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CSG - Research in Social Sciences and Management
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Despovoamento, desenvolvimento rural e apego à terra : o caso de uma pequena aldeia de Trás-os-Montes
Publication . Lopes, João Carlos; Barros, Victor
Neste documento de trabalho apresenta-se um estudo de caso de uma pequena aldeia transmontana, do distrito de Bragança, através de uma perspetiva multidisciplinar, envolvendo, entre outras, as dimensões demográfica, económica, social, cultural e religiosa. Trata-se de um núcleo populacional em acelerado processo de despovoamento, iniciado com o fluxo migratório dos anos sessenta, sobretudo para o Brasil, e, nos anos setenta, para França e Alemanha, bem como para os centros urbanos de Porto, Lisboa e Aveiro, entre outros. Depois de um breve enquadramento histórico, geográfico e demográfico, usa-se uma base de dados original, e até agora não explorada, constituída pela lista de contributos para a festa anual da aldeia (nomes e valores dos donativos), complementada por informação adicional recolhida, in loco, junto dos respetivos mordomos e de outros habitantes conhecedores da realidade local, sobre a idade, local de residência, grau de escolaridade, profissão e dedicação (ou não) a atividades agrícolas. O principal objetivo do trabalho é comparar, a estes diversos níveis, a população residente na aldeia e a diáspora, que a ela continua ligada por laços familiares e afetivos, constituindo um ativo essencial para a resiliência deste território periférico, envelhecido e cada vez mais despovoado.
Labour productivity in state-owned enterprises
Publication . Afonso, António; Guedes, Maria João; Patel, Pankaj C.
In the aftermath of the Global and Financial Crisis (GFC), between 2013 and 2015, the Portuguese government revoked four holidays for both public sector and private employees. We test whether the revocation had an effect on labour productivity in State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Portugal. Moreover, we also study whether such effects are different taking into account the SOEs managed by the Central Government or the Local and Regional Governments. Our results show that revocation of holidays did not impact labour productivity for either central or local and regional government managed SOEs. Though revocation of holidays espoused to improve productivity, the policy seems to have served a ceremonial purpose, but not an economic one
The Views of Stakeholders on Mandatory or Voluntary Use of a Simplified Standard on Non-Financial Information for SMEs in the European Union
Publication . Gomes Dos Santos, Paula; Albuquerque, Fábio; Rodrigues, Maria Albertina Barreiro; Morais, Ana Isabel
This paper investigates the variables that may explain the views of stakeholders regarding the need for a simplified non-financial reporting (NFR) standard for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the European Union (EU) and whether this standard should be mandatory or voluntary. This paper uses, as a source, 588 answers provided by different groups of stakeholders within the process of public consultation conducted by the EU, from February to June 2020, concerning possible revisions to the provisions of the Directive on NFR. The findings showed that the most consensual attribute that probably explains the views of stakeholders on this matter is the importance attributed by them to the concepts of comparability, reliability, and relevance. From the stakeholders’ perspective, this topic may also be explained by the users’ needs. Notwithstanding, its importance may differ, depending on the type of user. These findings are relevant within the process of developing an NFR model applicable to SMEs based on a mandatory standard, providing evidence that regulators and standard-setters should consider the qualitative characteristics of non-financial information as well as the needs of various stakeholders within this process.
Do financial markets reward government spending efficiency?
Publication . Afonso, António; Jalles, João Tovar; Venâncio, Ana
We link governments’ spending efficiency scores, to sovereign debt assessments made by financial markets´, more specifically by three rating agencies (Standard & Poors, Moody´s and Fitch). Public efficiency scores are computed via data envelopment analysis. Then, we rely notably on ordered response models to estimate the response of sovereign ratings to changes in efficiency scores. Covering 34 OECD countries over the period 2007-2018, we find that increased public spending efficiency is rewarded by financial markets via higher sovereign debt ratings. In addition, higher inflation and government indebtedness lead to sovereign rating downgrades, while higher foreign reserves contribute to rating upgrades.
Selected tales from decentralized finance
Publication . Faustino, Sandra; Lopes, Daniel Seabra; Amaro, Rogério Roque
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UIDB/04521/2020