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Working Papers

2020

1. Incentives for R&D: Payment Options and Pricing Challenges
   Seminar Briefing, Office of Health Economics

2015

2. Bargaining and idle public sector capacity in health care
   Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Bargaining and idle public sector capacity in health care, Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon (2005) View citations (3) (2005)
3. Contractual design and public-private parternships for hospitals
   Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics
4. Negotiation Advantages of Professional Associations in Health Care
   Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics
   Also in UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) (2000) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Negotiation Advantages of Professional Associations in Health Care, International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer (2005) View citations (8) (2005)
5. Selecting Negotiation Processes with Health Care Providers
   Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics
6. Technological adoption in health care
   Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in Nova SBE Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics (2010) View citations (4)
   UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) (2009) View citations (1)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (2)

2011

7. Economies of scale and scope in the provision of diagnostic techniques and therapeutic services in Portuguese hospitals
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers de Economia (Economics Working Papers), Católica Porto Business School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2009) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Economies of scale and scope in the provision of diagnostic techniques and therapeutic services in Portuguese hospitals, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (5) (2013)
8. Ex-ante Moral Hazard and Primary Prevention, evidence from Portugal
   Working Papers de Economia (Economics Working Papers), Departamento de Economia, Gestão e Engenharia Industrial, Universidade de Aveiro

2010

9. Counterfactual Analysis of Bank Mergers
   Working Papers, Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department
   See also Journal Article Counterfactual analysis of bank mergers, Empirical Economics, Springer (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
10. Health Care and Health Outcomes of Migrants: Evidence from Portugal
    CEFAGE-UE Working Papers, University of Evora, CEFAGE-UE (Portugal) View citations (2)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009)
    Human Development Research Papers (2009 to present), Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (2009)

2009

11. Double Coverage and Health Care Utilisation:Evidence from Quantile Regression
    Working Papers, Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department View citations (3)
12. Double coverage and demand for health care: Evidence from quantile regression
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York View citations (3)
13. How to Measure the Deterrence Effects of Merger Policy: Frequency or Composition?
    CIG Working Papers, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB), Research Unit: Competition and Innovation (CIG) View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009)
    See also Journal Article How to Measure the Deterrence Effects of Merger Policy: Frequency or Composition?, International Journal of the Economics of Business, Taylor & Francis Journals (2010) View citations (6) (2010)

2008

14. Keeping Both Eyes Wide Open: The Life of a Competition Authority Among Sectoral Regulators
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics (2008)

2007

15. Remedy for Now but Prohibit for Tomorrow: The Deterrence Effects of Merger Policy Tools
    Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich View citations (11)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (14)
    CIG Working Papers, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB), Research Unit: Competition and Innovation (CIG) (2007) View citations (9)
16. The simple economics of risk-sharing agreements between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The simple economics of risk‐sharing agreements between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2011) View citations (24) (2011)

2006

17. Moral Hazard and the Demand for Health Services: A Matching Estimator Approach
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in UC3M Working papers. Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía (2005) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Moral hazard and the demand for health services: A matching estimator approach, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (28) (2008)
18. On insurance and the cost-sharing of pharmaceutical R&D
    Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics

2004

19. Sectoral Regulators and the Competition Authority: Which Relationship is Best?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Sectoral Regulators and the Competition Authority: Which Relationship is Best?, Review of Industrial Organization, Springer (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2002

20. Preventive health care and payment systems to providers
    UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC)

2001

21. An economic theory of church strictness
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article An Economic Theory Of Church Strictness, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2002) View citations (36) (2002)
22. Universal Service and Entry: the Role of Uniform Pricing and Coverage Constraints
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Universal Service and Entry: The Role of Uniform Pricing and Coverage Constraints, Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer (2002) View citations (83) (2002)

2000

23. Hospital production in a national health service: the physician's dilemma
    NIMA Working Papers, Núcleo de Investigação em Microeconomia Aplicada (NIMA), Universidade do Minho View citations (12)
24. Public and Private Provision of Health Care
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    Also in UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC)
    See also Journal Article Public and Private Provision of Health Care, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2002) View citations (57) (2002)
25. Selecting Negotiation Processes with Health Care
    UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) View citations (7)
26. The Impact of Mobile Phone Diffusion on the Fixed-Link Network
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (38)
27. Waiting Lists and Patient Selection
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (5)
    Also in UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) View citations (3)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2000) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Waiting Lists and Patient Selection, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2005) View citations (56) (2005)

1999

28. Industrial policy and firm heterogeneity
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (12)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1998) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Industrial Policy and Firm Heterogeneity, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (1999) View citations (13) (1999)

1997

29. Approval Rules for Sequential Horizontal Mergers
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
30. On the Effects of Anti-dumping Legislation
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article On the effects of antidumping legislation, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (1999) (1999)

1996

31. Competition Policy in Portugal
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
32. The Impact of the "Chunnel" on the Location of Production Activities
    UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Braving the waves: exploring capability well-being patterns in seven European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
   The European Journal of Health Economics, 2024, 25, (4), 563-578
2. Correction: Braving the waves: exploring capability well-being patterns in seven European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
   The European Journal of Health Economics, 2024, 25, (1), 187-187

2022

3. Quality decreases from introducing patient choice in a National Health Service
   Portuguese Economic Journal, 2022, 21, (3), 351-381 View citations (1)

2021

4. COVID-19, Fake News, and Vaccines: Should Regulation Be Implemented?
   IJERPH, 2021, 18, (2), 1-11 View citations (10)
5. Resilience Testing of Health Systems: How Can It Be Done?
   IJERPH, 2021, 18, (9), 1-17 View citations (2)
6. Simplified Mathematical Modelling of Uncertainty: Cost-Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in Spain
   Mathematics, 2021, 9, (5), 1-15 View citations (1)

2020

7. Concerns and adjustments: How the Portuguese population met COVID-19
   PLOS ONE, 2020, 15, (10), 1-17 View citations (3)
8. Entry and price competition in the over‐the‐counter drug market after deregulation: Evidence from Portugal
   Health Economics, 2020, 29, (8), 865-877 View citations (4)
9. How to Combine Public Spending with Fiscal Rigour? ‘Austerity by Stealth’ in Post-Bailout Portugal (2015-2019)
   South European Society and Politics, 2020, 25, (2), 151-178
10. Once we have it, will we use it? A European survey on willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19
    The European Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 21, (7), 977-982 View citations (41)
11. Strengthening vaccination programmes and health systems in the European Union: A framework for action
    Health Policy, 2020, 124, (5), 511-518 View citations (8)
12. United but divided: Policy responses and people’s perceptions in the EU during the COVID-19 outbreak
    Health Policy, 2020, 124, (9), 909-918 View citations (24)

2018

13. Sectoral Regulators and the Competition Authority: Which Relationship is Best?
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2018, 52, (3), 451-472 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Sectoral Regulators and the Competition Authority: Which Relationship is Best?, CEPR Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (7) (2004)
14. Welfare decreasing endogenous mergers between producers of complementary goods
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2018, 60, (C), 54-95 View citations (1)

2017

15. Competition policy for health care provision in Portugal
    Health Policy, 2017, 121, (2), 141-148 View citations (8)
16. Upcoding in a National Health Service: the evidence from Portugal
    Health Economics, 2017, 26, (5), 600-618 View citations (28)

2016

17. A tale of loss of privilege, resilience and change: the impact of the economic crisis on physicians and medical services in Portugal
    Health Policy, 2016, 120, (9), 1079-1086 View citations (3)
18. Competition among health care providers: helpful or harmful?
    The European Journal of Health Economics, 2016, 17, (3), 229-233 View citations (20)
19. Dedicated Pediatricians in Emergency Department: Shorter Waiting Times and Lower Costs
    PLOS ONE, 2016, 11, (8), 1-12

2015

20. Editorial: Relaunch of the journal
    International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2015, 15, (1), 1-2
21. Technological Adoption in Health Care – The Role of Payment Systems
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2015, 15, (2), 709-745 View citations (2)
22. Transversal Agency and Crowding Out
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2015, 171, (4), 589-608 View citations (1)

2014

23. Catastrophic healthcare expenditure – Drivers and protection: The Portuguese case
    Health Policy, 2014, 115, (1), 44-51 View citations (26)
24. Counterfactual analysis of bank mergers
    Empirical Economics, 2014, 46, (1), 361-391 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Counterfactual Analysis of Bank Mergers, Working Papers (2010) (2010)

2013

25. Economies of scale and scope in the provision of diagnostic techniques and therapeutic services in Portuguese hospitals
    Applied Economics, 2013, 45, (4), 415-433 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Economies of scale and scope in the provision of diagnostic techniques and therapeutic services in Portuguese hospitals, Post-Print (2011) View citations (2) (2011)
26. Europeanization of EU member-state competition policy: The commission's leadership role
    International Review of Law and Economics, 2013, 34, (C), 41-51 View citations (5)

2012

27. Does a Tougher Competition Policy Reduce or Promote Investment?
    Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2012, 12, (1), 119-141
28. Health policy reform in tough times: The case of Portugal
    Health Policy, 2012, 106, (1), 17-22 View citations (25)

2011

29. Estimating the impact of bank mergers: an application to the Portuguese banking system
    Economic Bulletin and Financial Stability Report Articles and Banco de Portugal Economic Studies, 2011
30. The simple economics of risk‐sharing agreements between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry
    Health Economics, 2011, 20, (4), 461-470 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper The simple economics of risk-sharing agreements between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry, MPRA Paper (2007) View citations (2) (2007)

2010

31. Double health insurance coverage and health care utilisation: evidence from quantile regression
    Health Economics, 2010, 19, (9), 1075-1092 View citations (9)
32. How to Measure the Deterrence Effects of Merger Policy: Frequency or Composition?
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2010, 17, (1), 1-8 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper How to Measure the Deterrence Effects of Merger Policy: Frequency or Composition?, CIG Working Papers (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
33. Money for nothing?
    Health Care Management Science, 2010, 13, (3), 234-255 View citations (1)
34. The impact of pharmaceutical policy measures: An endogenous structural-break approach
    Social Science & Medicine, 2010, 71, (3), 440-450 View citations (3)

2009

35. Contractual design and PPPs for hospitals: lessons for the Portuguese model
    The European Journal of Health Economics, 2009, 10, (4), 437-453 View citations (7)
36. Impact of Double Coverage on the Utilisation of Health Care
    Economic Bulletin and Financial Stability Report Articles and Banco de Portugal Economic Studies, 2009 View citations (1)
37. Settle for Now but Block for Tomorrow: The Deterrence Effects of Merger Policy Tools
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2009, 52, (3), 607-634 View citations (52)

2008

38. Moral hazard and the demand for health services: A matching estimator approach
    Journal of Health Economics, 2008, 27, (4), 1006-1025 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Moral Hazard and the Demand for Health Services: A Matching Estimator Approach, CEPR Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (3) (2006)
39. On international cost-sharing of pharmaceutical R&D
    International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2008, 8, (4), 301-312 View citations (2)
40. Selecting health care providers: "Any willing provider" vs. negotiation
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 24, (2), 402-414 View citations (6)
41. Television News Scheduling Revisited
    Economics Bulletin, 2008, 12, (1), 1-4

2007

42. A equidade na utilização de cuidados de saúde em Portugal: Uma avaliação baseada em modelos de contagem
    Notas Económicas, 2007, (25), 6-26 View citations (2)
43. The slow and unnoticed changes in the funding mix
    Health Economics, 2007, 16, (5), 437-440 View citations (4)

2006

44. Mergers in the food retailing sector: An empirical investigation
    European Economic Review, 2006, 50, (2), 447-468 View citations (40)

2005

45. Bargaining and idle public sector capacity in health care
    Economics Bulletin, 2005, 9, (5), 1-8 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Bargaining and idle public sector capacity in health care, Working Papers (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
46. Media Competition on the Internet
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2005, 4, (1), 1-20 View citations (12)
47. Negotiation Advantages of Professional Associations in Health Care
    International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2005, 5, (2), 191-204 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Negotiation Advantages of Professional Associations in Health Care, Working Papers (2015) (2015)
48. Waiting Lists and Patient Selection
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2005, 14, (3), 623-646 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Waiting Lists and Patient Selection, Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers (2000) View citations (5) (2000)

2004

49. Social Norms and the Paradox of Elections’ Turnout
    Public Choice, 2004, 121, (1), 239-255 View citations (18)

2003

50. Cream-skimming, incentives for efficiency and payment system
    Journal of Health Economics, 2003, 22, (3), 419-443 View citations (38)
51. Looking behind the curtain--effects from modernization of European Union competition policy
    European Economic Review, 2003, 47, (4), 613-624 View citations (27)
52. Preventive Health Care and Payment Systems
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2003, 3, (1), 1-23 View citations (6)
53. Special Issue on Health Economics: Introduction
    Portuguese Economic Journal, 2003, 2, (2), 69-70

2002

54. An Economic Theory Of Church Strictness
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (481), 559-576 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper An economic theory of church strictness, Economics Working Papers (2001) View citations (4) (2001)
55. Convergence and information technologies - the experience of Greece, Portugal and Spain
    Applied Economics Letters, 2002, 9, (10), 675-680 View citations (3)
56. Public and Private Provision of Health Care
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2002, 11, (1), 109-133 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper Public and Private Provision of Health Care, CEPR Discussion Papers (2000) View citations (6) (2000)
57. Universal Service and Entry: The Role of Uniform Pricing and Coverage Constraints
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2002, 21, (2), 169-90 View citations (83)
    See also Working Paper Universal Service and Entry: the Role of Uniform Pricing and Coverage Constraints, CEPR Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (6) (2001)

2000

58. Competing for Foreign Direct Investment
    Review of International Economics, 2000, 8, (2), 360-371 View citations (74)

1999

59. Budget effects of health care 'vouchers'
    Economics Letters, 1999, 62, (2), 229-235
60. Industrial Policy and Firm Heterogeneity
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1999, 101, (4), 597-616 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Industrial policy and firm heterogeneity, Memorandum (1999) View citations (12) (1999)
61. Multimarket competition in banking, with an example from the Portuguese market
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1999, 17, (3), 335-352 View citations (62)
62. On the effects of antidumping legislation
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1999, 29, (1), 53-72
    See also Working Paper On the Effects of Anti-dumping Legislation, CEPR Discussion Papers (1997) View citations (2) (1997)
63. The Effect of Firm Heterogeneity on R&D Competition
    Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 25, 87-93 View citations (1)
64. Universal service: does competition help or hurt?
    Information Economics and Policy, 1999, 11, (1), 45-60 View citations (6)

1998

65. Endogenous mergers and size asymmetry of merger participants
    Economics Letters, 1998, 60, (1), 113-119 View citations (55)
66. The black box of health care expenditure growth determinants
    Health Economics, 1998, 7, (6), 533-544 View citations (117)

1997

67. The good monopoly? A case for joint ownership of competing systems
    Information Economics and Policy, 1997, 9, (1), 19-36 View citations (1)

1996

68. Competition Effects of Price Liberalization in Insurance
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1996, 44, (3), 267-87 View citations (8)
69. Portugal-European Union convergence: Some evidence
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 12, (3), 545-553 View citations (10)

1995

70. Conduct Effects of Gradual Entry Liberalization in Insurance
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 1995, 8, (1), 45-60 View citations (2)
71. Post-entry expansion in banking: The case of Portugal
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1995, 13, (4), 593-611 View citations (14)

1994

72. Market equilibrium effects of incentives to foreign direct investment
    Economics Letters, 1994, 44, (1-2), 153-157 View citations (2)
73. Merger policy in open economies
    European Economic Review, 1994, 38, (5), 1041-1055 View citations (121)

1993

74. Freedom of Services and Competition in Insurance Markets: A Note
    The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review, 1993, 18, (1), 93-101 View citations (2)

Edited books

2011

1. Handbook of Health Economics, vol 2
   Handbook of Health Economics, Elsevier View citations (317)

Chapters

2023

1. Efficiency of public health spending
   Chapter 13 in Handbook on Public Sector Efficiency, 2023, pp 291-312

2021

2. The Financial Sustainability of the Portuguese Health System
   A chapter in The Sustainability of Health Care Systems in Europe, 2021, vol. 295, pp 209-229 View citations (1)

2015

3. Health systems and medical tourism
   Chapter 7 in Handbook on Medical Tourism and Patient Mobility, 2015, pp 71-81

2011

4. Public and Private Sector Interface
   Elsevier View citations (15)

2010

5. Pharmaceutical policies in European countries
   A chapter in Pharmaceutical Markets and Insurance Worldwide, 2010, pp 3-27

2006

6. Models of Negotiation and Bargaining in Health Care
   Chapter 21 in The Elgar Companion to Health Economics, 2006 View citations (2)

Editor

1. International Journal of Health Economics and Management
   Springer