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Portuguese public collections and the economic cycle: a seminal study
Mourão, Paulo Reis - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) December, pp. 961-976
Purpose – What are the motivations behind the Portuguese contributions to a public campaign promoted by the National League Against the Cancer? The purpose of this paper is to answer the question, considering the cyclical behaviour of the economy. Design/methodology/approach – A panel-data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081305
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Governance and CEO pay and performance in non-profit organizations
Barros, Carlos Pestana; Nunes, Francisco - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) November, pp. 811-827
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the pay and performance of chief executive officers (CEOs) in Portuguese, non-profit organizations (NPOs), focusing on the role played by the economic performance of the organization, together with that played by the structure of the board and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005047682
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The profile of income-poor children
Bastos, Amélia; Machado, Carla; Passos, José - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) October, pp. 933-950
Purpose – Child poverty has become an important issue in social and political agendas. In Portugal, almost 25 per cent … Portugal, using European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions microdata for 2004-2008. It explores the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008788375
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Earnings and education in Portugal, 1985-1991
Sousa Andrade, João; Duarte, Adelaide; C.N. Simões, Marta - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) 7, pp. 586-608
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the distributions of earnings and education in Portugal in the early … years of European integration, 1985 and 1991, a period when Portugal experienced strong nominal convergence following EU … economy and thus might be one of the sources of the growth slowdown Portugal is experiencing since the turn of the century and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807241
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Socioeconomic inequalities in child obesity and overweight in Portugal
Quintal, Carlota; Oliveira, Joana - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 10, pp. 1377-1389
/obesity in Portugal and to evaluate income-related inequalities in its distribution. Design/methodology/approach Data come from … Portugal as the vast majority of studies have focussed on prevalence. The middle income effect is an issue raised in this work …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807861
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Governance and CEO pay and performance in non‐profit organizations
Pestana Barros, Carlos; Nunes, Francisco - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) 11, pp. 811-827
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the pay and performance of chief executive officers (CEOs) in Portuguese, non‐profit organizations (NPOs), focusing on the role played by the economic performance of the organization, together with that played by the structure of the board...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805421
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Portuguese public collections and the economic cycle: a seminal study
Reis Mourão, Paulo - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) 12, pp. 961-976
Purpose – What are the motivations behind the Portuguese contributions to a public campaign promoted by the National League Against the Cancer? The purpose of this paper is to answer the question, considering the cyclical behaviour of the economy. Design/methodology/approach – A panel‐data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805429
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The profile of income‐poor children
Bastos, Amélia; Machado, Carla; Passos, José - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 12, pp. 933-950
Purpose – Child poverty has become an important issue in social and political agendas. In Portugal, almost 25 per cent … Portugal, using European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions microdata for 2004‐2008. It explores the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805638
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Who are the poor? Who are the rich? Evidence for Portugal
Crespo, Nuno; Moreira, Sandrina B.; Simões, Nádia - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 6, pp. 579-590
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the main determinants of the probability of a household being poor, middle class, or rich . Design/methodology/approach – A new and integrated approach to the measurement of inequality in income distribution, poverty, and richness was...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805803
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Major issues relating to end-of-life care: Ethical, legal and medical from a historical perspective
Rizzo, Robert F. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) January, pp. 34-59
Purpose – Ethical, legal and medical progress has been made in end-of-life care, addressing crucial issues in the application of principles to clinical cases. However, despite the progress, there are still unresolved issues concerning the scope and effectiveness of personal decision making and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081330