Long abstract

Measuring Globalisation: Activities of Multinationals, 2007/2008 edition

This new 2007 edition presents detailed data on the industrial activity of multinationals in OECD countries. In an era of globalisation, these data highlight the increasing importance of multinationals in the economies of host countries. Time series cover 23 countries for the period 2000-2004.

Volume I provides data for the manufacturing sector covering 18 variables including production, employment, investment, research and trade.

Volume II presents data for services. Nine variables are covered: number of enterprises, employment, turnover, value added, personnel costs, R&D expenditure and personnel, exports and imports. These data provide a measure of the impact of foreign direct investment on the economies of the OECD countries. From this standpoint, they provide a vital backup for data on direct investment flows.

STI Scoreboard

Over 200 graphs provide a comprehensive picture of countries' performance in science, technology and innovation.

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2007

Just Released

This compendium presents a large number of indicators on productivity and includes methodological notes which describe the measurement challenges, data choices, and remaining measurement problems.

OECD Compendium of Productivity Indicators 2008

Measuring Globalisation

With over 250 graphs, these indicators shed light on the contribution of multinationals to growth, employment, productivity, labour compensation, R&D and international trade.

OECD Economic Globalisation Indicators

Guidelines for data collection and the fine-tuning of indicators to measure the extent and intensity of economic globalisation.

OECD Handbook on Economic Globalisation Indicators