The innovation is a main variable of the economic growth, but the origin and diffusion of innovations are functions of several variables. For this reason, the contributions of other disciplines have been used to understand in depth its behaviour and spatial-temporal dynamic. The aim of this...

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the Bureaucracy within Public Research Bodies and in particular of the Italian National Research Council. The research is presented in two parts: the first one describes the methodology to measure bureaucracy and the sample represented by 11 institutes of...

The purpose of this paper is to present the main studies carried out on the Bureaucracy in public research institutions. The first part of the paper describes the classical theory concerning the Bureaucracy developed by Weber, Merton et al. The second part of the research focuses the studies on...

The organization of public research labs plays a fundamental role to increase their efficiency and the production of scientific research necessary to economic system. The paper presents the main organizational studies carried out on public research bodies in U.S.A. and Europe. After that this...

This contribution is, first and foremost, a reflection on the theme of political economy and the historical evolution of its ideas. It highlights some salient moments in the history of political economy and remembers the main protagonists who have contributed to the development of the discipline...

This contribution examined the various crises that the Eurozone has experienced in recent years—from the global financial crisis to the Greek sovereign debt crisis and the challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. These crises have raised questions about the very existence of the European...

Data from Stability Programs (European Countries) and from Us Congress Budget Office and Us Bureau of Census are collected to investigate the burden each worker will have to bear in the future in order to finance pension and health care provisions. If the private side of the system is based,...

Questo contributo offre una narrazione dei temi dell'occupazione, disoccupazione e crescita in Italia nel periodo 1997-2015, partendo dal momento in cui l'Italia firma il Trattato di Amsterdam del 1997 e aderisce pienamente all'UEM e alla moneta unica attraverso l'accettazione del Patto di...