The long and sustained expansion of the nineties has generated, especially in the US, widespread rumours about the "death of the cycle". Nevertheless, towards the end of the last decade, it became clear that fluctuations of economic activity were far from being extinct. This has contributed...

R&D internationalization is an important phenomenon. It involves the global allocation of a precious resource for national economies. The reason for this Report is that there is a strong feeling, based on partial evidence, that Europe is not taking part as it should do in the global knowledge...

This report presents the Interim Evaluation of the Eurostars Joint Programme, as carried out by a Group of Independent Experts between July and December 2010. Eurostars is an initiative set up under Article 185 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in partnership between the...

The Guide has been produced in order to equip and prepare SMEs to make better use of the results of collaborative R&D projects so that they can be of benefit to their businesses by having a tangible impact on profits, competitiveness and company growth. SMEs from previously identified 24 Best...

This study examines price setting behaviour of Italian firms on the basis of the results of a survey conducted by Banca du0092Italia in early 2003 on a sample of around 350 firms belonging to all economic sectors. Prices are mostly fixed following standard mark-up rules, although...