OECD work on patent statistics

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17-Jun-2008

Patent indicators are used to map aspects of the innovative performance and technological progress of countries, regions or certain specific domains and technology fields.

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

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11-Jun-2008

This volume brings together several studies on globalisation carried out over the past few years. 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.

STructural ANalysis (STAN) Database

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27-May-2008

The STAN database provides analysts and researchers with a comprehensive tool for analysing industrial performance at a relatively detailed level of activity across countries.

Research and Development Statistics (RDS): 2007 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.

Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI): 2008/1 edition

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23-May-2008

A timely set of indicators that reflect the level and structure of the efforts undertaken by OECD member countries and selected non-member economies in the field of science and technology.

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.

OECD Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment

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18-Apr-2008

The OECD Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment provides operational guidelines on how foreign direct investment (FDI) activity should be measured and sets the world standard for direct investment ...

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.

OECD Country Statistical Profiles 2008

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08-Apr-2008

Source: The OECD Factbook 2008. More than 100 indicators covering a wide range of areas for each of the 30 member countries, Brazil, China, India and South Africa. Further data is also available for countries ...

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