“…In allowing for global industrial restructuring and efficiency gains, crossborder M&As can yield dividends in terms of company performance and profits. The extent to which they result in benefits for home and host countries is argued to be strongly influenced by policy frameworks ..…”

“…Cette publication présente les principaux indicateurs environnementaux du corps central de l'OCDE et contribue ainsi à l'évaluation des performances environnementales et des progrès vers un développement durable. …”

“…The main reason for the productivity deceleration in most European countries is due to the under performance of the ..…”

“…This paper reviews Iceland’s performance in skills accumulation against the backdrop of a rapidly changing economic environment and discusses directions for further improvements. …”

“…Le redoublement des élèves peu performants ou le transfert vers un autre établissement des élèves présentant de faibles résultats ou des problèmes de discipline sont, à cet effet, deux pratiques courantes de regroupement..…”

“…Another challenge is to enhance the performance and accelerate the restructuring of small and medium-sized enterprises, which account for over 90% of service-sector employment. …”

“…This report focuses mainly on developments to improve the performance of coal-based power generation technologies, which should be a priority – particularly if carbon capture and storage takes longer to become established than currently projected. …”

“…Matching the US employment performance defined in that sense would enable low-employment OECD countries to reduce only half of the aggregate employment-rate gap vis-à-vis the United States, the other half being mechanically due to differences in the population structure by age and educational attainment. …”

“…Reinhart and Rogoff (2010) were the first to point out that a public debt-to-GDP ratio higher than 90% of GDP is associated with considerably lower economic performance in advanced and emerging economies alike. …”

“…Le rapport ci-après présente une synthèse des conclusions d’études de cas portant sur la politique et les performances agricoles de trois pays africains: le Cameroun, le Ghana et le Mali. …”

“…While recognising the many limitations of the data that exist, the analyses reported here paint a picture of widespread differences in the rates at which certain procedures are performed (e.g. hysterectomy and prostatectomy) yet, for others (e.g. appendectomy), they indicate the emergence of growing international convergence. …”

“…Les élèves issus de l’immigration, en particulier, parviennent à combler leur écart de performance entre 15 et 24 ans. La poursuite d’études post-secondaires formelles est associée de façon systématique et significative à l’amélioration des compétences en compréhension de l’écrit entre 15 et 24 ans…”

“…Energy labels and standards are only one way in which governments can diminish energy use, improve performance and slash greenhouse gas emissions. But they have proved remarkably effective, and their use is steadily spreading. …”

“…It also considers institutional changes that may help to improve the performance of the educational system and so boost human capital formation. …”

“…This paper provides a link between the degree of entrepreneurial activity in a country and the growth performance. While a recent wave of empirical evidence suggests that the extent to which countries have shifted towards an increased role of entrepreneurship varies considerably across countries, virtually nothing is known about the consequences of lagging behind in this process. …”

“…This Test Guideline also includes a set of Performance Standards for the assessment of similar and modified RhE-based test methods. …”

“…Patent indicators – within the science and technology (S&T) context – are used to measure inventive performance, diffusion of knowledge and internationalisation of innovative activities – across countries, firms, industries, technology areas, etc. …”

“…New Zealand generally performs well in terms of economic and social inclusion. …”

“…Results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) show that learning outcomes in the region have improved over time, but that the improvement has not been equitable. Some students are performing similarly to students from countries in the European Union, while others are lagging further behind.This report, developed in co-operation with the European Commission and UNICEF, analyses PISA data in detail to identify the strengths, challenges and unique features of education systems in the Western Balkans. …”

“…The report analyses the performance of Lithuania's health system which has been long characterised by its institutional stability and the steady pursuit of a policy agenda aimed at adapting it to the evolving burden of disease. …”