ready. The Irish economy is shifting away from bricks and mortar towards knowledge-based services, and those previously …

net external debt levels. In Spain and Portugal, cost competitiveness relative to the rest of the euro area would need to … structurels à des balances compatibles avec des niveaux durables de dette extérieure nette. L’Espagne et le Portugal …

presents a brief empirical analysis quantifying this phenomenon and compares it with developments in Ireland and Portugal …, although stronger than in Ireland or Portugal. This quantification appears to be robust to various specification changes of the …'Irlande et le Portugal<BR>Les incertitudes auxquelles sont confrontés les ménages et les entreprises affectent l …

investment, Ireland scores high in international innovation scoreboards. Overall, policies to boost innovation and … entrepreneurship are on the right track, but investment in knowledge-based capital could be made a more dynamic source of growth and … jobs. While Ireland has made good progress towards building up its scientific capabilities, innovation capacity remains …

national innovation systems. The study also analyses the factors behind this industry's poor productivity growth. A scenario …

. The business services industry has an important role in the national innovation system and in knowledge spillovers to … other industries. The innovation contribution of business services to the rest of the economy may countervail the effect of … strengthening its role in knowledge spillovers to client industries. …

geographically and function-ally. They promoted rapid innovation by resorting to systematic Research and Development ef- forts. And … innovation in the econ-omy. Hence, to the extent that policy makers strive to achieve the priorities of citizens, they are …

of analysis. Considering as unit of analysis the region of Beira Interior (Portugal), this article aims to provide a TOWS …