The internationalisation of technology analysed with patent data

摘要

This paper presents three new patent-based indicators of internationalisation of technology reflecting international co- operation in research and the location of research research facilities of multinational firms. They witness both an increasing trend towards the globalisation of technology in the OECD area an large cross-country differences in the extent of internationalisation. An empirical analysis shows that the degree of technological internationalisation is higher for small countries and for countries with low technoloical intensity.