Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- abbr. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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Examples
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The average net debt to GDP ratio in the OECD is around 45 per cent while for Australia it is below zero.
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But the OECD is active in other areas as well, including the important issue of pollution.
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The Minister welcomed what he termed the OECD's fair and balanced assessment of the Irish economy and said it should be "compulsory reading" for understanding the challenges the country faces.
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Average spending on public pensions across the OECD is now the equivalent of more than 7% of GDP (they cost America just 0.2% back in 1935).
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The average for the OECD is 19% and in the US the average is 13%.
Think Progress » ExxonMobil paid no federal income tax in 2009. (Updated)
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Most tellingly, before 1980, the report states, rates of obesity in OECD countries were generally below 10 percent.
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Income Distribution and Poverty in OECD Countries has a chart of income deciles across the OECD countries, plus a link to data.
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Of course, that Ahmedinejad went surely didn't help, and that jackass is as much guilty for the failure of the conference as various Israel-lobbies in OECD capitals.
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The OECD found that subsidies for energy in OECD countries were running at between $70 billion and $80 billion; their main purpose being to support energy production.
Energy Conservation, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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The OECD is hosting an online chat asking the interesting question "What benefits would the Internet bring to the developing world?" on Thursday, Feb. 21.
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