The Nature Index is derived from a list of research articles in 68 high impact journals. It is updated monthly and rankings are published annually. Lists are available for countries, corporate and academic institutions, rising stars and four subject groups. More...
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) have published the fourth edition of their BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) rankings, which were produced with the help of Interfax, the Russian news agency. The methodology is rather different from their world rankings. There is total of eight indicators. More...
Posted by . The integration of women into the labour market was one of the most momentous trends of the 20th century, and it was accompanied by an unprecedented process of skills catch-up. In 1950, women worldwide only had three quarters of the years of schooling that men had. By 2010, the ratio had almost reached 90% and it continues to increase. More...
Posted by . During its presidency of the G20, China decided to focus the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting (LEMM) on the theme of “Innovation: Decent work, Enhanced Employability and Adequate job opportunities” (IDEA). To inform discussions around this topic, the international organisations were asked to prepare background reports on relevant themes and the OECD was asked to take the lead in preparing a paper on “Enhancing Employability”. More...
Posted . With weak domestic demand and a relatively low export share in the economy there is much potential to raise exports. Despite a recent pick-up Greek export performance deteriorated in the last decade particularly in the service sector and by much more than in the Euro area on average. More...
Posted . In the past two decades, the income level in Lithuania has steadily risen toward that of OECD countries. Between 1995 and 2013, GDP per capita rose from one third to two thirds of the OECD average. Productivity catch-up was critical to this process, aided by enhanced integration into the global economy which enabled the adoption of more advanced production technologies from abroad. More...
Posted . A key argument for small local governments is that they can better deliver the services that their residents want and need. A key question is: what size is too small? When is the average cost of services too high, the range of choice too narrow or expertise spread too thinly across the country? These questions are especially relevant in the Czech Republic where there are over 6 200 municipalities – the smallest on average in the OECD. More...
By Marilyn Achiron. Put a complicated algebraic equation or geometry problem in front of a 15-year-old student (or, for that matter, just about anyone) and you can almost see the brain at work: I. Can’t. Do.This. More...
By Dirk Van Damme. At the turn of this century, two different models of higher education programmes prevailed in the world. The first mainly consisted of three- or four-year programmes leading to a first qualification – a bachelor’s degree – sometimes followed by a “postgraduate” programme at the master’s level. This model predominated in the United States, the United Kingdom and most other English-speaking countries. The second model, prevalent in Europe, entailed long, integrated programmes – in some fields of study, six, seven or even eight years long - leading to a plenitude of qualifications. Emerging economies in Asia mainly copied the American model, while Latin-American countries mainly followed the model of the European colonising powers. More...
By Florian Köster. Today’s education systems need to adapt practices to local diversity while ensuring common goals. Given the complexity of modern education systems, seemingly straightforward changes may result in unexpected consequences, making effective production, use and exchange of knowledge – policy-relevant know-how – across the system indispensable. More...
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