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5 Measuring Research and Development Services
Pages 27-30

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From page 27...
... . The term research and development does NOT include expenditures for:  costs for routine product testing, quality control, and technical services unless they are an integral part of an R&D project;  market research;  efficiency surveys or management studies;  literary, artistic, or historical projects, such as films, music, or books and other publications; and  prospecting or exploration for natural resources.
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From page 28...
... For example, BEA's international transactions surveys cover any company with activities in the United States, regardless of ownership. Transaction surveys cover transaction of U.S.-located units of foreign multinational enterprises with entities outside the United States, including transactions with their own foreign parents, and affiliated and unaffiliated trade.
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From page 29...
... Over time, an interesting result of this exercise would be answers to a range of questions: What is the United States learning from other countries and what are other countries learning from the United States? In what technological areas are other countries accelerating development, using knowledge sourced in the United States?
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From page 30...
... In its final report, the panel expects to offer specific recommendations on how to use these collaborations to produce new and better STI indicators. RECOMMENDATION 4: The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics should more fully use data from its Business Research and Development and Innovation Survey to provide indicators on payments and receipts for R&D services between the United States and other countries.
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