ForewordCopy link to ForewordThe OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2025 reviews key trends in science, technology and innovation (STI) policy in OECD countries and major partner economies. This edition comes at a time of accelerating technological change, intensifying geopolitical tensions and urgent demands for transformative respo...
OECD employment and labour force participation rates remained stable in the second quarter of 2025 at their respective record highs of 70.3% and 74.1%.Download in PDF (data tables included)OECD employment and labour force participation rates remained stable in the second quarter of 2025 at their respective record highs of 70.3% and 74.1% (Figure 1). Of the...
ForewordThe OECD “Measuring” monographs on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) are internationally recognised vehicles for communicating analysis of key and novel aspects of science and innovation. They address gaps in the provision and use of STI indicators and serve as reference documents to drive the measurement and analysis agenda for better, ev...
Download in PDF (data tables included)Year-on-year headline inflation in the OECD, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), remained stable at 4.1% in August 2025 (Table 1 and Figure 3), having hovered around this rate since March. In August, it rose in 15 of the 38 OECD countries, declined in 13, and was stable or broadly stable in the remaining 10....
1 IntroductionOver the past decade, an increasing number of firms across sectors such as travel, entertainment, retail, and platform-based services, have transitioned to algorithmic pricing mechanisms. These mechanisms involve the deployment of software that automates price setting and are mainly used by firms aiming to optimise pricing decisions in ...
ForewordThe OECD “Measuring” monographs on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) are internationally recognised vehicles for communicating analysis of key and novel aspects of science and innovation. They address gaps in the provision and use of STI indicators and serve as reference documents to drive the measurement and analysis agenda for better, ev...
Key messages• Despite the rapid pace of digitalisation, international trade in goods remains mostly paper based. Understanding the policies required to transition from this to trade that relies on digitised information and processes – the process of going paperless – is a policy imperative.• There are five building blocks to going paperless. Goin...
Key messagesAn increasing number of people are using crypto-assets. Crypto-assets present opportunities to people with regard to the diversification of investment portfolios, higher returns on their investments, or cheaper and faster cross-border remittances and payments.At the same time, given the high price volatility of many crypto-assets and the limite...
Key messagesAn increasing number of consumers rely on digital payments to transfer money and to buy goods and services. Between 2021 and 2024, the percentage of individuals who made or received a digital payment in developing economies increased from 55% to 62%, and it is 96% across OECD countries.A significant percentage of consumers using digital payment...
Key messagesAlthough Research Infrastructures (RIs) play a critical role in all fields of science, most RIs still serve a restricted expert user community. Many RIs have unexploited potential to expand their user communities and broaden their scope of activities, including through international partnerships.Collaborative arrangemen...
