As we edge towards 2030 – with long ways to go to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – there may be no more pressing question. More...
What it will take to unleash real feminism
Gender equality frequently makes headlines. Even before the #metoo movements, political leaders started to place gender equality at the top of their agendas. Beyond OECD countries, the G20, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals as well as the African Union’s 2063 Agenda made achieving gender equality a priority. More...
Increasing income and resilience of the poorest: The role of economic inclusion programmes in social protection systems
While the past two decades saw spectacular progress in the fight against poverty, more than 10% of the world’s population – 735 million people – still live below USD 1.90 per day. Ending poverty in all its forms everywhere as envisioned in Agenda 2030 will prove challenging. More...
Visualising urbanisation: How the Africapolis platform sheds new light on urban dynamics in Africa
Africa’s urban population is the fastest growing in the world. By 2050, Africa’s cities will be home to nearly one billion additional people. Yet, where and how Africa’s cities of the future emerge and evolve are insufficiently understood. More...
Taking the fight against corruption to the demand side of bribery
While many businesses are committed to joining governments to fight against corruption, to take concrete action and to help promote a culture of integrity in society at large, targeting the supply side of bribery is not enough. This is a message the business community has been promoting for many years. More...
Towards the global integration of Asian stock markets
In 2017, 43% of all equity raised via public equity markets in the world went to Asian companies, according to the 2018 edition of the OECD Equity Market Review of Asia. This means that Asian corporations raised more equity across the stock market than all US and European companies combined. More...
Reducing regional disparities for inclusive growth
By . Ensuring the benefits of growth are spread widely requires a strong focus on greater convergence of regions in terms of income and well-being. The GDP per capita in the best performing region was around double that in the worst performing region in 2016. Income inequality and poverty rates are also high, with regional differences. More...
Sustaining growth to benefit all in Spain
By . Spain continues to recover from the economic crisis with strong growth and falling unemployment, as highlighted in the latest OECD Economic Survey of Spain (OECD, 2018). More...
The output cost of the global financial crisis
By . Assessing the damage from the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) is not straightforward, even with the benefit of hindsight provided by ten years of history, because the counter-factual of what might have happened in its absence is unknowable. More...
Australia’s cooling housing market; is the economy at risk?
By . Australia’s housing market is a source of vulnerability. Prices have more than doubled in real terms since the early 2000s and household debt has surged. The market has started to cool over the last year, with prices falling most notably in Melbourne and Sydney. More...