A5004655408- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Global Health Care Issues
- Cooperative Studies and Economics
- Family Business Performance and Succession
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Education and Learning Interventions
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Social and Political Issues
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Cruise Tourism Development and Management
- Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
- Business and Management Studies
- Social and Economic Solidarity
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Economic theories and models
- Occupational exposure and asthma
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Labor Movements and Unions
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Taxation and Compliance Studies
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco
2024
University of Coimbra
2002-2023
The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented levels of subjective unmet healthcare needs (SUN). This study investigates the association between SUN in 2020 and three health outcomes 2021-mortality, cancer, self-assessed (SAH), among adults aged 50 years older, using data from regular administration Survey Health, Ageing Retirement Europe two special waves administered 2021 regarding COVID-19. Three types were surveyed: care foregone due fear contracting COVID-19, pre-scheduled postponed,...
The association between social capital and health is under continuous research. Based both on theoretical frameworks previous empirical studies, the magnitude sign of this are ambiguous. Our main goal to empirically investigate which conditions relevant obtain good or very self-rated health, while acknowledging that different paths can lead outcome. data used in study come from European Social Survey 2018 (47,423 observations for 29 countries) fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis was...
Introduction: Academic performance is favored in students who practice sports with body contact and develops an increasing value self-concept when a comparison established those don’t are engaged without contact. Methods: This study aimed to analyze relate variables of self-concept, self-esteem other such as aerobic capacity (VO2 max), handgrip strength academic achievement, within the modalities that they practiced, 132 middle-school between 10 11 years old (69 boys 63 girls) attended 5th...
Purpose A convenient payment system is increasingly recognized as an asset of tourism destinations. By using data on payments with cards issued in foreign countries, together other monthly flow variables, the authors assess importance card to identify seasonality inbound Portugal. Design/methodology/approach The compute measures Portuguese from 2003 2019, nights spent and Balance Payments travel credit. also seasonal behaviour timespan different strategic plans place during this period....
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As necessidades de cuidados saúde não satisfeitas têm sido usadas para avaliar o acesso a saúde. Em cenários recessão e restrições financeiras impostas às políticas públicas, é importante identificar que fatores, além do rendimento, podem ser usados mitigar as barreiras no acesso. Este objetivo deste artigo, caso português, durante rescaldo da crise. Usaram-se 17.698 observações 5º Inquérito Nacional Saúde (2014). Analisaram-se (autorreportadas) consultas tratamentos médicos, dentários...
The standard assumption of rational, forward looking behavior has been heavily questioned given the impossibility understanding some risk consumption behaviors within such a framework. Becker and Murphy theory rational addiction made start on this debate fostering new refinements original framework as well promising approaches based latest developments cognitive science.This paper makes an overview confronting two main highlighting their different time preferences assumptions. On one hand...
The paper studies some characteristics of Portuguese profit‐sharing (PS) firms based on a sample 192 manufacturing firms. Some issues are examined that could help explain observed productivity differences such as the performance contingency PS payments and complementary or substitution nature these regarding wages. higher found for seems to be more related total remuneration in than specific pay formula. why, how by whom determined clarify exact our findings.
The aim of this article is to evaluate the impact measures designed enhance employee ownership in context Portuguese privatization process. authors seek quantify advantages offered employees bundle special conditions they were entitled to, using data from 60 operations between 1989 and 1999. risky decision buy shares their own firms sometimes enabled make a good investment, when stock market activity permitted it. In other cases, spite breadth potential benets encourage employees, results...