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Strategic Interaction in Local Fiscal Policy: Evidence from Portuguese Municipalities

Silva, Hélia; Veiga, Linda Gonçalves; Portela, Miguel - Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas … - 2011

This paper aims at testing the degree of interaction between Portuguese municipalities’ expenditure levels by estimating a dynamic panel model, based on jurisdictional reaction functions. The analysis is performed for all 278 Portuguese mainland municipalities from 1986 to 2006, using...

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Elasticities of Regional and Local Administrations Expenditures - the Portuguese case

Mourão, Paulo Reis - Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas … - 2005

This work analyses the evolution of real public expenditures of local and regional administrations (LRA), in Portugsl, in the period after the Second World War. It also aims to estimate the elasticities associated to determinants, which explain the found growth. As most relevant results, it is...

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Asymmetry of Shocks and Convergence in Selected Asean Countries: A Dynamic Analysis

Cortinhas, Carlos - Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas … - 2006

degree of convergence could be identified over time, distinguishing between a country’s convergence with a regional partner … and a more general trend of convergence with the rest of the world. The results showed that in the majority of cases there … has been an increase in the degree of convergence of demand shocks in recent years. More importantly, it also showed an …

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The importance of the regional development on the location of professional soccer teams. The Portuguese case 1970-1999

Mourão, Paulo Reis - Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas … - 2006

This work aims at testing the hypothesis “The economic development level of a region influences the presence of professional soccer teams in the country’s first league, which have their head offices in that region”. Using a rational choice model and working with binary time-series...

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UEFA Euro 2004 Visitors Analysis

Ribeiro, José Cadima; Viseu, José; Rodrigues, Cristina; … - Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas … - 2004

The purpose of this paper is to establish the profile of the foreign visitor that attended the UEFA Euro 2004 Championship in Portugal, namely in the Minho region. Data were collected through a one-to-one inquiry carried out before the matches that took place in Braga e Guimarães. The survey...

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UEFA Euro 2004 Tourism Impact Analysis

Ribeiro, José Cadima; Viseu, José; Rodrigues, Cristina; … - Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas … - 2004

The purpose of this paper is exactly to approximate the tourism economic impact of the UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal. The survey concentrates on the immediate, direct and short-term additional revenue brought into one region by the foreign sport event spectators. One innovating aspect of this paper...

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Sport Tourism: Regional Promotion Strategies

Ribeiro, José Cadima; Viseu, José; Pereira, Nuno - Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas … - 2004

The main purposes of this paper are (i) to analyze the regional promotion strategies of the UEFA Euro 2004 and (ii) to contribute for the improvement of planning and implementation strategies of tourism marketing at regional level. Data regarding these strategies were collected and synthesided....

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Que mudanças na Política de Coesão para o horizonte 2020?

Baleiras, Rui Nuno - Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas … - 2010

The European debate on the 2014/2020 cohesion policy has evolved around strategy for the last two years (July 2007 through December 2009). Very likely, bargaining over budgetary resources for policies and Member States will dominate the discussion in the next two years. It is therefore important...

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Indicadores de localização, especialização e diversificação e análise shift-share - uma aplicação às NUT III da Região Norte no período 1986-1998

Cabral, Dolores; Sousa, Ricardo M. - Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas … - 2001

No presente artigo, é feita uma aplicação de alguns instrumentos de análise da economia regional às NUT III da Região do Norte com o objectivo de fazer uma reflexão sobre a dinâmica da estrutura produtiva daqueles territórios no período compreendido entre 1986 e 1998, recorrendo-se,...

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Do Windfall Gains Affect Labour Supply? Evidence from the European Household Panel

Sila, Urban; Sousa, Ricardo M. - Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas … - 2011

We investigate whether workers adjust hours worked in response to windfall gains using data from the European Household Panel. The results suggest that unexpected variation in income has a negative (although small) effect on working hours. In particular, after receiving an unanticipated windfall...

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