4 minute read When the COVID-19 crisis hit the world economy in 2020, concerns arose that it would further dampen productivity growth in many OECD economies.
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3 minute read Numerous surveys suggest that WFH turned out to be a good experience for most workers and managers. The question is what is going to happen as the pandemic fades. Will we all return to the office, or will we keep WFH, at least part of the time?
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4 minute read After six decades of consistent growth, the unprecedented shock of the global COVID-19 pandemic saw tourism come to a near complete standstill. Two years on, there’s still huge uncertainty for the tourism sector. What lies in store for tourism in 2023 and beyond? Before the pandemic, tourism generated 4.4% of GDP on average in OECD countries.
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8 minute read The consumer price index tracks the price changes, or inflation, of the goods and services purchased by an average household. It is a key statistic…
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7 minute read Since March 2020, the devastating effects of COVID-19 have undeniably marked consumers’ behaviour and significantly affected their professional and social lives.
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9 minute read The recent publication of official economic growth estimates for the second quarter of 2020 confirmed the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on OECD economies.
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6 minute read COVID-19 has had a profound impact on economic activity across the globe, with GDP falling precipitously almost everywhere where stringent confinement measures have been implemented. However, official statistics on unemployment paint a more differentiated picture.
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8 minute read The European Institute for Gender Equality defines Intimate partner violence as “any act of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence that occurs between former or current spouses or partners, whether or not the perpetrator shares or has shared the same residence with the victim”.
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