A5066886982- Water resources management and optimization
- Economic theories and models
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Electric Power System Optimization
- Environmental Sustainability and Education
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Auction Theory and Applications
- Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Energy Efficiency and Management
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Capital Investment and Risk Analysis
- Transport and Economic Policies
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Sustainability in Higher Education
- Risk and Portfolio Optimization
- Economic Policies and Impacts
- Corporate Taxation and Avoidance
Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
2014-2024
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento
2004-2008
University of Aveiro
2002
Abstract Water taxation in European Union (EU) countries is adapted to local conditions and institutional trajectories contains a variety of taxes tariffs finance water services induce higher use efficiency. After having clarified certain concepts, this work offers an overview charged for agricultural several member states, both water-abundant areas water-scarce regions. Mediterranean countries, such as France, Portugal, Italy Spain, have implemented different tax systems on abstractions...
Water pricing schedules often contain significant nonlinearities, such as the increasing block tariff (IBT) structure that is abundantly applied for residential users. The IBT frequently supported a good tool achieving goals of equity, water conservation, and revenue neutrality but seldom has been grounded on efficiency justifications. In particular, existing literature establishes although efficient will depend demand supply characteristics, cannot usually be recommended. this paper, we...
Coastal risk is already high in several parts of the world and expected to be amplified by climate change, which makes it necessary outline effective management strategies. Risk managers assume that increasing awareness coastal key public support endorsement strategies – an assumption underlies a common worldview on understanding science, has been named deficit model. We argue effects are not as straightforward. In particular, hazards might lead more technically accurate perceptions. Based...
Efficiency has long been an issue of concern in the electricity sector. Most existing studies relate technical efficiency generation to policy factors while that transmission and distribution is associated with environmental factors. Although firm operation also a relevant perspective on this topic, its explicit impact upon rarely studied. In order analyze evolution operational determinants productive cost Portuguese sector (including from different sources, trade, distribution), study...
Dynamic models of natural resource management have been applied to groundwater for decades, incorporating at least two inescapable aspects: first, since stocks are carried over future periods, dynamic analysis is essential and any costs benefits included in the will require discounting; second, positive normative aspects must be clarified outset. The difference fundamental even if results model types sometimes turn out fairly close. A whole strand literature has preoccupied with question...
Abstract Transport sustainability is an essential driving force towards achieving sustainable development. In particular, greenhouse gas ( GHG ) reduction policies cannot overlook the growing importance of transport sector as economies expand. this context, it important to assess relationship between carbon dioxide CO 2 emissions from and economic growth, in order design adequate policies. This paper tests stated for Portuguese sector, using a non‐linear cointegration methodology first time...
Abstract Reliance of modern economic activities on the use energy, most which still comes from non-renewable sources, provokes concerns regarding efficient utilization energy inputs in production. While theory expects directed technological change to be biased towards input, there is rare macro-level evidence that actually rather than other main inputs. To fill this gap, we apply stochastic frontier analysis country data output produced with capital, labor and estimate a set indicators for...
Nature restoration is essential to tackle the loss of biodiversity and adapt mitigate effects climate change.Recently United Nations declared 2021 -2030 decade for Restoration Ecosystems, while European Union 2030 Biodiversity Strategy includes as a core pillar.Rivers streams are key component ecosystems, yet many in poor ecological condition.The Portuguese Environmental Agency (APA) ran program from 2018 2020 restore degraded watercourses through bioengineering interventions.Yet these do...
We derive a model of endogenous growth with physical capital, human capital and technological progress through quality-ladders. introduce welfare-decreasing pollution in the model, which can be reduced development cleaner technologies. From quantitative analysis we show clear evidence that externality from to considered this is sufficiently strong induce underinvestment R&D as an outcome decentralized equilibrium. An important policy implication main result article it reinforces case for subsidies.