R&D Tax Incentives: Trends and Issues

26-Mar-2003

More OECD Governments are introducing special fiscal incentives to increase business spending on research and development. This study compares the generosity of R&D tax measures across OECD countries and discusses issues relating to their design.

Maritime Transport Committee - Annual Report 2002

20-Mar-2003

This report describes the work undertaken by the Maritime Transport Committee in 2002 and provides recent policy developments in selected Member countries.

Report on Ownership and Control of Ships

13-Mar-2003

This report examines mechanisms in both ship registers and corporate instruments that can facilitate the cloaking of beneficial ownership.

Review of the development and reform of the telecommunications sector in China

13-Mar-2003

The Chinese telecommunications market has experienced double-digit growth in recent years and continues to expand rapidly as demand surges.

Indicators for the assessment of telecommunications competition

28-Feb-2003

Intensified competition in OECD countries' telecommunications sectors calls for regulations proportionate to the level of competition in the market.

Universal service obligations and broadband

28-Feb-2003

This paper examines the question of whether the scope of universal service should be widened to include broadband.

Substandard Shipowners Derive an Unfair Advantage from Contravening International Environmental Regulations

27-Feb-2003

This report examines the unfair commercial advantage afforded to substandard shipowners who fail to comply with environmental regulations that apply to their ships.

New Shipbuilding Agreement

11-Feb-2003

The OECD Council has agreed that negotiations should commence as soon as possible on a new shipbuilding agreement to deal with government support measures (including direct subsidies) and pricing and other practices that distort the shipbuilding market.

Consumers in the Online Marketplace: the OECD Guidelines Three Years Later

04-Feb-2003

This new report by the Committee on Consumer Policy on the "Guidelines for Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce" summarises the results of implementation activities in OECD countries.

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Innovation and Economic Performance

03-Feb-2003

Changes in IPR, along with developments in industrial innovation and the economy at large, have altered the relationships among IPR, innovation and economic performance. A new OECD study will investigate these changes and provide empirical information to guide ongoing policy debates about IPR.(pdf)

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