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Resale below Cost: Law and Regulations: Report (1.42 mb) Competition on the Merits: Defining the Term: Report (4.87 mb) 2006 Edition of OECD International Development Statistics on CD-ROM Now Available: Announcement | CD-ROM on Online Bookshop | Database on SourceOECD Latin America Needs to Improve Quality and Flexibility in Public Spending, OECD reports: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Development Centre Gender, Institutions and Development Database Charts Discrimination against Women: Announcement | OECD Observer Article | Database Survey of Donor Agencies' Country-Level Activities on Environment and Development: Survey Results (385 kb) Draft Principles for Donor Action in Anti-Corruption: Report (28 kb) Recovery on track after recent economic weakness in US and euro area, says OECD Chief Economist Cotis: OECD Economic Outlook Interim Assessment Challenges for China's Public Spending: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Latin America Needs to Improve Quality and Flexibility in Public Spending, OECD reports: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Economic Surveys released in 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:
OECD Factbook 2006 will be released on 28 March 2006. Order a copy today! Book on Online Bookshop Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Inflation rises: More Latest Purchasing Power Parities: More Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: Moderate expansion continues: More Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area falls to 6.3%: More (40 kb) Quarterly GDP Growth: Quarterly Release | Spreadsheet Main Economic Indicators for Non-Member Countries: More (183 kb) Latest External Debt Statistics (BIS, IMF, OECD, World Bank): More IEA Monthly Oil Market Report More OECD Statistics Portal: Web Site The Economics of Knowledge: Why Education is Key to Europe's Success. This Lisbon Council report by OECD education expert Andreas Schleicher shows that Europe is lagging in educational progress: Lisbon Council Report (458 kb) | Education at a Glance on OECD Online Bookshop | Education at a Glance on SourceOECD Personalising Education: What does it mean for education policy? Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD See the New Newsletter from the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, the CERI Update: First Issue Social Disadvantage and Education Experiences: Working Paper (323 kb) Education Security Conference to be held in co-operation with OECD Programme on Educational Building: Web Site China Should Boost Public Spending on Health and Education, says OECD study: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD New Annual Labour Force Statistics Data added to SourceOECD: Data on SourceOECD Alternative Measures of Well-Being: Working Paper (767 kb) Social Disadvantage and Education Experiences: Working Paper (323 kb)
ENERGY (Also see Nuclear Energy) The IEA Welcomes Belgium’s Progress towards Energy Market Liberalisation but Urges Action to Reduce Competition Barriers: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Renewables in Global Energy Supply: Fact Sheet Renewable Energy Technologies to Play an Important Role in a Clean, Clever, and Competitive Energy Future: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Outcome of High-Level Conference on Gas Market Regulation: Web Site Latest IEA Oil Market Report: Web Site IEA Monthly Surveys: Listing IEA Statistics Web Page Energy Statistics Web Page OECD Secretary-General Designate Ángel Gurría to open OECD Panel at the Fourth World Water Forum, to be held in Mexico on 20 March 2006: Announcement Advancing Sustainable Development: OECD Policy Brief To recognize the importance of the Fourth World Water Forum, the OECD Observer has produced a special issue with the following articles:
Keeping Water Safe to Drink: OECD Policy Brief (302 kb) Improving Water Management: Recent OECD Experience: OECD Policy Brief (245 kb) OECD's Environment Policy Committee Outlines a New Strategic Vision to promote economic prosperity and a healthy environment: Report (160 kb) China Should Boost Public Spending on Health and Education, says OECD study: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Health Care Quality Indicators Project - Initial Indicators Report: Working Paper (885 kb) Health Care Quality Indicators Project - Conceptual Framework Paper: Working Paper (395 kb) Productivity Impacts of Offshoring and Outsourcing: Working Paper (324 kb) INFORMATION/COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY OECD Holds Workshop on the Future of the Internet; Web Site Includes Discussion Forum, Papers: Web Site The Implications of WiMAX for Competition and Regulation: Working Paper (569 kb) Regulatory Challenges in Using Nuclear Operational Experience: Report (81 kb) Learning
and Adapting to Societal Requirements for Radioactive Physics and Safety of Transmutation Systems: Report (1.3 mb) The Process of Regulatory Authorisation: Report (723 kb) China Should Boost Public Spending on Health and Education, says OECD study: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Performance
and Accountability: Making Government Work: OECD
Observer Article Experts Meet to Discuss Cost and Benefit Analysis of E-Government: Web Site Senior Budget Officials of Central, Eastern and South Eastern European Countries Meet: Web Site Innovation and Knowledge-Intensive Service Activities: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Innovation in Energy Technology: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Report on Computing Grids and Basic Research Programmes: Report (94 kb) OECD Invites Comments on the Application of Transactional Profit Methods for the Transfer Pricing Guidelines: Announcement OECD to Work on Clarifying VAT/GST Application in Cross-Border Trade: Announcement Facilitating Collection of Consumption Taxes on Business-to-Consumer Cross-Border E-Commerce Transactions: Report (244 kb) The Application of Consumption Taxes to the International Trade in Services and Intangibles - Progress Report and Draft Principles: Report (174 kb) Joint OECD/US Business Conference on OECD Initiatives in International Taxation to be held in Washington, 5-6 June 2006: Announcement Joint World Customs Organisation/OECD Conference on Transfer Pricing and Customs Valuation to be held in Brussels, 3-4 May 2006: Announcement The Linkages between Open Services Markets and Technology Transfer: Working Paper Standards and Conformity Assessment in Trade: Minimising Barriers and Maximising Benefits: Compilation of Workshop Submissions (2.14 mb) OECD Member Countries and Brazil Met in Paris on the Review of the Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Civil Aircraft: Report Competitive Tendering of Rail Passenger Services: Workshop Papers ECMT Ministerial to be held 17-18 May 2006 in Dublin: Web Site URBAN, RURAL, AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS/ENTREPRENEURSHIP Brazil to Host OECD Global Conference on Financing Small and Medium Enterprises: Press Release OECD Territorial Reviews: The Mesoamerican Region: Southeastern Mexico and Central America: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD |
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