Health system resources in OECD countries ACHIEVING THE BEST HEALTH OUTCOMES DOES NOT DEPEND ONLY ON THE SHEER VOLUME OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE. EFFICIENT USE OF EXPENDITURE AND CONSIDERATION OF HEALTH RISK FACTORS AND BROADER SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ARE NEEDED In 2022, lower pandemic spending needs and impact of inflation moderate total spending to 9.2% … Continued
Labour productivity in the OECD countries THERE ARE LARGE DISPARITIES IN LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS BETWEEN COUNTRIES, EVEN WITHIN THE OECD AREA In 2021, average labour productivity in the OECD stood at $60.8/hour Most of the countries with the lowest labour productivity in 2000 have since increased it IN 2020, THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON … Continued
Employment continues to grow despite GDP slowdown THE LABOUR MARKET HAS RECOVERED TO PRE-COVID-19 PANDEMIC LEVELS, BUT PROSPECTS ARE HIGHLY UNCERTAIN AMID WAR CLOUDS IN UKRAINE Uneven GDP recovery among OECD countries OECD employment returned to pre-crisis levels by the end of 2021, and continued to grow in the first half of 2022 Low-pay industries … Continued
In May 2021, there were 8 Million more unemployed people in the OECD than before the pandemic, and the forecast is that only a few economies will have recovered employment levels prior to the crisis by the end of 2022. The crisis has had a big impact on young people, and those in low-skilled or … Continued
