The main objective of the book is to evaluate the effects of EU policy instruments that promote a stronger European dimension of the R&D base in the European Union. This objective can be split into a few specific objectives, which are defined as follows: • Evaluation of the impact of public...

Previous empirical evidence searching for externalities from Foreign Direct investment in Portugal showed mixed results. Using a new database containing 5,045 Portuguese manufacturing firms grouped by technological trajectories, we investigate the occurrence and magnitude of externalities from...

This study aims to analyze the importance of Mato Grosso state in Brazilian agriculture, in terms of its contribution to growth and innovation. Additionally, the role of some municipalities in tax collection was presented, as well as the impact of the EF-170 railway project, better known as...