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Education, Development and Knowledge: New Forms of Unequal Change Under Globalization. The Case of SSA Countries
Chagas Lopes, MARGARIDA - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Abstract Development of knowledge in Portugal occurred late and slowly, mainly as a result of political and … institutional factors which persisted with democracy. Amongst knowledge key areas, education, research and development (R&D) and … innovation advanced with frequent setbacks. This irregular behaviour induced very negative economic and social consequences given …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111126
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The dynamics of Agglomeration: Evidence from Ireland and Portugal
Barrios, Salvador; Bertinelli, Luisito; Strobl, Eric; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
This paper analyses and compares the dynamics of agglomeration in Portuguese and Irish manufacturing industries between 1985 and 1998 implementing Dumais, Ellison and Glaeser (2002)'s methodology. Using comparable and exhaustive micro-level data sets, we find that industries tend to be subject...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005616640
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Agglomeration Economies and the Location of Industries: A comparison of Three small European Countries
Barrios, Salvador; Bertinelli, Luisito; Eric, Strobl; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003
, and Portugal using comparable, exhaustive micro-level data sets. We find some similarities between Portugal and Belgium …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005620012