We derive a model of endogenous growth with physical capital, human capital and technological progress through quality-ladders. We introduce welfare-decreasing pollution in the model, which can be reduced through the development of cleaner technologies. From the quantitative analysis of the...

Using a panel data approach we investigate whether schooling cause health or health cause schooling. We found evidence that supports the influence of the level of health in increases in education and the influence of education growth in health improvements. Both effects are present in poor...

Os vinte e quatro anos que se seguiram ao fim da II Guerra Mundial constituíram a fase de maior crescimento europeu desde sempre. Se os países da Península Ibérica, neutrais em relação ao conflito e governados por regimes ditatoriais, também participaram no movimento de crescimento,...

We consider country-risk as a determinant of education growth in a large cross-section of countries observed through time. Applying cross-country dynamic panel data estimations, we show that country-risk influences the education output growth negatively. This contributes to the literature on the...

Documentam-se as principais características cíclicas de variáveis ligadas ao comércio internacional dos países mais periféricos da União Europeia e comparam-se com as características do conjunto da União, apresentando evidências de que a balança comercial está correlacionada...