A joint production by six international organizations, this manual explores the conceptual and theoretical issues that national statistical offices should consider in the daily compilation of export and import price indices. Intended for use by both developed and developing countries, it...

In China, growth will gradually moderate, reflecting intensified policy efforts to address financial vulnerabilities and structural constraints, and place the economy on a more sustainable growth path. In the rest of the region, growth will pick up, as exports firm in line with strengthening...

The Need for Environmental and Natural Resource Policy -- Classical Causes of Environmental Degradation -- Public Economics and Information -- Adapting Models to Ecosystems: Ecology, Time, and Space -- The Evolution of Rights -- Review of Policy Instruments -- Direct Regulation of the...