After a period of convergence where many perceived the country as a success case, Portugal’s economic performance … Envelopment Analysis (DEA), we show that over the last few decades the efficiency level of Portugal relative to a sample of 19 …

autocatalytic trade cycles, which indicates that more innovation is produced in countries that are a part of these cycles. Using … recommendations. These conclusions strenghten existing literature but also add new insights to innovation policy and the pursuit of …

Extensive literature on the contribution of knowledge spillovers to growth and development at the regional level exists … importance of knowledge spillovers for firms located in relatively small, peripheral and economically depressed areas. Based on … both primary (direct surveys to 257 firms) and secondary data, we concluded that the more relevant knowledge spillovers for …