The aim of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on the issue of ?rms’ R&D cooperation strategies, examining the topic from the point of view of the partner choice. Literature has deeply analyzed the motivations inducing ?rms to form research joint ventures, instead, the investigation of...

The paper presents micro evidence on firm dynamics for enterprises in Indian Manufacturing sectors on the grounds of Prowess database provided by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) covering the period 1991-2010. The parameterization of the distributions of growth exhibit high level...

In questa comunicazione si tratta dello stato dei porti negli Stati Uniti e della loro competitivita' a livello mondiale. La capacita' di sostenere lo sviluppo dell'economia degli Stati Uniti dipende anche dalla loro organica collocazione all'interno del sistema intermodale nazionale sul lato...

This paper provides a theoretical and empirical framework to explore how public funding affects firms' R&D investments depending on their engagement in horizontal R&D cooperations and different levels of ap- propriability conditions within the economy. It assumes firms' Cournot-Nash behavior in...

Cet article traite du transport maritime a courte distance ou Short-Sea Shipping (SSS) et de sa capacite a reequilibrer le systeme des transports europeens. Apres une description du role joue' par les couts relatifs et par les usages commerciaux dans les choix alternatifs des modes de transport...

A cost-transit time choice model: monomodality vs. intermodality. The Mediterranean and Italy are scenarios suited to consolidation of hub and spokes networks. The question is: are terrestrial spokes serious competitors of maritime spokes? This paper highlights the limits of the Italian rail...

Aim of the paper is a synthetic description of the maritime industry in terms of its principle components: shipping, shipyards and ports. Shipping and ports are the core of the maritime industry; the link between the shipyard industry and the maritime industry are represented by the vessels,...

In this paper we will describe the liner shipping industry in the Mediterranean and in Italy. The structure of the industry is representative of the oligopolistic structure that is taking shape on a worldwide level. In particular the main terminals in Italy have undergone a "colonization...

In questa comunicazione si tratta dello stato dei porti negli Stati Uniti e della loro competitivita' a livello mondiale. La capacita' di sostenere lo sviluppo dell'economia degli Stati Uniti dipende anche dalla loro organica collocazione all'interno del sistema intermodale nazionale sul lato...

The ability of firms to access external financial resources represents a key factor in- fluencing several dimensions of firms’ dynamics. However, while recent qualitative evidence suggests the existence of heterogeneous and asymmetric reactions of firms to financing constraints (FC) problems,...