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Regional and local development. Local development processes study in Spain and Castilla y León, based on endogenous initiatives. Analysis of the determining factors of the business birth rate in the municipalities of Spain and Castilla y León. Analysis of the impact on the regional economy of the regional public bodies dedicated to the promotion of regional economic activity in its various forms (horizontal public policies): entrepreneurship, SMEs, R&D&I, internationalization and exports, financing (various financial instruments) and regional strategic sectors. Industrial and technological policy. Analysis of the socio-economic interrelationships between R&D and innovation activities and the productive fabric and society. Analysis of the industrial sector, with specific reference to the agrifood industry and its potential as an instrument for development. Analysis of the effects of regional incentives on investment and employment in companies. Analysis of the adaptation of territorial economic promotion schemes to the requirements of the changing environment. Analysis of the social economy sector (cooperatives, labor societies, special employment centers, insertion companies, non-profit organizations, etc.) and its contribution to social cohesion through the generation of wealth and employment at a national and regional level. Analysis of public policies aimed at promoting and supporting the social economy sector, particularly active employment policies and those aimed at adapting to technological change and fostering innovation. Assessment of the social economy in the territory’s economic and social development and its synergies with other political and economic approaches (local development, social welfare, rural development, gender studies, etc.). Programming and assessment of public policies. Assessment of Castilla y León’s rural development program. Measurement and assessment of the efficiency of various public entities and their respective policies, mainly non-profit organizations. Quantification from different perspectives, both parametric and non-parametric methodologies.

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