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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STAN Database for STructural ANalysis update

26-Nov-2008

New STAN tables have been added for five countries. The November 2008 version provides data for 26 countries, of which six with time series up to 2007. Tables for other countries will be added as they become available.

Measuring entrepreneurship: a digest of indicators

13-Nov-2008

This report presents the results of the first round of data collected under the the OECD-Eurostat Entrepreneurship Indicators Programme (EIP).

OECD area unit labour costs decelerate in second quarter of 2008

12-Nov-2008

All of the major seven OECD economies, except the United States, recorded flat or lower growth in unit labour costs in industry in the second quarter of 2008.

Open Innovation in Global Networks

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.

Do corporate taxes reduce productivity and investment at the firm level? Cross-country evidence from the Amadeus dataset

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.

Just published: The Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy

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.

The Internationalisation of Business R&D: Evidence, Impacts and Implications

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.

Staying Competitive in the Global Economy: Compendium of studies on global value chains

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.

OECD Steel Committee says market remains strong, despite risks to global economy

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.

Measuring Globalisation: Activities of Multinationals, Vol. 2 (Services) just published

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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