There are wide discrepancies in bilateral trade data compiled by China and by its trading partners, particularly the United States. This paper investigates the main reasons, notably the role of Hong Kong as an entrepot, and develops a methodology to provide more accurate estimates for these...

The United Nations is financed by an international tax on its member states which is supposed to be based on capacity to pay. The most practical measure of this capacity is Gross National Product in the most recent year for which data are available, converted to US dollars at market exchange...

The United Nations is financed by an international tax on its member states which is supposed to be based on capacity to pay. The most practical measure of this capacity is Gross National Product in the most recent year for which data are available, converted to US dollars at market exchange...