Societies provide institutions that are costly to use, but able to enforce long-run relationships. We study the optimal … decision problem of using self-governance for risk sharing or governance through enforcement provided by these institutions …

. This paper assesses the role of structural factors and institutions in explaining the common patterns and main differences … suggests that laws and institutions such as product market regulations, unions and more coordinated wage-setting systems are …

EU policy. Today, the EU's network of economic and social councils and similar institutions is a recognised institutional … set-up which is consulted and listened to by the main EU institutions.(...)The present publication is an integral part of …

The 32nd CEIES seminar "Innovation indicators - more than technology?" was held on 5 and 6 February 2007 in Aarhus …, Denmark. This seminar provided an opportunity for national innovation statistics producers, data users and data providers to … Manual 2005 and its implementation (new types of innovation, more focus on service industries and on linkages, not just …

) provided to Research and Innovation (R&I) in partner countries during the last EU budget period (2007-2013). …