OECD

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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The most recent numbers place it as the seventh-most unequal among 35 OECD states.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality
Noah Caldwell
September 18, 2014
(Most of the data that follows comes from the 2012 OECD report “Closing the Gender Gap”).
Can the Gender Gap Be Solved?
Kay Hymowitz
April 22, 2014
According to the OECD, 20 countries have higher high school graduation rates than the United States.
Why the World Is Smarter Than Us
Dana Goldstein
August 9, 2013
A similar pattern emerges from OECD data covering 25 industrialized countries from 2001 to 2010.
U.S. is Just Average as a Destination for Immigrants
Robert Shapiro
May 18, 2013
The US is below the OECD average, whereas Finland is above, as is The Netherlands.
Can the Government Control Health Care Costs By Fiat
Megan McArdle
March 1, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for oecd

OECD

abbreviation for

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; an association of 34 nations to promote growth and trade, set up in 1961 to supersede the OEEC

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