presents a brief empirical analysis quantifying this phenomenon and compares it with developments in Ireland and Portugal …, although stronger than in Ireland or Portugal. This quantification appears to be robust to various specification changes of the …

Portugal’s export performance over the past decade has been impressive, helping to reduce external imbalances. This … comparable small European economies. Further shifting the orientation of the economy to the external sector is vital for Portugal …

services and the certainty of judicial decisions, raising people’s confidence. Portugal has undertaken numerous judicial … Economic Survey of Portugal (http://www.oecd.org/economy/portugal-economic-snapshot/) …

In the years before the economic crisis, Portugal had low growth, a decline in export competitiveness and rising … performance is therefore one of the principal challenges for Portugal. A successful rebalancing of the economy is underway since … Portugal started an ambitious structural reform programme in 2011, but more needs to be done to build on the recent export …

Portugal has one of the most unequal income distributions in Europe and poverty levels are high. The economic crisis …

variables in Portugal. The analysis is based on a census of Portuguese manufacturing companies, covering more than 40,000 firms …

alternative financing strategies for firms, such as greater reliance on equity. To restore growth, Portugal needs to foster the … cohesion. This Working Paper relates to the 2012 OECD Economic Survey of Portugal (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/portugal). …