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well-being: Education and Skills; Health; Social Protection and Redistribution; and Gender Equality. …
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International quality measurement work is moving beyond the consideration of health system or national level variations to understand variations within countries and enable more meaningful cross-country comparison. Hospital performance is one key area where policy makers are increasing their...
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on mortality rates by age, gender, educationals attainment and for, 17 countries, cause of death, were collected from … cause of death for all gender and education groups after age 65 years, and the first cause of mortality inequality between …This paper assesses inequality in longevity across education and gender groups in 23 OECD countries around 2011. Data …
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to the OECD average but contributed to large increases in income inequality and poverty that have only been partially … reversed since then. These developments have been aggravated by the rising burden of housing costs on low-income households …. Māori, Pasifika and low-income households have also experienced slower rates of improvement in many health and education …
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Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards …. While most of the inequality originates from the labour market, wealth – and thus capital income – is also highly …, which tend to be regressive, account for the bulk. The progressivity of income taxes had been undermined by generous tax …
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the OECD, including countries with a similar level of income per capita. While this outcome has been driven by the … 2009, lower than in other OECD countries with similar levels of income per capita. Although the health care system is …
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reduced. Women’s employment is high but the gender wage gap could be narrowed further by enhancing their employment …
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Israelis enjoy higher life expectancy and have a much younger demographic profile than most OECD countries. However, the demand for health care is expanding rapidly due to population growth and ageing. Also, the country’s wide socio-economic divides are reflected in differences in health...
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This paper investigates the vulnerabilities of health care systems in OECD and BRIICS countries to adverse secular trends and large macroeconomic shocks. It identifies policies that can ally vulnerabilities considering the institutional setting of health care systems, such as the public-private...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for better tracking and monitoring domestic and international investments in health, including on pandemic preparedness. The total official support for sustainable development (TOSSD) framework can help, as it captures both cross‑border flows to...
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