The analysis of health inequalities is a critical topic for health policy. With data for Portugal, we propose a procedure to convert information provided by the official National Health Survey to EuroQol. Based on these data, we make two contributions. First, we extend measures and methods...

Efficiency has long been an issue of concern in the electricity sector. Most existing studies relate technical efficiency in the electricity sector to policy or environmental factors. The impact of firm operation factors has rarely been discussed. We estimate Stochastic Frontier models using...

Despite the very few studies regarding FDI in Portuguese regions - especially regarding its effects - FDI can be an important catalyst for regional economic development and growth. This work studies the existing FDI in the Portuguese regions, analysing its distribution by NUTS III, the sectors...