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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Low productivity growth undermines improvements in living standards -- Raising the efficiency of public investment in transport infrastructure -- Road infrastructure investment and governance must become more efficient -- Alternatives to road should further be developed -- Anti-corruption provisions reduce inefficiencies surrounding infrastructure projects -- Lowering regulatory barriers to private investment -- Bridging the telecommunication gap -- Stepping up R&amp -- D support -- Improving access to finance for start-ups and SMEs -- Removing obstacles for firm dynamism -- Boosting market competition -- Leveraging the regional participation in global value chains -- Supplying high quality human capital to the labour market -- Increasing the quality of basic education and reducing inequalities -- Expanding access to higher education -- The Community Education and Training system remains underdeveloped -- Addressing skills imbalances -- The healthcare system should be reformed -- References…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3 An environmental economics framework for measuring the cost of space debris -- Introduction -- Modelling the cost of impact events -- A model from a global perspective -- Applying the model to the national level -- Discussion on the OECD's impact categories -- Estimating the costs -- The value of satellites (, .) -- The value of property and resources (, .) -- The value of statistical life (, .) -- Discussion and conclusions -- References -- Notes -- 4 Identifying the costs caused by an irreversible deterioration of the orbital regimes -- Introduction -- Direct and indirect costs -- Cost dynamics -- Temporal evolution -- Value of space-enabled economic activity -- Space-enabled economic activity -- Dependency model -- Financial model -- Economic value at risk -- Collision probability calculations -- Interpretation of results -- Discussion and conclusions -- Limitations and future developments -- References -- 5 Socio-economic benefits of earth observation: Insights from firms in Italy -- Introduction -- The downstream sector and the socio-economic benefits of earth observation -- An overview of the earth observation downstream sector -- The socio-economic benefits stemming from earth observation data -- Method -- Main results -- Firms' characteristics, use of earth observation data and services offered in Italy -- The socio-economic benefits of EO from the point of view of firms -- The main obstacles to the diffusion of earth observation products and services according to firms -- Conclusions and policy recommendations -- References -- Notes -- 6 Economic theory applied to space debris scenarios -- Introduction -- The space debris issue -- Orbits ecosystems as Earth natural ecosystems: Common-pool resources issues -- Methodology -- SDM 5.0 Evolutionary Model -- Description of the scenarios -- Space debris mitigation results…”

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“…Las competencias se han convertido en la divisa global del siglo XXI. Sin una inversión adecuada en ellas, las personas languidecen al margen de la sociedad, el progreso tecnológico no se traduce en crecimiento económico y los países ya no pueden competir en una sociedad mundial basada cada vez más en los conocimientos. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Selected fiscal indicators; Global economic conditions are weighing on the economy; Figure 6. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The divide between the rich and the poor is quite pronounced; Recent macroeconomic developments and short-term prospects; The mining boom helped Colombia weather the global economic slowdown; Figure 4. Recent macroeconomic developments…”

“…Many analysts suggest that nuclear’s share of global energy supply could decrease in coming decades. …”

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“…The best leader you've ever had in your life was a liberator—someone willing to fight for your highest good, even at a personal cost. Inside, global leadership experts Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram explain what made that leader so unique, how to become that person yourself, and how to share the same gift with others. …”

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“…Recognizing Muḥammad and the Qur’ān as having been inspired, and considering Islam as a real religion which includes saints and as one which holds its place in the History of the Revelation, he upset many accepted ideas about orthodox and šī‘a Islam as well as sufism. The interiorist and global method which he followed upturned islamology, and his studies added a spiritual dimension to the field which it never had before. …”

“…Providing a focused and in-depth examination of the field of marketing research that studies consumers' sensorimotor, cognitive and affective responses to marketing stimuli, Neuromarketing in Action is the first book to show both the scientific frameworks and the practical applications of this increasingly popular marketing tool.Through 18 chapters, referencing many global brands such as Aston Martin, Chanel, Lacoste, Amazon, Nike, Carrefour and Dunhill, the authors showcase the latest thinking on brain function and intelligence, and the subconscious influences on consumer behaviour. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…FDI and participation in Global Value Chain are low; Figure 16. Lithuania's regulatory framework is open to trade; Figure 17. …”