This paper aims at the presentation of some preliminary outcomes from the ongoing research project on the history of the Portuguese welfare state and the process of its construction along the 20th century in the period of Estado-Novo. It is part of the research in its quantitative content,...

During the last three decades, a vast literature emerged on the empirical evidence of productivity spillovers from FDI. This is related to the fact that multinational firms own intangible assets which may be transmitted to domestic firms and thereby raise their productivity level. Results...

This paper studies the factors that determine the financial literacy level of the Portuguese individual investors and explores the relation between financial literacy and financial behavior, particularly portfolio diversification. Our results suggest that the average financial literacy level of...

This study, continuing work executed in 2006, determines, analyses and publishes rankings concerning the functionalities of information services of Portuguese municipalities, based on the direct observation of their web sites, executed between March and June of 2007. It summarizes information...

Neste artigo propomo-nos estudar as contribuições que um conjunto de autores da corrente post keynesiana tem feito para esclarecer o sentido e o significado da noção de expectativa seja no quadro teórico como também no quadro político. A influência das expectativas, a tomada de decisões...

This study, based on data about internet available functionalities of Portuguese municipalities, determines, using computational facilities supported by a data base and a query language, and analyzes a large number of recommendations in order to provide a better service to user. It concludes...

This study determines, analyzes and publishes rankings concerning the functionalities of information services of Portuguese municipalities, based on the direct observation of their web sites, executed between March and June of 2006. It summarizes information concerning these functionalities...