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OECD Ambassadors

04-Aug-2010

Photos and CVs of Ambassadors to the OECD on Flickr.

European Union: Catching up and inflation: Balassa-Samuelson, Engel’s law and other culprits

22-Jul-2010

Balázs Égert

This study analyses the impact of economic catching up on annual inflation rates in the European Union with a special focus on the new member countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

Gauging the impact of higher capital and oil costs on potential output

05-Jul-2010

Boris Cournède

Higher oil prices and the prospect of higher borrowing costs are likely to reduce the productive potential of OECD economies. The present study provides illustrative numerical estimates of the impact under different scenarios using a stylised model based on a production function.

European energy policy and the transition to a low–carbon economy

09-Jun-2010

Jeremy Lawson

European energy policy faces a number of interrelated challenges, including making the transition to a low–carbon economy, increasing cross–border competition in electricity and gas markets and diversifying Europe’s energy supply.

Agricultural Water Pricing: EU and Mexico

16-Mar-2010

Alberto Garrido and Javier Calatrava

A study of water (irrigation) pricing in France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Mexico, a background report to the book Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Agriculture (OECD, 2010).

European Communities: Useful Links

15-Jan-2010

Official websites of the European Communities.

List of Economic Surveys of the European Union

12-Jan-2010

List of Economic Surveys of the European Union

European Union - external links to macroeconomic reports and data

26-Oct-2009

External links to: recent economic data; current interest rates and exchange rates; latest macroeconomic reports; current outlook and projections; government budget information; speeches; relevant si ...

Economic Survey of the European Union 2009: Further opening the European market to the rest of the world

21-Sep-2009

The EU has a significant interest in opposing rising protectionist sentiment and undertaking further trade liberalisation. There is considerable scope to improve the targeting of agricultural payments.