“…It acknowledges that policies do not operate in a vacuum and that they must take account of the contexts that influence the development and diffusion of eco-innovation, such as market structures. …”

“…It details new patterns in assets and flows within the global economy and highlights the strengthening of "South-South" links - the increasing interactions between developing countries through trade, aid and foreign direct investment. What do these changes im…”

“…It would also help to shift the tax mix toward more user fees and indirect taxes – including VAT, environmental levies and property taxes – which do not distort inter-temporal economic choices as income taxes do. …”

“…While pronounced cycles in house prices have been a major cause of macroeconomic instability in the past, current house price developments do not yet suggest an overheating of the housing market. …”

“…There is evidence for both factors at work: First, households with a more volatile income stream tend to save more and the extent to which they do depends on their (subjectively assessed) risk aversion. …”

“…The standards gap between the performance of students in Mexico and other OECD countries can only be reduced if schools become good at what they do. This report looks at key issues and challenges faced by the Mexican education system and provides policy recommendations on school management, leadership and teacher policies. …”

“…It deals directly with the issue of what governments can do in this area and points out where government action is needed. …”

“…In addition to the themes featured in every semi-annual edition, this issue also addresses these important questions: - How new is the ""new economy""? Why do some countries grow…”

“…Based on a comparison of results, the report then answers the following questions: (1) which income groups benefit the most from these accounts; (2) to what extent do these accounts generate additional savings; and (3) how much tax revenue is foregone due to these accounts.Based on the findings, the report also suggests measures on how to improve the effectiveness of tax-preferred savings accounts…”

“…Why is it important that the prices of goods and services fully reflect their environmental costs and benefits? Do government programmes for research, technology diffusion, technology verification, green procurement, pollutant reporting and increasing consumer awareness have an effect on the behaviour of firms with rega…”

“…Many of the problems of Russia’s public administration are aggravated by the fact that the Russian state often tries to do too much: the paper therefore explores the link between administrative reform and the scope of state ownership and regulation…”

“…The views expressed in these papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the OECD or of the governments of its member countries…”

“…How do we tackle road accidents and account for what can be contrasting situations between countries? …”

“…One explanation is that many policy makers in Armenia do not sufficiently take migration into account in their respective policy areas. …”

“…Globalisation, together with skill-biased technical change, is changing the composition of jobs in advanced economies and raising the level of skills required to do them. This has increased the importance of educating a large proportion of the population to much higher standards than in the past. …”

“…Whereas we find some evidence for a shared asset effect for MNEs in general we do not find any evidence that the US advantage is driven by superior shares assets. …”

“…In 2008, the government announced its intention to recommence the country's nuclear power program and start building a new nuclear power plant by 2013. To do so, Italy must first develop an efficient process for identifying critical energy infrastructure, including nuclear power, and subjecting it to an effective, streamlined siting and permitting process. …”

“…Although R&D intensity in Japan is the third highest in the OECD area, the benefits do not appear to have been commensurate with the level of investment. …”

“…s overarching macroeconomic challenge is therefore to continue to reduce the public debt overhang while improving the quality of fiscal adjustment, which has so far been underpinned by revenue hikes, rather than a retrenchment of expenditure commitments. To do so, measures will need to be taken to arrest the increase in current spending, especially on pensions, paving the way for subsequently removing distortions and reducing the tax burden over the medium to longer term, once the debt-to-GDP ratio has been reduced in a sustainable manner. …”

“…These developments give rise to a number of questions. What do these changes mean for China’s food processors? …”