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No. 2021/10 | 08 Jul 2021 |
New evidence on intangibles, diffusion and productivity
This paper presents new evidence on the impact of intangible capital on productivity dispersion within industries. It first shows that rise in productivity dispersion after 2000 is more pronounced in intangible-intensive industries; then analyses the... |
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No. 2021/09 | 28 Jun 2021 |
Measuring the AI content of government-funded R&D projects
This report presents the results of a proof of concept for a new analytical infrastructure (“Fundstat”) for analysing government funding of R&D at the project level, exploiting the wealth of text-based information about funded projects. Reflecting... |
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No. 2021/08 | 28 Jun 2021 |
Targeting R&D intensity in Finnish innovation policy
Finland has been setting research and development (R&D) intensity targets for almost 50 years. This paper explores the Finnish national policy experience in fostering public and private investments in R&D. Three key insights are the following: a) a... |
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No. 2021/07 | 20 May 2021 |
Quantitative indicators for high-risk/high-reward research
This paper describes the key characteristics of high-risk/high-reward research (HRHR), which has gained considerable interest from policy makers as a way to promote the development of new, ‘out-of-the-box’ ideas. It identifies three dimensions that... |
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No. 2021/06 | 04 May 2021 |
Artificial intelligence companies, goods and services
This work proposes an experimental methodology to identify and measure artificial intelligence (AI)-related trademarks. It aims to shed light on the extent to which (new) companies and products appearing on the market rely on, exploit or propose... |
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No. 2021/05 | 28 Apr 2021 |
Burning Glass Technologies’ data use in policy-relevant analysis
This work proposes an analysis of the statistical properties and distributional characteristics of Burning Glass Technologies’ (BGT) data on online job openings from platforms and companies, at the occupation level. BGT data are compared to official... |
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No. 2021/04 | 02 Apr 2021 |
Blueprint for improved measurement of the international ocean economy
Sustainably managing the ocean requires reliable measures of the ocean’s contributions to society and the effects that human activities have on the marine environment. This paper informs current international discussions on the measurement of ocean... |
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No. 2021/03 | 25 Mar 2021 |
Demand for AI skills in jobs
This report presents new evidence about occupations requiring artificial intelligence (AI)-related competencies, based on online job posting data and previous work on identifying and measuring developments in AI. It finds that the total number of... |
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No. 2021/02 | 04 Mar 2021 |
The firm-level link between productivity dispersion and wage inequality
Differences in average wages across firms – which account for around one-half of overall wage inequality – are mainly explained by differences in firm wage premia (the part of wages that depends exclusively on characteristics of firms) rather than... |
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No. 2021/01 | 18 Jan 2021 |
Scale, market power and competition in a digital world
This report assesses the impact of digitalisation on competition by examining the evolution of mark-ups and multifactor productivity (MFP) across firms of different sizes. It finds that size is positively related to mark-ups and that this... |
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No. 2020/11 | 23 Nov 2020 |
CO2 emissions embodied in international trade and domestic final demand
This paper describes the sources and methods used to estimate carbon emissions embodied in final demand and international gross trade for 65 economies over the period 2005-2015. Earlier OECD analyses of carbon footprints, accounting for global... |
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No. 2020/10 | 18 Nov 2020 |
The OECD STAN Database for industrial analysis
This paper summarises and describes the variables, industries, methods and sources used in the construction of the STructural ANalysis (STAN) industry database. The STAN database serves as a tool for analysing industrial performance at a relatively... |
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No. 2020/09 | 12 Oct 2020 |
International agreements on cross-border data flows and international trade
This report uses a state-of-the-art gravity model to analyse the effects of selected international data agreements on bilateral trade flows in goods and services for the years 1995-2012. International data agreements can foster cross-border... |
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No. 2020/08 | 20 Aug 2020 |
Structural adjustment and changes to employment use in Japan
This paper examines the determinants of structural adjustment in Japan and identifies several factors that explain the use of certain employment types. Its findings are based on a novel plant-level dataset that provides considerable detail on the... |
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No. 2020/07 | 13 Aug 2020 |
Capital incentive policies in the age of cloud computing
This paper assesses whether current policy environments are appropriate for the emergence of cloud computing technology. In particular, this research uses firm level data for Germany and the United Kingdom to examine the impact of capital incentive... |
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No. 2020/06 | 28 May 2020 |
Coverage and representativeness of Orbis data
This paper describes the coverage and representativeness of Orbis, a commercial database of firm-level records across many countries. Such databases can provide key insights into global economic trends and shed light on how policies affect firms... |
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No. 2020/05 | 01 May 2020 |
Identifying and measuring developments in artificial intelligence
This paper identifies and measures developments in science, algorithms and technologies related to artificial intelligence (AI). Using information from scientific publications, open source software (OSS) and patents, it finds a marked increase in... |
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No. 2020/04 | 09 Apr 2020 |
The 2018 OECD International Survey of Scientific Authors
This technical paper describes the methodology and main features of the second pilot of the OECD International Survey of Scientific Authors (ISSA2). ISSA2 was carried out in 2018 to provide evidence on the nature and effects of digitalisation in... |
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No. 2020/03 | 09 Apr 2020 |
Charting the digital transformation of science
This paper presents the results of the 2018 OECD International Survey of Scientific Authors (ISSA2), a global online survey designed and implemented to measure the key features of the digital transformation of science. The paper explores the... |
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No. 2020/02 | 19 Mar 2020 |
Patterns of innovation, advanced technology use and business practices in Canadian firms
This paper uses a distributed microdata analysis approach to map patterns of technology adoption in Canadian firms, exploring the relationship between technology adoption, business practices and innovation. Prepared by the OECD NESTI secretariat in... |
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New evidence on intangibles, diffusion and productivity
Carol Corrado, Chiara Criscuolo, Jonathan Haskel, Alexander Himbert and Cecilia Jona-Lasinio
08 Jul 2021
This paper presents new evidence on the impact of intangible capital on productivity dispersion within industries. It first shows that rise in productivity dispersion after 2000 is more pronounced in intangible-intensive industries; then analyses the...
Measuring the AI content of government-funded R&D projects
Izumi Yamashita, Akiyoshi Murakami, Stephanie Cairns and Fernando Galindo-Rueda
28 Jun 2021
This report presents the results of a proof of concept for a new analytical infrastructure (“Fundstat”) for analysing government funding of R&D at the project level, exploiting the wealth of text-based information about funded projects. Reflecting...
Targeting R&D intensity in Finnish innovation policy
Matthias Deschryvere, Kai Husso and Arho Suominen
28 Jun 2021
Finland has been setting research and development (R&D) intensity targets for almost 50 years. This paper explores the Finnish national policy experience in fostering public and private investments in R&D. Three key insights are the following: a) a...
Quantitative indicators for high-risk/high-reward research
Diogo Machado
20 May 2021
This paper describes the key characteristics of high-risk/high-reward research (HRHR), which has gained considerable interest from policy makers as a way to promote the development of new, ‘out-of-the-box’ ideas. It identifies three dimensions that...
Artificial intelligence companies, goods and services
Shohei Nakazato and Mariagrazia Squicciarini
04 May 2021
This work proposes an experimental methodology to identify and measure artificial intelligence (AI)-related trademarks. It aims to shed light on the extent to which (new) companies and products appearing on the market rely on, exploit or propose...
Burning Glass Technologies’ data use in policy-relevant analysis
Emile Cammeraat and Mariagrazia Squicciarini
28 Apr 2021
This work proposes an analysis of the statistical properties and distributional characteristics of Burning Glass Technologies’ (BGT) data on online job openings from platforms and companies, at the occupation level. BGT data are compared to official...
Blueprint for improved measurement of the international ocean economy
James Jolliffe, Claire Jolly and Barrie Stevens
02 Apr 2021
Sustainably managing the ocean requires reliable measures of the ocean’s contributions to society and the effects that human activities have on the marine environment. This paper informs current international discussions on the measurement of ocean...
Demand for AI skills in jobs
Mariagrazia Squicciarini and Heike Nachtigall
25 Mar 2021
This report presents new evidence about occupations requiring artificial intelligence (AI)-related competencies, based on online job posting data and previous work on identifying and measuring developments in AI. It finds that the total number of...
The firm-level link between productivity dispersion and wage inequality
Chiara Criscuolo, Alexander Hijzen, Michael Koelle, Cyrille Schwellnus, Erling Barth, Wen-Hao Chen, Richard Fabling, Priscilla Fialho, Alfred Garloff, Katharzyna Grabska, Ryo Kambayashi, Valerie Lankester, Balazs Murakozy, Oskar Nordström Skans, Satu Nurmi, Balazs Stadler, Richard Upward and Wouter Zwysen
04 Mar 2021
Differences in average wages across firms – which account for around one-half of overall wage inequality – are mainly explained by differences in firm wage premia (the part of wages that depends exclusively on characteristics of firms) rather than...
Scale, market power and competition in a digital world
Michael McMahon, Sara Calligaris, Eleanor Doyle and Stephen Kinsella
18 Jan 2021
This report assesses the impact of digitalisation on competition by examining the evolution of mark-ups and multifactor productivity (MFP) across firms of different sizes. It finds that size is positively related to mark-ups and that this...
CO2 emissions embodied in international trade and domestic final demand
Norihiko Yamano and Joaquim Guilhoto
23 Nov 2020
This paper describes the sources and methods used to estimate carbon emissions embodied in final demand and international gross trade for 65 economies over the period 2005-2015. Earlier OECD analyses of carbon footprints, accounting for global...
The OECD STAN Database for industrial analysis
Peter Horvát and Colin Webb
18 Nov 2020
This paper summarises and describes the variables, industries, methods and sources used in the construction of the STructural ANalysis (STAN) industry database. The STAN database serves as a tool for analysing industrial performance at a relatively...
International agreements on cross-border data flows and international trade
Vincenzo Spiezia and Jan Tscheke
12 Oct 2020
This report uses a state-of-the-art gravity model to analyse the effects of selected international data agreements on bilateral trade flows in goods and services for the years 1995-2012. International data agreements can foster cross-border...
Structural adjustment and changes to employment use in Japan
Timothy DeStefano, Filipe Silva, Sho Haneda and Hyeog Ug Kwon
20 Aug 2020
This paper examines the determinants of structural adjustment in Japan and identifies several factors that explain the use of certain employment types. Its findings are based on a novel plant-level dataset that provides considerable detail on the...
Capital incentive policies in the age of cloud computing
Raphaela Andres, Timothy DeStefano, Thomas Niebel and Steffen Viete
13 Aug 2020
This paper assesses whether current policy environments are appropriate for the emergence of cloud computing technology. In particular, this research uses firm level data for Germany and the United Kingdom to examine the impact of capital incentive...
Coverage and representativeness of Orbis data
Matej Bajgar, Giuseppe Berlingieri, Sara Calligaris, Chiara Criscuolo and Jonathan Timmis
28 May 2020
This paper describes the coverage and representativeness of Orbis, a commercial database of firm-level records across many countries. Such databases can provide key insights into global economic trends and shed light on how policies affect firms...
Identifying and measuring developments in artificial intelligence
Stefano Baruffaldi, Brigitte van Beuzekom, Hélène Dernis, Dietmar Harhoff, Nandan Rao, David Rosenfeld and Mariagrazia Squicciarini
01 May 2020
This paper identifies and measures developments in science, algorithms and technologies related to artificial intelligence (AI). Using information from scientific publications, open source software (OSS) and patents, it finds a marked increase in...
The 2018 OECD International Survey of Scientific Authors
Michela Bello and Fernando Galindo-Rueda
09 Apr 2020
This technical paper describes the methodology and main features of the second pilot of the OECD International Survey of Scientific Authors (ISSA2). ISSA2 was carried out in 2018 to provide evidence on the nature and effects of digitalisation in...
Charting the digital transformation of science
Michela Bello and Fernando Galindo-Rueda
09 Apr 2020
This paper presents the results of the 2018 OECD International Survey of Scientific Authors (ISSA2), a global online survey designed and implemented to measure the key features of the digital transformation of science. The paper explores the...
Patterns of innovation, advanced technology use and business practices in Canadian firms
Fernando Galindo-Rueda, Fabien Verger and Sylvain Ouellet
19 Mar 2020
This paper uses a distributed microdata analysis approach to map patterns of technology adoption in Canadian firms, exploring the relationship between technology adoption, business practices and innovation. Prepared by the OECD NESTI secretariat in...