Staying Competitive in the Global Economy: Compendium of Studies on Global Value Chains

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11-Jun-2008

"Staying Competitive in the Global Economy" brings together several studies on globalisation. The work aimed at strengthening the evidence base on globalisation of value chains, which should ultimately enable the development of policies to address key concerns.

The OECD REGPAT Database: A Presentation (STI Working Paper 2008/2)

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06-Jun-2008

by Stéphane Maraut, Hélène Dernis, Colin Webb, Vincenzo Spiezia and Dominique Guellec

This database presents patent data linked to regions according to the addresses of the applicants and inventors. The data have been regionalised at a very detailed level so that more than 2000 regions are covered across OECD countries.

Research and Development Statistics (RDS): 2008 Edition

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26-May-2008

This electronic publication provides recent statistics on the resources devoted to the R&D in OECD countries and in nine non-member economies.

OECD Compendium of Productivity Indicators 2008

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24-Apr-2008

The present edition constitutes the 2007-2008 update of the wide range of  indicators which were published in 2006 but also includes new indicators and provides notes as to the measurement challenges and the data choices that were made.

Measuring Globalisation: Activities of Multinationals, 2007/2008 edition

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16-Apr-2008

This publication 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.

Recent Trends in the Internationalisation of R&D in the Enterprise Sector

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13-Mar-2008

The internationalisation of scientific and technological activities has grown in scale. The role and strategy of multinationals in R&D raises new issues not only for firms themselves but also for policy makers. This report sets out facts and trends that emerge from the data available.

OECD/UNESCO Institute for Statistics/Eurostat Careers of Doctorate Holders (CDH) project

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22-Jan-2008

This page presents the OECD statistical work on human resources in science and technology, more specifically the OECD/UNESCO Institute for Statistics/Eurostat Project on Careers of Doctorate Holders.

Mapping Careers and Mobility of Doctorate Holders: Draft Guidelines, Model Questionnaire and Indicators (STI Working Paper 2007/6)

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19-Dec-2007

by Laudeline Auriol (OECD), Bernard Felix (Eurostat, EC), and Ernesto Fernandez-Polcuch (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

This document presents the three main components of a collaborative project on careers of doctorate holders: 1) the methodological guidelines; 2) a core model questionnaire and instruction manual; and 3) output indicator tables used for reporting data at the international level.

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2007

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25-Oct-2007

Bringing together over 200 internationally comparable quality indicators to explore the progress of national innovation strategies and recent developments in science, technology and industry.

Nowcasting Patent Indicators (STI Working Paper 2007/3)

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12-Oct-2007

by Hélène Dernis

This study aims at designing simple but robust methods that would enable to "nowcast", i.e. forecast the present (or the recent past), in order to improve the timeliness of patent indicators.

STI Scoreboard

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

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2007

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