The paper shows the results of a study, which the Environmental Policy Research Centre conducted in the context of the international research project: "Resource productivity, environmental tax reform and sustainable growth in Europe" (PETRE).1 PETRE is part of the Anglo-German Foundation...

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...