“…Since a catastrophic Tsunami hit coastal areas around the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004, many have suggested that trade could be a more useful instrument to assist the recovery of affected countries than aid transfers alone. To probe this argument, this paper examines the economies of the affected countries and identifies their overall trade interests and market access concerns. …”

“…The paper shows that this volatility is a prime factor behind the debt crises of the poorest countries. …”

“…It depicts the organisation of health care delivery, focusing on the public/private mix of health care provision, provider payment schemes, user choice and competition among providers, as well as the regulation of health care supply and prices. Finally, this document provides information on governance and resource allocation in health systems (decentralisation in decisionmaking, nature of budget constraints and priority setting)…”

“…According to IATA, the industry raised a profit of $8 billion in 20112 and it is forecasted to make a profit of $11 billion in 2013.3 However, these improved profit margins continue to be razor thin – in the best of times the airline industry earns only a modest 1-2% net profit margin on revenue. Volatile fuel prices, economic downturns, impacts of terrorism and natural disasters (hurricanes, volcanic ash, tsunamis), pandemics and government austerity measures are among the key factors that will continue to affect airline profitability..…”

“…The measurement of volumes of health and education services constitutes a challenge for national accountants and price statisticians. In the past, such services have typically been measured by the inputs used to provide them but such an approach neglects any productivity changes in service provision. …”

“…Product quality is measured with unit values (prices) and imports’ transport costs are used as an exogenous proxy for import competition. …”

“…Part II of the publication provides a review of the world coal market in 2009, while Part III provides a statistical overview of developments, which covers world coal production and coal reserves, coal demand by type (hard, steam, coking), hard coal trade and hard coal prices. Part IV provides, in tabular and graphic form, a more detailed and comprehensive statist…”

“…Chronologie des principales mesures de politique économique prises en 1972-1973 Annexe statistique…”

“…An attempt is made to assess the likely impact of differences between assumed and realised economic policies, energy prices and exchange rates on the size and direction of the projection errors ..…”

“…At the intensive margin, do richer countries export greater volumes, or do they receive higher prices for their goods? At the extensive margin, are new trade flows the result of an expanded variety of products or the result of exporting established products to more destinations?…”

“…Contains comprehensive, country-specific information on the OECD electricity sector, including production, consumption, prices and trade in electricity. The statistics also cover heat production and consumption for OECD countries. …”

“…There may also be negative impacts on upstream and downstream sectors and on regional economies that rely on commodities whose prices and production levels fall with reductions in support and protection. …”

“…De nombreux pays latino-américains entreprennent actuellement des projets, conformes aux pratiques recommandées par le PEB, visant par exemple à partager des installations scolaires avec les collectivités locales, à adapter les écoles ordinaires aux élèves souffrant de déficience et à collaborer avec des entreprises privées pour financer les bâtiments scolaires. Les articles ci-après décrivent les projets en cours dans cinq pays : l’Argentine, le Brésil, le Chili, le Mexique et le Vénézuela…”

“…Part I of the publication provides a review of the world coal market in 2006, while Part II provides a statistical overview of developments, which covers world coal production and coal reserves, coal demand by type (hard, steam, coking), hard coal trade and hard coal prices. Part III provides, in tabular and graphic form, a more detailed and comprehensive statistical picture of historical and current coal developments in the 30 OECD member count…”

“…Factors such as information failures, technological externalities, and market power can affect the prices, quantity, and quality of materials traded. …”

“…New indicators address emerging policy issues: international differences in the quality and price of the ICT infrastructure, diffusion of Internet technologies in larger and smaller firms, relative size of cross-border electronic transactions, barriers to Internet commerce. …”

“…From the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's resistance against the Dakota Access pipeline to the Nepalese Newar community's protest of the Fast Track Road Project, Indigenous peoples around the world are standing up and speaking out against global capitalism to protect the land, water, and air. …”

“…Transportation deregulation in the United States gave private railroad, trucking, bus, and airline companies the freedom to set prices, choose which markets to serve, and what level of service to provide. …”

“…Presents correlations between use of energy and energy prices, and climate change. Provides guidance on what the reader can do to reduce their own energy waste. …”

“…If you use the BSD operating system, then you know that the secret of its success is not just in its price tag: practical, reliable, extraordinarily stable and flexible, BSD also offers plenty of fertile ground for creative, time-saving tweaks a…”