Contributo para o estudo económico dos indicadores regionais

Mourao, Paulo (2006): Contributo para o estudo económico dos indicadores regionais. Published in: Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais No. 12 (2006): pp. 77-92.

Abstract

What is an indicator? Seemingly, the solution is so clear that it can deceive us, economists and other social scientists. This work aims at enlightening the answer to the suggested question, discussing the methodological dimensions of the economic indicators – since the phase of production until the phase of readings, highlighting the context of the regional economic indicators.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Institution: University of Minho, Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas
• English Title: About the economic study of regional indicators
• Language: Portuguese
• Keywords: Indicator; Regional Economics; Scientific Methodology
• Subjects: H - Public Economics > H1 - Structure and Scope of Government > H11 - Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R13 - General Equilibrium and Welfare Economic Analysis of Regional Economies; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R15 - Econometric and Input-Output Models ; Other Models

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