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| Best Wishes for the Holiday Season! Topics Highlights | News for Librarians | Agriculture/Food/Fisheries | Business & Markets | Development | Economic Developments | Economic Statistics | Education | Employment | Energy | Environment | Health | Industry & Svcs | Information/Communications Technologies | Nuclear Energy | Public Management/Governance | Science/Innovation | Taxation | Trade | Transportation | Urban, Rural, and Regional Affairs | Forthcoming New OECD Secretary-General to take up duties in June 2006. Ángel Gurría, former Foreign Minister and successively Finance Minister of Mexico will replace Donald J. Johnston, who is retiring: Press Release | OECD Observer Article OECD Economic Outlook says world growth is broadening and core inflation is calm, but risks are ahead if oil prices rise sharply again: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop (not available until late January) | Preliminary Edition on SourceOECD Civil Society and the OECD: OECD Policy Brief (172 kb) OECD Civ Soc Newsletter Country Statistical Profiles added to SourceOECD/Statistics home page. If you go to the SourceOECD homepages and click on the Statistics tab, you will be on the SourceOECD/Statistics home page where in the left column you'll find a new item called Statistical Country Profiles. Clicking on it provides a drop-down menu of OECD countries. Clicking on a country within that menu gives you a spreadsheet containing key statistics from that country. This will help users who need a compendium of statistical information on a particular country. See a sample table for France. Easylinks. Did you know that libraries can link directly from listings in their online catalogs to individual titles in SourceOECD? Information on "Easylinks" can be found in the "For Librarians" area of SourceOECD. SourceOECD/Statistics Traffic was so heavy at certain times in November and December that it overwhelmed our system at times. In January, a new server for the statistics will be added, along with updated software that will improve the situation. Stress tests have been conducted and as a result, ingenta is also exploring other improvements. Taxation and Social Security in Agriculture: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Multifunctionality in Agriculture: What Role for Private Initiatives? Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Tackling Trade in Agriculture: OECD Policy Brief (208 kb) Subsidies: A Way Towards Sustainable Fisheries? OECD Policy Brief Improving Financial Literacy: Analysis of Issues and Policies: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD publishes G10 report on Ageing and Pension System Reform as supplement to Financial Market Trends: Announcement | Publication on Online Bookshop | Publication on SourceOECD (Browse 2005 issues for supplement listing) Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 2005: Corporate Responsibility in the Developing World: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Responses to Public Consultation on a Risk Management Tool for Investors in Weak Governance Zones posted on OECD web site: Web Page Companies Circle Launches Booklet of Case Studies of Good Corporate Governance in Latin America: Announcement New edition of Bank Profitability: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Securities Markets in Eurasia: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD New Edition of National Treatment for Foreign Controlled Enterprises: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Aid for Trade Capacity in Poorer Countries up by 50 per cent since Doha: Press Release OECD Tracks Tsunami Aid: Announcement Reducing Capital Cost in Southern Africa: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Policy Coherence Towards East Asia: Development Challenges for OECD Countries: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD DAC News: November-December Issue DAC Evaluation Resource Centre gives easy access to a searchable database of evaluation reports and publications that have been published by the the DAC Evaluation Network and its members: Web Site Culture, Gender, and Growth: OECD Development Center Policy Insight (117 kb) OECD Economic Outlook says world growth is broadening and core inflation is calm, but risks are ahead if oil prices rise sharply again: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop (not available until late January) | Preliminary Edition on SourceOECD OECD Economic Surveys released in the past month. Policy Briefs summarising the findings of Surveys released this year are available. Please note that OECD Economic Surveys are now presented in a new larger format.
OECD Economics Department Working Papers Released during the past month:
OECD Statistics Newsletter. This issue features articles on milestones for international statistics, business start-up rates, entrepreneurship indicators, productivity management, trade data, and enterprise data by size: Newsletter (765 kb) GDP rose by .8% in third quarter 2005: Announcement Joint BIS-IMF-OECD-World Bank Statistics on External Debt: Web Page Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Inflation eases: More Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: Positive signals from Europe and Japan: More Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area continues to hold at 6.5%: More (40 kb) Quarterly GDP Growth: Spreadsheet Main Economic Indicators for Non-Member Countries: More (183 kb) IEA Monthly Oil Market Report More OECD Statistics Portal: Web Site OECD Appoints Humboldt University Staffer as its New Director of Education: Press Release UNESCO and OECD develop guidelines for quality provision in cross-border higher education: Press release | Guidelines (2.8 mb) Call for Tender for contractor to implement the 2009 PISA cycle: Call for Tender (2.77 mb) Danes Should be Encouraged to Carry on Working, according to Ageing and Employment Policies: Denmark: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourcOECD OECD Urges Germany to Help Older People Remain Active in Ageing and Employment Policies: Germany: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD ENERGY (Also see Nuclear Energy) IEA Identifies Examples of Good Practice in Energy Policies: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Energy and Climate Change: More Action Needed. IEA Press Release from COP-11 conference in Montreal Lessons from Liberalised Electricity Markets: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Learning from the Blackouts: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Act Locally, Trade Globally: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Prospects for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD International Energy Statistics Meeting: Press Release IEA commends Norwegian energy policy for exemplary management of resource wealth, but outlines challenges on climate change and security of supply: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Latest IEA Oil Market Report: Web Site IEA Monthly Surveys: Listing IEA Statistics Web Page Energy Statistics Web Page Environmental Requirements and Market Access: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Environmental Goods: A Comparison of APEC and OECD Lists: Working Paper (245 kb) Environmental Goods and Services: A Synthesis of Country Studies: Working Paper (174 kb) Achieving the Successful Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies: Trade-Related Aspects: Working Paper (203 kb) OECD Review of Health Systems: Finland: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Economic Globalisation Indicators measure intensity of globalisation process: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD INFORMATION/COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY China Overtakes U.S. as World’s Leading Exporter of Information Technology Goods: Press Release E-Government for Better Government: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Conference on the Future of the Digital Economy: Announcement Anti-Spam Regulation: Paper (175 kb) Scoping Study for Measurement of Trust in the Online Environment: Document (446 kb) Actinide and Fission Product Partitioning & Transmutation: Web Page Review
of the Role, Activities and Fighting Corruption and Promoting Integrity in Public Procurement: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Public Sector Integrity: A Framework for Assessment: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD E-Government for Better Government: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Trust is the Key: OECD Observer Article Results Matter: OECD Observer Article When Governments Go Shopping: OECD Observer Article Do Students Trust Governments? OECD Observer Article OECD Economic Globalisation Indicators measure intensity of globalisation process: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Second and third volumes of Governance of Innovation Systems published: Volume 2 on Online Bookshop | Volume 2 on SourceOECD | Volume 3 on Online Bookshop | Volume 3 on SourceOECD Taxing Working Families: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD-Budapest Multilateral Tax Centre to continue to provide a forum for dialogue on international taxation issues between OECD countries and non-OECD economies in the region: Announcement China Overtakes U.S. as World’s Leading Exporter of Information Technology Goods: Press Release OECD and the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial Conference: Web Page WTO Talks: What's Really at Stake in Hong Kong? OECD Observer Article Looking beyond Tariffs: The Role of Non-Tariff Barriers in Trade: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Environmental Requirements and Market Access: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Trade and Gender: Issues and Interactions: Working Paper (134 kb) Trade Interests of the Tsunami-Affected Countries: Working Paper (140 kb) Environmental Goods: A Comparison of APEC and OECD Lists: Working Paper (245 kb) Environmental Goods and Services: A Synthesis of Country Studies: Working Paper (174 kb) Achieving the Successful Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies: Trade-Related Aspects: Working Paper (203 kb) Railway Reform and Charges for the Use of Infrastructure: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Revised European Road Safety Rules: ECMT Web Page Guide on the ECMT Multilateral Quota as of 1 January 2006: ECMT Document (1.37 mb) URBAN, RURAL, AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS Local Governance and Drivers of Growth: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
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