September 2010
16 posts
I always love to see shoutouts to the OECD... →
Starting into our discussion on transparency and...
As many of you are already aware, OECDxUSC will host an event on October 26 about the effect of the World Cup on the development of its host country. Senior International Relations major Danny Charnoff will share his honors research on transparency and infrastructure in South Africa and Brazil, the world cup’s recent and upcoming host nations.
This event fit’s nicely with...
Deficit will remain until taxes rise →
This topic has come up several times in the past few days, and I believe that it is certainly worth mentioning in this forum. The OECD has speculated that the United States will not be able to make up its increasing budget deficit until America implements increased taxes, like a Value-Added Tax (or VAT), to start bridging the gap. Again, this is just one of many articles that has been released on...
2010 Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in... →
The Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in Africa: Promise and Performance, was celebrated yesterday, September 20th, by the OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria. In light of USC’s research and development intitatives in Africa, this report is a great look at Africa and the emerging issues in its sustainable development. Furthermore, the report looks into the metrics and measures that...
for realistic acheivement of the milennium... →
OECD adds gender equality as its newest data... →
OECD rules out double-dip recession →
For those of you facing the rocky job market this year (or in the next few!), the OECD released some good news today. Check out this article on the OECD’s reasoning that a double-dip worls recession is highly unlikely.
Death and Taxes... are you sure? →
The OECD Observer highlights the sometimes drastic difference between the federal tax rate among member countries and the amount of income tax they actually pay.
“It is often said that death and taxes are the only certainties in life, but are you certain about how much income tax you actually pay?”
US market share of foreign students is falling
USC is currently the university with the largest number of international students in the United States. Therefore, the OECD’s recent Education at a Glance: 2010 indicators are of particular interest to universities like ours that pride themselves on international student attainment. The US university system has long been coveted across the world as providing the indisputable highest...
Bloomberg uses OECD real estate chart as its... →
"A strengthening recovery, but also new risk"
Tomorrow, Thursday, September 9, the OECD will release the Interim Economic Outlook assessment to the public. According to the document’s intitial editorial,growth is picking up among OECD member countries, and at a faster pace than expected by the previous Economic Outlook. The rebound in trade, while incomplete, has been substantial and is proving to be a major force pulling the global...
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Looking to the Middle East: A discussion on the...
OECDxUSC with the Center for International Studies, the International Relations Undergraduate Association, and the International Development Association Present:
The first event of the OECD’s Student Ambassador speaker series at USC:
Looking to the Middle East: A discussion on the development and stability of the region and its changes since 9/11
Featuring:
Richard Dekmejian...
