Can governments raise pensions for low-income retirees without discouraging them from working? Drawing on Germany’s Earned Income Pension Credit,
OECD-wide unemployment rate stood at 4.9% in May 2026. OECD job markets have remained resilient, with total employment in
When we picture engines of economic growth and job creation, we tend to think of large multinational companies and
Across advanced economies, workers have been receiving a smaller share of national incomes. This column compares the evolution of
The Director-General emphasised that the “Four Levels of Food” provide a crucial roadmap for enhancing food security. However, he
The long-standing gap in hours worked between Americans and workers in other advanced economies has narrowed significantly. This column
Since the 1980s, real wages in the US have grown only slowly, even as productivity has continued to rise.
Food delivery platforms lower barriers to legal work for disadvantaged groups. Using the staggered rollout of Deliveroo and Uber
Labour shortages across the EU are back down to pre-pandemic levels and declining, but this easing of the labour
Fertility has fallen to very low levels in many advanced economies, and many pro-natalist policies appear to deliver modest
Can governments raise pensions for low-income retirees without discouraging them from working? Drawing on Germany’s Earned Income Pension Credit,
OECD-wide unemployment rate stood at 4.9% in May 2026. OECD job markets have remained resilient, with total employment in
When we picture engines of economic growth and job creation, we tend to think of large multinational companies and
Across advanced economies, workers have been receiving a smaller share of national incomes. This column compares the evolution of
The Director-General emphasised that the “Four Levels of Food” provide a crucial roadmap for enhancing food security. However, he
The long-standing gap in hours worked between Americans and workers in other advanced economies has narrowed significantly. This column
Since the 1980s, real wages in the US have grown only slowly, even as productivity has continued to rise.
Food delivery platforms lower barriers to legal work for disadvantaged groups. Using the staggered rollout of Deliveroo and Uber
Labour shortages across the EU are back down to pre-pandemic levels and declining, but this easing of the labour
Fertility has fallen to very low levels in many advanced economies, and many pro-natalist policies appear to deliver modest
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