How was life in 1820, and how has it changed since then? This question, which was at the core of How Was Life? Global Well-being since 1820, published by the OECD in 2014, is addressed by this second volume based on a broader perspective. How Was Life? New Perspectives on Well-being and Global...

The unprecedented growth of data and its ubiquity in our daily lives signal that the digital revolution is transforming the world. But despite this growth, much of the value of data remains untapped, waiting to be realized. Data collected for one particular purpose has the potential to generate...

There is growing recognition that access to good jobs is an important driver of social cohesion. While economic dimensions of labor market outcomes are relatively well documented, evidence on the link between social cohesion and jobs is still surprisingly scarce. This paper, based on an earlier...

There is growing recognition that access to good jobs is an important driver of social cohesion. While economic dimensions of labor market outcomes are relatively well documented, evidence on the link between social cohesion and jobs is still surprisingly scarce. This paper, based on an earlier...

There is growing recognition that access to good jobs is an important driver of social cohesion. While economic dimensions of labor market outcomes are relatively well documented, evidence on the link between social cohesion and jobs is still surprisingly scarce. This paper, based on an earlier...

There is growing recognition that access to good jobs is an important driver of social cohesion. While economic dimensions of labor market outcomes are relatively well documented, evidence on the link between social cohesion and jobs is still surprisingly scarce. This paper, based on an earlier...

The European economy grew by 0.3% in the European Union (EU) and by 0.2% in the euro area in the first quarter of 2014. This is a sign that the turnaround which began in the second quarter of 2013 is continuing and the economy is gradually recovering following the lead of the US economy....

The EU economy is maintaining the growth first seen in the second quarter of 2013 (+0.4% in Q4), with estimated gross domestic product (GDP) figures from across the EU indicating that a recovery has started, albeit at a relatively slow pace. At this early stage, it is difficult to assess whether...

The economic recovery which started in the EU in the spring of 2013 remains subdued and recent GDP forecasts for the EU have been revised down. However, despite the weak macroeconomic background, employment has shown a small but consistent growth in the EU since mid-2013, in the large majority...

Employment in the European Union (EU) has continued to grow at a steady pace and in most sectors. There has been an increase in the average number of hours worked and, for the first time since the third quarter of 2011, there was a small increase in the number of full-time contracts. Youth...