“…Originally designed to replace Palestinian cross-border workers from the Occupied Territories in the secondary labour market, in 2007 foreign workers comprised 8.7% of the private-sector labour force, 40% of them without permits. …”

“…The empirical results suggest that in general risk management has become much more sophisticated but that it is often driven more by regulatory and accounting issues than by the pension fund‘s specific risk profile. …”

“…Therefore, in the absence of definitions that capture the essence of entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurship indicators that are internationally comparable, policy makers are left somewhat rudderless when it comes to developing policies, particularly when they relate to learning from international best-practice. …”

“…Since the 1970s, Korea has become one of the most energy-intensive economies in the OECD area, thanks to higher living standards, rapid urbanisation and an expanding industrial sector. …”

“…By the end of 2010, the net effect of STW on employment was negligible or may even have become negative. However, the gross impact of STW on the number of jobs saved per quarter remains large and positive in the majority of countries…”

“…This report on Slovenia therefore focuses on activation policies to improve labour market outcomes for four groups: long-term unemployed people; low-skilled workers; older workers; and workers who were made or are at risk of becoming displaced. There is room to improve policies through promoting longer working lives and through enabling the Employment Service and related institutions to help more harder-to-place jobseekers back into employment…”

“…It also presents topical analyses on meeting the challenge of rapidly curbing CO2 emissions from electricity, from both a policy and technology perspective…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Comparison between stock options and ordinary salary for higher levels of income; Notes; Chapter 3. Cross-border Income Tax Issues; 1. …”

“…And what share of electricity supply from variable renewables can they make possible? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Construction of Learning Environments: Lessons from the Mexico Exploratory Phase by Juan Cassassus, María de Ibarrola, Lilia Pérez-Franco, Juana M. …”

“…Moreover, ambitious fiscal and structural policy adjustments would provide some margin in case upside risks to international imbalances -- such as renewed housing booms that could be triggered by a rebound in cross-border capital flows or higher oil prices -- materialise…”

“…These developments took place during a traditional credit boom and reinforced the skyrocketing of asset prices, erosion of lending standards and under-pricing of risk. …”

“…This agenda is associated with likely trends towards a more diversified system of retirement income in most OECD countries - with more reliance on private pensions and a likely increase of earnings as a source of income among older people. …”

“…Information communication technologies (ICTs) are crucial to reducing poverty, improving access to health and education services and creating new sources of income and employment for the poor. Being able to access and use ICTs has become a major factor in driving competitiveness, economic growth and social development. …”

“…The International Energy Agency's 2002 comprehensive review of Korea's energy policies and programmes. This report comes at a time when Korea has become the 26th Member of the IEA and when the country’s energy policies are being substantially reformed, to mobilise investments and increase efficiency. …”

“…Research in public management, political science and public policy, sociology, institutional economics, and organisational management (particularly the knowledge transfer literature) is augmented with work from education and other social sciences, including healthcare, law, and social justice. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Basic statistics of Brazil, 2019 -- Executive summary -- The COVID-19 outbreak has plunged the economy into a deep recession -- Raising spending efficiency is needed to address fiscal challenges -- Reviving productivity is the key for a strong recovery of incomes -- Well-designed training policies are key -- 1 Key policy insights -- The strength of the recovery will hinge on economic reforms -- COVID-19 has plunged the economy back into a long and deep recession -- The short-term prospects will depend on the health situation -- Risks are centred around the implementation of reforms and fiscal sustainability -- External vulnerabilities seem contained -- Financial soundness indicators are solid but the pandemic entails unprecedented risks -- Inflation is below target and interest rates have reached a long-time low -- The fiscal outlook has become much more challenging after COVID-19 -- Fiscal adjustment will have to resume after the pandemic -- Reducing budget rigidities is key -- Improving the effectiveness of social transfers -- Managing high payroll expenses -- Reducing inefficient subsidies and tax expenditures -- Reforming taxes to boost productivity and enhance fairness -- Further social progress is possible at reasonable fiscal cost -- Strengthening the social safety net -- Improving labour market policies -- Raising the quality of education -- Fighting corruption and economic crimes -- Making economic growth greener and more sustainable -- Halting illegal deforestation in the Amazon region -- References -- 2 Raising productivity through structural reforms -- Possible sources of low productivity growth -- How can policies help to strengthen productivity growth? …”

“…As power systems around the world transform, power system flexibility has become a global priority. A range of operational, policy and investment-based interventions are available to render modern systems more flexible, thereby facilitating cleaner, and more reliable, more resilient, and more affordable energy. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…A Comparaison of Policy Responses to Key Retirement Income Challenges; Chapter 5. Reforms to Re-balance Work and Retirement…”

“…Alterations of the cell surface of the sensitive lysosomal membrane lead to lysosomal fragility and other changes that gradually become irreversible. Such changes result in a decreased uptake and binding of NR. …”