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" I was an economist out of the National University of Mexico, where you lived the realities of Mexico all the time. "

Jose Angel Gurria

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" Words must be matched by action if change is to become lasting. "

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" Governments must address inconsistencies in their energy strategies, consider the links with broader economic policies, and stop sending mixed signals to consumers, producers, and investors. In particular, they must assess whether the right regulatory arrangements are in place to allow clean-energy investments to compete on a risk-return basis. "

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" Every country faces its own obstacles to reaching gender equality, and to make a real difference, we must change public policies in tandem with stereotypes, attitudes, and behaviors. "

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" We never tell countries that they should have a particular number in terms of a tax number, you know, if countries can make do with whatever average tax they have. The question is, do they apply it to everybody? Or do they give sweetheart deals to some companies? "

Jose Angel Gurria

" There is no reason for women to trail behind men in social, economic, and political outcomes. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" Providing investors with recourse against governments is valuable. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" I think there are going to be more countries joining the euro. "

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" One of the greatest challenges of democracies today is the question of financing campaigns. It's a tremendous challenge. Obviously I think the solution is to have the governments pay for all the campaigns and not to have any private contributions. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" Every single stage of reform becomes more difficult because you use political capital. "

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" Some politicians fear the burden that migrants will impose on local communities and taxpayers. Others fear extremists masquerading as genuine refugees. "

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" It isn't only rich countries that suffer from the effects of tax havens. Developing countries also lose billions of dollars in tax revenues due each year because wealthy individuals and some companies use tax havens to move assets and income offshore. "

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" Economic resources are not all that matter in people's lives. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" History is full of lessons for how water crises could have been avoided or better managed. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" Our work at the OECD shows that migration, if well managed, can spur growth and innovation. Unfortunately, in the past, migration has not always been well managed: migrants have been concentrated in ghetto-like conditions, with few public services or employment prospects. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" Ensuring a better future for all South Africans will require increased access to higher education, a stronger and fairer labour market, deeper participation in regional markets, and a regulatory framework that fosters entrepreneurship and allows small businesses to thrive. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" The benefits of growth have not trickled down. Income inequalities have become one of the biggest global challenges, attracting growing attention not only in academic literature but also among policymakers globally. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" Our planet is warming dangerously. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" You do need more revenues, and you do need to cut expenses. But you also don't want to go in a direction whereby increasing taxes creates a reticence to create new jobs. You don't want to increase taxes on work. You don't want to increase taxes on investment and the creation of wealth. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" There is no upside for the U.K. in Brexit. Only costs that can be avoided and advantages to be seized by remaining in Europe. No one should have to pay the Brexit tax. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" It is not good to cut exports or imports. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" The OECD advocates a risk-based approach to water security and is calling on governments to speed up their efforts to improve efficiency and effectiveness of water management. We recommend improving water pricing to recover costs and to reflect the value of water to users and society. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" We need better measures of people's expectations and levels of satisfaction, of how they spend their time, of their relations with other people... We need to focus on stocks as much as on flows, and we need to broaden the range of assets that we consider important to sustain our well-being. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" I said a vote to leave would be a Brexit tax. I couldn't think of anything stronger than that. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" The whole banking sector in Mexico was literally bankrupt. For whatever reason, instead of intervening in the sector or supporting the banks, the government expropriated them. We went through the very laborious period of selling the failing banks to the wealthy people of Mexico. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" Governments need to be seriously sceptical about whether new coal provides a good deal for their citizens. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" Israel is a producer of growth. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" A more robust approach to global warming is needed if we are to avoid catastrophe. Unlike the recent financial crisis, there is no bailout option for the earth's climate. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" Principles of fair and equitable treatment included in many treaties are uncontroversial as general principles of good public governance. "

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" In a world that places a growing premium on social skills, education systems need to do much better at fostering those skills systematically across the school curriculum. "

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" When, as an individual, you are not paying taxes, it is evasion. As a corporate, it is legal shrewdness or tax engineering. "

Jose Angel Gurria