OECD in Washington Newsletter

2003 Editions

November-December 2003

• OECD's Education at a Glance "a wake-up call," Says U.S. Secretary of Education
• Teachers: Salaries and Shortages
• Expenditure on Education
• Student Motivation: Essential for Success
• US Accounts for Half of All Websites of OECD
• Number of High Paid Jobs Growing Relatively Rapidly
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October 2003

• New OECD Statistics Portal Launched
• Overview of OECD Statistics
• Frequently Asked Statistical Tables - FAST
• OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms
• SourceOECD
• OECD Washington Center
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August-September 2003

• Subsidies to Agriculture: Why?
• Agriculture, The Rich Getting Richer
• Subsidies vs. Sustainability
• More Progress Needed on Tariffs
• WTO and OECD Support Indicators
• Subsidies Draining Fisheries
• Poverty Reduction through Policy Reform
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July 2003

• The Road to Cancun
• MEGA-Tariffs: Agriculture
• Non-Tariff Barriers
• The Way Forward for Developing Countries
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June 2003

• U.S. Still the Engine of Growth
• Belgium: Combating a Heavy Tax Burden
• Is Socialized Health Care in Czech Republic Sustainable?
• Coping with Korea's Rapidly Ageing Population
• Australia's Immigration Policy: Delivering Economic Success
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April - May 2003

• Failing to Target Farmers Need
• Dairy Products to Lead OECD Export
• World Fish Markets
• Food (In)Security
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March 2003:

• Taxing Wages
• Government Revenues Fall
• Updated Model Tax Convention
• Falling Tax Burden
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February 2003:

• Cross-Border Education: More than Cultural Exchange
• FDI in China
• Frascati Revisted
• Germany: On the Right Track
• Japan: On the Road to Recovery?
• Household Saving Rates
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January 2003:

• Knowledge: Worth the Investment?
• What is the role of SMEs?
• The Euro Area
• A closer Look at ICT
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