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EEG Investiga

Escola de Economia, Gestão e Ciência Política

O "EEG Investiga" é um podcast da Escola de Economia, Gestão e Ciência Política da Universidade do Minho, dedicado à divulgação científica produzida na escola. Este programa explora investigações atuais, tendências e desafios, com foco na inovação e impacto social.

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00:06:24

The nexus of student dropout: insights from course...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/07/25

Tavares, O., Antunes, M. J., Luz, A. R., & Sá, C. (2025). The nexus of student dropout: insights from course directors in Portuguese higher education amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 49(2), 215–229. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2024.2446601This study explores student dropout in Portuguese higher education through the perspectives of 18 course directors from diverse institutions and programs. Using qualitative interviews analyzed through Heublein’s model,

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00:08:31

The Impact of Environmental Certification on...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/07/23

Pinto, I., Soares, A. M., & Pinto, L. (2025). The impact of environmental certification on internationalisation: A study in the Portuguese market. Journal of International Business and Sustainability, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.13044/J.SDEWES.D13.0546This study explores how ISO 14001 environmental certification influences the internationalization strategies of Portuguese industrial firms. Through interviews with certified companies and sectoral organizations, the research identifies key

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00:08:31

EU policy opposition within the post-2008 European...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/07/18

Silva, C., & Ferreira-Pereira, L. C. (2025). EU policy opposition within the post-2008 European parliament: scrutinising Eurosceptic political groups in competition. Journal of European Integration, 47(1), 105–125. https://doi.org/10.1080/07036337.2024.2365808This article explores how Eurosceptic political groups in the European Parliament (EP) have developed their policy opposition from 2009 to 2019. Focusing on the shift from soft to hard Euroscepticism, the study examines voting behavior

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00:08:00

Quality discrimination in healthcare markets

EEG Investiga ·

2025/07/15

Esteves, R. B., Ghandour, Z., & Straume, O. R. (2025). Quality discrimination in healthcare markets. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 34(1), 24–41. https://doi.org/10.1111/jems.12572This article examines how hospitals use quality discrimination to treat different patient types under fixed-price, competitive market conditions. Recent advances in health information technologies—such as electronic medical records and Big Data—enable hospitals to predict future treatment costs and

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00:12:36

Youth with clipped wings: Bridging the gap from youth...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/02/27

Jalali, C., Silva, P., & Costa, E. (2024). Youth with clipped wings: Bridging the gap from youth recruitment to representation in candidate lists. Electoral Studies, 88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2024.102767This article examines the role of partisan youth organizations in candidate selection and the factors influencing their success or failure, considering the interaction between formal mechanisms, informal practices, and institutional rules. The findings indicate that, despite

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00:16:34

Towards a connected world: Collaborative networks as...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/02/27

Sadic, S., Demir, E., & Crispim, J. (2024). Towards a connected world: Collaborative networks as a tool to accomplish the SDGs. In Journal of Cleaner Production (Vol. 462). Elsevier Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142726This episode examines how Collaborative Networks (CNs) support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a strong focus on SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). Through a systematic literature review (SLR) using PRISMA guidelines, the study applies the

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00:11:33

The dark side of virtual agents: Ohhh no!

EEG Investiga ·

2025/02/27

Mostafa, R. B., Lages, C. R., & Shaalan, A. (2024). The dark side of virtual agents: Ohhh no! International Journal of Information Management, 75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102721This episode explores the dark side of virtual agents (VAs) and how unmet expectations regarding their anthropomorphic characteristics and parasocial interactions can lead to customer dissatisfaction, resulting in negative word-of-mouth and avoidance of future use. The study analyzed is based on the

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00:11:19

New mobility technologies and regional status in the...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/02/27

Lampón, J. F., Pérez-Moure, H., Carballo-Cruz, F., & Velando-Rodríguez, M. E. (2024). New mobility technologies and regional status in the automotive industry value chain: The case of Spain and Portugal. Technology in Society, 78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102624This episode explores how new mobility technologies—such as autonomous, connected, and shared vehicles—are reshaping the automotive value chain and regional status. The study examines Portugal and Spain, assessing their role

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00:09:05

Hospital competition when patients learn through...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/02/27

Sá, L., & Straume, O. R. (2024). Hospital competition when patients learn through experience. Journal of Health Economics, 97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2024.102920This episode examines healthcare as an experience good, where patient utility is subjective and depends on the match between patient and provider—something that can only be discovered over time. Patients gradually learn whether a provider meets their needs, which influences hospital competition and the quality of care.If most

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00:13:23

Exploring socioeconomic-related inequality in...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/02/27

Ngoy, E., Sá, C., & Veiga, P. (2024). Exploring socioeconomic-related inequality in children’s cognitive achievement in Peru. Journal of Economic Inequality, 22(3), 809–832. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10888-023-09615-4This episode examines the impact of socioeconomic inequality on children's cognitive performance in Peru, with a focus on language development. The study reveals that disparities in language skills emerge early and persist into adolescence, favoring children from wealthier

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00:11:37

Dual perspective on the role of xenophobia in service...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/02/27

Kadić-Maglajlić, S., Lages, C. R., & Sobhy Temerak, M. (2024). Dual perspective on the role of xenophobia in service sabotage. Tourism Management, 101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2023.104831This episode examines the impact of xenophobia among tourism workers and its link to service sabotage. The study explores both employee behavior and tourist reactions, using different theoretical perspectives. It first analyzes how employee xenophobia influences service sabotage through Social Identity

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00:10:49

Do Sustainability Signals Diverge? An Analysis of...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/02/27

Brito-Ramos, S., Cortez, M. C., & Silva, F. (2024). Do Sustainability Signals Diverge? An Analysis of Labeling Schemes for Socially Responsible Investments. Business and Society, 63(6), 1380–1425. https://doi.org/10.1177/00076503231204613This episode explores whether sustainability labels for mutual funds in Europe provide consistent signals about their sustainable characteristics. The study examines the alignment between third-party labels (GNPO), self-declared sustainability claims (SFDR

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00:13:08

Competition, quality and integrated health care

EEG Investiga ·

2025/02/27

Brekke, K. R., Siciliani, L., & Straume, O. R. (2024). Competition, quality and integrated health care. Journal of Health Economics, 95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2024.102880This episode explores the effects of healthcare service integration on quality and care coordination, based on a study from the Journal of Health Economics. The research examines a model where providers compete on quality to attract patients under regulated pricing, revealing opposing effects of integration on

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00:10:34

Citizen Science: Exploring the underlying dimensions...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/02/27

Marques, D., Silva, J., & Machado, R. (2024). Citizen Science: Exploring the underlying dimensions of citizen engagement and value co-creation through the lens of marketing. Biological Conservation, 296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110711This episode explores citizen engagement (CE) and value co-creation in citizen science (CS) projects through a marketing lens, using the biodiversity monitoring platform BioDiversity4All as a case study. The study examines key dimensions of engagement,

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00:10:56

China’s monetary policy framework and global...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/02/27

Hammoudeh, S., Nguyen, D. K., & Sousa, R. M. (2024). China’s monetary policy framework and global commodity prices. Energy Economics, 138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2024.107767This episode explores the impact of China’s monetary policy on global commodity prices from 1996:Q1 to 2021:Q4. Using a Bayesian Structural VAR model, the study analyzes how interest rate and money supply (M2) shocks affect commodity markets.Key findings show that an interest rate hike leads to a persistent decline

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00:12:02

Women’s political representation and transparency in...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/02/26

Araujo, J. F. F. E., & Tejedo-Romero, F. (2016). Women’s political representation and transparency in local governance. In Local Government Studies (Vol. 42, Issue 6, pp. 885–906). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2016.1194266This episode explores the influence of women's political representation (WPR) on municipal transparency in Spain, based on a study by Araujo and Tejedo-Romero (2016). Analyzing data from 100 municipalities and the Transparency Index (TI) of Transparency

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00:12:26

Determinants of Local Governments’ Transparency in...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/02/26

Tejedo-Romero, F., & de Araujo, J. F. F. E. (2018). Determinants of Local Governments’ Transparency in Times of Crisis: Evidence From Municipality-Level Panel Data. Administration and Society, 50(4), 527–554. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399715607288This episode explores the impact of the 2008 global financial crisis on local government transparency in Spain. The crisis led to economic downturns, rising unemployment, and financial constraints on municipalities, increasing pressure for greater

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00:12:50

Corporate governance mechanisms and intellectual capital

EEG Investiga ·

2025/02/25

Tejedo-Romero, F., Araujo, J. F. F. E., & Emmendoerfer, M. L. (2017). Corporate governance mechanisms and intellectual capital. Revista Brasileira de Gestao de Negocios, 19(65), 394–414. https://doi.org/10.7819/rbgn.v19i65.3024This episode explores the corporate governance (CG) characteristics of Spanish companies listed on the Ibex35 that influence voluntary disclosure of Intellectual Capital (IC). Based on an analysis of 115 annual reports from 23 firms over five years, the study quantifies IC

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00:12:57

Local government transparency index: determinants of...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/02/25

Araujo, J. F. F. E. de, & Tejedo-Romero, F. (2016). Local government transparency index: determinants of municipalities’ rankings. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 29(4), 327–347. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPSM-11-2015-0199This episode, "Local Government Transparency Index: Determinants of Municipal Rankings", explores the factors influencing transparency levels in Spanish municipalities until 2012. Based on research by Joaquim Filipe Ferraz Esteves de Araujo and Francisca

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00:10:33

EU Soft Power in Lusophone Africa Amidst the Chinese...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/01/24

Ferreira-Pereira, L. C., & Mourato Pinto, J. (2024). EU Soft Power in Lusophone Africa Amidst the Chinese Challenge: Delving into the Erasmus Programme in Angola and Cabo Verde. In The Palgrave Handbook on China-Europe-Africa Relations (pp. 697–724). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5640-7_34This episode examines the role of the Erasmus+ program as a soft power tool for the European Union (EU) in Africa, focusing on Angola and Cape Verde. Soft power refers to the

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