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R&D investments are seen has having an enormous potential impact on the competitive position of regions and perhaps on regional convergence (or divergence) too. The aim of the paper is to study both the localization of R&D investments and regional income distribution among the NUTs 3 regions of...
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In this study we look at whether the seven Portuguese NUTS II regions have been able to share equally in the country’s overall growth or whether there have been asymmetries and divergences in their growth patterns. We assess the regional impact of a wide range of Portuguese domestic policies...
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Portugal’s economy is in deep recession, and the crisis has opened up a large output gap, with severe consequences for employment and government revenue. While the focus is on the medium- and long-term, this analysis also offers insights on how deep the output gap is. It also highlights...
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We scrutinize the role of capital flows in competitiveness in a set of seven euroarea member countries (Estonia, Greece … focus is on Greece. The paper extends the seminal Balassa-Samuelson model to include international capital markets, placing … 2013 show evidence of the Balassa-Samuelson effect if Greece is excluded from the panel. For Greece, this in turn provides …
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convergence and crisis with a specific focus on Greece. The paper extends the seminal Balassa-Samuelson model to include … productivity increases in Greece. …
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, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic) in the context of real convergence and crisis. A … specific focus is on Greece. The paper extends the seminal Balassa-Samuelson model to include international capital markets … 2013 show evidence of the Balassa-Samuelson effect if Greece is excluded from the panel. For Greece, this in turn provides …
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reaction of wages to unemployment in Greece under the program was increasingly similar to that observed in Germany and Portugal … (a case which has attracted less attention). A priori it is likely that the change in wage behaviour in Greece was due to …
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in selected countries of the euro area: Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. These peripheral euro zone countries come …
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wages to unemployment in Greece was under the program similar to that observed in Germany and Portugal (a case, which has … attracted less attention). A priori it is likely that the change in wage behaviour in Greece was due to the labour market …
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Facility (EFSF) would offer holders of debt of the countries with an EFSF programme (probably Greece, Ireland and Portugal …
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