Paulo Mourão
Biographic Data
| ID | 338307 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paulo Mourão |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paulo |
| FAMILY NAME | Mourão |
| SIGNATURE | MOURÃO P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minho |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6046-645X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 43 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 43 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Social Economy in Politics: An analysis of presidential speeches in Portugal after 1976
Each country gives a different value to the social economy even if it is only compared with the private profit-seeking sector and the public sector. The weight the social economy carries in national economies will influence the relevance that is given to it by the political power, especially by the head of state. Therefore, if this head of state assigns it more or less importance, it may mean the social sector has more or less significance in the…
Carl Schmitt: A Never-Forgotten Thinker Among Economic Challenges and Political Fragilities
One hundred years after Carl Schmitt published Römischer Katholizismus und politische Form, we find ourselves in a period in which the tensions between the sense of the State, economic development, and the support of democracy are still under debate. In this work, we analyze how Schmitt contributed to this debate at the time, but how, despite his political choices, his thought has been revisited and even gained special attention. Schmitt's contro…
You do not love what you do not know: A discussion of individuals’ assessments of the volunteer experience
Analysis of the factors determining the distribution of heritage sites in Portugal
While all places have their own historical and cultural wealth, not all areas have the same number of points of tourist interest. Classified objects of heritage are a case in point: some places have a high concentration of classified heritage objects, while others do not. This article discusses the heterogeneity of objects classified as heritage of public interest in Portugal. In addition to a descriptive analysis, we estimated models for explain…
The Actual Use of Generative AI in Online Literary Production: An Exploratory Study with Lusophone Writers on Wattpad
Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI) has become one of the most controversial topics in literary production. There have already been several reflections in this area, but more remains to be known about the actual use of Generative AI in online literary production. Therefore, this exploratory study, based on the responses provided by a sample of users of the Wattpad platform, aims to contribute to the knowledge of the self-consciousn…
Do Medieval Castles Drive Heritage-Based Development in Low-Density Areas
Historical monuments enrich lives by connecting people to their community and heritage. They are key to understanding population movements and local development. This study analyzes how the presence of castles classified as National Monuments or of Public Interest can attract tourists, extend their stay, and motivate local authorities to invest in cultural activities, in particular in low-density areas. Heritage and tourism connect through econom…
Beyond the Rainbow: Brazilian income Discrimination Related to Sexual Orientation
Re-election prospects in the local contest in Slovakia: Discussing Influencing Roles of Socio-Economic Conditions of the Electorate and Municipal Finances
Exploring the nexus between national innovation performance and happiness
The study of happiness in economics has started to gain considerable momentum. Social policy factors are currently being recognized as determinants of national competitiveness, while innovation is an important factor to ensure economic growth and societal well-being. In order to shed light on the complex relationship between innovation performance and societal happiness, an examination was conducted in 130 countries that covered observations from…
Why are stadiums empty in Portugal? An examination of costs associated with being a fan of Premier League football in Portugal
The goal of our work was to understand the costs that football fans of Portugal's Premier League incur and whether those costs are detrimental to their stadium attendance. To that end, a questionnaire was developed and answered by 249 fans of 11 of the 18 clubs in the Premier League's 2021–2022 season. Data regarding fans' willingness to pay and their preferences as consumers were collected and analysed. Among our results, a considerable number o…
The evolution of epidemics and the publication of epidemic news in the local press: A study in the region of Braga (Northern Portugal)
The periods 1918–1920 and 2019–2021 were characterized by epidemic moments. The COVID-19 pandemic recalled the crises associated with the Spanish flu, exanthematic typhus, and smallpox of the 1920s. However, few works have focused on a comparative task of these episodes in local newspapers. Through the analysis of the daily editions of Commercio do Minho and its successor, Correio do Minho , we fill this gap with this work. It was possible to por…
Decomposing wage differences in Brazilian regions: A revised insight about traditional discrimination
Purpose This paper analyzes the issue of wage differentials and gender discrimination in the Brazilian labor market. Design/methodology/approach The methodology is based on the log-linear equation model by Mincer (1974) and the decomposition method by Oaxaca (1973) and Blinder (1973) and was estimated using data from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD). Findings The main results indicate that there was a reduction in wage differentials an…
Criar Pontes Entre O Solidário E O Mercantil: Riscos E Benefícios De Um Trabalho Colaborativo
A sustentabilidade é um objetivo inadiável de organizações solidárias, enquadradas no setor da Economia Social. O reduzido nível de intervenção social do Estado e as elevadas desigualdades de rendimento e fragilidade da sociedade civil perpetuam altos níveis de pobreza. Para tornar a sustentabilidade uma meta alcançável, e estribado num estudo de caso múltiplo, o artigo argumenta que as organizações solidárias podem posicionar-se como beneficiári…
Is there a pollution haven in European Union global value chain participation
This paper aims to test the pollution haven hypothesis within the European Union (EU), especially among newcomer countries, through the participation in global value chains (GVCs). The study used a combination of multiregional input–output method and multilevel mixed econometric analysis to investigate the relationship between global value chain trade flows, foreign direct investment flows, energy consumption, and carbon emissions across countrie…
The Cycle of Medieval Cathedrals – Explaining the Construction of Iberian Cathedrals through Economic Development
Iberian cathedrals are some of the most impressive religious buildings in Europe. Mostly erected between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, they are also the outcome of regional phases of growth and development. This article discusses this period favourable to the building of religious structures in the Iberian Peninsula, considering local dynamism, the religiosity of adherents and stimuli from the economic development of the surrounding areas.…
Political budget cycles at the municipal level in Slovakia: Between Structural Dependence and Electoral Exhibitionism
This paper discusses the strategic composition of Slovak municipalities' revenues and expenditures and the role of political budget cycles. We found that Slovak municipalities tend to have significantly higher capital revenues and capital expenditures in periods close to municipal elections. We also found strategic management of current expenditures and revenues depending on the time of municipal elections. We have controlled these estimations wi…
Reproduction of Parental Occupations, Income and Poverty in Brazil
This article aims to analyze the parental reproduction of occupations and their effects on income according to the diverse socioeconomic conditions of Brazil. Logistic regressions and wage decomposition using RIF -Recentered Influence Function-were applied to the microdata of the 2019 National Continuous Household Sample Survey. We found that sons tend to follow the occupation of fathers and daughters that of mothers; rural dwellers from traditio…
Presidents’ discourses: Lags, leads or mere words
Introduction: This study seeks to investigate the relationship between the words of the speeches of the various presidents of the Portuguese Republic (1976–2019) and the surrounding economic context. Methodology: We filtered all official speeches by Portuguese presidents from July 1976 to December 2019 and constructed a series of each word’s frequency categorized in the group of economic words. Using autoregressive distributed lag regressions and…
A bibliometric study of the European Super League of football – A new plan or an old threat
The year 2021 was critical for European football, as the COVID-19 pandemic led to financial problems that brought back the idea of top clubs creating a European Super League (ESL). This idea has been popular in the past, but its discussion in scientific literature has generally been brief and infrequent. Seen by some authors as the salvation of the industry and by others as a threat, this is a topic that promises not to disappear any time soon. T…
Discussing a challenging document focused on land use: The first bibliometric analysis of Laudato Si
We live in challenging times on several levels, and in this context the second encyclical, Laudato Si′ (LS), of Pope Francis, published in 2015, has provided a special challenge for academics. As Pope Francis suggested in 2015, societies are challenged to modify the paradigms of life to achieve more sustainable development. LS has quickly become a widely quoted document, often used by academics. This paper is the first bibliometric research about…
Footsteps in the sand: Studying refugee paths since 2005 through a network analysis of 205 territories
Expansionary or restrictive policies in the Eurozone? Dominating trends in the first two decades
Our aim is to identify periods of restrictive versus expansionary economic policy in the euro area in the last two decades. We firstly conducted the study for identifying the dominant trend in fiscal policies and then in monetary policies. We studied several fiscal outputs, focusing on the cyclical adjusted primary balance. We also analysed the European long-term and short-term interest rates. The study was conducted for several windows, namely f…
Health by Words—A Content Analysis of Political Manifestos in the Portuguese Elections of 1975
The elections of 25 April 1975 had the highest participation to date in the Portuguese democratic experience. The competing forces organized electoral manifestos that covered a wide range of topics, with complex resources and analysis of the economic problems and the development of the Portuguese space. However, these manifestos' contents are rich, there has not been a proper effort to study these political messages and reflect on the supply of a…
Choosing the best socioeconomic nutrients for the best trees: A discussion about the distribution of Portuguese Trees of Public Interest
Community development banks (CDB): A bibliometric analysis of the first 2 decades of scientific production
The choices of the fire — Debating socioeconomic determinants of the fires observed at Portuguese municipalities
Political budget cycles at the municipal level in Slovakia: Between Structural Dependence and Electoral Exhibitionism
This paper discusses the strategic composition of Slovak municipalities' revenues and expenditures and the role of political budget cycles. We found that Slovak municipalities tend to have significantly higher capital revenues and capital expenditures in periods close to municipal elections. We also found strategic management of current expenditures and revenues depending on the time of municipal elections. We have controlled these estimations wi…
Do Medieval Castles Drive Heritage-Based Development in Low-Density Areas
Historical monuments enrich lives by connecting people to their community and heritage. They are key to understanding population movements and local development. This study analyzes how the presence of castles classified as National Monuments or of Public Interest can attract tourists, extend their stay, and motivate local authorities to invest in cultural activities, in particular in low-density areas. Heritage and tourism connect through econom…
Discussing the determinants of online budget transparency based on a spatial regression analysis of Croatian cities and municipalities: Do good neighbours make you better
Taxpayers want to pay as little in taxes as possible to fund an adequate level of public goods and services in their local government, and so they need to keep their local incumbents accountable. Online local budget transparency (OLBT) facilitates this accountability, as it enables citizens to find information online about their local budgets that is timely, accurate, comprehensive and understandable. The aim of this article is to identify the mo…
Reproduction of Parental Occupations, Income and Poverty in Brazil
This article aims to analyze the parental reproduction of occupations and their effects on income according to the diverse socioeconomic conditions of Brazil. Logistic regressions and wage decomposition using RIF -Recentered Influence Function-were applied to the microdata of the 2019 National Continuous Household Sample Survey. We found that sons tend to follow the occupation of fathers and daughters that of mothers; rural dwellers from traditio…
Portuguese Ministers as Political Survivors: An empirical analysis of the first 20 Constitutional Governments
Introduction: In this study, we evaluated the proportional risk of Portuguese Prime-Ministers and Ministers leaving office. Materials and Methods: We used consecutive days in office for each one of the 432 citizens who served in a ministerial function since 1976. Results: Exploring several divisions in this population, we concluded that individuals supported by parliamentary majorities, who served after 1986, who had higher educational credential…
Discussing structural breaks in the Portuguese regulation on forest fires—An economic approach
Incentivos à localização em Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (os séculos XIIi-XVI)
Este trabalho debruça-se sobre a importância dada aos incentivos à localização, na região de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal), durante os séculos XII a XVI. Procura testar a hipótese de que a actualização dos incentivos é condicionante da atractividade dos concelhos. Para o efeito recorre a um modelo sugerido tradicionalmente no contexto da localização industrial. Como resultados da evidência documental, conclui que, no período em considera…
Políticas Pork Barrel: Um estudo sobre o caso português do Piddac
O voto é o objectivo principal para o político que ambiciona sereleito ou manter o posto que ocupa e as politicas de “Pork Barrel” são umasdas formas de obtenção de popularidade e influenciar o voto. Neste estudo,vou fazer uma análise empírica sobre a forma como são distribuídas as verbasdo PIDDAC e comprovar se o mesmo pode estar a ser utilizado para finseleitoralistas em Portugal. Os resultados obtidos indicam que as suspeitas demanipulação ele…
How the Cake is Distributed: The Case of Portuguese Decentralized Grants
This paper will discuss how the distribution of decentralized grants for Portuguese municipalities affects the evolution of the total amounts given by the Portuguese government to Portuguese municipalities. After a review of the literature I discuss a model based on a Bergson-Samuelson function. I used official data (from Portuguese Budget Reports) since 1982 for studying the decentralized grants. I also regress on other Portuguese time series in…
The choices of the fire — Debating socioeconomic determinants of the fires observed at Portuguese municipalities
Discussing Chevalier’s Data on the Efficiency of Tariffs for American and French Canals in the 1830s
This article revisits Michel Chevalier’s work and discussions of tariffs. Chevalier shifted from Saint-Simonism to economic liberalism during his life in the 19th century. His influence was soon perceived in the political world and economic debates, mainly because of his discussion of tariffs as instruments of efficient transport policies. This work discusses Chevalier’s thoughts on tariffs by revisiting his masterpiece, Le Cours d’Économie Polit…
Socio-economic Determinants for the Portuguese Immigration: An Empirical Discussion
The complex relation between Belarusian trade openness and the agricultural sector
Costs and Economies of Scale at Not-for-Profit Organizations: The Case of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Barcelos Between 2002 and 2013
Discussing structural breaks in the Portuguese regulation on forest fires—An economic approach
Duque, Eduardo (2014), Mudanças culturais, mudanças religiosas – Perfis e tendências da religiosidade em Portugal numa perspetiva comparada
Joseph Schumpeter, em Capitalisme, socialisme et democratie (1990 [1942]), foi dos primeiros autores a referir que as mudanças económicas – refira-se, as grandes mudanças económicas – ultrapassam as contingências dos ciclos estruturais e são desencadeadas sobretudo pelas mudanças de valores que os agentes expressam. Eduardo Duque, em Mudanças culturais, mudanças religiosas – Perfis e tendências da religiosidade em Portugal numa perspetiva compara…
Income Inequality in Host Countries and Remittances: A Discussion of the Determinants of Portuguese Emigrants' Remittances
The evolution of income inequality in host countries affects the migrants working there. As a significant number of these migrants do not earn high incomes, this evolution tends to significantly affect migrants' abilities to send money back to their home countries. We test this hypothesis considering the evolution of income inequality in 59 countries with Portuguese emigrants through observations from 1996 to 2014. Using the system generalized me…
The Irrelevance of Political Party Differences for Public Finances – Evidence from Public Deficit and Debt in Portugal (1974–2012)
This paper attempts to empirically test whether inter-party political differences impact public finances in Portugal differently. Focused on public debt and on government budget deficit, and using data since 1974 for several variables, this paper applies econometric modelling to show that inter-party differences have had, until now, no significant impacts on the public finances’ performance in Portugal. In this context, this paper aims at dispell…
Port Wine, Brazil and the World Economy: A Time Series Analysis From 1756 to Brazilian Independence
The Douro Wine Company was one of the most emblematic mercantilist companies promoted by the Marquis of Pombal. It was established in 1756 and has played an unquestionably important role in the Port wine market since then. Port wine exports to Brazil were significantly lower than exports to England over time. Generally, the oscillation of Port wine exports to Brazil has been explained by particular episodes in the Douro Wine Company’s business. E…
Are there electoral cycles of emigration? An empirical investigation based on European data
Economic literature suggests that economic factors and the availability of amenities act as determinants of migration choices together with socio‐demographic factors. Migration has also been found to be the consequence of political instability. This article argues that specific political events, i.e., democratic elections, may be linked to migration flows. By using European data over the 1999‐2012 time period, our system GMM estimations reveal th…
The effectiveness of Green voices in parliaments: Do Green Parties matter in the control of pollution
Discussing the determinants of online budget transparency based on a spatial regression analysis of Croatian cities and municipalities: Do good neighbours make you better
Taxpayers want to pay as little in taxes as possible to fund an adequate level of public goods and services in their local government, and so they need to keep their local incumbents accountable. Online local budget transparency (OLBT) facilitates this accountability, as it enables citizens to find information online about their local budgets that is timely, accurate, comprehensive and understandable. The aim of this article is to identify the mo…
Portuguese Ministers as Political Survivors: An empirical analysis of the first 20 Constitutional Governments
Introduction: In this study, we evaluated the proportional risk of Portuguese Prime-Ministers and Ministers leaving office. Materials and Methods: We used consecutive days in office for each one of the 432 citizens who served in a ministerial function since 1976. Results: Exploring several divisions in this population, we concluded that individuals supported by parliamentary majorities, who served after 1986, who had higher educational credential…
Discussing a challenging document focused on land use: The first bibliometric analysis of Laudato Si
We live in challenging times on several levels, and in this context the second encyclical, Laudato Si′ (LS), of Pope Francis, published in 2015, has provided a special challenge for academics. As Pope Francis suggested in 2015, societies are challenged to modify the paradigms of life to achieve more sustainable development. LS has quickly become a widely quoted document, often used by academics. This paper is the first bibliometric research about…
Footsteps in the sand: Studying refugee paths since 2005 through a network analysis of 205 territories
Expansionary or restrictive policies in the Eurozone? Dominating trends in the first two decades
Our aim is to identify periods of restrictive versus expansionary economic policy in the euro area in the last two decades. We firstly conducted the study for identifying the dominant trend in fiscal policies and then in monetary policies. We studied several fiscal outputs, focusing on the cyclical adjusted primary balance. We also analysed the European long-term and short-term interest rates. The study was conducted for several windows, namely f…
Health by Words—A Content Analysis of Political Manifestos in the Portuguese Elections of 1975
The elections of 25 April 1975 had the highest participation to date in the Portuguese democratic experience. The competing forces organized electoral manifestos that covered a wide range of topics, with complex resources and analysis of the economic problems and the development of the Portuguese space. However, these manifestos' contents are rich, there has not been a proper effort to study these political messages and reflect on the supply of a…
Choosing the best socioeconomic nutrients for the best trees: A discussion about the distribution of Portuguese Trees of Public Interest
Community development banks (CDB): A bibliometric analysis of the first 2 decades of scientific production
The Portuguese Hub of Companies in 1973 – Discussing the Corporate Concentration in the Portuguese Economy on the Eve of the April Revolution
The network of Portuguese companies in 1973 has been identified as a relevant element for understanding the economic structure of the country in the decade of 1970–1980. This network had been formed before 1974, during the dictatorship, but it remained after the Carnation Revolution. In spite of such research, this network has not yet been properly analysed, especially through adequate tools from network analysis. This work will detail this netwo…
Presidents’ discourses: Lags, leads or mere words
Introduction: This study seeks to investigate the relationship between the words of the speeches of the various presidents of the Portuguese Republic (1976–2019) and the surrounding economic context. Methodology: We filtered all official speeches by Portuguese presidents from July 1976 to December 2019 and constructed a series of each word’s frequency categorized in the group of economic words. Using autoregressive distributed lag regressions and…
Economics (29 works) · Political science (26 works) · Geography (16 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Law (14 works) · Portuguese (12 works) · Politics (10 works) · Demography (9 works) · Law (9 works) · Mathematics (9 works)