Declining R&D intensities at the national level coincide with growing international technological links. Deviations of individual OECD countries from the average R&D intensity reflect differences in industry structure as well as in sectoral R&D intensity. At the same time, the sectoral...

Using a newly assembled dataset of U.S. patents, we show that overall innovation activity is less concentrated in high-density urban areas than commonly believed, but inventions based on atypical combinations of knowledge are indeed more prevalent in high-density cities. To interpret this...

The Heat Networks Consumer Survey is a BEIS research project into the experiences of consumers on heat networks. The survey was sent via post to consumers between April and July 2017 and received over 3,700 responses from heat network consumers and nearly 1,800 responses from consumers not on...

The Business Perceptions Survey has provided evidence of businesses' views on the extent of regulation in the UK since 2007. The 2018 survey was commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and conducted by OMB Research. The survey took place between...

The survey explores the working arrangements and earnings that apprentices received during 2016. The survey included almost 10,000 telephone interviews with apprentices enrolled on a course in Great Britain. The report provides statistics on apprentices': working arrangements, basic hourly rate...

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) jobs are a key contributor to economic growth and national competitiveness. Yet STEM workers are perceived to be in short supply. This paper shows that the "STEM shortage" phenomenon is explained by technological change, which introduces new job...