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 …

qualification levels. Either by career requirements or in reason of one's seeking to improve knowledge and apply to a better job …

into Law, in Portugal, the extension of compulsory education until the 12th grade being one of the main goals. Given huge …

Portugal, USA, European Union and EuroZone as well as on some categories of aggregate consumption in Portugal. By the use of a … European Union and Euro Zone) is more persistent than in the USA and in Portugal. In particular, the relatively lower degree of … persistence shown by the consumption in Portugal can be beneficial for the effectiveness of the countercyclical fiscal and …

. Universities are not adopting so far any meaningful organization’s or syllabuses’ innovation in order to specifically address “new …

The goal of this paper is to test for the presence of long memory in final energy demand in Portugal. Our findings … suggest the presence of long memory in aggregate and disaggregate energy demand in Portugal. All fractional …