The Statistics Brief - N. 4, June 2002: Measuring student knowledge and skills The PISA 2000 Experience

How well do school systems perform in providing young people with a solid foundation of knowledge and skills, and in preparing them for life and learning beyond school? International comparisons of the outcomes of education systems have in the past been elusive.

The Statistics Brief N. 3, March 2002: Purchasing Power Parities – Measurement and Uses

Purchasing power parities - measurement and uses.

Euro Denominated Series

From the monthly publication "Main Economic Indicators".

Computer Price Indices and International Growth and Productivity Comparisons

Article by Paul Schreyer, OECD Statistics Directorate for the "Review of Income and Wealth, Series 48, N.1, March 2002"

The Statistics Brief N. 2, February 2002: Creation of the Euro Area: Implications for Economic Statistics

Creation of the Euro area: Implications for economic statistics.

The System of National Accounts, 1993 -- Glossary

The System of National Accounts, 1993 (SNA) was a joint publication by the United Nations Statistical Division, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, Eurostat and the OECD. It provides a detailed framework for producing national accounts statistics and is intended for world-wide use.

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Some Observations on International Area Aggregates

This Statistics Working Paper N. 1 - 2001/1 deals with the construction of statistics for area or zone totals for groups of countries. It discusses various ways to construct volume and value series and reviews some of the implications for resulting indirect price indices. The paper then takes a more specific look at the Euro area and provides an empirical example concerning the aggregation of private final consumption for the 12

The Statistics Brief - N.1, October 2001: Trade in Goods and Services: Statistical Trends and Measurement Challenges

This first issue of Statistics Brief covers a very important subject, international trade statistics, which plays a vital part in OECD's monitoring, analysis and projections of macroeconomic developments in individual economies and the world economy.

IMF Committee on Balance of Payments Statistics

The IMF Balance of Payments Statistics Committee website contains: Committee annual reports; and statistical papers, committee papers and working papers on balance of payments compilation issues discussed by the Committee.

Centre for International Research on Economic Tendency Surveys (CIRET)

Centre for International Research on Economic Tendency Surveys (CIRET)