Economic efficiency is positively associated with expenditures on research and development (R&D) and a greater technological intensity of exports, while at the same time the economic efficiency of R&D expenditures and technological intensity of exports reduce the energy intensity consumption of the economy. The technological intensity of products reduces energy consumption.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3985879
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the internationalisation of enterprises by specific forms of foreign direct investments (FDI) and international technical cooperation in the defence sector. Design/methodology/approach - The effects of defence FDI and international technical cooperation activities on the Slovenian economy are investigated using the input-output modelling approach. Findings - The author finds important direct and indirect effects on the Slovenian economy from the FDI and international technical cooperation inflows into enterprises. These positive effects are directly and indirectly linked to enterprises in different statistically classified industrial activities by predominance of the civil sector, which is important for the development of defence and civilian high-technological base products in different regional parts of Slovenia. Originality/value - The presented findings can be used to arrange industrial and regional development strategy and policy measures aimed at accelerating the internationalisation of enterprises and different industrial activities.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3985623
This research contributes to the issue of the size-efficiency relationship of family farms during the transition to a market-economy for Slovenia. In order to obtain wide insights, various efficiency measures, calculated with Data Envelopment Analysis, and various farm size indicators are used, based on Farm Accountancy Network Data averaged at production branch levels. The results reveal consistency regarding the farm size-efficiency relationships in the way that the correlation coefficients for each size indicator have always the same sign whatever the efficiency measure. They further suggest that family labour is more crucial than any other production factor in the country’s farming economy.
COBISS.SI-ID: 4273367