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Does final demand for energy in Portugal exhibit long memory?

Belbute, José - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

The goal of this paper is to test for the presence of long memory in final energy demand in Portugal. Our findings … suggest the presence of long memory in aggregate and disaggregate energy demand in Portugal. All fractional …

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EXECUTIVE PAY AND PERFORMANCE IN PORTUGUESE LISTED COMPANIES

Alves, Paulo; Couto, Eduardo; Francisco, Paulo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

This essay analyses the relationship between corporate governance practices and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) wages from a sample of Portuguese listed companies over the period from 2002-2011. The relationship between CEO total compensation and shareholders return, firm characteristics, CEO...

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Citizen participation and discontent in three Southern European health systems

Serapioni, Mauro; Matos, Ana Raquel - In: Social Science & Medicine 123 (2014) C, pp. 226-233

of the countries considered in this analysis – Italy, Portugal and Spain – underwent reforms that brought citizen …

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Smart Grids in the EU with smart regulation: Experiences from the UK, Italy and Portugal

Crispim, João; Braz, José; Castro, Rui; Esteves, Jorge - In: Utilities Policy 31 (2014) C, pp. 85-93

second part covers the risks and difficulties of implementation within an established network, introducing the role of the … Portugal, showing how in each case policy is influenced by characteristics of their respective national electricity markets in …

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Are chronic diseases related to height? Results from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey

Perelman, Julian - In: Economics & Human Biology 15 (2014) C, pp. 56-66

This paper analyze the association between height and chronic diseases in Portugal and the extent to which this …

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Identifying Priorities in Infrastructure Investmentin Portugal

Pereira, Alfredo Marvão; Pereira, Rui M. - Department of Economics, College of William & Mary - 2015

performance using a newly developed data set for Portugal. We find that investments in other transportation infrastructures …

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The Environmental and Economic Effects of a New Carbon Tax in Portugal:A Dynamic General Equilibrium Model Assessment

Pereira, Alfredo Marvão; Pereira, Rui M. - Department of Economics, College of William & Mary - 2015

We consider the environmental, economic, and budgetary effects of a new carbon tax indexed to the carbon price in the EU-ETS market in the context of a dynamic general equilibrium model of the Portuguese economy. We show that the careful recycling of the carbon tax revenues to finance reductions...

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Is All Infrastructure Investment Created Equal? The Case of Portugal

Pereira, Alfredo Marvão; Pereira, Rui M. - Department of Economics, College of William & Mary - 2015

In this paper we analyze the effects of infrastructure investment on economic performance in Portugal using a newly …

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On the Relative Roles of Fossil Fuel Prices, Energy Efficiency, and Carbon Taxation in Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions: The Case of Portugal

Pereira, Alfredo Marvão; Pereira, Rui M. - Department of Economics, College of William & Mary - 2015

We assess the relative role of fossil fuel prices, energy efficiency and carbon taxation in achieving climate policy goals using a dynamic general equilibrium model of the Portuguese economy with endogenous growth and a detailed modeling of public sector activities. We show that to achieve...

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Participation in lifelong learning in Portugal and the UK

Ingham, Hilary; Ingham, Mike; Adelino Afonso, Jose - Department of Economics, Management School - 2013

all, especially hard to reach groups. This paper seeks to explore LLL participation in Portugal and the UK, two countries … setting. The barriers to its achievement, however, appear to be very different. In Portugal, there is an evident need for the …

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