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| Topics Highlights | OECD Publishing News | Agriculture/Food/Fisheries | Business & Markets | Development | Economic Developments | Economic Statistics | Education | Employment and Social Affairs | Energy | Entrepreneurship/SMEs/Local Development | Environment and Sustainable Development | Health | Information/Communications Technology | Nuclear Energy | Public Management/Governance | Science/Innovation/Industry | Taxation | Trade | Transportation | Urban, Rural, and Regional Affairs | FORTHCOMING OECD Invites Five Countries to Membership Talks, Offers Enhanced Engagement to Other Big Players: Announcement See the Official Statements and Speeches from the Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level: Chair's Summary | Other Speeches and Statements on MCM Website African Economic Outlook 2006/2007 focuses on access to safe drinking water and sanitation A great reference book and always a good seller: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Natural Gas Market Review 2007 sees insufficient investment as a threat to secure, affordable gas supplies. An important book on an increasingly important source of fuel for electricity production : Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD is currently exploring new systems for visualising statistics and allowing users to launch substantive online discussions based on them. See the OECD Factbook on www.swivel.com for and example of how this might work: www.swivel.com OECD is pleased to announce that a new release of the Beyond 20/20™ statistical browser will be made available on SourceOECD in June. See the web page outlining the new features: New Browser Features OECD will attend the following events in the coming months:
See List of Forthcoming Books: Below AGRICULTURE / FOOD / FISHERIES Agricultural Policy and Trade Reform: The Impact on World Commodity Markets: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Calls For Better Protection of Occupational Pension Systems in the OECD Guidelines on Funding and Benefit Security in Occupational Pensions : Announcement | Text of Guidelines (168 kb) Bribery in Public Procurement: Methods, Actors and Counter-Measures: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD African Economic Outlook 2006/2007 focuses on access to safe drinking water and sanitation: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Financing Development: Aid and Beyond. Looks at alternatives to foreign aid for financing development: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD China has become an engine of growth for Latin America according to The Visible Hand of China in Latin America. A very interesting look at the impact of China on Latin America: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD The next OECD Economic Outlook Preliminary Edition will be released online on May 24, 2007. Fostering Regional Integration: Peer Review in Southeast Asia: OECD Policy Brief (175 kb) Directory of OECD Intergovernmental Bodies: Mandates, Chairs, Membership - 2007 Edition: Book on SourceOECD The following OECD Economic Surveys were released during the past month. Policy Briefs summarising the findings of Surveys released during the past year are available.
OECD Economics Department Working Papers released during the past month:
The OECD Statistics Directorate has just released the OECD System of Unit Labour Cost Indicators, providing long time series of annual and quarterly Unit Labour Cost and related indicators. The related indicators include annual time series in level and index form for: Exchange Rate Adjusted Unit Labour Costs; Labour Income Share; Labour Productivity and; Labour Compensation per unit labour input. Data are available for all OECD Member countries and the Euro area for Total Economy, Manufacturing, Industry, Construction, Trade, Transport & Communication, Financial and Business Services, Market Services and the Business Sector excluding Agriculture. These series are available to SourceOECD users in the monthly Main Economic Indicators database: Database Methodological
Guide for Developing Producer Price Indices for Services:
Book
on Online Bookshop | Book
on SourceOECD * Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Inflation rises to 2.4% in OECD area: More Latest Purchasing Power Parities: More Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: Continuing Moderating Outlook Signaled for Major Global Economies: More Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area remains at 5.6%: More (40 kb) Quarterly GDP Growth: Quarterly Release | Spreadsheet Downward Trend in G7 Merchandise Trade Volume Growth Continues in 4th Quarter 2006: More Main Economic Indicators for Non-Member Countries: More (183 kb) IEA Monthly Oil Market Report: More OECD Statistics Portal: Website Qualifications Systems: Bridges to Lifelong Learning: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD | Policy Brief (174 kb)
On the Edge: Securing a Sustainable Future for Higher Education: Working Paper (431 kb) Funding Systems and their Effects on Higher Education Systems - International Report: Working Paper (763 kb) OECD Calls For Better Protection of Occupational Pension Systems in the OECD Guidelines on Funding and Benefit Security in Occupational Pensions : Announcement | Text of Guidelines (168 kb) Jobs for Youth: Spain: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * New Ways of addressing Partial Work Capacity: Paper (234 kb) ENERGY (Also see Nuclear Energy) Natural Gas Market Review 2007 sees insufficient investment as a threat to secure, affordable gas supplies: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Tackling Investment Challenges in Power Generation: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Climate Policy Uncertainty and Investment Risk: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Updated Fact Sheet on IEA Oil Stocks and Response Potential: Factsheet (4 mb) New IEA Brochure: Brochure (7.63 mb) Latest IEA Oil Market Report: Website IEA Monthly Surveys: Listing IEA Statistics: Web Page Key World Energy Statistics, 2006 Edition: PDF Version (2.15 mb) ENTREPRENEURSHIP / SMEs / LOCAL DEVELOPMENT The
SME Financing Gap, Vol. II: Proceedings of the Brasilia Conference,
27-30 March 2006: Book
on Online Bookshop | Book
on SourceOECD ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Environmental Performance Review: Switzerland: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Subsidy Reform and Sustainable Development: Political Economy Aspects: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Climate Policy Uncertainty and Investment Risk: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Health Update May 2007 includes articles on health accounting and health-specific purchasing power parities, Health Data 2007, Regions at a Glance health focus, collaboration among international organisations on health issues, health care quality indicators, care co-ordination, effectiveness in health care spending, ICT and health system efficiency, health workforce and migration, pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement, counterfeiting and piracy of pharmaceuticals, medicines for emerging and neglected diseases, and more: Newsletter (605 kb) INFORMATION / COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY OECD Broadband Statistics to December 2006: Report Internet Traffic Prioritisation. Provides background for national debates: Report (470 kb) Participative Web: User-Created Content. Describes its rapid growth and policy implications : Report (888 kb) Management of Recyclable Fissile and Fertile Materials: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD PUBLIC MANAGEMENT / GOVERNANCE / URBAN, RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS Governance of Decentralised Pay Setting in Selected OECD Countries: Working Paper (497 kb) Bribery in Public Procurement: Methods, Actors and Counter-Measures: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Competitive Cities: A New Entrepreneurial Paradigm in Spatial Development: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Linking Regions and Central Governments: Contracts for Regional Development: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD SCIENCE / INNOVATION / INDUSTRY OECD Principles and Guidelines for Access to Research Data from Public Funding: Announcement | Text (1.28 mb) Discussion Draft on the Application and Interpretation of Article 24 (Non-Discrimination) of the Model Tax Convention: Discussion Draft Improving Taxpayer Service Delivery: Channel Strategy Development: Guidance Note (652 kb) Linkages between Foreign Direct Investment, Trade and Trade Policy - An Economic Analysis with Application to the Food Sector in OECD Countries and Case Studies in Ghana, Mozambique, Tunisia and Uganda: Working Paper (625 kb) Modal Estimates of Services Barriers: Working Paper (615 kb) Issues of Dual Use and Reviewing Product Coverage of Environmental Goods: Working Paper (214 kb) No new books during this period. Agricultural Policies in Non-OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2007: Book Listing Babies and Bosses: Synthesis Report OECD Communications Outlook 2007. Always a bestseller: Book Listing Indicators for Industrial Energy Efficiency and CO2 Emissions: Book Listing OECD Economic Surveys Slovak Republic 2007: Book Listing OECD Environmental Performance Review: China Book Listing OECD International Migration Outlook 2007. Includes a special feature looking at the impact of immigrants on the health sectors of OECD countries: Book Listing Regions at a Glance, 2007 Edition. To be released on 30 May along with a web book version on SourceOECD that includes interactive maps. Much improved over the previous edition: Book Listing Pensions at a Glance, 2007 Edition. Includes an analysis of private savings required to maintain standards of living in retirement: Book Listing Integrity in Government Procurement: Book Listing The Space Economy at a Glance Tackling Investment Challenges in Power Generation: In IEA Countries: Book Listing Tracking Industrial Energy Efficiency and CO2 Emissions: Book Listing Trusting the Internet Understanding the Brain, Volume 2: The Birth of a Learning Science * For a few books, SourceOECD links may not yet be live. They should be active within a few days |
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