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understand and to boost the contribution of engineering and technology (E&T), to improve the competitiveness of Portuguese firms …. This project was based on multiple networks promoting debate and interchange of perspectives between policy makers … internationalization, competitiveness and sustainability. Major features of ET2000 as well as its contribution to policy making are …
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achieve such objective. Any territorial cohesion policy approach, which would not built on coordination mechanisms would … "degrade" in an own sector policy. Coordination mechanisms represent the main tools for achieving territorial cohesion, as the … specification. In practical terms, this means that a discussion of the policy objectives is important in order to progress on the …
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achieve such objective. Any territorial cohesion policy approach, which would not built on coordination mechanisms would … "degrade" in an own sector policy. Coordination mechanisms represent the main tools for achieving territorial cohesion, as the … specification. In practical terms, this means that a discussion of the policy objectives is important in order to progress on the …
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The study of the impact of public investment on poverty is currently of particular importance due to, among other factors, the commitments that several countries have acquired in the framework of the Millennium Development Goals and the current political situation which gives a more prominent...
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We estimate the effects of R&D on firms' credit ratings and on financial distress. The main purpose is the comparison of firms in Western Germany and Eastern Germany as a transitional economy. Innovative activity has a positive impact on firm value proxied by ratings in Western Germany, but a...
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Previous research has established that taxation may entail significant electoral costs to politicians. This literature, however, focuses exclusively on the effect of the tax burden. In this paper, we test the hypothesis that both the level of the tax burden and the change in the tax structure...
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various issues concerning governmental and marketing policy. Three-hundred respondents were randomly selected and interviewed … results also demonstrate that the default setting, or SQ, has enhanced a policy's rating and attractiveness over the free and … active choice. If people have to choose a policy when there is no default available, they experience difficulty in choosing …
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development and determined the needs for teacher training. Education policy recommendations and the possibilities for teacher …
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Clusters are increasingly recognised as an important feature of modern economies. Their presence has become more pronounced in the global economy—not less, as was sometimes assumed. Complementary concepts such as the global value chain point out that strong clusters benefit from strong...
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