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DefinitionInternal R&D funds are the amount of money spent on R&D that originate within the control of and are used for R&D at the discretion of a reporting statistical unit. Internal R...
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DefinitionInternal R&D personnel are persons employed by the statistical unit who contribute to the unit’s intramural R&D activities.Data sourceR&D surveys.Source definitionOECD (2015),...
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DefinitionLabour costs, or compensation of employed personnel, comprise annual wages and salaries and all associated costs or fringe benefits, such as bonus payments, stock options, holiday pay,...
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DefinitionLand and buildings include land acquired for R&D use (e.g. testing grounds, sites for laboratories and pilot plants) and buildings constructed or purchased for R&D use, including...
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DefinitionMachinery and equipment cover major (i.e. capitalised) machinery and equipment acquired for use in the performance of R&D.Data sourceR&D surveys.Source definitionOECD (2015),...
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DefinitionOther current costs comprise non-capital purchases of materials, supplies, equipment and services to support R&D performed by the statistical unit in the reference year. Examples are...
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DefinitionOther intellectual property products include the costs for purchased patents, long-term licences or other intangible assets used in R&D, and which are in use for more than one year....
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DefinitionPrivate non-profit expenditure on R&D (PNPERD) represents the component of GERD incurred by units belonging to the Private non-profit sector (see the definition of Private non-profit...

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