November 2010
13 posts
some thoughts for nations as they approach... →
As PISA is one of the OECD’s pilot research initiatives, I thought it would be interesting to look at this article about how education spending affects that actual conditions of learning on the ground. The Economist argues in this article that it is the shape of education, not its size or spending, that makes a difference. As OECD countries - particularly the United States, as its public...
Crisis in Korea? Or lack thereof? →
In the past 24 hours, I have been monitoring the progress of North Korea’s shelling attack on South Korea, an OECD member country and the host of November’s G20 conference. This article is not a direct news piece, but rather an opinion article. Definitely check up the facts on other websites, but I just thought it would be fun to share some of the opinions going around about the...
ASEAN, OECD enhance investment co-op →
The Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have been enhancing investment cooperation in which ASEAN keeps promoting and facilitating investment inflows.
OECD Young Professionals Programme
An exciting new program from the OECD is the Young Professionals Programme that is now accepting applications until December 6th.
Candidates who are interested in the objectives of the OECD in promoting international policy co-operation, mature enough to understand the issues involved in international work, and who possess the analytical and drafting skills which enable them to contribute to...
India’s Microcredit Sector Faces Collapse from... →
In the OECDxUSC Development fair this Wednesday, PhD student Yesim Indice contributed to the speaking portion of the event by discussing the potential downsides of microfinance and how it recently has been commercialized in developing countries, particularly India.
Yesim’s conversation made up the “Ground level” aspect of the event’s topic: Coordinating Development....
OECD secretary-general discusses progress made at... →
Final OECDxUSC event of the semester!
WHAT? The USC Development fair, Session on Careers in Economics and Development, and Speaking event on Coordinating Development.
WHEN? Wednesday, November 17th, 10:30am to 1:30pm
WHERE? VonKleinSmid Center Courtyard and [adjacent] Tyler Environmental Prize Pavillion.
LUNCH WILL BE SERVED.
The Parts:
10:30am to 12:00 noon: OECDxUSC will host USC’s first Development Fair in the VKC Courtyard. ...
Egypt joins OECD education committee
In a recent article by the Global Arab Network website describes Egypt’s participation in OECD ministerial meeting, which was held at the organization’s headquarters in Paris on November 4-5, under the title: “Investing in the social and human capital through education…new challenges”. As Egypt is not an OECD member country, its participation in this meeting is an exciting...
OECD says Russia is set to expand →
In speaking of emerging economies, the B, I, and C of BRIC (Brazil, India, and China) have been getting a lot more attention lately. Here, an OECD report puts Russia in the spotlight.
OECD hacked for economic data →
This is an interesting new story in the world of increasing technology! It appears that not too much damage was done, but the attack was sophisticated, leaving one wondering at the motives and goals of the hackers.
OECD advice to rich developing countries →
The OECD published today the opinion that fast-growing economies in the east should spend the vast savings accumulated through trade on their own people rather than use it to accumulate bonds and shares in the west. OECD warns that policies designated to re-balance currencies will not be successful unless countries take broader domestic reforms under their wings as well. For those of you at all...
OECD urges Indonesia to renew reform drive →
In one of its reports released today (Monday, November 1), the OECD urges Indonesia to work on development initiatives such as bureaucracy reform, infrastructure, and environmental sustainability. I have been pleasantly surprised by the number of emerging-economy articles I have seen integrating OECD statistics and recommendations into their development discussions. While the OECD is sometimes...
