“…After having briefly discussed the importance of better information on household wealth for social policies, the paper describes the main features of the Luxembourg Wealth Study – a collaborative project to assemble existing micro-data on household wealth into a coherent database that aims to do for wealth what the Luxembourg Income Study has achieved for income– and some of the basic patterns highlighted by these data, while noting the important methodological features that affect comparability. …”

“…Also, under current rules, effective replacement rates are fairly low and projected to decline further, both for rural and urban residents, which may be difficult to sustain with the elderly living less and less with their descendants. …”

“…Ziel des Projekts zur Untersuchung von Ausmaß und Folgen der Produkt- und Markenpiraterie ist es, mehr konkrete Erkenntnisse zu gewinnen und das Bewusstsein dafür zu schärfen, wie groß das Problem ist. …”

“…Les perspectives à court terme III.Problèmes à moyen terme -Les tendances socio-économiques en moyenne période --Les facteurs de la croissance économique --La structure de la demande --Le chômage, les prix et la répartition des revenus et de la richesse --L'expansion du secteur public --La création d'instruments de politique à moyen terme --Les conséquences de l'intégration économique européenne -Perspectives macro-économiques à moyen terme --Les projections d'objectif 1972-1976 --Principaux domaines d'incertitude ---Prix ---Balance extérieure ---Croissance ---L'utilisation de la production IV. …”

“…Australia is one of many OECD countries to request a broad review by the OECD of its regulatory practices and reforms. This review presents a general picture , set within a macroeconomic context, of regulatory achievements and challenges, including regulatory quality at the Commonwealth level as well as across levels of government, competition policy and market openness. …”

“…Cela nécessite de décentraliser les activités, de concentrer les efforts, d’adopter des méthodes de gestion axées sur les résultats, de créer de nouveaux dispositifs, de modifier la composition des effectifs et de renforcer les capacités en interne et dans les pays partenaires. Cet ouvrage présente les dispositions prises par les différents donneurs pour réaliser leurs ambitions en matière de coopération pour le développement et remplir leur part des accords conclus à Paris en 2005 (dans la Déclaration de Paris) et à Accra en 2008 (à travers le Programme d’action d’Accra) en vue de rendre l’aide plus efficace…”

“…The IEA Climate and Electricity Annual 2011 provides an authoritative resource on progress to date in this area, with statistics related to CO2 and the electricity sector across ten regions of the world. It also presents topical analyses on meeting the challenge of rapidly curbing CO2 emissions from electricity, from both a policy and technology perspective…”

“…This report, the last in the OECD series Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers, synthesises the project’s findings and explores the possible factors behind the paradox described above. …”

“…But, due to differential protection levels and policy instruments across commodities and among countries, reform can also produce a complex pattern of adjustments, some of which may appear to be counter-intuitive. …”

“…Cette publication analyse l’efficacité des programmes mis en œuvre à ce jour en Europe et en Amérique du Nord en matière de protection de l'environnement. Trois angles d'attaque complémentaires sont privilégiés pour permettre des recommandations pragmatiques : - quels sont les effets économiques des programmes de mise à la casse, aussi bien pour le marché automobile que pour l'économie nationale ? …”

“…Cette étude essaie de répondre à ces questions en analysant les expériences menées récemment par des groupements de protection des terres en Australie, au Canada, aux Pays-Bas et en Nouvelle-Zélande. …”

“…Strengthening unemployment benefits, while limiting severance pay, would make employment protection more effective and do more to avoid labour market duality. …”

“…However, they can be improved further by reduced external and interprovincial barriers in network and professional service sectors, more efficient capital markets, fewer capital tax distortions and improved patent protection. A second focus should be on ensuring that incentives arising from government subsidies are targeted on actual market failures. …”

“…In the retail sector competition-restricting regulations still protect existing companies against new entry and inhibit the diffusion of new business models and technologies. …”

“…The research is partly funded by the European Commission, Research Directorate, under the project KEI (Knowledge Economy Indicators), Contract FP6 No. 502529. …”

“…This volume meets an important need in the contemporary international literature on education policy, lifelong learning, and economic and social development. It presents analysis of the "learning digital divide" in different countries - developed and developing - and the policies and specific innovations designed to bridge it. …”

“…In short, their work can comprise any technology-related activity that supports energy security, economic growth, environmental protection and engagement worldwide. Some 40 Implementing Agreements carry out programmes in the areas of energy efficiency (buildings, electricity, industry, and transport), fossil fuels (clean coal, enhanced oil recovery, carbon capture and storage), fusion power (tokamaks, materials, technologies, safety, alternate concepts) and renewable energy technologies, and cross-cutting topics (technology transfer, research databases, and modeling). …”

“…The five background studies; a comparison study comparing East Asia and Latin America and four country case studies (Chile, Ecuador, the Philippines and Thailand), which were conducted as a part of this project, form the basis for the analysis, supplemented by existing literature. …”

“…It finds that Hungary has made remarkable progress in liberalising its energy markets, as part of the government's aim to strike a balance between energy security, economic efficiency and environmental protection. A new Electric Power Act was passed in December 2001, partially opening the electricity market to competition by 2003 and to full competition by the time Hungary accedes to the European Union in 2004. …”

“…Whether the situation remains benign or not is discussed in the final section of the paper. Estimates presented point to significant effects of changes in net wealth on household saving rates in a large number of the countries studied…”