Targeting R&D: Economic and Policy Implications of Increasing R&D Spending (STI Working Paper 2003/8)

This paper examines the factors that have contributed to the growing popularity of R&D spending targets and analyses in more detail the economic and structural consequences of achieving the increased levels of R&D spending.

Biotechnology Indicators and Public Policy (STI Working Paper 2003/5)

This paper provides input and a framework for a broader discussion of the identification of user needs that should inform the development of biotechnology statistics and indicators.

Using Patents to Map Technical Change in Health-Related Areas (STI Working Paper 2002/16)

This document reports findings regarding the use of patents data for understanding various dimensions of technical change in health-related areas.

Competition Policy and Innovation (STI Working Papers 2002/11)

This paper seeks to improve understanding of the links between innovation and competition policy. It is intended to help countries identify ways in which they can design and implement policies that best promote innovation while protecting against anti-competitive behaviour.

Linking Innovation to Productivity Growth Using Two Waves of the Community Innovation Survey (STI Working Paper 2002/8)

Using two waves of the Community Innovation Survey (CIS) for the Netherlands, this paper integrates recent lines of research to estimate the contribution of innovation to manufacturing multifactor productivity (MFP) growth.

The OECD Technology Concordance (OTC): Patents by Industry of Manufacture and Sector of Use (STI Working Paper 2002/5)

While patent data are now readily available for most nations, these data are still of minimal use for economic analysis. The OECD Technology Concordance (OTC) presented in this paper allows researchers to transform IPC-based patent data into patent counts by sector of the economy.

Related Documents

• OTC software
• Patents by industry

R&D and Productivity Growth: Panel Data Analysis of 16 OECD Countries (STI Working Paper 2001/3)

This study investigates the long-term effects of various types of R&D on multifactor productivity growth, which is the spillover effect of R&D. Econometric estimates are conducted on a panel of 16 OECD countries, over the period 1980-98. All results are averages over countries and time.

The Internationalisation of Venture Capital Activity in OECD Countries: Implications for Measurement and Policy (STI Working Paper 2000/7)

This paper compares venture capital activity across OECD countries by taking into account international venture capital flows.

Biotechnology Statistics in OECD Member Countries: An Inventory (STI Working Paper 2000/6)

This working paper summarises the information gathered by the OECD Secretariat as part of its work to obtain an accurate assessment of the current state of biotechnology statistics in OECD member and observer countries.

The Impact of Public R&D Expenditure on Business R&D (STI Working Paper 2000/4)

This document attempts to quantify the aggregate net effect of government funding on business R&D in 17 OECD member countries over the past two decades.