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OECD Ministers Discuss Economic Issues, Trade, and Strategic Directions for the OECD at Annual Ministerial Meeting held May 23-24, 2006: Chair's Summary | Web Site Angel Gurrķa takes office as Secretary-General of OECD: OECD Observer Article | Web Page Buoyancy Continues but Risks Increase, says OECD Economic Outlook: Announcement | Publication on Online Bookshop | Publication on SourceOECD Immigration Rises in OECD Countries but Asylum Requests Fall, according to the OECD International Migration Outlook: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Urges More Dynamic Government Policies on Employment and Incomes in the OECD Employment Outlook 2006: Press Release | Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Title Change: The 2006 edition of what formerly was known as Structural Statistics for Industry and Services will be released shortly under the title Structural and Demographic Business Statistics. The content is being expanded to included information within each industry category on number of establishments by size of establishment. OECD will attend the following events in the coming months:
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See List of Forthcoming Books: Below OECD Seed Schemes 2006: Rules and Directions OECD Offers Guidance for Multinationals in “Weak Governance” Zones: Announcement | Risk Awareness Tool (108 kb) ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific Welcomes Sri Lanka and Macao, China as 26th and 27th Full Members: Announcement OECD Reviews Implementation of the Anti-Bribery Convention in 21 Countries in its Mid-Term Study of Phase 2 Reports: Study (1.1 mb) OECD Journal of Competition Law and Policy examines Hard Core Cartels, Competition and Regulation in the Water Sector, Merger Reviews, Public Sector Market Activities, and Competition Issues in Norway: Recent Issues The Rise of China
and India: What's in It for Africa? OECD Examines The Development Effectiveness of Food Aid: Does Tying Matter? Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Reviews the United Kingdom's Development Aid: Announcement (the full text will appear in a future issue of the OECD Journal on Development) Aid Flow Data Updated on Main OECD Web Site: Web Site Promoting Pro-Poor Growth: Infrastructure contains a set of agreed principles aimed at promoting pro-poor growth in DAC partner countries through support to infrastructure: Report (1.35 mb) Buoyancy Continues but Risks Increase, says OECD Economic Outlook: Announcement | Publication on Online Bookshop | Publication on SourceOECD OECD Work Related to G8 Priorities for 2006 St Petersburg Summit: Web Page Meeting of National Economic Research Organisations, June 2006. This web site contains papers on the theme of the political economy of structural policy reform: Web Site Seminar on the Economic Integration of Immigrants: Web Site with Papers 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:
Istanbul to host OECD’s World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy, 27-30 June 2007: Announcement OECD Statistics Newsletter, May 2006. Features articles on the OECD statistics strategy, producer price indices for services, the Luxembourg Wealth Study, revisions to the index of industrial production, new data on gender statistic, and OECD environment statistics: Newsletter (350 kb) Quarterly Labour Force Statistics Data Now Published in Main Economic Indicators: Announcement Wealthy Fun: Leisure-Adjusted GDP: OECD Observer Article Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Inflation rises: More Latest Purchasing Power Parities: More Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: Continued positive outlook: More Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area falls to 6.2%: More (40 kb) Quarterly GDP Growth: Quarterly Release | Spreadsheet Main Economic Indicators for Non-Member Countries: More (183 kb) IEA Monthly Oil Market Report More OECD Statistics Portal: Web Site OECD Ministers to Discuss Challenges Facing Higher Education Systems: Announcement ICT and Learning: Supporting Out-of-School Youth and Adults: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Skills Upgrading: New Policy Perspectives published by OECD LEED Programme: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Urges More Dynamic Government Policies on Employment and Incomes in the OECD Employment Outlook 2006: Press Release | Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Immigration Rises in OECD Countries but Asylum Requests Fall, according to the OECD International Migration Outlook: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Seminar on the Economic Integration of Immigrants: Web Site with Papers “Breaking the Barrier”: Framework Paper for OECD Thematic Review on Reforming Disability Policies to Improve Work Incentives: Paper (34 kb) ENERGY (Also see Nuclear Energy) IEA Finds Natural Gas Markets Rapidly Globalising but Triggering Concerns on Supply in Natural Gas Market Review 2006: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Communique of 4th Joint OPEC/IEA Workshop: Communique Latest IEA Oil Market Report: Web Site IEA Monthly Surveys: Listing IEA Statistics Web Page Energy Statistics Web Page IEA Open Bulletin: Newsletter OECD Biotechnology Update, May 2006: Newsletter (181 kb) OECD Environmental Performance Review: Chile: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD The Impact of Unit-Based Waste Collection Charges: Paper (861 kb) Safety Assessment
of Transgenic Organisms: OECD Consensus Documents Volumes
1 and 2: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Decentralisation in Asian Health Sectors: OECD Development Centre Policy Insight Government R&D Funding and Company Behaviour: Measuring Behavioural Additionality: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD INFORMATION/COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY Information and Communication Policy News features new broadband figures: Newsletter Online Payment Systems for e-Commerce: Paper (501 kb) Uranium Resources: Plenty to Sustain Growth of Nuclear Power according to Uranium 2005: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Radioactive Waste Management: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Forming a New Approach in Germany: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Stakeholders and Radiological Protection: Lessons from Chernobyl Twenty Years After: Report (4.24 mb) International Nuclear Law in the Post-Chernobyl Period: Web Site OECD Journal on Budgeting Examines Budgeting Issues in Thailand, UK, Belgium, US, and Developing Countries: Current Issue Government R&D Funding and Company Behaviour: Measuring Behavioural Additionality: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Biotechnology Statistics: Report (850 kb) Tax Treatments of Business Investments in Intellectual Assets: Working Paper (804 kb) Fundamental Reform of Personal Income Tax: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Countries, Offshore Financial Centres Report Progress on Exchange of Information in Tax Matters in Tax Co-operation: Towards a Level Playing Field: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Consumption Tax Trends Provides Latest Country Information on Consumption/Excise Tax Rates and Structures: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Intergovernmental Transfers: Excel files showing transfers between various levels of government: Web Page Trading Up: Economic Perspectives on Development Issues in the Multilateral Trading System: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Liberalising Network Infrastructure Services and the GATS: Working Paper The Australian Preferential Tariff Regime: Working Paper ECMT to be Transformed into an International Transport Forum: Press Release following Council of Ministers Meeting Improving Access to Public Transport: Book on Online Bookshop Short-Term Transport Trends Survey Updated: Web Site Conference on Road Charging Systems: Technology Choice and Cost Effectiveness: Papers Web Site Cost Effectiveness of CO2 Mitigation in Transport: Report (645 kb) Train Access Charges Data: Web Site URBAN, RURAL, AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS/ENTREPRENEURSHIP Skills Upgrading: New Policy Perspectives published by OECD LEED Programme: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Making City Sense: OECD Observer Article China's Power Sector Reforms: Where to Next? Book Listing Education Policy Analysis, 2005 Edition: Book Listing Environmental and Energy Products: The Benefits of Liberalising Trade: Book Listing OECD Economic Surveys: Denmark 2006: Book Listing OECD Economic Surveys: Portugal 2006: Book Listing OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Korea: Book Listing OECD/FAO Agricultural Outlook 2006-2015: Book Listing OECD Health Data 2006: The 2006 edition will be released late in June. CD-ROM Listing Infrastructure to 2030: Telecom, Land Transport, Water and Electricity: An important new book on long-term infrastructure requirements: Book Listing Optimising Russian Natural Gas: Book Listing Policy Framework for Investment: A Review of Good Practices: Book Listing Structural and Demographic Business Statistics. This revised and expanded version of Structural Statistics for Industry and Services includes, for the first time, breakdowns for industry and service activities by size of enterprise. It will come out this summer. Understanding National Accounts: An OECD Manual. An excellent guide to national accounts by the OECD authorities on the topic: Book Listing
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