This work aims at testing a large range of hypotheses that focus on the evidence of the diminishing number of catholic priests. The data are from the Portuguese reality observed between 1960 and 2002. These hypotheses are related to the recent socio-economic evolution verified in Portugal. As...

In this study we present a comparison of investment and production per head in 21 areas of the World, and we find that in many poor areas there has been little improvement during the period 2000-2010. One of the main causes of this disappointing result has been the stagnation in many countries,...

This article analyses the evolution of foreign tourism in Central Europe during the period 1991-2002, in comparison with other EU countries, and the distribution of foreign and domestic tourism at regional level in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia, as well as in the Baltic...

This paper emphasizes the importance of the innovation input in the productive process, as a way to maximize the capacity and effectiveness of the labour factor and its productivity. This work describes some of the factors that are enunciated and that condition the existence of good levels of...

In this paper, after a general overview of the economic situation of the new EU countries of 2004, we start by studying the foreign direct investment (FDI) by economic sector in the three Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), the five Central countries (Czech Rep., Poland, Hungary,...

For the period 2004-2010 many OECD countries have experienced a decline in industrial real value-added per capita with negative consequences for domestic economic development, and labour markets, not only in industry but also in services and other production sectors. Free competition policies...

We analyse the relationships of health, education and income per capita in developed and developing countries in year 2005, as well as the main conclusions of more than sixty studies published by our Association for the period 2001-2009, applied to OECD countries, Latin America, Africa, Asia and...

A comparison between University Expenditures on Education and Research shows a great advantage of the United States regions in comparison with the majority of the European regions and countries. Only a few European regions receive enough support for these important activities which have a highly...

: Se presenta un panorama sectorial de la evolucion de la industria manufacturera en los paises de la OCDE durante las ultimas decadas del siglo veinte, analizando la evolucion de la produccion total, el valor añadido, la renta real, las exportaciones, las importaciones y el consumo industrial...

This work aims to elucidate constraints in foreign investments in the Greek tourism sector, in relation to market transparency, by placing a public sector company opposite the Public Sector. The paper draws on scientific research, government documents, and professional standards to explain the...