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This methodological study provides estimates of Portuguese regional GDP per capita between 1890 and 1980. These estimates were obtained either by following the Geary and Stark (2002) method for industry or directly from regional production data or proxies thereof where available.
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We estimate changes in fiscal policy regimes in Portugal with a Markov Switching regression of fiscal policy rules for …
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This paper presents new statistical evidence on the long-term evolution of income inequality in Portugal. Portuguese … increase during the 1990s seems to put Portugal on a par with the experience of Anglo-Saxon countries. …
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Recent decades have been characterized by a steep increase in wage inequality globally. In order to explain this phenomenon, this paper extends the classic Kuznets Curve to include post-industrial economies. According to this Extended Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis, wage inequality may follow an...
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countries, none of which systematically reprivatized firms during the 1930s. Privatization in Nazi Germany was also unique in … transferred to private ownership belonged to diverse sectors. Privatization was part of an intentional policy with multiple … financial restrictions were a central motivation. In addition, privatization was used as a political tool to enhance support for …
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The aim of this paper is to analyze the effects of intermunicipal cooperation and privatization on the delivery costs …
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Recent theoretical developments on concession contracts for long term infrastructure projects under uncertain demand show the benefits of allowing for flexible term contracts rather than fixing a rigid term. This study presents a simulation to compare both alternatives by using real data from...
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groups. This paper documents both the creation and the privatization of the SOE sector in Puerto Rico, and analyzes the role … might have played a significant role in the building of the SOE sector, we find that privatization was driven basically by …
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privatization modality of contracting out. We start by discussing some of the theoretical aspects of contracting out. We then …
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economies on local service privatization performance. It is shown that the first object seller takes profit of this …
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