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International comparisons of real incomes

Beckerman, Wilfred - 1966

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PISA 2006 : Volume 2: Data

2008

Presents the full data set underlying PISA 2006 Volume 1: Analysis. Includes data on student performance in science, student engagement in science, quality and equity in schools, school and system characteristics, and student performance in reading and mathematics.

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In It Together: Why Less Inequality Benefits All

2015

while lower income households have been left behind. This long-run increase in income inequality not only raises social and … political concerns, but also economic ones. It tends to drag down GDP growth, due to the rising distance of the lower 40% from …-standard work and job polarization; persisting gender gaps; the challenge of high wealth concentration, and the role for …

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The High Cost of Low Educational Performance : The Long-run Economic Impact of Improving PISA Outcomes

2010

This report uses recent economic modelling to relate cognitive skills – as measured by PISA and other international instruments – to economic growth, demonstrating that relatively small improvements to labour force skills can largely impact the future well-being of a nation. The report also...

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Test No. 212: Fish, Short-term Toxicity Test on Embryo and Sac-Fry Stages

1998

In this Short-term Toxicity Test on Fish Embryo and Sac-Fry Stages, the life stages from the newly fertilized egg to the end of the sac-fry stage are exposed. The embryo and sac-fry stages of fish are exposed to five concentrations of the test substance dissolved in water. A choice, depending on...

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PISA 2009 Results: Overcoming Social Background : Equity in Learning Opportunities and Outcomes (Volume II)

2010

Volume II of PISA's 2009 results looks at how successful education systems moderate the impact of social background and immigrant status on student and school performance. The volume opens with an introduction to PISA and a Reader's Guide providing information that will help readers understand...

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Test No. 477: Genetic Toxicology: Sex-Linked Recessive Lethal Test in Drosophila melanogaster

1984

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Nuclear Energy and the Kyoto Protocol

2002

The implementation of the Kyoto Protocol and the application of its "flexible mechanisms" are at the forefront of energy policy debates in most OECD countries. The potential role of nuclear energy in this context is viewed very differently and assessed against various criteria by the range of...

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OECD Forum 2001: Sustainable Development and the New Economy : Forum Highlights

2001

At OECD Forum 2001, some 1,500 representatives of civil society, government, business and labour came together to discuss the critical policy challenges of sustainable development and the new economy. Svend Auken, Danish Minister for the Environment and Energy, captured the spirit of the Forum...

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Nuclear Production of Hydrogen : Fourth Information Exchange Meeting, Oakbrook, Illinois, USA , 14-16 April 2009

2010

Hydrogen has the potential to play an important role as a sustainable and environmentally acceptable energy carrier in the 21st century. This report describes the scientific and technical challenges associated with the production of hydrogen using heat and/or electricity from nuclear power...

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