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Assessing Regional Trade Arrangements
Are South-south RTAs More Trade Diverting?
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: February 2002
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It has generally been argued that regional trade agreements among developing countries may induce potential adverse effects on trade patterns among RTA members and between them and third countries...
It has generally been argued that regional trade agreements among developing countries may induce potential adverse effects on trade patterns among RTA members and between them and third countries...
Integrated Approach to Agricultural Trade and Development Issues, An
Exploring the Welfare and Distribution Issues
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: November 2001
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Computable general equilibrium (CGE) analysis has become a well-established methodology for the estimation of trade and welfare effects resulting from trade liberalization. This paper reviews CGE...
Computable general equilibrium (CGE) analysis has become a well-established methodology for the estimation of trade and welfare effects resulting from trade liberalization. This paper reviews CGE...
Regional Trade Agreements and Developing Countries
The Case of the Pacific Island's Proposed Free Trade Agreement
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: November 2001
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Fourteen of the world's smallest and most vulnerable economies - the Forum Island Countries (FICs) of the Pacific island region - are in the process of forming themselves into a free trade area (FTA)...
Fourteen of the world's smallest and most vulnerable economies - the Forum Island Countries (FICs) of the Pacific island region - are in the process of forming themselves into a free trade area (FTA)...
Assessing Regional Trading Arrangements in the Asia-Pacific
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: November 2001
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Using both a gravity model to consider the natural trading bloc hypothesis and simulation using a computer generated equilibrium (CGE) model to make welfare estimates, this publication examines the...
Using both a gravity model to consider the natural trading bloc hypothesis and simulation using a computer generated equilibrium (CGE) model to make welfare estimates, this publication examines the...
Services Sector Reform and Development Strategies
Issues and Research Priorities
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: November 2001
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The purpose of this paper is to review some of the empirical work, which can provide relevant inputs to the implementation of strategies for use in the General Agreement on Trade Services (GATS)...
The purpose of this paper is to review some of the empirical work, which can provide relevant inputs to the implementation of strategies for use in the General Agreement on Trade Services (GATS)...
Tariffs and the East Asian Financial Crisis
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: November 2001
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This study examines the role of tariffs during the East Asian financial crisis and finds that there is a role of tariffs when it comes to fighting the negative impact of a financial downturn. The...
This study examines the role of tariffs during the East Asian financial crisis and finds that there is a role of tariffs when it comes to fighting the negative impact of a financial downturn. The...
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Quantification of Non-tariff Measures
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: October 2002
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The increase in the relative importance of non-tariff measures has increased awareness of the various deficiencies in existing non-tariff measures (NTM) data collections. This paper is concerned with...
The increase in the relative importance of non-tariff measures has increased awareness of the various deficiencies in existing non-tariff measures (NTM) data collections. This paper is concerned with...
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Manual de Contabilidad Nacional
Vinculación de la Contabilidad de las Empresas y la Contabilidad Nacional
Series: Estudios de Métodos (Ser. F)
( Print: June 2002
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Este manual forma parte de una serie que ha preparado la División de Estadística de las Naciones Unidas para ayudar a los países, sobre todo a los países en desarrollo, a poner en práctica el Sistema...
Este manual forma parte de una serie que ha preparado la División de Estadística de las Naciones Unidas para ayudar a los países, sobre todo a los países en desarrollo, a poner en práctica el Sistema...
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Trade in Services
Market Access Opportunities and the Benefits of Liberalization for Developing Countries
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: June 2003
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The service sector is the most important sector for most developed economies being the largest contributor to gross domestic product, production, and employment. Developing economies on the other...
The service sector is the most important sector for most developed economies being the largest contributor to gross domestic product, production, and employment. Developing economies on the other...
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International Trade and Labour Market Performance
Major Findings and Open Questions
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: June 2003
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This paper summarizes the results of recent research into the effects of international trade on labor demand highlighting three areas, which may require further investigation. These areas being: the...
This paper summarizes the results of recent research into the effects of international trade on labor demand highlighting three areas, which may require further investigation. These areas being: the...
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Assessing South-south Regional Integration
Same Issues Many Metrics
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: June 2003
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The number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) has increased over time. So have the complexity of issues surrounding their formation and the metrics used to assess them. Despite sustained research...
The number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) has increased over time. So have the complexity of issues surrounding their formation and the metrics used to assess them. Despite sustained research...
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Duty and Quota-free Access for LDCs
Further Evidence From CGE Modelling
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: June 2002
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This study is an extension of the work entitled Duty and Quota Free Market Access for LDCs: An Analysis of Quad Initiatives. Its purpose is to assess the effects of trade policy initiatives aimed at...
This study is an extension of the work entitled Duty and Quota Free Market Access for LDCs: An Analysis of Quad Initiatives. Its purpose is to assess the effects of trade policy initiatives aimed at...
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Manual de Sistemas de Información Geográfica y Cartografía Digital
Series: Estudios de Métodos (Ser. F)
( Print: June 2002
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El objetivo de esta publicación es ayudar a los países proporcionándoles un documento de referencia que se centra en la elaboración de mapas digitales cuando se realizan censos de población y vivienda...
El objetivo de esta publicación es ayudar a los países proporcionándoles un documento de referencia que se centra en la elaboración de mapas digitales cuando se realizan censos de población y vivienda...
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Manuel des Systèmes d'Information Géographique et de Cartographie Numérique
Series: Etudes Méthodologiques (Ser. F)
( Print: January 2005
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Manual de Revisión de Datos de los Censos de Población y Vivienda
Series: Estudios de Métodos (Ser. F)
( Print: November 2002
)
El presente manual tiene por objeto subsanar el déficit de conocimientos sobre la metodología de revisión de datos de los censos y las encuestas, y proporcionar a los funcionarios interesados...
El presente manual tiene por objeto subsanar el déficit de conocimientos sobre la metodología de revisión de datos de los censos y las encuestas, y proporcionar a los funcionarios interesados...
Post-Uruguay Round Market Access Barriers for Industrial Products
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: February 2002
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Both the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) secretariats have a long history of research on the pattern and effects of border protection...
Both the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) secretariats have a long history of research on the pattern and effects of border protection...
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Manual for the Development of a System of Criminal Justice Statistics
Series: Studies in Methods (Ser. F)
( Print: June 2003,
PDF: April 2007
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Criminal justice statistics assist in policy research and analysis within criminal justice systems. They are also essential for understanding and trying to shape social development. This manual sets...
Criminal justice statistics assist in policy research and analysis within criminal justice systems. They are also essential for understanding and trying to shape social development. This manual sets...
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Manual para la Elaboración de un Sistema de Estadísticas sobre Justicia Penal
Series: Estudios de Métodos (Ser. F)
( Print: July 2004
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Las estadísticas sobre el delito y la justicia penal ayudan a los gobiernos a evaluar y seguir las condiciones, circunstancias y tendencias del bienestar y la repercusión social de las políticas y los...
Las estadísticas sobre el delito y la justicia penal ayudan a los gobiernos a evaluar y seguir las condiciones, circunstancias y tendencias del bienestar y la repercusión social de las políticas y los...
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Handbook of Statistical Organization, third edition
The Operation and Organization of a Statistical Agency
Series: Studies in Methods (Ser. F)
( Print: June 2003
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This handbook is about national statistical offices. It deals with the fundamentals of national systems of official statistics, covering areas such as general principles, data collection and...
This handbook is about national statistical offices. It deals with the fundamentals of national systems of official statistics, covering areas such as general principles, data collection and...
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Manual de Organización Estadística, trecera edicion
El Funcionamiento y la Organización de una Oficina de Estadística
Series: Estudios de Métodos (Ser. F)
( Print: June 2005,
PDF: October 2006
)
El manual está dirigido principalmente a dos grupos: a) el jefe de estadística (o futuro jefe de estadística de un organismo de estadística) y sus colegas, y b) los encargados de la supervisión de las...
El manual está dirigido principalmente a dos grupos: a) el jefe de estadística (o futuro jefe de estadística de un organismo de estadística) y sus colegas, y b) los encargados de la supervisión de las...