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Factbook 2008 shows wide variations in productivity across OECD countries

08-Apr-2008

Labour productivity has grown strongly in the Slovak Republic, Hungary and Korea in recent years while  growth rates in some other OECD countries such as Italy, Mexico, Portugal and New Zealand have slowed markedly.

The Interaction amongst Trade, Investment and Competition Policies

27-Feb-2008

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 60. The report focuses on the complementarities between trade, investment and competition policies and analyses how policy coherence can be promoted in these three important areas that shape incentives for markets to be more competitive.

Trade Liberalisation and Economic Performance: Latin America versus East Asia 1970-2006

08-Feb-2008

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 70. This paper, with five other studies, is a follows up to the 2005 publication on Trade and Structural Adjustment, and compares the trade liberalisation experiences and outcomes in East Asia and Latin America.

Facilitating Trade and Structural Adjustment: Experiences in Non-Member Countries

06-Feb-2008

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No.69. This paper, with five other studies, follows up the 2005 publication on Trade and Structural Adjustment and revisits the policy recommendations for successful trade-related adjustment to reassess their applicability to developing countries.

Market structure in the distribution sector and merchandise trade

04-Feb-2008

OECD Working Paper No. 68. This study explores how recent developments in the retail sector affect trade in consumer goods. It focuses on three developments in the retail sector: i) internationalization; ii) market structure; and iii) the growing market share of retailers’ private labels, using the gravity model.

Facilitating Trade and Structural Adjustment: Experiences in Non-Member Countries – Country Case Study on Ecuador

31-Jan-2008

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 67. This case study on trade and structural adjustment in Ecuador forms a part of a project studying experiences in non-Member economies and provides lessons learned on how economies can successfully adjust to trade reform.

Analysis of Subsidies for Services: the Case of Export Subsidies

30-Jan-2008

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 66. This study presents an exploratory analysis of export subsidies in the services field. It draws from a variety of sources in an effort to provide insights into the characteristics and use of these measures.

Facilitating Trade and Structural Adjustment: Experiences in Non-Member Countries – Country Case Study on Thailand

30-Jan-2008

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 63. Facilitating Trade and Structural Adjustment: Experiences in Non-Member Countries – Country Case Study on Thailand

Services Trade Liberalisation and Tourism Development

30-Jan-2008

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 57. This study analyses the role that services trade liberalisation could play in fostering tourism growth in developing countries.

International Production Networks in the Nordic/Baltic Regions

28-Jan-2008

This study analyses the relationship between offshoring of intermediate input production and labour demand in Sweden, Finland and Norway, distinguishing between workers with different educational attainments. OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No 61.




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