OECD's books, periodicals and statistical databases are now available via www.SourceOECD.org, our online library. Ask your librarian for more details of how to access OECD books on line, or write to us at [email protected] Today's " knowledge economies " are seeing the emergence of new paradigms for innovation and the advancement of knowledge in relation to economic activities. This report ex...

Most of the international boundaries in Africa were delimited in the last quarter of the 19 century. The adoption of the “Uttis possedis” principle of boundary maintenance by African states in 1963 solidified the boundary regimes. The state-centric policies in border management result in further conflicts, wars and litigation depriving of cross-border cooperation. Though attempts at economic co...

This study examines the potential outcomes of uniting resources Muslim countries. Despite challenges in obtaining accurate data, various representative approaches are proposed. Among institutions that collect such data is Statistical, Economic and Social Research Training Center for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), which under Organization Cooperation. The analysis focuses on sufficiency energy, foo...

Geography causes African countries to experience a ‘proximity gap’. To overcome this gap a ‘big push’ may be needed in infrastructure. The cross-border nature of such infrastructure requires regional cooperation in at least four issues: transport infrastructure, trade facilitation, decentralization and local economic development, and migration. Because incentives for regional cooperation in the...

Abstract Energy consumption is defined as one of the main determinants environmental degradation. Therefore, this issue becomes points debate to achieve sustainable development. This research examines how a set economic factors determine energy in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, which second-generation econometric methods have been used that control cross-sectio...

To account for differences among rural and urban regions, the OECD has established a regional typology, classifying TL3 regions as predominantly urban (PU), intermediate (IN) or predominantly rural (PR). This typology has proved to be meaningful to better explain regional differences in economic and labour market performance. However, it does not take into account the presence of economic agglo...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: reforms in inpatient care are critical for the enhancement of the efficiency of health systems. it still remains the main costly sector of the health system, accounting for more than 60% of all expenditures. inappropriate and ineffective use of the hospital infrastructure is also a big issue. we aimed to analyze statistical data on healt...

We use mixed-complementarity-problem programming to implement tariff rate quotas (TRQs) in the global computable general equilibrium (CGE) LINKAGE model. We apply the approach to TRQs in sugar markets in OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries. We calibrate the model on 2000 policy levels for OECD countries to reflect the full implementation of their World Trade O...

Recently, sustainable development is demanded to be a compulsory requirement by international communities due environmental and economic instability, hence, encouraging scholars explore various approaches through which countries could achieve it. In this lieu, the present article explores concept of green investment, eco-innovation, financial inclusion their effectiveness on in context China. T...

The article considers the peculiarities of formation regulatory policy in Ukraine public administration reform. influence experience economically developed countries and international organizations on implementation effective is analyzed. activities Organization for Economic Cooperation Development, which aim to improve efficiency field cooperation with within Memorandum Understanding deepening...