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No. 2014/03 | 16 Sept 2014 |
Entrepreneurship and self-employment by people with disabilities
The prevalence of disability is increasing globally, impacting socio-economic outcomes like labor market participation. In the EU, 25% of adults report impairments, leading to lower employment rates and economic disadvantages. One potential solution... |
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09 Sept 2014 |
Effective local strategies to boost quality job creation, employment, and participation
This paper delves into the imperative of crafting effective local strategies to foster quality job creation, employment, and participation, particularly in the context of the G20's agenda. Amidst a global economy marked by moderate recovery and... |
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18 Aug 2014 |
Policy brief on entrepreneurship among people with disabilities
This paper delves into the critical intersection of disability, entrepreneurship, and policy intervention within the European Union. Acknowledging that roughly 16% of the EU's working-age population is affected by disability—a figure set to rise with... |
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No. 2014/01 | 12 Aug 2014 |
Women's Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
After having explained the smaller gender gap in social entrepreneurship compared to commercial entrepreneurship, this paper provides information on female management style and on the innovation capacity of social enteprises led by women. This Report... |
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No. 2014/06 | 10 Jun 2014 |
Disabled entrepreneurship and self-employment
Highlighting the disproportionate risk of poverty faced by disabled individuals in the EU, this paper delves into the employment challenges they encounter. With employment rates for disabled individuals trailing significantly behind those for... |
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No. 2014/02 | 01 Jun 2014 |
Improving social inclusion at the local level through the social economy
This report provides policy recommendations that flow from the findings and recommendations of four country studies on ‘Improving social inclusion at the local level through the social economy’, conducted by members of an OECD LEED review team in... |
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No. 2013/16 | 05 Dec 2013 |
Policy brief on social entrepreneurship
This paper considers the impact of social entrepreneurship in European communities, finding that working with such enterprises and helping them develop can result in widespread gains for public budgets. Starting and running such a business can pose a... |
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No. 2013/15 | 13 Nov 2013 |
Green Growth in Brandenburg
The transition towards a green economy is a key factor for growth and prosperity in the German federal state of Brandenburg. Future living conditions will be determined by the course set now. We have to decide today how we want to live tomorrow, not... |
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No. 2013/14 | 31 Oct 2013 |
The Local Dimension of SME and Entrepreneurship Issues and Policies in Mexico
This report presents the results of the local component of the OECD Review of SME and Entrepreneurship Issues and Policies at National and Local Levels in Mexico. It draws on case studies conducted in the two states of Morelos and Queretaro and... |
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No. 2013/13 | 30 Oct 2013 |
Demographic Change in the Netherlands
Although the Netherlands population is increasing, the population growth rate, even if fluctuating considerably, has been declining since the 1960s. The Netherland’s age structure since the 1960s has also experienced change such as declining youth,... |
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No. 2013/12 | 11 Oct 2013 |
Boosting Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Creation in the Republic of Serbia
This report has been prepared as part of the OECD LEED Programme “Boosting Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Creation”. A team comprising members of the OECD LEED Secretariat and an external expert visited Serbia in February/March 2012... |
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No. 2013/10 | 06 Aug 2013 |
Local Job Creation: How Employment and Training Agencies Can Help, United States
How to stimulate growth and support job creation are two critical challenges that countries and localities confront and limited resources require lateral thinking about how actions in one area, such as employment and training, can have simultaneous... |
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No. 2013/11 | 21 Jun 2013 |
Tackling Long-Term Unemployment Amongst Vulnerable Groups
This working paper reports on the work undertaken as part of the Tackling Long-term Unemployment Amongst Vulnerable Groups project. It includes the findings of a survey undertaken jointly by the OECD LEED Programme and the World Association of Public... |
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No. 2013/17 | 01 Jun 2013 |
Local strategies for youth employment
The global economic crisis has had a hard blow on youth (aged 15/16 to 24) employment. In early 2013 in the OECD as a whole the youth unemployment rate was stuck at 16.5%, up from 12.1% just prior to the crisis, and two-and-a-half times the... |
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No. 2013/09 | 23 May 2013 |
Green Growth in the Benelux
This paper discusses the results of a study of measuring green growth in the Benelux countries (Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg). The study paid particular attention to the challenges of measuring the transition to a low-carbon economy in... |
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No. 2013/08 | 18 Apr 2013 |
Demographic Transition and an Ageing Society
This report outlines the findings of the Poland case study for the combined study regions of Lódzkie, Malopolska and Pomorskie for the international project, Local scenarios of demographic change. The demographic situation is changing significantly... |
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No. 2013/07 | 18 Apr 2013 |
Pomorskie Region: Responding to Demographic Transitions Towards 2035
This paper outlines the findings of the Poland case study of the Pomorskie region for the international project, Local scenarios of demographic change. The Pomorskie region is located in the northern part of Poland on the coast of the Baltic Sea,... |
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No. 2013/05 | 18 Apr 2013 |
Lódzkie Region: Demographic Challenges Within an Ideal Location
This paper outlines the findings of the Poland case study of the Lódzkie region for the international project, Local scenarios of demographic change. The Lódzkie region is located in the central part of Poland, at the intersection of several major... |
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No. 2013/06 | 18 Apr 2013 |
Malopolska Region Demographic Transition
This paper outlines the findings of the Poland case study of the Malopolska region for the international project, Local scenarios of demographic change. The Malopolska region is located in the southern part of Poland, boarding Slovakia, and was... |
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No. 2013/04 | 03 Apr 2013 |
Promoting Successful Graduate Entrepreneurship at Fachhochschule Brandenburg, Germany
The FH Brandenburg is a relatively young university for applied sciences and plays a role in supporting regional development. While it has three departments: Engineering, Informatics and Media, and Business and Management, the FH Brandenburg... |
OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Papers
The OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Programme Papers present innovative ideas and practical examples on how to boost local development and job creation. A wide range of topics are addressed, such as employment and skills; entrepreneurship; the social economy and social innovation; culture; and local capacity building, among others. The series highlights in particular policies to support disadvantaged places and people, such as the low skilled, the unemployed, migrants, youth and seniors.
English, French
- ISSN: 20794797 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/20794797
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Entrepreneurship and self-employment by people with disabilities
John Kitching
16 Sept 2014
The prevalence of disability is increasing globally, impacting socio-economic outcomes like labor market participation. In the EU, 25% of adults report impairments, leading to lower employment rates and economic disadvantages. One potential solution...
Effective local strategies to boost quality job creation, employment, and participation
OECD
09 Sept 2014
This paper delves into the imperative of crafting effective local strategies to foster quality job creation, employment, and participation, particularly in the context of the G20's agenda. Amidst a global economy marked by moderate recovery and...
Policy brief on entrepreneurship among people with disabilities
OECD and European Commission
18 Aug 2014
This paper delves into the critical intersection of disability, entrepreneurship, and policy intervention within the European Union. Acknowledging that roughly 16% of the EU's working-age population is affected by disability—a figure set to rise with...
Women's Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Marieke Huysentruyt
12 Aug 2014
After having explained the smaller gender gap in social entrepreneurship compared to commercial entrepreneurship, this paper provides information on female management style and on the innovation capacity of social enteprises led by women. This Report...
Disabled entrepreneurship and self-employment
D. Vaziri, D. Schreiber, R. Wieching and V. Wulf
10 Jun 2014
Highlighting the disproportionate risk of poverty faced by disabled individuals in the EU, this paper delves into the employment challenges they encounter. With employment rates for disabled individuals trailing significantly behind those for...
This report provides policy recommendations that flow from the findings and recommendations of four country studies on ‘Improving social inclusion at the local level through the social economy’, conducted by members of an OECD LEED review team in...
Policy brief on social entrepreneurship
OECD and European Commission
05 Dec 2013
This paper considers the impact of social entrepreneurship in European communities, finding that working with such enterprises and helping them develop can result in widespread gains for public budgets. Starting and running such a business can pose a...
Green Growth in Brandenburg
OECD
13 Nov 2013
The transition towards a green economy is a key factor for growth and prosperity in the German federal state of Brandenburg. Future living conditions will be determined by the course set now. We have to decide today how we want to live tomorrow, not...
The Local Dimension of SME and Entrepreneurship Issues and Policies in Mexico
Jonathan Potter, Marco Marchese, Maryann Feldman, Tom Kemeny, Helen Lawton-Smith and Andy Pike
31 Oct 2013
This report presents the results of the local component of the OECD Review of SME and Entrepreneurship Issues and Policies at National and Local Levels in Mexico. It draws on case studies conducted in the two states of Morelos and Queretaro and...
Demographic Change in the Netherlands
Cristina Martinez-Fernandez, Tamara Weyman, Frank Cörvers, Jouke van Dijk, Arjen Edzes, Andries de Grip, Marije Hamersma, Philip Taylor, Jesper van Thor, Femke Verwest and Leo van Wissen
30 Oct 2013
Although the Netherlands population is increasing, the population growth rate, even if fluctuating considerably, has been declining since the 1960s. The Netherland’s age structure since the 1960s has also experienced change such as declining youth,...
Boosting Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Creation in the Republic of Serbia
Roger Spear, Mike Aiken, Antonella Noya and Emma Clarence
11 Oct 2013
This report has been prepared as part of the OECD LEED Programme “Boosting Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Creation”. A team comprising members of the OECD LEED Secretariat and an external expert visited Serbia in February/March 2012...
How to stimulate growth and support job creation are two critical challenges that countries and localities confront and limited resources require lateral thinking about how actions in one area, such as employment and training, can have simultaneous...
Tackling Long-Term Unemployment Amongst Vulnerable Groups
Andrew Dean
21 Jun 2013
This working paper reports on the work undertaken as part of the Tackling Long-term Unemployment Amongst Vulnerable Groups project. It includes the findings of a survey undertaken jointly by the OECD LEED Programme and the World Association of Public...
Local strategies for youth employment
OECD
01 Jun 2013
The global economic crisis has had a hard blow on youth (aged 15/16 to 24) employment. In early 2013 in the OECD as a whole the youth unemployment rate was stuck at 16.5%, up from 12.1% just prior to the crisis, and two-and-a-half times the...
Green Growth in the Benelux
Cristina Martinez-Fernandez, Samantha Sharpe, Hans Bruyninckx and Ariane König
23 May 2013
This paper discusses the results of a study of measuring green growth in the Benelux countries (Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg). The study paid particular attention to the challenges of measuring the transition to a low-carbon economy in...
Demographic Transition and an Ageing Society
Cristina Martinez-Fernandez, Tamara Weyman, Jolanta Perek-Białas, Iwona Sagan, Piotr Szukalski and Piotr Stronkowski
18 Apr 2013
This report outlines the findings of the Poland case study for the combined study regions of Lódzkie, Malopolska and Pomorskie for the international project, Local scenarios of demographic change. The demographic situation is changing significantly...
Pomorskie Region: Responding to Demographic Transitions Towards 2035
Iwona Sagan, Cristina Martinez-Fernandez and Tamara Weyman
18 Apr 2013
This paper outlines the findings of the Poland case study of the Pomorskie region for the international project, Local scenarios of demographic change. The Pomorskie region is located in the northern part of Poland on the coast of the Baltic Sea,...
Lódzkie Region: Demographic Challenges Within an Ideal Location
Piotr Szukalski, Cristina Martinez-Fernandez and Tamara Weyman
18 Apr 2013
This paper outlines the findings of the Poland case study of the Lódzkie region for the international project, Local scenarios of demographic change. The Lódzkie region is located in the central part of Poland, at the intersection of several major...
Malopolska Region Demographic Transition
Jolanta Perek-Białas, Cristina Martinez-Fernandez and Tamara Weyman
18 Apr 2013
This paper outlines the findings of the Poland case study of the Malopolska region for the international project, Local scenarios of demographic change. The Malopolska region is located in the southern part of Poland, boarding Slovakia, and was...
Promoting Successful Graduate Entrepreneurship at Fachhochschule Brandenburg, Germany
Andrea-Rosalinde Hofer, Jonathan Potter, Dana Redford and Jakob Stolt
03 Apr 2013
The FH Brandenburg is a relatively young university for applied sciences and plays a role in supporting regional development. While it has three departments: Engineering, Informatics and Media, and Business and Management, the FH Brandenburg...