The purpose of this paper is a comparative analysis of economic and technological performances of different countries. Data from Eurostat are used. The methodology applies descriptive statistics, correlation, regression and cluster analyses. The main results are: the best economic performance...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between public and private funding for research. Data from Eurostat are used. The methodology applies descriptive statistics, correlation, regression and cluster analyses. The main results are: public funding for research crowds out...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between public and private research funding. Data from Eurostat are used. The methodology applies econometric models based on regression analyses. The main results are: public R&D expenditure is a complement for private R&D one, but the...

Italian Abstract: La “Legge di Wagner” è il primo modello di determinazione della spesa pubblica presentato in letteratura. Scopo di questo saggio è analizzarne l'evidenza empirica in Italia, in riferimento al periodo 1960-2008, a livello disaggregato e per mezzo dell'approccio VAR. Dopo...