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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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00:12:49

10. Transparency in local government: exploring the...

EEG Investiga ·

2026/02/03

Ribeiro, B. F. G., Rodrigues, M. Â., & Tejedo-Romero, F. (2026). Transparency in local government: exploring the impact of female leadership and political context. Local Government Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2025.2612054This study examines the relationship between female leadership and municipal transparency in Portugal, focusing on how political context shapes this link across the country’s 308 municipalities. Using data from the Municipal Transparency Index for 2013 and 2017,

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00:06:34

9. The division of revenues from unexpected demand...

EEG Investiga ·

2026/01/30

Bastos, P., Monteiro, N. P., & Straume, O. R. (2025). The division of revenues from unexpected demand shocks. Scandinavian Journal of Economics. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjoe.12589This article investigates how unexpected export demand shocks affect firm outcomes and the distribution of earnings between firms and workers in the Portuguese private sector from 2006 to 2018. Unexpected shocks are identified using forecast errors in destination-country GDP growth, aggregated at the firm level

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00:10:14

8. Place attachment, national identity, and...

EEG Investiga ·

2026/01/27

Casais, B., & Boleixa, R. S. (2025). Place attachment, national identity, and country-of-origin consumption: insights from Portuguese emigrants. Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, 21(4), 357–369. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41254-025-00400-wThis article examines the relationship between place attachment, national identity, and the consumption of country-of-origin (COO) products among Portuguese emigrants. The findings show that Portuguese emigrants display strong place attachment and national

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00:07:13

7. The power of digital accounting: A bibliometric...

EEG Investiga ·

2026/01/23

Silva, R., Rodrigues, M., Oliveira, C., Bessa, R., & Franco, M. (2025). The power of digital accounting: A bibliometric literature review analysis. Journal of General Management. https://doi.org/10.1177/03063070251332038This article examines the evolution and impact of digital accounting through a bibliometric analysis and a systematic literature review. Digital accounting is defined as the use of digital technologies, software, and systems to automate accounting processes, improving efficiency,

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00:10:41

6. Local politics and land take: Using remote sensing...

EEG Investiga ·

2026/01/20

Wittberg, E., Tavares, A. F., & Szmigiel-Rawska, K. (2025). Local politics and land take: Using remote sensing data to analyse land-use changes in Sweden. Journal of Environmental Management, 384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125387This study examines how local politics and employment structures shape land take in Sweden, using remote-sensing data from 2006 to 2018. Drawing on a political market framework, it conceptualizes local politicians as suppliers of land-use policies who

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00:14:51

5. Outlier Robust Specification of Multiplicative...

EEG Investiga ·

2026/01/16

Amado, C. (2025). Outlier Robust Specification of Multiplicative Time-Varying Volatility Models. Computational Economics, 66(5), 4107–4135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10614-024-10838-4This article proposes a robust specification procedure for time-varying multiplicative volatility models that is resilient to the presence of outliers. It addresses a key problem in financial time series, namely the difficulty of distinguishing smooth changes in unconditional variance from isolated extreme observations,

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00:07:26

4. Longitudinal perceptions of gamified loyalty...

EEG Investiga ·

2026/01/13

Lopes, J. V., & Casais, B. (2025). Longitudinal perceptions of gamified loyalty programs (GLPs): a mix of slot machines and entertainment toys. Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing, 19(2), 268–286. https://doi.org/10.1108/JRIM-10-2023-0383This study examines users’ perceptions of gamified loyalty programs (GLPs) in mobile applications, focusing on Vodafone’s “Yorn Shake It” app. Using a longitudinal qualitative approach, the authors followed five Portuguese users over one month to

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00:10:51

3. Building a health system resilience framework:...

EEG Investiga ·

2026/01/09

Antonio, M., Paschoalotto, C., Lazzari, E. A., Rocha, R., Massuda, A., & Castro, M. C. (2025). Building a health system resilience framework: national, state, regional, and local perspectives. www.thelancet.comThis study proposes a Health System Resilience (HSR) framework specifically designed for the decentralized context of Brazil’s Unified Health System (SUS). Resilience is defined as the system’s ability to absorb, adapt, and transform its essential functions in order to preserve equity

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00:06:56

2. Do hospital mergers reduce waiting times? Theory...

EEG Investiga ·

2026/01/06

Cirulli, V., Marini, G., Marini, M. A., & Straume, O. R. (2025). Do hospital mergers reduce waiting times? Theory and evidence from the English NHS. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2025.107196The study examines both theoretically and empirically the impact of hospital mergers on waiting times in health care markets with regulated prices, using the English National Health Service (NHS) as a case study. The theoretical model adopts a spatial

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00:05:21

1. Storytelling in Sensual Products Marketing: A...

EEG Investiga ·

2026/01/02

Jacob, D., Casais, B., & Azevedo, A. (2025). Storytelling in Sensual Products Marketing: A Content Analysis of Archetypes and Endorsers on Instagram. Journal of Creative Communications. https://doi.org/10.1177/09732586251334853This study analyzes how Brazilian sensual product brands use storytelling on Instagram to market taboo-related products. Through a content analysis of 22 posts from the five largest brands in the sector, the research examines the prevalence of storytelling archetypes and

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00:13:55

88. They (don’t) really care about us youth...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/12/30

Jalali, C., Silva, P., & Costa, E. (2025). They (don’t) really care about us: youth representation in Portuguese political parties. European Political Science, 24(4), 862–877. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-025-00548-2This article examines the role of youth wings within Portuguese political parties and how young party elites perceive their capacity to enhance youth representation. Based on 58 semi-structured interviews with senior young members from parties with and without autonomous youth

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00:07:07

87. Speculative-Grade sovereign rating Cycles:...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/12/26

Agnello, L., Castro, V., & Sousa, R. M. (2025). Speculative-Grade sovereign rating Cycles: Sovereign debt Defaults, restructurings and resolution. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2025.102197The study examines how sovereign defaults, debt restructurings, and resolution strategies affect the duration of periods in which countries remain rated at speculative grade. Using a change-point Weibull duration model applied to a

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00:12:32

86. Cosmopolitan tourists in P2P accommodation An...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/12/23

Casais, B., & Cardoso, C. (2025). Cosmopolitan tourists in P2P accommodation: An exploratory study of online reviews on airbnb. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 25(3), 375–386. https://doi.org/10.1177/14673584231218105This article explores how cultural background shapes (or fails to shape) online reviews in peer-to-peer (P2P) accommodation, focusing on 775 Airbnb reviews from guests of 32 countries staying in two properties in Lisbon and Porto. Using Hofstede’s dimensions of

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00:08:59

85. Brazil and China's Digital Silk Road:...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/12/19

da Silva, F. B., & Duarte, P. A. B. (2025). Brazil and China’s Digital Silk Road: Opportunities, Risks, and Strategic Implications. Global Policy, 16(4), 655–668. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.70027This article examines Brazil’s engagement with China’s Digital Silk Road (DSR), arguing that it is best understood through the lens of Digitalpolitik, where digital infrastructures serve as instruments of geopolitical power. Using qualitative analysis, expert interviews, and an online survey, the

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00:14:17

84. Dilemmas of Care (Re) Allocation Care and...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/12/16

Heath, T., Gallage, S., Chatzidakis, A., & Hutton, M. (2025). Dilemmas of Care (Re) Allocation: Care and Consumption in Pandemic Times. Journal of Business Ethics, 199(3), 507–527. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-024-05829-2This article examines how the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped everyday consumption through the lens of care ethics. Drawing on twenty-eight in-depth interviews, it shows that the crisis exposed human vulnerability and intensified pressures on unpaid care work, revealing and

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00:06:00

83. Hiking tourism and rural development: The case of...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/12/12

Silva, L., Freire, F., Azevedo, A., & Matos, R. (2025). Hiking tourism and rural development: The case of the Mondego Walkways, Portugal. PASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural, 23(3), 831–841. https://doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2025.23.052The article examines how hiking tourism contributes to rural development through a case study of the Pasarelas do Mondego in Portugal’s Serra da Estrela region. The study combines a survey of 299 visitors with 16 interviews conducted with local residents

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00:08:59

82. Governance models and performance in municipal...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/12/09

Novais, A. F., & Tavares, A. F. (2025). Governance models and performance in municipal solid waste management: Evidence from local authorities. Journal of Environmental Management, 386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125829This article examines how different governance models used by Portuguese municipalities influence performance in municipal solid waste (MSW) management, focusing on selective collection and recycling. Using data from 278 mainland municipalities in 2020, the study

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00:08:59

81. The role of international reserves in sovereign...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/12/05

Tavares, T. (2025). The role of international reserves in sovereign debt restructuring under fiscal adjustment. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2025.105080This article examines why highly indebted developing economies simultaneously hold large stocks of international reserves, despite the financial cost of doing so. The puzzle arises because reserves earn a low return while external debt carries a higher interest rate, making the coexistence of both

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00:04:48

80. Authenticity or opportunism: consumers’...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/12/04

Silva, J., & Abreu, F. (2025). Authenticity or opportunism: consumers’ perception of brand activism practices and the mediating role of consumer-brand identification. Journal of Brand Management. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41262-025-00417-9This article examines how consumers’ perceptions of authenticity shape their reactions to brand activism, emphasizing the mediating role of consumer–brand identification (CBI). Using an experimental design with a fictional fashion brand (n = 372), the study

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00:12:12

79. Small European states and Brexit comparing the...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/11/28

Raimundo, A., Ferreira-Pereira, L. C., & Jokela, J. (2025). Small European states and Brexit: comparing the coping strategies of Portugal and Finland. International Politics, 62(3), 634–652. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41311-024-00608-2This article compares how Portugal and Finland, two small and peripheral yet core EU member states, strategically responded to Brexit. Both countries relied on EU sheltering—aligning with EU institutions and key member states—to mitigate external shocks. However,

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