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Economics education: literacy or mind framing? Evidence from a survey on the social building of trust in Portugal

Graça, João Carlos; Lopes, João Carlos; Correia, … - ISEG - School of Economics and Management, Department … - 2014

made with more empirical evidence, namely the results of a survey entitled “Social Building of Trust in Portugal …

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Robin Hood versus Piggy Bank: Income redistribution in Portugal 2006-10

Rodrigues, Carlos Farinha; Andrade, Isabel - ISEG - School of Economics and Management, Department … - 2013

The redistributive effect of the Portuguese welfare state through pensions, benefits and taxes is investigated in detail over the 2006-10 period using disposable income as benchmark. All social and fiscal policy instruments analysed contribute significantly to the reduction in inequality and...

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The Age-Old Problem of Old Age Poverty in Portugal

Rodrigues, Carlos Farinha; Andrade, Isabel - ISEG - School of Economics and Management, Department … - 2013

The Portuguese elderly poverty rate has decreased significantly in recent years as elderly incomes have increased, and inequality and material deprivation levels have converged to their national levels. This paper investigates whether this improved situation is widespread across the elderly, but...

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Inflation-Unemployment Trade-off: Some Evidence for the USA

Renato G. Flôres Jr.; Fontoura, Maria Paula; Santos, … - ISEG - School of Economics and Management, Department … - 2000

Portugal. The data comprise nine manufacturing sectors for the period 1992-95. Relatively to previous studies, model …

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Regional Convergence in Portugal in the context of the European Union

Pontes, José Pedro - ISEG - School of Economics and Management, Department … - 2000

Main trends of per capita income convergence in Portugal and the European Union are surveyed. An explanation is given …

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International Competitiveness: is the reduction of wages a solution? An evaluation of the Portuguese case

Vaz, Elsa Cristina; Fontoura, Maria Paula - ISEG - School of Economics and Management, Department … - 2013

The purpose of this paper is to analyse, for the case of Portugal, the effectiveness of wage reduction - a current …

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The Fiscal Forecasting Track Record of the European Commission and Portugal

Afonso, António; Silva, Jorge - ISEG - School of Economics and Management, Department … - 2012

the absence of fixed effects). In Portugal, there is evidence of unfavourable errors about the budget balance in nominal …

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Anatomy of a fiscal débacle: the case of Portugal

Afonso, António - ISEG - School of Economics and Management, Department … - 2013

After entering the EU in 1986, Portugal benefited from low interest rates and some growth momentum. However, the …

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International Competitiveness: is the reduction of wages a solution? An evaluation of the Portuguese case

Vaz, Elsa Cristina; Fontoura, Maria Paula - ISEG - School of Economics and Management, Department … - 2013

The purpose of this paper is to analyse, for the case of Portugal, the effectiveness of wage reduction - a current …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010630631

The Structure and Evolution of Production, Employment and Human Capital in Portugal: an Input-Output Approach

Lopes, João Carlos; Amaral, João Ferreira do - ISEG - School of Economics and Management, Department … - 2013

Portugal, using an inter-industry approach. A descriptive analysis of the sector composition of gross output, value added and …, on average, remains one the main vulnerabilities of Portugal in the global and knowledge economy of our days. In this …

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