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The Firms behind the Regions: Analysis of Regional Innovation Performance in Portugal by External Logistic Biplots

Noronha, Teresa de; Galindo, Purificación Vicente; … - Tinbergen Instituut - 2013

The strategic choices regarding innovation and R&D policy in Portugal have, over the last two decades, produced various … firms located throughout the country, and to explore those innovation determinants that have a region-specific connotation …. In our paper, innovation is used as a major contributor to the policy evaluation process referred to above. To provide a …

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Evaluating the Capacity of Standard Investment Appraisal Methods

Akalu, Mehari Mekonnen - Tinbergen Instituut - 2002

The survey findings indicate the existence of gap between theory and practice of capital budgeting. Standard appraisal methods have shown a wider project value discrepancy, which is beyond and above the contingency limit. In addition, the research has found the growing trend in the use of value...

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A Monte Carlo Comparison between the Free Cash Flow and Discounted Cash Flow Approaches

Akalu, Mehari Mekonnen; Turner, Rodney - Tinbergen Instituut - 2002

One of the debates in the capital budgeting model selection is between the free cash flow and DCF methods. In this paper an attempt is made to compare SVA against NPV model based on Monte Carlo simulations. Accordingly, NPV is found less sensitive to value driver variations and has got higher...

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Analysis of Regional Innovation Performance in Portugal - Results from an External Logistic Biplot Method

Galindo, Purificacion Vicente; Vaz, Teresa de Noronha; … - Tinbergen Instituut - 2011

Portuguese strategic choices regarding innovation and R&D policy have, over the past two decades, produced various … firms' contribution to national and regional growth, their obstacles and impacts. For the purpose of this paper, innovation … the present performance of Portuguese firms located throughout the country and to explore those innovation determinants …

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