This paper presents a model where governments need loans to finance reforms and may misuse these funds for consumption without immediately exposing this to its lenders. Such a misuse is ultimately followed by a sovereign default, therefore lenders will try to discipline governments in favor of...

This work analyses external imbalances across Europe using data on sectorial gross value of assets over sixteen years (1995-2011) in founder countries of the European Union and in the whole Euro area. The empirical analysis strongly supports arguments against the thesis that in Europe sovereign...

O recente interesse pelo estudo do desenvolvimento regional e mais concretamente das assimetrias decorrentes dos processos de integração económica, que ameaçam levar ao esvaziamento progressivo de territórios competitivos ao nível comunitário, é de particular interesse para Angola. Os...

In portfolio analysis, there are a few models that can be used. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to make an overview on multi criteria decision making models, in particular, on ELECTRE methods. We discuss the different versions of ELECTRE, which exist and why they exist. So, when speaking...

O novo modelo de normalização contabilística designado por Sistema de Normalização Contabilística (SNC), aprovado pelo Decreto-Lei n. 158/2009, de 13 de Julho, com entrada em vigor a partir de 01 de Janeiro de 2010, veio trazer à comunidade técnica uma nova realidade contabilística e de...

In the setting of a dynamic general equilibrium model we ask the following question: What happens if the interest rate is settled exogenously in a level that differs from the one which emerges from equilibria in the markets? Although the subject of the imposition of the interest rate by an...

The aim of this paper is to provide a European perspective of airports’ abuse of dominant position regarding airport charges. As airports have traditionally held a monopoly position in their respective geographical market, the EU member states have regulated the airport charges paid by...

Public Finances worldwide have been severely hit by the 2008-2009 Great Recession, stimulating the debate on the consequences of growing fiscal imbalances. Building on Paesani et al. (2006), this paper focuses on the USA, Germany and Italy over the 1983-2009 period and studies the effects of...

Macroeconomic theory says that taxes play a repressing role in the economy. Introduction of new forms of taxation, the increase of tax rates and augmentation of tax income of the Government puts a downturn risk on consumption and therefore on economic growth. Knowing that, Governments start to...

Never has the issue of sovereign credit ratings attracted such an interest by policy and opinion makers, bankers and journalists, or even the public opinion, as witnessed in the last couple of years. In spite of being accused of contributing to the instability of financial markets, credit rating...