Kiba, Takao; Sakuma, Itsuo; Kikuchi, Junichi - In: Research Evaluation 4 (1994) 3, pp. 161-169
To make more accurate international comparisons of R&D expenditure, the development of purchasing power parities applicable to R&D expenditure (R&D PPPs) is advocated. These will allow direct comparisons of the quantity of goods and services that can actually be purchased with the R&D...