31-May-2016
English
Forum 2016, entitled Productive economies, Inclusive societies will be organised around the 3 cross-cutting themes of the OECD Week: inclusive growth and productivity, innovation and the digital economy, and international collaboration for implementing international agreements (COP21 and the Sustainable Development Goals) and standards (BEPS and automatic exchange of information).
10-February-2016
English, PDF, 445kb
The French health care system performs relatively well. Health outcomes are better than the OECD average and citizens enjoy good access to care. However, France is lagging behind other OECD countries in some areas including for example antibiotics prescribing or alcohol consumption.
10-February-2016
English, PDF, 302kb
In 2012, 22% of students in France were low performers in mathematics (OECD average: 23%), 19% were low performers in reading (OECD average: 18%), 19% were low performers in science (OECD average: 18%), and 13% were low performers in all three of these subjects (OECD average: 12%).
4-February-2016
English
This case study presents the French system of funding for political parties and campaigns, the expenditure rules that apply to campaigns, as well as the transparency and reporting measures in place. It also discusses the role of the French oversight body charged with ensuring compliance with existing rules.
24-November-2015
French
L’édition de 2015 présente un certain nombre de nouveautés, dont : des données de 2014 sur les niveaux de formation et de participation au marché du travail, ainsi que des données de 2015 sur le temps d’instruction et les mécanismes d’évaluation ; des analyses plus détaillées sur la participation à l’éducation de la petite enfance et à l’enseignement tertiaire.
17-November-2015
English
Over the past decade, France has substantially eased the burden of anti competitive regulations and effectively enforced competition law against anti-competitive practices.
9-November-2015
English
On 14-15 January 2016 the OECD will host a Ministerial meeting on Labour and Employment, and a Policy Forum on the Future of Work.
2-September-2015
English
France devotes a great deal of resources to vocational training for youths and especially adults, but the system is unduly complex and yields rather poor returns. The basic literacy and numeracy skills of many French adults remain weak in international comparison, with harmful effects on employment opportunities, wages and well-being.
1-September-2015
English, PDF, 624kb
This edition of the Migration Policy Debates looks at the capacity of the French educational system to integrate the most disadvantaged pupils and namely the foreign-born children or the offspring of foreign-born parents.
18-February-2015
English
This chapter begins with a brief socio-economic and institutional overview of the Marseille metropolitan region. It then explores the current status of inter-municipal collaboration, in particular with respect to public transport and spatial planning. Lastly, it discusses the metropolitan governance reforms of 2013.