The competitive and organizational behavior of new firms has changed dramatically. Firms do not need to be big to internationalize, International New Ventures (INV) are a reality. But, they are characterized by the liability of newness and the liability of smallness. Since the nineties, scholars...

Creative industries and creative occupations have increasingly been attracting attention in recent years, in both policy and academic fields. Not enough literature has yet been produced on the topic to overcome the fuzziness and all-embracing definitions of the creative class, the lack of...

The eurozone faces a profound sovereign debt crisis threatening the very existence of the euro. As a result, the recovery of the world economy has become more uncertain. Therefore, the study of the foundations of this crisis is of the utmost importance. Three of the countries involved, Portugal,...

O artigo identifica as actividades empreendedoras e os municípios empreendedores em Portugal. Cerca de metade dos municípios portugueses respondentes possuem e/ou têm em curso actividades e iniciativas empreendedoras. A vasta maioria afirma ter obtido e/ou se candidatado a fundos de...

A área ‘internacional’ é frequentemente estudada a partir de perspectivas isoladas como a da Economia ou a das Relações Internacionais. No entanto, a respectiva multidisciplinaridade exige uma abordagem múltipla e combinada que raramente é encontrada na literatura científica. Em...

We built a general equilibrium endogenous growth model in which final goods are produced either in the relatively skilled-labour intensive exports sector or in the relatively unskilled-labour intensive domestic sector. We show that, by affecting the technological-knowledge bias, subsidies...

O crescimento quer em número quer em diversidade e popularidade dos chamados “Festivais de Verão”, a que temos assistido nos últimos anos em Portugal, justifica a oportunidade e o interesse de uma análise sobre a eficácia dos seus patrocínios e, consequentemente, sobre o impacto nas...

Foi prometido que Portugal, ao pertencer à Zona Euro, iria convergir rapidamente com os restantes países da UE e que teria taxas de juro muito baixas. No entanto, uma década de descontrolo económico levaram o país para uma situação de taxas de juro proibitivamente elevadas o que tem um...

Export Promotion Agencies (EPAs) have been in operation in developed countries since the beginning of the 20th century to improve the competitiveness of firms by increasing knowledge and competences applied to export market development. Some studies exists on the influence of organizational...

Despite the fact that a very significant proportion of the human population is living with financial difficulties and other constraints typical of poverty, scientific studies in the areas of Economics and especially in International Economics that address the issue of poverty and of poor...