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The OECD helps governments formulate micro-level policies to foster the development of industries and enterprises. Analyses address issues relating to large and small firms in manufacturing and service sectors at local, national and international levels. Entrepreneurship, corporate governance and industrial restructuring are among the topics studied and discussed by OECD and non-OECD countries.
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07-Oct-2008
Businesses are increasingly internationalising their innovation activities and working with external partners. This new publication examines what drives companies to collaborate on R&D with international partners and how global networks fit into overall business strategies.
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03-Oct-2008
This paper uses a stratified sample of firms across OECD economies over the period 1996-2004 to analyse the effects of corporate taxes on productivity and investment.
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18-Aug-2008
All major OECD economies recorded moderate growth in Unit Labour Costs for market services for the first quarter of 2008.
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25-Jun-2008
Responding to concerns of governments and the business community, this study develops and applies a rigorous methodology to estimate the incidence of counterfeit and pirated items in world trade. It suggests ways to develop information and analysis, and identifies a number of key areas that require the attention of policy makers.
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16-Jun-2008
Intensified global competition has forced companies to innovate and develop commercially viable products and services faster. This new volume brings together the empirical evidence on the internationalisation of business research and development. It analyses trends in the offshoring of R&D, examines its drivers and motivations, and identifies implications for innovation policy.
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11-Jun-2008
Just published, this volume brings together several studies addressing the main areas of OECD work on the globalisation of value chains. The work has aimed to strengthen the evidence base on globalisation, which should ultimately enable the development of policies to address key concerns.
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30-May-2008
The new STAN Industry Database has been released. New tables, with data up to 2006, are provided for 18 countries, while tables for other countries will be added as they become available.
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23-May-2008
The world steel market remains strong in spite of heightened risks to the global economy, according to industry and government officials at the OECD’s Steel Committee meeting in Paris on 22-23 May 2008.
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24-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.
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13-Mar-2008
The internationalisation of scientific and technological activities in the process of economic globalisation has grown in scale. The role and strategy of multinational firms in R&D raises new issues not only for the firms themselves but also for the policy makers responsible for developing their countries’ research and innovation policies. This report sets out the facts and trends that emerge from the available data.
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