OECD Update

Health spending in OECD countries in 2004: an update.

In 2004, U.S. health care spending per capita was 2.5 times greater than health spending in the median Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country and much higher than health spending in any other OECD country. The United States had fewer physicians, nurses, hospital beds, doctor visits, and hospital days per capita than the median OECD country. Health care prices and h...

Oecd Development Centre

OECD Economic Studies

The growth effects of education: evidence.............................................................................. 62 Evidence from labour economics.......................................................................................... 63 Growth accounting................................................................................................................... 68 Evidence from ...

Oecd Development Centre

• Empowerment of the poor is one ingredient in effective poverty reduction. • A demand-driven participatory approach enhances effectiveness and efficiency. • Accountability is the central lever for participatory governance. • Capacity building is necessary for making participatory governance a reality. In its research activities, the Development Centre aims to identify and analyse problems whos...

OECD Economic Studies

Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 104 The model and data ................................................................................................................... 106 Estimation results ...............................................................................................