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Global Modeling Tools

The World Economy Forecasting Model (WEFM) WEFM is used for globally consistent short-term projections at country level. The Global Policy Model
The Global Policy Model (GPM) is a tool for investigation of policy scenarios for the world economy that has been developed for the Development Analysis and Policy Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA/DPAD). The model allows users to specify alternative assumptions about the future economic context and policy responses in different groups of countries and trace macro-economic outcomes over short, medium and long-term timescales. It is a model of the world economy design to simulate the macroeocnomic…
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 19

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 19

May 2010 Summary: Economic recovery continues albeit unevenly. While growth is rapid in many emerging economies, it remains fragile in most advanced economies Euro zone countries and the IMF agreed on a three-year programme worth $146 billion to support?Greece amidst drastic fiscal austerity measures and risks of contagion to other European economies An additional stabilization scheme worth $930 billion was subsequently made available for the euro zone The Greek crisis has morphed from a fiscal crisis in a single?country to a regional crisis for the euro zone and has sent?shock waves through stock markets worldwide. Contagion in?debt markets led sovereign bond spreads to widen… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 19
2010 Reports to the Economic and Social Council

2010 Reports to the Economic and Social Council

Committee for Development Policy,?Report on the twelfth session?(22-26 March 2010) (E/2010/33)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World Economic and Social Survey 2010: Retooling Global Development,?Overview (E/2010/50)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World economic situation and prospects as of mid-2010 (E/2010/73)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español 2010 Reports to the Economic and Social Council
2010 Monitoring Reports

2010 Monitoring Reports

Equatorial Guinea Maldives Samoa 2010 Monitoring Reports
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 18

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 18

April 2010 Summary: Net export growth and government spending are driving the recovery in the major economies,?while China?s economy is acting as the engine of the global upturn in 2010 Most of the unconventional monetary stimulus measures undertaken in 2009 are being phased?out in line with improved conditions in credit markets Donors pledged $9.9 billion at the UN international aid conference on Haiti to support?post-disaster reconstruction? Net export growth, along with government spending?have led the economic recovery in developed countries?since the second half of 2009, according to the most recent economic indicators. The United States, the EU and?Japan all reported positive net… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 18
2010 CDP report, ECOSOC and GA resolutions

2010 CDP report, ECOSOC and GA resolutions

Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2010/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español CDP excerpts on the report by theme
Monitoring of countries graduating from the category of least developed countries ECOSOC resolution (E/RES/2010/9) on the Report of the Committee for Development Policy
English, Français, Español ECOSOC resolution (E/RES/2010/34) on on the Review of United Nations support for small island developing States
English, Français, Español GA resolution (A/RES/65/171) on the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español GA resolution (A/RES/64/295) on the… 2010 CDP report, ECOSOC and GA resolutions
UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 28

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 28

Is sustainable recovery possible for Haiti? by?Alex Julca,?Oliver Paddison and?Rob Vos? Download the UN/DESA Policy Brief No. 28 UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 28
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 17

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 17

March 2010 Summary: The strength of the global recovery, witnessed in the second half of 2009, has been moderating and the recovery has become more uneven Global financial markets experienced a notable turbulence in the first two months of 2010, in part as a result of increasing sovereign debt risks in Europe and elsewhere Inflation, which edged up in developed countries in late 2009, is down again facilitating continuation of low interest-rate policies The world economy continues its recovery from the recession, but recent indicators signal the pace of output recovery is slowing and?becoming more uneven across countries.?The economic situation in the euro area has stopped improving, in… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 17
Vulnerability Monitor No. 1: Global Vulnerability to Trade Shocks

Vulnerability Monitor No. 1: Global Vulnerability to Trade Shocks

e manuals aim at establishing a reliable monitoring and analysis system to alert policy makers about vulnerabilities that could hurt countries under changing global economic conditions. IMAS tries to address three challenges: To bring existing information together into an effective monitoring framework that allows for real-time assessments of the economic and social impacts of changing conditions in the world economy; To analyze risks related to different types of shocks, their transmissions, and likely effects on developing countries and various population groups To inform policy makers so that they can design adequate responses and monitor the effectiveness of the policy actions taken. Vulnerability Monitor No. 1: Global Vulnerability to Trade Shocks
Vulnerability Monitor No. 2: Global Vulnerability to Food and Energy Price Shocks

Vulnerability Monitor No. 2: Global Vulnerability to Food and Energy Price Shocks

The manuals aim at establishing a reliable monitoring and analysis system to alert policy makers about vulnerabilities that could hurt countries under changing global economic conditions. IMAS tries to address three challenges: To bring existing information together into an effective monitoring framework that allows for real-time assessments of the economic and social impacts of changing conditions in the world economy; To analyze risks related to different types of shocks, their transmissions, and likely effects on developing countries and various population groups To inform policy makers so that they can design adequate responses and monitor the effectiveness of the policy actions taken. Vulnerability Monitor No. 2: Global Vulnerability to Food and Energy Price Shocks