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Global Trade & Economic Growth: Insights from Friends of the Chair Group

Gain valuable insights on international trade & economic globalization from the Friends of the Chair Group. Explore contributions along global value chains, employment impact, innovation, and more. Collaborate with key organizations like UNSD, Eurostat, WTO, and OECD to advance measurement and coordination in this vital area.

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Global Trade & Economic Growth: Insights from Friends of the Chair Group

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  1. Friends of the Chair group on International Trade and Economic Globalization Ronald Jansen Chief, Trade Statistics Branch, UNSD/DESA New York jansen1@un.org 1 Friends of the Chair Group on Internationalization

  2. Background • Pascal Lamy, Director-General of WTO • Walter Radermacher, Chief Statistician of the European Union • Global Forum on Trade Statistics, Feb 2011 • UNSD • Eurostat • WTO • UNCTAD 2 Friends of the Chair Group on Internationalization

  3. Policy Questions • What does each country along a global value chain contribute to the value of a final product? • How much employment is created through this value addition? • What is the effect of trade and investment on innovation and knowledge transfer? 3 Friends of the Chair Group on Internationalization

  4. Replies from statistical community • UN Statistical Commission Report E/CN.3/2013/7 • Eurostat Report on ‘Global Value Chains and Economic Globalization’ • OECD-WTO initiative on Trade in Value-Added • UNECE Handbook on Global Production • UNCTAD, WIR 2013 on Global Value Chains 4 Friends of the Chair Group on Internationalization

  5. Reply from the UN Statistical Commission – Friends of the Chair group • Mandate: Prepare a concept paper • on the scope and content of the measurement of international trade and economic globalization • on an appropriate mechanism for coordination Friends of the Chair Group on Internationalization

  6. FOC member countries and agencies: Moderator: Statistics Canada Europe: Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Italy America: Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, USA Africa: Morocco, Cape Verde, South Africa, Uganda Asia: China, India, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Iran Pacific: New Zealand Agencies: Eurostat, IMF, OECD, UNCTAD, WTO, UNSD Friends of the Chair Group on Internationalization

  7. Actions • Invitation to join FOC, 26 Mar 2013 • Virtual Meeting, 1-30 June 2013 • E-mail exchange, 12-16 June 2013 • First draft Concept Paper, 5 August 2013 • Progress Report to group on 14 August 2013 7 Friends of the Chair Group on Internationalization

  8. Concept Paper 8 Friends of the Chair Group on Internationalization

  9. Concept Paper 9 Friends of the Chair Group on Internationalization

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  11. Concept Paper 11 Friends of the Chair Group on Internationalization

  12. ISI WSC 2013, STS 024 – 27 Aug 2013 New Ways to Measure GVCs • Eurostat – presenting Tim sturgeon’s work • UNSD – linking Trade and Business Register • WTO – Made in the World Initiative and Trade in Value-Added • Denmark – Outsourcing of Business Functions • OECD - Discussant 12 Friends of the Chair Group on Internationalization

  13. Way Forward • Face to Face Meeting, 6-8 Nov, New York • Report to the Statistical Commission, Nov-Dec 2013 • Background Document – Concept Paper of the Friends of the Chair Group, Feb 2014 13 Friends of the Chair Group on Internationalization

  14. Thank you Ronald Jansen jansen1@un.org 14 Friends of the Chair Group on Internationalization

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