using daily data from Portugal; also, to examine whether the temperature is driven by calendar-related anomalies such as the … that temperature affects negatively the PSI20 stock returns in Portugal. Moreover, temperature is dependent of both January …, this is the first empirical investigation on weather and stock market returns relationship for Portugal. …

countries, Portugal and Spain, over a number of years. Specifically, the paper aims to examine the extent to which banks … in Portugal and Spanish-owned banks perform better than their Portuguese-owned counterparts. The improvements in … deficiencies, around 20 per cent of the banks operating in Portugal and Spain were not included. Practical implications – If …

martingale hypothesis in the stock prices of the Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain (PIIGS economies) markets. This paper … in support of the weak-form efficiency of Italy and Spain. But Portugal, Ireland and Greece exhibit signs of long memory …

Purpose – This paper seeks to estimate the long-term effects on output of different fiscal policies in Portugal. Design … consolidation in Portugal. Also, deficit-neutral policies that offset increases in public investment with increases in indirect …

martingale hypothesis in the stock prices of the Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain (PIIGS economies) markets. This paper … in support of the weak-form efficiency of Italy and Spain. But Portugal, Ireland and Greece exhibit signs of long memory …

premiums and economic and financial development in the case of Portugal, assuming a supply-leading causality pattern of … explaining the level of property-liability insurance demand in Portugal. Originality/value – To the best of the author …'s knowledge, this is the first attempt to examine determinants of property-liability casualty insurance in Portugal, using time …

fundamental account). Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses the effective real exchange rate as an indicator of Portugal … path that may ensure external equilibrium for Portugal. The results show evidence of significant overvaluation of the …

components industry between Portugal and the European Union 27 (EU-27) and the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China … variables. Findings – The results indicate that VIIT is a positive function of the difference in per-capita GDP between Portugal … distance influences negatively this type of VIIT between Portugal and the EU-27 only. The results do not confirm the hypothesis …