Empirical examination of whether R&D subsidies to private firms crowd out private investments has been hampered by problems related to selection. A particular worry is that research intentions and the quality of current research ideas may be correlated with the likelihood of applying for and...

Este texto para discussão pretende resumir brevemente a literatura existente sobre a análise do tempo de abertura de negócios no Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Os principais resultados de cada trabalho são apresentados e constata-se em todos eles a inclinação de um elevado tempo para abertura...

This study attempts to identify some characteristics of the relationship between journalists and politicians. The methodology of the research is based on the analysis of responses to interviews in depth applied to a sample of 50 print and audiovisual journalists from Bucharest, Suceava, Pitesti,...

Este estudo procura avaliar custos e benefícios de um programa que marcou o início de uma reação do Estado do Rio de Janeiro à guerra fiscal entre estados: o RIOLOG. Estima-se o impacto fiscal do programa por meio de duas metodologias distintas: (i) uma simulação da receita não recolhida...

Underlying Greece's public debt crisis is a fundamental economic problem: its lack of international competitiveness. While in the short term the debt crisis must be solved, in the long term the economic perspective of the country will depend on whether it will succeed in developing competitive...

An article about the institutional problems of interaction between government and market actors in the economy of the Russian Federation. The author analyzes the problems associated with an increase in the effectiveness of economic policy of State through the unconditional observance of the...

Cluster policy has gained remarkable prominence in regional and sectoral structural policy in industrialized countries. Instead of compensating for weaknesses it focuses on strengths in the local and regional economic structure. In Germany, handing out regional development funds in competitions...

Cluster policy has become a method of choice for economic policymakers in many nations and regions in both industrialized and developing countries. Since the beginning of the 1990s, the policy is being perceived by politicians and practitioners as a way to anchor economic activity in locations...

Este texto para discussão tem como objetivo apresentar os resultados do ITAN (indicador de tempo para abertura de negócios), por etapa do processo de abertura. Para isso, foi realizado um levantamento dos procedimentos e instituições a serem percorridas com o intuito de se abrir um novo...

Here some estimates obtained from a survey of the possibilities for regional and cross-border cooperation within four Balkan countries are presented. Mainly small and medium enterprises (SME) from Bulgaria, Macedonia and Albania (53 to 63 questionnaires) and Greece (121 questionnaires) were...