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Gender gaps in entrepreneurship are costing economies dearly

29 November 2021 David Halabisky - (OECD)

Reading Time: 3 minutesThere are long-standing gender gaps in entrepreneurship. Women in OECD countries are about two-thirds as likely as men to be working on a start-up or young business.

What can SMEs do to accelerate their journey to Net Zero?

02 November 2021 Prof. Hart - (Aston Business School), Dr Anastasia Ri - (ABS) and Dr Effie Kesidou - (LUBS)

Reading Time: 4 minutesOn the eve of COP26, attention is firmly focused on the climate challenge and the need for action by governments, big business, and households. Yet there will be no transition to net zero without small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

Can office conversion help solve the housing crisis in cities?

29 October 2021 Camille Viros - (OECD) and Ingrid Nappi - (ESSEC)

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe rise of remote working during the COVID-19 crisis significantly reduced activity in cities’ business districts, renewing policy makers’ interest in turning underused office buildings into much needed residential housing in cities. This creates a unique window of opportunity to shape more sustainable and inclusive urban development.

Senior adult, Caucasian patient receives injection from his home Asian health care nurse.

Pulling together or drifting apart? Regions in the recovery

21 October 2021 Dorothée Allain-Dupré - (OECD)

Reading Time: 4 minutesTo further help in that process, we’re launching a new OECD Regional Recovery Platform that will help national and subnational governments track the recovery using internationally comparable subnational data, and support the development of policies to build back better and ultimately bring regions together.

Remote work: should I stay or should I go?

08 October 2021 Jose Enrique Garcilazo - (OECD)

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe ability to telework provided an important source of resilience for people, firms and places during the pandemic. In OECD countries, teleworking grew from around 16% of employees before the crisis to around 37% during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020.

Can the Circular Economy Become the New Normal in Cities?

28 September 2021 Oriana Romano - (OECD)

Reading Time: 3 minutesCOVID-19 showed us how capable we are of shifting toward a circular economy.

On the road again? The Future of Tourism post-pandemic

26 September 2021 Lamia Kamal-Chaoui (CFE Director, OECD)

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn March 2020, the global tourism industry shuddered to a halt. Travel corridors closed. Stations and airports emptied. Suitcases were stored away. A year and a half later, the outlook for tourism – and the many jobs that depend on it – remains uncertain.

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Retaining talent in your region

Why richer cities don’t always mean better lives

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