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Topics Highlights | Agriculture/Food/Fisheries | Development | Economic Developments | Economic Statistics | Education | Employment | Energy | Enterprise/Industry/Svcs | Environment | Finance/Investment | Health | Information/Communications Technologies | Nuclear Energy | Public Management | Science/Innovation | Taxation | Trade | Transportation | Urban, Rural, and Regional Affairs China Could Become the World’s Largest Exporter by 2010, according to OECD's first Economic Survey of China: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Calls for Broader Access to Post-School Education and Training in Education at a Glance 2005: Press Release | Web Site | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD China Needs Far-Reaching Reforms in Public and Corporate Governance, says OECD: Press Release | Policy Brief (180 kb) | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Chief Economist Cotis Says Resilience to Oil Price Hike Likely to Vary across US, Japan and Europe: OECD Economic Outlook Interim Assessment | OECD Observer Article IEA Member Countries Take Collective Action in response to the interrupted oil supplies in the Gulf of Mexico caused by Hurricane Katrina. 2 Sept Announcement | Fact Sheet | 7 Sept Follow-Up Press Release | 15 Sept Announcement Communications Industry Rebounding, but Internet Presenting New Challenges - OECD Communications Outlook 2005 released on 24 August 2005: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Secretary-General Donald Johnston welcomes China's exchange rate reform: Press Release More than 700 institutions worldwide now subscribe to our online library, SourceOECD. They make major segments of SourceOECD available to an estimated 10 million researchers, faculty, and students. See the List of Institutions that Subscribe to SourceOECD. 2005 Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries, released in electronic form in June, is now available in book form: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Environmentally Harmful Subsidies: Challenges for Reform: Announcement | Book on the Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Evaluating Agri-Environmental Policies: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD September Issue of DAC News includes new aid figures and Jeffrey Sachs on the Millennium Development Goals: DAC News Follow-up to the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness: Announcement New Web Site for the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development: Web Site OECD Chief Economist Cotis Says Resilience to Oil Price Hike Likely to Vary across US, Japan and Europe: OECD Economic Outlook Interim Assessment | OECD Observer Article OECD Secretary-General Donald Johnston Welcomes China's Exchange Rate Reform. Press Release The following OECD Economic Surveys have been released. Policy Briefs summarising the findings of Surveys are available. Please note that OECD Economic Surveys are now presented in a new larger format.
OECD Economics Department Working Papers Released during the Past Month:
National Accounts Detailed Tables 2005 Edition Now Available: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Labour Force Statistics, 1984-2004 is now available: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Quarterly GDP Growth: Spreadsheet Latest Joint BIS-IMF-OECD-WB Statistics on External Debt: Web Site Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Rising energy prices push up inflation: More Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: Improved performance for most G7 countries: More Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area holds at 6.5%: More (40 kb) Main Economic Indicators for Non-Member Countries: More (183 kb) IEA Monthly Oil Market Report More Handbook on Constructing Composite Indicators: Methodology and User Guide: OECD Statistics Working Paper (1.21 mb) ICT and Economic Growth: OECD Statistics Working Paper (518 kb) The Statistical Measurement of Services: OECD Statistics Working Paper (218 kb) OECD Calls for Broader Access to Post-School Education and Training in Education at a Glance 2005: Press Release | Web Site | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD countries agree on steps to reduce earthquake risks for schoolchildren: Press Release | Text of Recommendation (35 kb) | Related Publication: Keeping Schools Safe in Earthquakes Labour Force Statistics, 1984-2004 is now available: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Taxation, Ethnic Ties and the Location Choice of Highly Skilled Immigrants: Working Paper (412 kb) Ageing and Employment Policies: The Netherlands: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Trends and Determinants of Fertility Rates: The Role of Policies: Working Paper (760 kb) ENERGY (Also see Nuclear Energy) IEA Member Countries Take Collective Action in response to the interrupted oil supplies in the Gulf of Mexico caused by Hurricane Katrina. 2 Sept Announcement | Fact Sheet | 7 Sept Follow-Up Press Release | 15 Sept Announcement Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Czech Republic published: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Australia 2005 published: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Renewables Information 2005 published: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Coal Information 2005 published: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Electricity Information 2005 published: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Oil Information 2005 published: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Natural Gas Information 2005 published: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Energy Statistics and Balances of Non-OECD Countries, 2005 editions published: Statistics Book on Online Bookshop | Balances Book on Online Bookshop | Statistics Book on SourceOECD | Balances Book on SourceOECD Latest IEA Oil Market Report: Web Site IEA Monthly Surveys: Listing IEA Statistics Web Page Energy Statistics Web Page OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook - 2005: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD to Launch Project on Counterfeiting and Piracy: Web Page The Contribution of Foreign Affiliates to Productivity Growth: Working Paper (353 kb) Environmentally Harmful Subsidies: Challenges for Reform: Announcement | Book on the Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Evaluating Agri-Environmental Policies: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Catastrophic Risks and Insurance presents the proceedings of a conference that looked at risks originating from natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, droughts and landslides as well as from industrial and technological risks: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Transparency and Third Party Participation in Investor-state Dispute Settlement Procedures: Working Paper (190 kb) Survey of Quantitative Investment Regulation of Investment Funds: Table (89 kb) OECD Investment Policy Reviews: Netherlands Antilles: Document (343 kb) New Web Site for the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development: Web Site Long-Term Care for Older People reports on latest trends in 19 OECD countries: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Review of Health Systems: Mexico, previously announced, is now available in book form: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD INFORMATION/COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY Communications Industry Rebounding, but Internet Presenting New Challenges - OECD Communications Outlook 2005 released on 24 August 2005: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Foresight Forum on Radio Frequency Identification to be held at OECD: More ICT and Economic Growth: OECD Statistics Working Paper (518 kb) Just Published: Pellet-clad Interaction in Water Reactor Fuels: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Just Published: NEA Sorption Project Phase II: Interpretation and Prediction of Radionuclide Sorption onto Substrates Relevant for Radioactive Waste Disposal Using Thermodynamic Sorption Models: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Occupational Exposures at Nuclear Power Plants: 2003 Annual Report (1.17 mb) China Needs Far-Reaching Reforms in Public and Corporate Governance, says OECD: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Book now available: Russia: Building Rules for the Market (OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform): Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD New Web Site for the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development: Web Site Biotechnology Update: Newsletter (320 kb) German Innovation: OECD Observer Article Governance of Innovation Systems - Synthesis Report Just Published: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Research and Development Expenditure in Industry, 1987-2003 Just Published: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Global scientific research project launched to improve understanding of the human brain: Press Release The French Tax System: OECD Economics Department Working Paper (233 kb) OECD Tax Database provides data on tax rates: Web Site The Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits has been revised with new new provisions applicable to repayment profiles, to project finance-type transactions and to projects in the renewable energy and water sectors: 2005 Text | 2005 Country Classifications Conference on Negotiating on Trade Facilitation: Implications for Developing Countries: Announcement Synergies
between Trade in Environmental Services and The New OECD International Trade Model: OECD Economics Department Working Paper (948 kb) Global Forum on Trade: Special and Differential Treatment: Thinking Outside the Box: Key Papers and Presentations Trade Preference Erosion: Expanded Assessment of Countries at Risk of Welfare Losses: Working Paper (166 kb) Preliminary Data on Road Safety in Europe for 2004: Press Release (51 kb) European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) Newsletter No. 19, September 2005 : Newsletter Just Published: 50 Years of Transport Research: Experience Gained and Major Challenges Ahead (16h International Symposium on Theory and Practice in Transport Economics): Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Tax Incentives for Fuel Efficient Cars is Climate Change Priority: Report (31 kb) URBAN, RURAL, AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS OECD's new Regions at a Glance is now out! Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD International Conference on "Sustainable Cities: Linking Competitiveness with Social Cohesion", 13-14 October 2005: Announcement |
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