HARMONISED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (HUR)
Harmonised unemployment rates define the unemployed as people of working age who are without work, are available for work, and have taken specific steps to find work. The uniform application of this definition results in estimates of unemployment rates that are more internationally comparable than estimates based on national definitions of unemployment. This indicator is measured in numbers of unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force and it is seasonally adjusted. The labour force is defined as the total number of unemployed people plus those in civilian employment.
https://data.oecd.org/unemp/harmonised-unemployment-rate-hur.htm
Perspectives on Global Development
Perspectives on Global Development 2017 presents an overview of the shifting of economic activity to developing countries and examines whether this shift has led to an increase in international migration towards developing countries. The report focuses on the latest data on migration between 1995 and 2015, and uses a new three-way categorisation of countries. It describes the recent evolution of migration overall as well as by groups of countries according to their growth performance.It analyses what drives these trends and also studies the special case of refugees. It examines the impact on migration of migration policies as well as various sectoral policies in developing countries of origin as well as of destination, and studies the impact of migration on these countries. The report also develops four illustrative future scenarios of migration in 2030 and recommends policies that can help improve the benefits of migration for origin and destination countries, as well as for migrants. Better data, more research and evidence-based policy action are needed to prepare for expected increases in the number of migrants from developing countries. More needs to be done to avoid situations that lead to refugee spikes as well as to foster sustainable development.
Foreign direct investment (FDI)
FDI restrictiveness is an OECD index gauging the restrictiveness of a country’s foreign direct investment (FDI) rules by looking at four main types of restrictions: foreign equity restrictions; discriminatory screening or approval mechanisms; restrictions on key foreign personnel and operational restrictions. Implementation issues are not addressed and factors such as the degree of transparency or discretion in granting approvals are not taken into account. The index here shows the total and nine component sectors taking values between 0 for open and 1 for closed.
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/finance-and-investment/fdi-restrictiveness/indicator/english_c176b7fa-en
Starting a business
his indicator covers two factors which are important when starting a business:
- Access to training on how to start a business shows the percentage of women and of men declaring that they have access to training on how to start or grow a business.
- Access to money to start a business is the percentage of women and of men declaring that they have access to money to start or grow a business.
This indicator is measured by gender in percentage of men or in percentage of women.
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/industry-and-services/starting-a-business/indicator/english_a22da914-en