BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

This team is formed by lecturers from the University of Deusto’s Faculty of Economics and Business Administration- Deusto Business School and researcehrs from Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness.

Brief description of research aims

Study the variables which explain the differences in economic growth between regions. Economic variables such as innovation, openness to the outside world, production structure and the capacity for entrepreneurship; and business variables such as property structures, use of accounting information for decision making and corporate social responsibility policy are examined. In addition to economic and business growth, the team also reflects on the different alternative visions of the economy.
A secondary focus area analyses regional strategies to boost competitiveness and regional economic growth, the role of public policy to develop these strategies and their assessment, the researcher’s role in developing these strategies and policies.

Research areas

- Territorial strategies for sustainable economic growth and welfare
- Factors contributing to sustainable economic growth and welfare 
* Team Recognised by the Basque Government