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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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00:07:26

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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00:09:58

78. Mismatch matters education and productivity in...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/11/25

Rocha, A. B., Figueiredo, H., Sá, C., & Portela, M. (2025). Mismatch matters: education and productivity in laggard and frontier firms. Journal of Productivity Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11123-025-00772-4This article examines the impact of educational mismatch—both overeducation and undereducation—on firm-level labor productivity in Portugal between 2010 and 2019, using matched employer-employee data. Results show that undereducation consistently harms productivity, while overeducation

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00:09:45

77. Determinants of consumers intention to visit...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/11/21

Ferreira, S., Pereira, O., & Simões, C. (2025). Determinants of consumers’ intention to visit green hotels: Combining psychological and contextual factors. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 31(3), 535–548. https://doi.org/10.1177/13567667231217755This article investigates consumers’ intention to visit green hotels by integrating psychological and contextual factors within an extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model that includes biospheric value and green trust. Based on a quantitative

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00:07:09

76. Crowding in local lists: local branches of...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/11/18

Camões, P., Ó. Erlingsson, G., & Tavares, A. (2025). Crowding in local lists: local branches of national parties and the supply and success of local lists. Comparative European Politics. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41295-025-00428-5This article examines whether the uneven presence of national party branches influences the emergence and success of local lists (genuinely local candidates) in Portuguese municipal elections between 2001 and 2021. Rooted in the “localist turn” observed in many

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00:07:09

75. COVID-19 news and the US equity market...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/11/14

Jana, R. K., Ghosh, I., Jawadi, F., Uddin, G. S., & Sousa, R. M. (2025). COVID-19 news and the US equity market interactions: An inspection through econometric and machine learning lens. Annals of Operations Research, 345(2), 575–596. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-022-04744-xThis article investigates the interactions between COVID-19-related news and the U.S. equity market during the first pandemic wave (January–March 2020), using econometric and machine learning techniques. It examines how

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00:07:09

74. Assessment of groundwater vulnerability to point...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/11/11

Guezgouz, N., Ghrieb, L., Ghanem, M., Pinho, J., de Marco, A., & Moustafa, A. A. (2025). Assessment of groundwater vulnerability to point and non-point sources of pollution and mitigation measures for boreholes in the Guelma Plain, Northeastern Algeria. International Journal of Energy and Water Resources. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42108-025-00406-3This article assesses groundwater vulnerability to both point and non-point pollution sources in the Guelma Plain, northeastern Algeria, and proposes

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00:12:28

73. Gerrymandering to survive: an explanation of the...

EEG Investiga ·

2025/11/07

Rodrigues, M., Meza, O., & Navarro, C. (2025). Gerrymandering to survive: an explanation of the political conditions that shaped mayors’ decisions over an amalgamation process in Portugal. Local Government Studies, 51(5), 993–1015. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2024.2404104This article examines how Portuguese mayors strategically used gerrymandering during the 2013 territorial reform to secure their political positions. The reform, imposed by the central government under the troika’s

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