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What's New@OECD
Librarians' Edition, October
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
The Global Economy and OECD: Distilling Lessons from a Financial Crisis. Speaking on the occasion of an annual report to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the outlook for the world economy, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría spoke about the impact of the financial crisis and OECD's work to produce a more inclusive globalisation: Speech
Denmark and Sweden still highest tax OECD countries, with Mexico and Turkey the lowest, according to the 2008 edition of Revenue Statistics: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD (Book to appear on SourceOECD shortly)
Statistics Spotlight features data on bank deposit protection. Statistics Spotlight is a new feature on the recently improved OECD.org Statistics Portal. It highlights current data of topical interest: Spotlight | Statistics Portal
SECRETARY-GENERAL GURRÍA'S ACTIVITIES
Statement by OECD Secretary-General Gurría to the International Monetary and Financial Committee: Oral Version | Written Version
Secretary-General Gurría presents OECD guidance on recipient country policies towards Sovereign Wealth Funds: Gurría Statement | OECD Guidance
The Global Economy and OECD: Distilling Lessons from a Financial Crisis. Speaking on the occasion of an annual report to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the outlook for the world economy, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría spoke about the impact of the financial crisis and OECD's work to produce a more inclusive globalisation: Speech
Statement by the Secretary-General of the OECD, Mr. Angel Gurría, on the Financial Crisis and its Aftermath: Statement
OECD Secretary-General presents review of Hungary’s environment policies: Speech
OECD’s Gurría launches drive to raise corporate governance standards: Announcement
A new release of OECD.stat is now available on SourceOECD. It now features access to international trade by commodities data, improved access speed, easier lookup of themes and datasets, and searching within dimensions. See it at http://www.SourceOECD.org/OECDdotStat
A webbook version of Trends Shaping Education is now available on SourceOECD at http://www.SourceOECD.org/trendsshapingeducation
OECD's 2009 Subscriptions Prices are now available: Prices
OECD Will Attend the Following Events in the Coming Months:
- Internet Librarian, 20-22 October 2008, Monterey, California, USA
- Charleston Conference, 5-8 November 2008, Charleston, SC, USA
- Guadalajara International Book Fair, 29 November - 7 December 2008, Guadalajara, Mexico
- Japan Library Fair and Forum 2008, 26-28 November 2008, Yokohama, Japan
- International Bielefeld Conference, 3-5 February 2009, Bielefeld, Germany
- Deutscher Bibliothekartag, 2-5 June 2009, Erfurt, Germany
See List of Forthcoming Books: Below
AGRICULTURE / FOOD / FISHERIES
A Review of Methods for Quantifying the Trade Effects of Standards in the Agri-Food Sector: Working Paper (441 kb)
Secretary-General Gurría presents OECD guidance on recipient country policies towards Sovereign Wealth Funds: Gurría Statement | OECD Guidance
Saving Our Savings: OECD Observer Article
Financial Management of Large-Scale Catastrophes: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Complementary and Private Pensions throughout the World 2008: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
OECD publishes key insurance statistics and indicators. (This data is available on OECD.stat but not in the recently published Insurance Statistics Yearbook): Website
Policy Options for the Payout Phase (of Retirement Plans): Working Paper (493 kb)
Forms of Benefit Payment at Retirement: Working Paper (741 kb)
DACnews September 2008: From Accra to Action. This special issue of DACnews reports on the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (Accra, Ghana, 2-4 September), where unprecedented consensus was reached on what is needed to significantly step up aid effectiveness: Newsletter
Reconciling Development and Environmental Goals: Measuring the Impact of Policies: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
West African Mobility and Migration Policies of OECD Countries: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
To Benefit from Plenty: Lessons from Chile and Norway: Policy Brief (3.09 mb)
The Curse of Raw Materials? Policy Insight (311 kb)
Participate in an OECD Observer Poll: Are you confident that governments can help avoid a global depression? Poll
Shaping Policy Reform and Peer Review in Southeast Asia: Integrating Economies Amid Diversity: Book on Online Bookshop | 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:
- Australia: Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
OECD Economics Department Working Papers released during the past month:
- No. 642: Accounting for One-off Operations when Assessing Underlying Fiscal Positions (915 kb)
- No. 641: Do Corporate Taxes Reduce Productivity and Investment at the Firm Level? (627 kb)
- No. 640: The Challenge of Rapidly Improving Transport Infrastructure in Poland (951 kb)
- No. 639: Bridging the Housing Gap in Poland (981 kb)
- No. 638: Improving the Business and Investment Climate in Indonesia (511 kb)
- No. 637: Indonesia: Growth Performance and Policy Challenges (909 kb)
- No. 636: A Taxonomy of Instruments to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and their Interactions (455 kb)
- No. 635: Quantifying the Effect of Financial Conditions on US Activity (569 kb)
OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms: Book on SourceOECD | Book on Online Bookshop
Statistics, Knowledge and Policy 2007: Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Inflation at 4.7% in OECD area: More
Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: Continued Slowdown signaled in major OECD economies: More
Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area rises to 6.0%: More
OECD area shows stable Unit Labour Cost growth in Market Services but a strong increase in Industry in first quarter of 2008: More
Quarterly GDP Growth: Quarterly Release | Spreadsheet
G7 merchandise trade growth sluggish in 1st quarter 2008: More
Main Economic Indicators for Non-member Countries: More (183 kb)
IEA Monthly Oil Market Report: More
OECD Statistics Portal: Website
A webbook version of Trends Shaping Education is now available on SourceOECD at http://www.SourceOECD.org/trendsshapingeducation
Reviews of National Policies for Education: South Africa: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Final Report of the Development of an International Adult Learning Module (OECD AL Module): Working Paper (626 kb)
The Global Competition for Talent: Mobility of the Highly Skilled: Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
The Dynamics of Social Assistance Receipt: Measurement and Modelling Issues, with an Application to Britain: Working Paper (599 kb)
ENERGY (Also see Nuclear Energy)
Natural Gas Market Review 2008: Optimising Investments and Ensuring Security in a High-Priced Environment: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Deploying Renewables: Principles for Effective Policies: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
ENTREPRENEURSHIP / SMEs / LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
Conference on "Partnerships for Social Inclusion" to be held in Melbourne, Australia: Announcement
ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Costs of Inaction on Key Environmental Challenges: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Environmental Performance Reviews: Hungary 2008: SG Speech | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Conference on Competitive Cities and Climate Change: Announcement
Asssessing Climate Change Impacts, Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Risk in Port Cities: Working Paper (1.36 mb)
Inventory of International Initiatives Related to Sustainable Materials Management: Report (880 kb)
The Looming Crisis in the Health Workforce: How Can OECD Countries Respond? Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Pharmaceutical Pricing Policies in a Global Market: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Mismatches in the Formal Sector, Expansion of the Informal Sector: Immigration of Health Professionals to Italy: Working Paper (419 kb)
Nurse Workforce Challenges in the United States: Working Paper (451 kb)
Projet OCDE sur la migration des professionnels de santé: Le cas de la France: Working Paper (1.21 mb - Available only in French)
INFORMATION / COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
OECD e-Government Studies Belgium: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD (Book to be released on SourceOECD shortly)
The Nuclear Energy Agency celebrates its 50th Anniversary on 16 October 2008: Announcement
Market Competition in the Nuclear Industry: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT / GOVERNANCE / URBAN, RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS
OECD Territorial Reviews: Portugal: Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Conference on Competitive Cities and Climate Change: Announcement
SCIENCE / INNOVATION / INDUSTRY
Open Innovation in Global Networks: Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
The Global Competition for Talent: Mobility of the Highly Skilled: Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation: North of England, United Kingdom: Policy Brief (272 kb) | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD (Book to appear on SourceOECD shortly)
OECD Compendium of Patent Statistics 2008: Report (1.18 mb)
Financial centres become more transparent, but information exchange remains a problem for some according to Tax Co-operation: Towards a Level Playing Field - 2008 Assessment by the Global Forum on Taxation: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Isle of Man signs tax information pact with United Kingdom: Announcement
Discussion Draft on the Transfer Pricing Aspects of Business Restructurings: Discussion Draft
The OECD pursues dialogue with the business community on comparability and profit methods for transfer pricing purposes: Announcement
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Spillovers and their Interrelationships with Trade: Working Paper (574 kb)
A Review of Methods for Quantifying the Trade Effects of Standards in the Agri-Food Sector: Working Paper (441 kb)
Harnessing the Political Economy in Support of an Open Multilateral Trading System: Report (129 kb)
Towards Zero: Ambitious Road Safety Targets and the Safe System Approach: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Benefiting from Globalisation: Transport Sector Contribution and Policy Challenges (17th International ITF/OECD Symposium on Transport Economics and Policy): Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
CO2 Capture and Storage: A Key Carbon Abatement Option: Book Listing
Encouraging Student Interest in Science and Technology Studies: Book Listing
Growing Unequal? Income Distribution and Poverty in OECD Countries: Book Listing
Jobs for Immigrants, Vol. 2: Labour Market Integration in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Portugal: Book Listing
Latin American Economic Outlook 2009: Book Listing
Making Life Easy for Citizens and Businesses in Portugal: Administrative Simplification and e-Government: Book Listing
Natural Resources and Pro-Poor Growth: The Economics and Politics: Book Listing
Nuclear Energy Outlook 2008: Book Listing
OECD Investment Policy Reviews: Vietnam: Book Listing
OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Hungary: Book Listing
OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook: 2008: Book Listing
OECD Territorial Reviews Poland: Book Listing
Science, Technology and Industry Outlook: 2008: Book Listing
Understanding Economic Statistics: An OECD Perspective: Book Listing
World
Energy Outlook 2008:
Book Listing
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