Efficiency has long been an issue of concern in the electricity sector. Most existing studies relate technical efficiency in the electricity sector to policy or environmental factors. The impact of firm operation factors has rarely been discussed. We estimate Stochastic Frontier models using...

In a report from 2008 the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development came to the conclusion that Portugal is a country still very much marked by regional asymmetries and in need of better regional governance mechanisms and policies. We propose a regional development index for Portugal...

Despite the very few studies regarding FDI in Portuguese regions - especially regarding its effects - FDI can be an important catalyst for regional economic development and growth. This work studies the existing FDI in the Portuguese regions, analysing its distribution by NUTS III, the sectors...