The Grilli and Yang commodity price index is one of the most widely used commodity price series in the applied economics literature. This note provides some practical advice on updating this data series by listing the base period index values, identifying relevant data sources, and describing a...

The development of Global Internet shopping has opened up exciting opportunities for finding new and efficient way of doing businesses. Although the advance in information infrastructure makes connectivity possible to reach almost anywhere in the world, it does not necessarily ensure a...