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Profits, R&D and Innovation: a Model and a Test
Bogliacino, Francesco; Pianta, Mario - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2010
demand and innovation are the key determinants for firm profitability; second that both technology adoption and R&D concur to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008520841
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Industrial Energy from Water-Mills in the European Economy, Fifth to Eighteenth Centuries: the Limitations of Power
Munro, John - University of Toronto, Department of Economics - 2001
The water-mill, though known in the Roman Empire from the second century BCE, did not come to enjoy any widespread use until the 4 th or 5 th centuries CE, and then chiefly in the West, which was then experiencing not only a rapid decline in the supply of slaves, but also widespread...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005704737
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Portuguese economic growth revisited: a technology-gap explanation
Mendes, José Afonso; Silva, Sandra T.; Silva, Ester G. - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2014
After a period of convergence where many perceived the country as a success case, Portugal’s economic performance proved to be disappointing in the last decade. In this study we focus on the relationship between technology and economic catching-up in order to answer to two major questions: (i)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010949334
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The effects of autocatalytic trade cycles on economic growth
Bakker, Jurriën J.; Afonso, Oscar; Silva, Sandra T. - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2012
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010533730
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Environment Based Innovation: Policy Questions
Pessoa, Argentino; Silva, Mário Rui - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2009
assets for regional competitiveness and innovation. In recent years, these kinds of assets are being more considered in … paper we discuss the role of environmental resources in regional innovation policies. We begin by relating environmental … resources in regional development. Next we deal with the relationship between regional competitive advantages and innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005059553
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Knowledge spillovers and economic performance of firms located in depressed areas: does geographical proximity matter?
Araújo, Liliana; Silva, Sandra T.; Teixeira, Aurora A.C. - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2013
Extensive literature on the contribution of knowledge spillovers to growth and development at the regional level exists but these studies mainly features regions characterised by a high level of economic development. This paper assesses the importance of knowledge spillovers for firms located in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010634139
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How Has the Portuguese Innovation Capability Evolved? Estimating a Time Series of the Stock of Technological Knowledge, 1960-2001
Teixeira, Aurora A. C. - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2004
The importance of promoting innovation has been elevated up to a status of official standard since the Lisbon European … innovation could be built. R&D has been a growing area of investigation namely at level of firms micro studies aimed at … uncovering firms’ innovation capability. At the macro level, the relevance of R&D for countries’ innovation capability has been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005059542
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Evolution of Globalised business R&D: Features, drivers, impacts
Moncada-Paterno-Castello, Pietro; Voigt, Peter; … - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2011
The globalisation of R&D activities has continued to grow as companies are increasingly trying to capture knowledge and market opportunities internationally. The rapid evolution of national economies and the ways to conduct knowledge-intensive businesses has brought researchers and analysts to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009195415
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The 2011 Report on R&D in ICT in the European Union.
Turlea, Geomina; Nepelski, Daniel; Prato, Giuditta De; … - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2011
This report provides an analysis of the state of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Research and Development activities in the European Union. This is the fourth report of a series which is published annually. This year’s report provides data up to 2008. The report starts with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011169774
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Microalgae-based products for the food and feed sector: an outlook for Europe
Enzing, Christien; Ploeg, Matthias; Barbosa, Maria; … - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2014
The European Union has adopted recently an ambitious strategy for developing the Bioeconomy in Europe. In this context, algae represent an emerging biological resource of great importance for its potential applications in different fields, including food and feed. Algae have been already used as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011169793