This paper shows the relationships between the mechanisms of decision in politics (harmony versus conflict) and the mechanisms of allocation in economics (hierarchy versus market) by means of ideal types. Under this approach one concludes that the market mechanism in economics and the conflict...

Recently a new approach to political economy has been consolidated. The political analysis of transaction costs is an attempt to solve some of the problems which arise in economic theories of public policy. This paper deals with the notions of transaction costs, institutional efficiency,...

The aim of this work is to analyze the link between variables concerning public financial information and intangibles investment for technological firms. The investigation focuses on firms in Nasdaq-100 index during the 1999-2004 period. Two groups have been obtained by means of cluster analysis...

The Pharmaceutical industry is one of the most intensive sectors in scientific and technological research. Its innovative ability contributes to highly improve in the treatment of illnesses and has an important impact in other industry sectors. For all this reasons it becomes a strategic sector...