Multinationals and U.S. Productivity Leadership: Evidence from Great Britain (STI Working Paper 2004/5)

This paper is a study of the productivity of plants owned by US firms located in the UK.

Measurement of Output, Value Added, GDP in Canada and the United States: Similarities and Differences

Statistics Working Paper N. 7 - 2003/4 - This paper provides, in a summary fashion, similarities and differences in the production accounts of Canada and the United States. The discussion is limited to those issues which affect the level of output, value added and GDP, both at the total economy level and by industry or sector, all at current prices. We have noted 27 issues, distributed under four broad headings: A). An examination of

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 Investment and Economic Growth in the 1990s: Is the United States a Unique Case? A Comparative Study of Nine OECD Countries, STI Working Paper 2001/7

Investment in information technologies has by no means been confined to the United States and yet, average European or Japanese growth experience has been quite different.

Using Hospital Administrative Databases for a Disease-based Approach

This working paper provides a preliminary overview of the main hospital administrative data sets potentially available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

Cross-border Co-operation in Combatting Cross-border Fraud: The US/Canadian Experience (STI Digital Economy Paper 55)

The growing use of network technologies and the global nature of electronic commerce increase the likelihood that consumers will interact with businesses outside of their home country.

Macroeconomic Effects of Pension Reforms in the Context of Ageing Populations: Overlapping Generations Model Simulations for 7 OECD Countries (Economics Department Working Paper 201)

Using overlapping generations (OLG) models calibrated on 7 OECD countries - the United States, Japan, France, Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom and Sweden - the authors investigate the macroeconomic impact of possible pension reform strategies as populations age.

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Short-Term Indicators: Using Qualitative Indicators to Update Production Indices (STI Working Papers 1996/3)

The paper shows the results of a pilot study for six industrial sectors in seven OECD Member countries (Canada, Japan, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States) whereby short-term qualitative indicators are used to "nowcast" a quantitative indicator, the production index.