This paper reports on some important findings of a study conducted in Covilhã/ Portugal on appropriateness of hospital admission and in-hospital days in a Portuguese hospital using an adapted version of the Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol – a review tool for hospital utilization. This...

This paper aims at the comparison between Cournot and Stackelberg pricings for a durable good, assuming time as a continuous variable. It concludes that the Cournot's strategic conduct is better for the duopoly producers than the Stackelberg's leader. This conclusion, however, does not prevail...

Neste artigo é efectuada uma caracterização das transformações operadas no Sector da Banca em Portugal, mediante a aplicação de diferentes modelos de negócio, que contam com a incorporação de tecnologias de informação e comunicação. A Internet, enquanto canal de distribuição...