importance of the sample selection when verifying the convergence hypothesis, the paper concludes that the convergence results are conditioned by the joint consideration of the United States and ...
Francisco José Goerlich Gisbert +1 more
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A large scale cascade model in the context of mathematics curriculum reform: Interactive factor of influence of multipliers’ work. [PDF]
This study aims to know the influences identified by the multipliers on their work with schools, in order to understand the development of the cascade model implemented in the context of a Portuguese national large-scale programme for support mathematics
Canavarro, Ana Paula, Santos, Leonor
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The preschool PISA: A new paradigm of children’s assessment in early childhood education
The aim of this article is to review, discuss and critique the OECD’s International Early Learning and Child Well-Being Study (IELS), as a new standardised international evaluation for children’s education, which could be seen as a PISA test at preschool
Efstratia Sofou +1 more
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Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo ou ops caminhos de cuidar o futuro [PDF]
In this paper, I propose an examination of Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (1930- 2004), the first woman to be prime minister of Portugal, as well as the first woman candidate for the presidency.
Joaquim, Teresa
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Imposing WTO disciplines on domestic support: an assessment of the Doha Round Approach [PDF]
The elements of the approach to disciplining domestic support for agriculture in the Doha round of WTO negotiations are evaluated using data for a selection of OECD countries.
Blandford, David
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