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November 2004
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Statistics
Composite Leading Indicator | GDP | IEA Oil Market Report | Non-member Country Data | Unemployment Rate

Country Notes
Canada | Canada | France | Germany |Korea | Korea | Mexico | New Zealand | Portugal | Portugal | Switzerland | Russia | Russia | Russia

Opinions
Global Truths | Counting on Numbers | Combatting Financial Crime | Reflections on a Teaching Career

Topics Highlights | Agriculture/Food/Fisheries | Development | Economic Developments | Economic Statistics | Education | Employment | Energy | Enterprise/Industry/Svcs | Environment | Finance/Investment | Health | Information/Communications Technologies | Public Management | Science/Innovation | Taxation | Trade | Transportation | Urban, Rural, and Regional Affairs

HIGHLIGHTS

IEA Executive Director Says Current Energy Trends Call for "Urgent and Decisive Policy Responses" on Release of 2004 World Energy Outlook. More

The Preliminary Edition of OECD Economic Outlook will be Released on November 30.

The first results of a new PISA survey of student achievement will be released on December 7: Press Release

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AGRICULTURE/FOOD/FISHERIES

Farm Household Income: Towards Better Informed Policy: OECD Policy Brief (107 kb)

Addressing Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing: Paper presented at the International Fisheries Compliance Conference by Carl-Christian Schmidt (180 kb)

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DEVELOPMENT

Export Credit Arrangement Participants Agree on Pilot Program to Provide Greater Efficiency and Transparency in the Use of Untied Aid Credits: More

Which Policies Can Reduce the Cost of Capital in Southern Africa? OECD Development Centre Policy Brief (370 kb)

Austria Moves Forward on Major Reforms for More Effective Aid. Press Release

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS

Global Truths: OECD Observer Article by Donald J. Johnston

Resilience and Risks: OECD Observer Article

The following OECD Economic Surveys have been released. Policy Briefs summarizing the findings of Surveys are available.

OECD Economics Department Working Papers Released during the Past Month:
  • No. 409. Public Expenditure Management in France (262 kb)
  • No. 408. Russian Industrial Restructuring: Trends in Productivity, Competitiveness, and Comparative Advantage. (139 kb)
  • No. 407. Improving the Capacity to Innovate in Germany. (222 kb)
  • No. 406. Tax Treatment of Private Pension Savings in OECD Countries (586 kb)

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ECONOMIC STATISTICS

Counting on Numbers: OECD Observer Article by Enrico Giovannini

Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: More

Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates: More

Main Economic Indicators for Non-Member Countries: More (175 kb)

International Trade Statistics: Trends from 2nd Quarter 2004: More

GDP Quarterly Growth Rates: More

New Volume of National Accounts Data: General Government Accounts: More

New Edition of Labour Force Statistics now available:

OECD Statistics Newsletter, October 2004. Full text (320 kb)

IEA Monthly Oil Market Report More

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EDUCATION

Early Education and Child Care Policy in Canada: Country Note (965 kb) and Background Report (1.21 mb)

The first results of a new PISA survey on educational achievement will be released on December 7: Press Release

Taking Fear Out of Schools: Reports from a Recent Conference

Reflections on a Teaching Career: OECD Observer Article

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EMPLOYMENT

What Does the Future Hold? Demography, Jobs, and Public Finances. Presentation by OECD Deputy Secretary-General Berglind Asgeirsdottir

Babies and Bosses: New report covering New Zealand, Portugal, and Switzerland

Ageing and Employment: Korea: More

Recent Trends in Working Hours: OECD Policy Brief (109 kb)

New edition of Labour Force Statistics now available.

On the Move: A Record Number of People are Moving to Find Jobs: OECD Observer Article

OECD Database on Foreign Born and Expatriates: Early Basic Results

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ENERGY

IEA Executive Director Says Current Energy Trends Call for "Urgent and Decisive Policy Responses" on Release of 2004 World Energy Outlook. More

IEA Urges Portugal to Maintain its Oil Stockholding Obligation: Press Release

IEA Energy Statistics Manual: Full Manual. An excellent guide to using IEA energy statistics.

IEA Monthly Oil Market Report OMR Web Page

IEA Statistics Web Page Energy Statistics Web Page

Monthly Oil, Gas, Electricity and Energy Prices Reports Monthly Energy Reports

Energy Borders: OECD Observer Article

Government and Nuclear Energy:OECD Observer Article

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ENTERPRISE/INDUSTRY/SERVICES

Compendium of Patent Statistics: More (880 kb)

Report on the Application of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in Korea: Full Report (265 kb)

Competition Law and Policy in the Russian Federation: OECD Policy Brief

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ENVIRONMENT

Environment Ministers from former Soviet Union Face Up to New Realities: More

Towards Waste Prevention Performance Indicators: More L (1.7 mb)

Global Forum on Sustainable Development: Agenda and Background Papers

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FINANCE/INVESTMENT

Financial Market Trends No. 87 was released on 25 October: More

Global Forum on International Investment held in New Delhi: More

Most-Favoured Nation Treatment in International Investment Law: More (140 kb)

Dirty Money: OECD Observer Article

Combatting International Financial Crime through International Standards and Cooperation. Speech by William Witherell (40 kb)

Report on the Application of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in Korea: Full Report (265 kb)

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HEALTH

Towards High Performing Health Systems - Policy Studies: Just Published

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INFORMATION/COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

OECD Information Technology Outlook to be Released Shortly. Watch the main OECD Web Site for its release.

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PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

Second OECD review of Mexican regulatory reform finds progress and suggests widening the scope for reform. More

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SCIENCE/INNOVATION

Compendium of Patent Statistics: More (880 kb)

Handbook on Hedonic Indexes and Quality Adjustments in Price Indexes: Special Application to Information Technology Products STI Working Paper (1 mb)

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TAXATION

New OECD Papers on Tax Compliance Issues: More

Tax Administration in OECD Countries: Comparative Information. Full report. (675 kb) A very interesting comparison of the tax collection systems of OECD countries.

Model Tax Convention: Update pages reflecting most recent changes just released for 2 Volume binder:

Resolving International Tax Disputes: The Role of the OECD: OECD Observer Article

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TRADE

Trade Committee Meeting includes Consultation with Civil Society Organisations: Report

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TRANSPORTATION

Road Haulage Taxation Database

Just Published:Improving Access to Public Transport

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URBAN, RURAL, AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS

OECD Conducts Territorial Review of Mexico City: Policy Brief