Essays Tagged: "OECD"

This report is about IT industry of Ireland.

its six regional airports. The 'Celtic Tiger' economy is the fastest growing economy in the EU and OECD.The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook ranks Ireland as the 7th most competitive economy in the ... enerous state subsidies; (3) the quality and flexibility of the English speaking workforce - of all OECD countries only the Japanese workforce has a higher proportion of trained engineers and scientis ...

(10 pages) 308 0 4.3 Jun/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Global Broadband Review

er has selected the broadband development of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries to study the worldwide broadband development. OECD is an international organization ... development. OECD is an international organization of industrialized, market-economy countries. In OECD, representatives from 30 Member countries meet to exchange information and harmonize policy wit ...

(20 pages) 208 1 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Global economy

ng the richer countries were being greedy and not cooperating with their requests. For instance the OECD countries would request their exports to be deregulated but expect to still keep small taxes on ... LDC countries view globalisation as 'the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer' where the OECD countries see globalisation a step towards equality in the world.

(3 pages) 161 0 3.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

Managing Diversity

nau (1999c:53) claims that Australia still has one of the most gender segregated work forces in the OECD, with women employed in a narrow range of sections and generally at lower rungs on the corporat ...

(14 pages) 845 0 4.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The Role of Technology in Transforming the New Zealand Economy

trading partners we have experienced slower economic growth over the last few decades, slipping in OECD rankings from 9th in 1955 to 20th currently. While low technology products still dominate our e ... ts from our agricultural industries, we were ranked 9th for per capita GDP out of 24 nations in the OECD. Almost half a century later we rank 20th out of 29 nations, and our exports are still dominate ...

(7 pages) 69 0 4.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Foreign Direct Investment In KOREA

icy of preferring foreign debts to investment continued until the early '80s.After Korea joined the OECD in December 1996, the government exerted itself to continue liberalization up to the level of a ...

(8 pages) 177 0 3.7 Jun/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The question of what constitutes a permanent establishment is of crucial importance in the international taxation of business profits.

establishment (PE) of a non-resident is a key concept in the typical double tax treaty, and in the OECD model tax treaty. The existence of a PE is necessary for a source country to tax business profi ... unt the enacting country's specific circumstances, most states draw on the general principle of the OECD model which defines PE in Article 5 Paragraph(1) as "A fixed place of business through which th ...

(9 pages) 51 0 4.5 Apr/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Economics, market economies, government in economies, comparison of different economies. Pretty good detail, includes relevant 2004 examples... mostly about Australia but relevant to anyone

he operation of an economy and assess the performance of it, we must study it in its global context.OECD- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.Size of the economy and economic growth; ... ranked Australia as 3rd in the world in 2002.Australia is culturally diverse, ranking 2nd from the OECD countries in terms of percentage of population that are foreign citizens.Australians adapt to t ...

(8 pages) 156 0 5.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

The Economic and Social Importance of Tourism: Australia.

sm receipts. In 1982, Australia's relative share of the market represented only 1.4 per cent of the OECD total, placing Australia on a par with countries such as Sweden and Portugal but eight to ten t ...

(3 pages) 37 0 3.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Development Studies

Australian business cycle and the macroeconomic environment

GDP growth has slowed down to 1.5% in 2004 and a mere 0.1% in the 2nd quarter of 2005 (ABS, 2005). (OECD as quoted by The Economist, 2005) say that this is due to the fact that labour is in short supp ... )The Australian economy good timesFirstly when contrasting the Australian economy against the other OECD nations, as stated by (Davis & Ewing, 2004, p3) the results (Shown below) may be misleading ...

(10 pages) 114 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Global competitiveness issues for Canada

dard of living including member countries of Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).Human CapitalHuman Resources play an important role in a nation's productivity performance. Th ... ion, Canada has proportionately fewer university graduates with degrees in sciences than many other OECD countries . (For graphical representation of the above facts, refer to Chart 1, Appendix B and ...

(5 pages) 82 0 4.5 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Discuss household savings

k of saving in New Zealand. New Zealand's household savings performance is amongst the worst in the OECD. Despite strong economic growth over the last decade, New Zealand's household savings rates hav ... ign sector, and it should be coming from home. According to the International Monetary Fund and the OECD, the low level of saving was a key factor in New Zealand's lower productivity, business investm ...

(6 pages) 27 0 5.0 May/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Can Economic Indicators be used as Effectve Comparators between Nations?

the UN Components of level of living' (1954), Drewnowski's 'level of living index' (1974), and the OECD 'areas of social concern' share key common indicators These factors cover consumption flows, ne ...

(4 pages) 103 0 3.8 Oct/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Analysis of Macroeconomics in Korea

y 2.1 billion U.S. dollars in 1961 to 520.0 billion U.S. dollars by 1996. It became a member of the OECD in 1996. Nevertheless, its structural weakness accumulated as the rapid growth of the economy, ... starter developing countries, the launch of the WTO, and the acceleration of market opening to meet OECD entry criteria. Consequently, the economy was overheating at that time. In 1997, Korea suffered ...

(9 pages) 85 0 4.3 Mar/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Conditions and Consequences of a Price War.

is producing at a lower scale of output than it has been designed for" Excess capacity http://stats.oecd.org/glossary/ detail.asp?ID=3209 [accessed 10th December 2006] If a firm has spare capacity to ... hat%20is%20it%20good%20for.pdf [accessed 10th December]References•Excess capacity http://stats.oecd.org/glossary/ detail.asp?ID=3209 [accessed 10th December 2006]•Economics Handbook, David G ...

(6 pages) 25 0 0.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Globalisation

d in the globalization phenomenon which contribute to the North, (loosely defined as members of the OECD) gaining in wealth and power, at the expense of the South (non-members of the OECD). Globalizat ... d in the globalization phenomenon which contribute to the North, (loosely defined as members of the OECD) gaining in wealth and power, at the expense of the South (non-members of the OECD). Globalizat ...

(19 pages) 75 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Transfer Pricing In Brazil

9.430/96 are based on price and cost being fundamentally transactional ones going beyond the basic OECD and United States guidelines.Basically, the rules contained in Law nr. 9.430/96 deal with: (i) ... in theory the criteria adopted by the Brazilian law is basically the arm?s length principles of the OECD countries, defined as ?the price that is consistent with transactions that would have occurred ...

(7 pages) 19 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Implication of globalisation on social policy

flected in regional groupings, American power, and the influence of global institutions such as the OECD and the IMF may also compromise the self-determination of individual countries. According to Gi ... 657,8358,6859,2458,7168,01United States13,2816,4420,4126,3425,1324,9825,0828,7Source : http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/default.aspx?DatasetCode=SNA_TABLE11Basing on Wikipedia division, I would like to high ...

(6 pages) 73 0 3.0 May/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

GBM/480 - Institutions Paper

s. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) are two such institutions with priorities in enhancing the economic landscapes of their member ... live on $2 or less per day (ABD, 2008).The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) is an international institution founded in 1948 as the Organisation for European Economic Co-o ...

(4 pages) 36 0 3.7 Jun/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Essay Title: If free trade is so advantageous to everyone, why have many countries attempted to increase protection for their own industries and farms in recent years?

not have a climate suitable for growing bananas, and therefore needs to import these from abroad. (OECD, 2003) But in recent years, it has been recognised that some countries are "better" to produce ... ory Mankiw. (2002) "International trade" in Principles of Economics. (3rd Ed.). chapter 9 pp.188-191OECD. (2003). "Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries: A Positive Reform Agenda" in Policy brief. P ...

(4 pages) 31 0 3.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics