The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international economic organization of advanced countries founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade. The OECD promotes policies designed to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in member countries while maintaining financial stability, sound economic expansion and expansion of world trade.

The OECD mandate covers economic, environment and social issues. It cooperates with businesses, trade unions and other representatives of civil society to foster economic growth and global trade. The OECD offers nice data sets and many working papers. visit this site