Venture Capital Policy Review: Spain (STI Working Paper 2003/18)

This paper analyses trends in Spanish venture capital markets and makes policy recommendations which have been developed through an OECD peer review process.

Venture Capital Policy Review: Norway (STI Working Paper 2003/17)

This paper analyses trends in Norwegian venture capital markets and makes policy recommendations which have been developed through an OECD peer review process.

Composite Indicators of Country Performance: A Critical Assessment (STI Working Paper 2003/16)

This paper reviews the steps in constructing composite indicators and their inherent weaknesses. It also offers suggestions on how to improve the transparency and use of composite indicators for analytical and policy purposes.

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Embodied in International Trade of Goods (STI Working Paper 2003/15)

This paper explores trade in goods by creating an indicator that estimates CO2 emissions related to domestic demand for 24 countries (responsible for 80% of global CO2 emissions) as a complement to the more common emission indicator used in the Kyoto Protocol

Comparing Labour Productivity Growth in the OECD Area: The Role of Measurement (STI Working Paper 2003/14)

This paper examines how measurement problems affect international comparisons of labour productivity.

Venture Capital Policy Review: United States (STI Working Paper 2003/12)

This paper analyses trends in the US venture capital market and makes policy recommendations which have been developed through an OECD peer review process.

ICT and Economic Growth: Evidence from OECD Countries, Industries and Firms

This report examines the impacts of ICT on business performance and the policies that can help seize its benefits.

Major Steel-producing Economies Make Progress on Elements of a Steel Subsidies Agreement

Senior government officials from major steel-producing economies convened a sixth High-Level Meeting on steel at the OECD in Paris on 18 July (i) to discuss significant industry, market and policy developments, and (ii) to advance work on a proposed steel agreement to discipline subsidies.

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News Conference - Steel-producing Nations in Push to Reach Subsidies Agreement

The world’s main steel-producing nations began three days of talks in Paris today aimed at reaching an internationally binding agreement on cutting or eliminating subsidies to the industry.

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• OECD Pressekonferenz - Stahlproduzierende Länder drängen auf den Abschluss eines Subventionsabkommens
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Venture Capital Policy Review: Sweden (STI Working Paper 2003/11)

This paper analyses trends in Swedish venture capital markets and makes policy recommendations which have been developed through an OECD peer review process.