Purpose - In a context where the process of creation of technology and innovation for agriculture is being disrupted at a fast pace, the authors proposed to study one of the most prominent agtech innovation ecosystems. Therefore, this paper aims to identify key characteristics that make...

This paper aims to discuss institutional capacity building in spatial planning focussing on two experiences of public policy in Portugal involving institutional cooperation. These experiences reveal the importance of factors associated with the roles of the central state and local political...

We study the optimal decision to undertake a preventive investment by a firm operating in a market with uncertain demand and whose products are subject to a risk of malfunction. It has an incentive to do so because malfunctions have two negative effects on its revenue. First, every malfunction...