“…This paper aims at presenting trademarks, their potential link with innovations and their main statistical properties, to see if they may actually serve as an innovation indicator…”

“…We analyze s and ß convergence of total household financial assets and their main components: deposits, securities other than shares, shares and other equity, insurance technical reserves. …”

“…There is no certainty as to what are the main culprits, but a number of policy steps would help to improve the situation. …”

“…Aspects à moyen terme et problèmes de politique économique -La balance des paiements -La croissance de la production et ses emplois -Prix et coûts -Politique des prix, des salaires et de la main-d'nuvre V. Résumé des principales conclusions Annexe I. …”

“…The purpose of this paper is to draw out the key implications from selected studies concerning a small number of science-related policies that are widely employed in order to deal with perceived market failures in the innovation process. The main issues considered are fiscal incentives for private R&D, the role of public research organisations, the regulation of intellectual property, the availability of finance, and the supply of skilled human resources for science and technology. …”

“…The government has introduced five policy packages since August 2005 to stabilise house prices, mainly due to concerns about possible spill-overs from the capital region to other parts of the country, even though the increase on a nation-wide basis has been modest compared to other OECD countries. …”

“…Furthermore, the paper provides estimates of the number of highly skilled people moving to India and out of India during the 1990s, mainly to the United States. This part of the study also includes a brief, critical overview of Indian concerns on policy matters pertaining to various forms of migration of highly skilled professionals. …”

“…There were nearly 40 000 health-related patent families filed in the 1988-1995 period, which is 16% of the total number of patent families, with a majority (58%) of Medical Preparations (mainly drugs), followed by Surgery (13%), Media Devices (10%) and Prostheses (9%). …”

“…The results indicate that real demand and nominal shocks have been the main drivers of the real exchange rate in the past, whereas output fluctuations have been almost entirely due to supply shocks. …”

“…It does so by placing the discussion into a context of entrepreneurship, arguing that there are two main aspects to this notion: one of business start-ups and market entry, and another one of innovation. …”

“…L’Afrique australe est dotée de vastes ressources naturelles et d’une main-d’œuvre relativement qualifiée. Elle devrait donc attirer énormément d’investissements directs étrangers (IDE). …”

“…Les échanges et l'ajustement structurel : Les enjeux de la mondialisation recense les conditions à remplir pour réaffecter avec succès la main-d’œuvre et le capital à des emplois et des usages plus efficients face à l’émergence de nouvelles sources de concurrence, au progrès technologique et à la réorientation des préférences des consommateurs. …”

“…The OECD review assesses the main challenges faced by the VET system and presents an interconnected package of policy recommendations. …”

“…The OECD review assesses the main challenges faced by the VET system and presents an interconnected package of policy recommendations. …”

“…Its case studies focus on the regional and local levels of government, which have taken over the main work of implementing environmental policy in Russia today. …”

“…This report presents the main lessons learned from a conference held in Stockholm, drawing on case studies from Finland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Quebec, Sweden and the United Kingdom. …”

“…As well as highlighting key areas of concern for tax policy makers, the report places a particular focus on the different measures that have been adopted by countries to attempt to overcome these problems, discussing, where possible, the main design features, and the advantages and disadvantages of the different approaches that have been adopted…”

“…This includes an examination of the precondition for successful design and implementation, the various steps involved through the EFR Policy Cycle, the challenges faced at each stage, and the main stakeholders involved. The role of donors in supporting EFR processes is also outlined. …”

“…Évolution récente et perspectives -Coup de frein à la reprise -Poursuite des délestages de main-d' et montée du chômage -Poursuite de la désinflation -Le secteur extérieur -Perspectives à court terme II. …”

“…This book contributes to the current debate on migration policy, focusing on three main elements in the standard migration policy dialogue: the regulation of flows, the integration of immigrants and the impact of labour mobility on development. …”