Adult skills and productivity: New evidence from PIAAC 2023

Adult skills play a crucial role in shaping productivity. This column uses data from the 2023 OECD Survey of Adult Skills to analyse the relationship

Early job mentoring, placement, and training boost refugee integration without high costs

The number of people fleeing war and persecution worldwide has nearly tripled since the early 2010s, challenging European policymakers to ensure swift integration of asylum

Gender role attitudes and female labour supply

Increasing women’s labour force participation and career progression is a key priority for policymakers in developing and developed economies alike. A central question is whether

Part-time work slows the narrowing of France’s lifetime gender earnings gap

France has narrowed its gender lifetime earnings gap, but has not managed closed it. Despite legal guarantees, French women still earn 30% less than men

The rise and retreat of US inflation: An update

During the pandemic, annual CPI inflation in the US rose sharply to a peak of 9% in June 2022. This column argues that the rise

Ten challenges facing China’s economy

Depending on how it is measured, China’s economy is now the world’s largest or second largest. It is also the world’s second-most intertwined in terms

Employment protection legislation reforms and the rising cost of job loss

A widely cited argument in favour of easing employment protection rules is that greater flexibility in hiring and firing can lead to increased job matching