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The people and the budget: empowering public understanding of public finances
Facing record public debt and mounting spending pressures, OECD countries must look beyond traditional tools to secure fiscal sustainability: it can no longer be achieved without public buy-in. This report highlights that empowering public understanding is now an essential component of modern budgeting. It outlines a strategy based on four pillars.
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What makes climate change mitigation policies work?
This paper presents a meta-analysis of ex-post empirical evidence on the effects of mitigation policies on emissions. It covers a range of pricing and non-pricing mitigation policies across five broad sectors: agriculture, forestry and other land use, buildings, industry, power and transport. The analysis assesses how policy design attributes and country-specific factors impact estimated policy...
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The economic case for preventing mental ill health
Poor mental health affects more than one in five people across OECD and European Union countries. Focusing on depression and anxiety, this report sets out the strong economic case for investing in better mental health policies. It shows how evidence‑based interventions can improve health outcomes and boost economic growth through improved productivity and labour market...
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International students in higher education
Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have been among the OECD countries with the strongest growth in international student enrolment over the last decade. This report examines the journey and challenges of international students. By comparing six major OECD study destinations, the report highlights both shared challenges and emerging policy responses.
Briefing paper
Taxing wages 2026: Australia
This summary is based on the results in the OECD Taxing wages 2026 report. It focuses on two of the eight household types examined in the report. The summary presents effective tax rates on labour in Australia and compares these with rates in other OECD member countries.