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What's New@OECD
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March 2008
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Topics Highlights | Secretary-General's Activities | 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
How Much Will it Cost to Address Today's Key Environmental Problems? OECD Environmental Outlook 2008 has the Answers: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Reform Progress in OECD Countries Uneven, says Economic Policy Reform: Going for Growth 2008: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD SECRETARY-GENERAL GURRÍA'S ACTIVITIES Secretary-General's Keynote Address at the OECD-IMF Conference on Structural Reform in Europe: Speech Solutions to Key Environmental Challenges are Available, Achievable and Affordable, says OECD Secretary-General Gurría at release of OECD Environmental Outlook 2008: Statement | Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Further Reforms of Labour Market Policies Needed, says Gurría at release of Economic Policy Reform: Going for Growth 2008: Statement | Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Competition brings prosperity, says Gurría at meeting of the OECD Competition Committee: Speech Secretary-General's Visit to Norway: Webpage Secretary-General to Visit the Czech Republic: Webpage New Bookshop! OECD Publications are now once again available at a bookshop within the OECD. With the opening our new Conference Center, we now also have a new bookshop operated by Jean de Lannoy, one of our sales agents. Delegates and visitors are invited to come by and see the selection of OECD publications and souvenirs now available. Hours M-F, 9am-6 pm. Telephone: 01.45.24.79.77, Fax: 01.45.27.00.44, E-mail: paris.oecd.bookshop@dl-servi.com OECD Will Attend the Following Events in the Coming Months
See List of Forthcoming Books: Below AGRICULTURE / FOOD / FISHERIES OECD Review of Agricultural Policies: Chile: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Corruption:
A Glossary of International Standards in Criminal Law: Book
on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Competition brings prosperity, says Gurría at meeting of the OECD Competition Committee: Gurría Speech | Neelie Kroes Speech OECD Launches Global Network on Privatisation and Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises: Announcement DACnews March 2008 provides a "scorecard" on recent efforts to improve aid effectiveness. It looks at conflict situations and how they can block successful development, and DAC work to help promote more stable and better functioning governments: Newsletter Creditor Reporting System 2007: Aid Activities in Support of HIV/AIDS Control, 2000-2007: Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD The OECD DAC Handbook on Security System Reform: Supporting Security and Justice: Announcement Fishing for Coherence in West Africa: Policy Coherence in the Fisheries Sector in Seven West African Countries: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Banking on Development. Private
Financial Actors and Donors in Developing Countries: OECD
Development Centre Policy Brief (670 kb) Reform Progress in OECD Countries Uneven, says> Economic Policy Reform: Going for Growth 2008: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD-IMF Conference on Structural Reform in Europe: Website The following OECD Economic Survey was 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:
OECD Factbook 2008 will be released on 8 April 2008: Book on Online Bookshop Predicting the Business Cycle: How Good Are Early Estimates of OECD Composite Leading Indicators? OECD Statistics Brief (263 kb) Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Inflation at 3.5% in OECD area: More Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: Slowdown phase in most major OECD economies: More Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area holds at 5.5%: More Unit
Labour Costs growth slows in most OECD countries: Quarterly GDP Growth: Quarterly Release | Spreadsheet G7 merchandise trade picks up in third quarter 2007: More Main Economic Indicators for Non-member Countries: More (183 kb) IEA Monthly Oil Market Report: More OECD Statistics Portal: Website New OECD Programme to Test Skills of Adults in Today's Work Environment: Announcement Students with Disabilities, Learning Difficulties and Disadvantages: Policies, Statistics and Indicators - 2007 Edition: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Reviews of National Policies for Education: Dominican Republic: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Higher Education Management and Policy, Volume 20 Issue 1 features articles on fair access to higher education, assessment of education personnel, human outcomes of an educational merger, private university policy initiatives in Nigeria, developments in higher education in Central and Eastern Europe, internationalisation of education and language policy, and strategic enrollment management: Subscribe on Online Bookshop | Issue on SourceOECD Education Global Forum 2008 held in Dominican Republic: Website OECD and World Bank sign MOU on Promoting Education for Children with Disabilities: Announcement Registration Now Open for the 2008 IMHE General Conference, Outcomes of Higher Education: Quality, Relevance and Impact: Announcement Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education: Working Paper Jobs for Youth: New Zealand: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Promotes the Economic and Social Benefits of Gender Equity: Announcement Migration and the Global Economy: Some Stylised Facts by John P. Martin: Report (228 kb) ENERGY (Also see Nuclear Energy) IEA Statement - OPEC Leaves Output Unchanged: Statement IEA Statement on Russia-Ukraine Gas Dispute: Statement Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Austria: 2007: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Biofuels: Linking Support to Performance: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD ENTREPRENEURSHIP / SMEs / LOCAL DEVELOPMENT Tourism Accounts for about 30% of Services Exports according to Tourism in OECD Countries 2008: Trends and Policies: Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Conference on "Decentralisation and Co-ordination: The Twin Challenges of Labour Market Policy": Announcement ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT How Much Will it Cost to Address Today's Key Environmental Problems? OECD Environmental Outlook 2008 has the Answers: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Climate Change: Meeting the Challenge to 2050: OECD Policy Brief (237 kb) OECD-UNEP Conference on Resource Efficiency: Announcement Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies in Slovakia: Working Paper INFORMATION / COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY Ask the Economists: Internet and Development - Towards a Wider World Web? Results of an Online Debate Measuring Security and Trust in the Online Environment: A View Using Official Data: Report (814 kb) Measuring User-Created Content: Implications for the ICT Access and Use by Households and Individuals Surveys: Report (313 kb) Nuclear Safety Initiative Enters New Phase: Press Release The Use of International Operating Experience Feedback for Improving Nuclear Safety: Report (527 kb) PUBLIC MANAGEMENT / GOVERNANCE / URBAN, RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS OECD Territorial Reviews Istanbul, Turkey: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Towards Government at a Glance: Identification of Core Data and Issues related to Public Sector Efficiency: Working Paper (2.16 mb) Employment in Government in the Perspective of the Production Costs of Goods and Services in the Public Domain: Working Paper (649 kb) SCIENCE / INNOVATION / INDUSTRY Summary of the 105th Meeting of the Council Working Party on Shipbuilding (WP6): Summary | Information Sheet on the Working Party Fighting Offshore Tax Evasion: Podcast featuring Grace Perez-Navarro, Deputy-Director of OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration: Podcast Fiscal Drag Hits Some Taxpayers Harder Than Others, New Edition of Taxing Wages Shows: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD The Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters: Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Study into the Role of Tax Intermediaries looks at the spread of aggressive tax planning marketed by some tax intermediaries (e.g. law and accounting firms, other tax advisors and financial institutions): Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Opening up Trade in Services: Key for Tourism Growth: OECD Policy Brief (186 kb) Technology Transfer and the Economic Implications of the Strengthening of Intellectual Property Rights in Developing Countries: Working Paper Transport Infrastructure Investment: Options for Efficiency: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Biofuels:
Linking Support to Performance: Book
on Online Bookshop | Book
on SourceOECD Brazil: Strengthening Governance for Growth: Book Listing CO2 Capture and Storage: Book Listing Deploying Renewables: Principles for Effective Policies: Book Listing Energy Policies of IEA Countries Finland: 2007: Book Listing Energy Policies of IEA Countries Japan: 2008: Book Listing Energy Policies of IEA Countries Sweden: 2008: Book Listing OECD Economic Surveys: Germany 2008: Book Listing OECD Economic Surveys: Japan 2008: Book Listing OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Australia Book Listing OECD Factbook 2008: Book Listing International Investment Law: Understanding Concepts and Tracking Innovations: Companion Guide to the Annual International Investment Perspectives: Book Listing Measuring Sustainable Production: Book Listing More Than Just Jobs: Workforce Development in a Skills-Based Economy: Book Listing National Accounts of OECD Countries: Volume IV - General Government Accounts, 1995-2006: Book Listing People and Biodiversity Policies: Impacts, Issues, and Strategies for Policy Action: Book Listing Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments: Case Studies in the Residential Sector: Book Listing Reforms for Stability and Sustainable Growth: An OECD Perspective on Hungary: Book Listing OECD Rural Policy Reviews Finland: Book Listing Specialised Anti-Corruption Institutions: Review of Models: Book Listing OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services: Volume II - Detailed Tables by Partner Country, 2002-2005: Book Listing Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators: Workshop Proceedings: Book Listing The Western Balkans Energy Policy Survey: Challenges and Opportunities:
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