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UN Expert Group on International Trade and Economic Globalization Statistics
2nd Meeting on Handbook

  • UNHQ, New York, USA
  • 29 November – 1 December 2016
  • #ITEGS

Tuesday, 29 November 2016   UNHQ - Conference Room 12

Opening Session at the UN Headquarters
10:00
Opening by the Ambassador of Ireland
Statement by the Director of United Nations Statistics Division
10:20
Panel Discussion: Impact and measurement of economic globalization
Policy perspective:
  • Ataman Ozyildirim, Conference Board, Measuring growth productivity in a globalized world
  • Klaus Tilmes, Deborah Winkler, World Bank, Making Global Value Chains work for Development
  • Q&A
Measurement perspective:
  • Michael Connolly, Statistics Ireland and Chair of the UN Expert Group, Impact of globalization on Irish economic statistics
  • Timothy Sturgeon, MIT Industrial Performance Center, Global Value Chains and Economic Globalization
  • Steve Landefeld, Editor of UN Handbook on Accounting for Global Value Chains: Extended national accounts and integrated business statistics
  • Q&A
12:55
Closing remarks

Tuesday, 29 November 2016   IBM Learning Center - Armonk, NY

Evening Session at IBM Learning Center
18:00
DINNER
20:00
Pre-meeting on Breakout Session

Wednesday, 30 November 2016   IBM Learning Center - Armonk, NY

9:00
Overview of the day
Chair of the UN Expert Group - Mr. Michael Connolly, Statistics Ireland
9:15
Break-out sessions
  • Session 1: The case study of the Automotive GVC
  • Session 2: The case study of the Textile GVC
12:30
LUNCH
14:00
Chapter 3: Extended Supply and Use Tables
Lead author – OECD   //   Contributors – Eurostat, UNSD
14:30
Chapter 4: Extended Productivity (KLEMS) Accounts
Lead author – US BEA   //   Contributors – Eurostat, UNSD, Dale Jorgenson
15:00
Chapter 5: Extended Environmental-Economic Accounts
Lead author – UNSD   //   Contributors – Eurostat
12:30
COFFEE BREAK
15:45
Chapter 6: Extended Capital and Financial Accounts
Lead author – IMF   //   Contributors – UNSD, US BEA
16:45
Chapter 8: Special accounting topics
Lead author - CSO Ireland   //   Contributors – UNECE
18:00
DINNER
20:00
Coordination Meeting

Thursday, 1 December 2016   IBM Learning Center - Armonk, NY

9:00
Overview of the day
Chair of the UN Expert Group - Mr. Michael Connolly, Statistics Ireland
9:15
Chapter 9: Global Value Chains Case Study Approach
Lead author – Canada   //   Contributors – UNSD, Italy, Morocco, World Bank, Gary Gereffi, Aaron Sydor, Tim Sturgeon
9:45
Chapter 10: GVC industry modules and their application in regional and global accounts
Lead author – UNSD   //   Contributors – Canada, Italy, Morocco, World Bank, Gary Gereffi, Aaron Sydor, Tim Sturgeon
10:30
COFFEE BREAK
10:45
Chapter 7: Specific statistical issues related to firm heterogeneity related to globalisation
Lead author – Italy   //   Contributors – Netherlands, Denmark, Eurostat, UNSD and OECD
11:00
Chapter 11: Extending Existing Data through Data Linking and New Collections
Lead author – Netherlands   //   Contributors – Denmark, Italy, Eurostat, UNSD and OECD
11:15
Chapter 12: Improving Accuracy and Resolving Bilateral Asymmetries
Lead author – UNSD   //   Contributors – Denmark, Netherlands, Italy, Eurostat, and OECD
11:45
Chapter 13: Applications of the Extended Accounts
Lead author – OECD   //   Contributors – Eurostat, US BEA, Canada
12:15
Chapter 14: Policy Uses of the Extended Accounts

Lead author – Steve Landefeld   //   Contributors – World Bank, Aaron Sydor
12:45
LUNCH
14:00
Plan of Action on finalizing the Handbook
Steve Landefeld
15:00
Closing of the meeting
Michael Connolly, Chair

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