Builds on previous work in this journal which treated R & D expenditure as investment in an intangible scientific assetThis article builds on previous work in Economic & Labour Market Review which treated expenditure on research and development as investment in an intangible scientific asset, in...

This article describes how patents data from the Intellectual Property Office are being matched with detailed firmlevel data from the Office for National Statistics. The resulting database will provide a gateway for future research on firm-level innovation and technical change. Preliminary...

This article extends the earlier work on capitalisation of R&D in response to the proposals in the new System of National Accounts (SNA). Major improvements include: R&D deflators, depreciation rate for non-market R&D, rate of return, and estimates of R&D capital stocks. In addition, the article...

The Interdepartmental Business Register (IDBR) is a comprehensive database of UK businesses, drawn from administative data sources. This article intially provides a short explanation of the IDBR. The focus of the article is then directed to the development of the IDBR as a research tool by staff...