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08-Apr-2011
Reforming fossil fuel subsidies would help fight climate change, save taxpayers' money and better target public expenditures on social protection, participants at a recent OECD expert workshop on fossil fuel support were told. OECD and other international organisations were encouraged to play a key role in developing measurements and improving transparency around government support for fossil fuels.
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07-Apr-2011
Transparent design and implementation of domestic regulation reduces administrative burdens and costs for government and firms, according to case studies from Australia, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States. Transparency mechanisms also make laws and regulations more readable and accessible, prevent potential frictions with trading partners, and improves domestic policy enforcement.
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01-Apr-2011
Members’ Responses, as at 30 November 2010, to the 2006 Survey on Measures Taken to Combat Bribery in Officially Supported Export Credits.
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17-Mar-2011
Trade can be impeded by inefficiencies in transport infrastructure, border procedures or information flows. Better logistics services reduce trade costs for businesses and improve the competitiveness of a country's exports, according to this study. (OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 108)
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11-Mar-2011
Producer countries are making greater use of export restrictions on industrial raw materials such as timber and rare earths. Food commodity exports have also been restricted in recent years. OECD analysis shows that countries can use more effective and less costly alternatives to export restrictions.
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01-Mar-2011
The U.S. agriculture sector receives a relatively low level of government support, and recent reforms have moved towards less distortion of production and trade. This study of U.S. farm policy reforms since 1985 recommends market-based approaches for support programmes and agricultural risk management, and further consideration of environmental concerns.
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23-Feb-2011
Biodiversity, diffuse pollution and water eutrophication were among the issues presented at the open forum session of the Governing Body of the Co-operative Research Programme in December 2010.
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21-Feb-2011
How have Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms affected farms, sectors and regions in the European Union? This collection of papers looks at recent reforms, featuring the single payment scheme, quotas and restructuring in the sugar and dairy sectors, the environment and the direct payment scheme.
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18-Feb-2011
Fisheries reform is triggered by economic crisis, not environmental crisis. More focus on the economic consequences of fisheries policy and management will enable decision makers to undertake timely reform when needed. Based on political economy analysis of fisheries in Iceland, Korea, Mexico, Norway and New Zealand, these lessons and case studies are presented in a new book, 'Fisheries Policy Reform: National Experiences'.
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Export restrictions on raw materials
15-Feb-2011
Raw materials such as metals, minerals and rare earths are used in high-tech products like computers and hybrid vehicles, while timber and gas remain important industrial inputs. Businesses and policymakers are concerned by recent trends of some producer countries in export restrictions that distort trade in these raw materials. OECD is working to bring more transparency and discipline to the use of these restrictions.
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