This policy brief summarises and brings together various pieces of OECD research to build a coherent narrative on what is known about artificial intelligence (AI) and skills. The policy brief highlights the importance of skills to make a success of AI and identifies several areas for policy action and future research.

Facing record public debt and mounting spending pressures, OECD countries must look beyond traditional tools to secure fiscal sustainability: it can no longer be achieved without public buy-in. This report highlights that empowering public understanding is now an essential component of modern budgeting. It outlines a strategy based on four pillars.

This paper presents a meta-analysis of ex-post empirical evidence on the effects of mitigation policies on emissions. It covers a range of pricing and non-pricing mitigation policies across five broad sectors: agriculture, forestry and other land use, buildings, industry, power and transport. The analysis assesses how policy design attributes and country-specific factors impact estimated policy...

Lobbying is a legitimate act of democratic participation which can support informed and inclusive decision making. However, lobbying may lead to specific interests being favoured over the public interest. This brief outlines proposed international standards for lobbying regulation, investigates how Australia’s current federal scheme compares, canvasses developments across other jurisdictions and highlights avenues of reform.