The objective of this study is to evaluate the different channels in which human capital affects income level and growth and to use a proxy of human capital variable that incorporates quantitative and qualitative aspects of this factor. The human capital proxy that will be used is years of...

Taking as a point of departure the classical model of Schumpeterian competition proposed by Nelson and Winter, this work expands it by including two sectors and a North-South dynamics, with a view to analyzing how institutions and technological regimes affect the processes of convergence and...

This paper analyses the effects of agricultural productivity gains on the industrialization process and on the long run growth rate of the economy. The model used for analysis allows endogenous gains in agricultural productivity via learning-by- doing and, besides that, it is assumed that...

Portuguese Abstract: A partir de uma perspectiva comparativa e evolucionista, o presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar três conceitos na área de Inovação, Tecnologia e Empreendedorismo. Primeiramente, a destruição criativa, que tem como propósito explicar o surgimento de novos...

The last three decades have witnessed important changes in transportation, communication and data processing, with effects over productive processes, trade flows and the international movement of capital. From the viewpoint of developing economies this led to the recommendation of adhering to...

The inflow of foreign investment can provide several positive economic effects. The main determining elements are related to the economic environment, but this does not mean that the government options are limited. Policy measures that affect the operation of firms have a significant weight in...

The last three decades have witnessed important changes in transportation, communication and data processing, with effects over productive processes, trade flows and the international movement of capital. From the viewpoint of developing economies this led to the recommendation of adhering to...

The inflow of foreign investment can provide several positive economic effects. The main determining elements are related to the economic environment, but this does not mean that the government options are limited. Policy measures that affect the operation of firms have a significant weight in...