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Energy Statistics Yearbook 1996

Series: Energy Statistics Yearbook / Annuaire des Statistiques de L'energie (Ser. J)
( Print: January 2000 )

The Yearbook, comprehensive and reliable, provides a global framework of comparable data on long-term trends in the supply of mainly commercial, primary and secondary forms of energy. Valuable and...

The Yearbook, comprehensive and reliable, provides a global framework of comparable data on long-term trends in the supply of mainly commercial, primary and secondary forms of energy. Valuable and...


Assessing Regional Trade Arrangements

Are South-south RTAs More Trade Diverting?

Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: February 2002 )

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 )

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 )

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 )

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 )

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 )

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 )

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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Energy Statistics Yearbook 2012

Series: Energy Statistics Yearbook / Annuaire des Statistiques de L'energie (Ser. J)
( Print: October 2015, PDF: December 2015 )

The 2012 Energy Statistics Yearbook is the fifty-sixth issue in a series of annual compilations of internationally comparable statistics summarizing world energy trends. Annual data for 224 countries...

The 2012 Energy Statistics Yearbook is the fifty-sixth issue in a series of annual compilations of internationally comparable statistics summarizing world energy trends. Annual data for 224 countries...


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Energy Statistics Yearbook 1999

Series: Energy Statistics Yearbook / Annuaire des Statistiques de L'energie (Ser. J)
( Print: June 2003, PDF: October 2006 )

The Yearbook, comprehensive and reliable, provides a global framework of comparable data on long-term trends in the supply of mainly commercial, primary and secondary forms of energy. Valuable and...

The Yearbook, comprehensive and reliable, provides a global framework of comparable data on long-term trends in the supply of mainly commercial, primary and secondary forms of energy. Valuable and...


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Energy Statistics Yearbook 2000

Series: Energy Statistics Yearbook / Annuaire des Statistiques de L'energie (Ser. J)
( Print: November 2003, PDF: August 2004 )

The Energy Statistics Yearbook 2000 is a comprehensive collection of international energy statistics prepared by the United Nations Statistics Division. It is the forty-fourth in a series of annual...

The Energy Statistics Yearbook 2000 is a comprehensive collection of international energy statistics prepared by the United Nations Statistics Division. It is the forty-fourth in a series of annual...


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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 )

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 )

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 )

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 )

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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Energy Statistics Yearbook 2009

Series: Energy Statistics Yearbook / Annuaire des Statistiques de L'energie (Ser. J)
( Print: April 2013, PDF: June 2012 )

The Energy Statistics Yearbook 2009 is a comprehensive collection of international energy statistics prepared by the United Nations Statistics Division. It is the fifty-third in a series of annual...

The Energy Statistics Yearbook 2009 is a comprehensive collection of international energy statistics prepared by the United Nations Statistics Division. It is the fifty-third in a series of annual...


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Energy Statistics Yearbook 2011

Series: Energy Statistics Yearbook / Annuaire des Statistiques de L'energie (Ser. J)
( Print: December 2014, PDF: December 2014 )

The 2011 Energy Statistics Yearbook is the fifty-fifth issue in a series of annual compilations of internationally comparable statistics summarizing world energy trends. Annual data for 224 countries...

The 2011 Energy Statistics Yearbook is the fifty-fifth issue in a series of annual compilations of internationally comparable statistics summarizing world energy trends. Annual data for 224 countries...


Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998

Series: Energy Statistics Yearbook / Annuaire des Statistiques de L'energie (Ser. J)
( Print: January 2002, PDF: October 2006 )

The Yearbook, comprehensive and reliable, provides a global framework of comparable data on long-term trends in the supply of mainly commercial, primary and secondary forms of energy. Valuable and...

The Yearbook, comprehensive and reliable, provides a global framework of comparable data on long-term trends in the supply of mainly commercial, primary and secondary forms of energy. Valuable and...


Post-Uruguay Round Market Access Barriers for Industrial Products

Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: February 2002 )

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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Energy Statistics Yearbook 2013

World Energy Supplies in Selected Years, 1929-1950

Series: Energy Statistics Yearbook / Annuaire des Statistiques de L'energie (Ser. J)
( Print: February 2016, PDF: December 2015 )

The 2013 Energy Statistics Yearbook is the fifty-seventh issue in a series of annual compilations of internationally comparable statistics summarizing world energy trends. Annual data for 224...

The 2013 Energy Statistics Yearbook is the fifty-seventh issue in a series of annual compilations of internationally comparable statistics summarizing world energy trends. Annual data for 224...