Comparing access to urban parks across six OECD countries

Common Cycles Across OECD Countries

The strong correlation between Australian and US output growth over the last two decades has been widely documented and analysed. What has always been difficult to understand is the source of this correlation, particularly since the extent of Australia’s integration with the US economy is no greater in many respects than with other countries. A recent research project within the Economic Resear...

Inequities in access to healthcare: analysis of national survey data across six Asia-Pacific countries

BACKGROUND Evidence suggests that there is a link between inequitable access to healthcare and inequitable distribution of illness. A recent World Health Organization report stated that there is a need for research and policy to address the critical role of health services in reducing inequities and preventing future inequities. The aim of this manuscript is to highlight disparities and differe...

Measuring and comparing health care waiting times in OECD countries.

Waiting times for elective treatments are a key health-policy concern in several OECD countries. This study describes common measures of waiting times from administrative data across OECD countries. It focuses on common elective procedures, such as hip and knee replacement, and cataract surgery, where waiting times are notoriously long. It provides comparative data on waiting times across 12 OE...

A Family Affair: Intergenerational Social Mobility across OECD Countries

Policy reform can remove obstacles to intergenerational social mobility and thereby promote equality of opportunities across individuals. Such reform will also enhance economic growth by allocating human resources to their best use. This chapter assesses recent crosscountry patterns in intergenerational social mobility and examines the role that public policies play in affecting mobility. Inter...

A Family Affair: Intergenerational Social Mobility across OECD Countries