The study explores the current state of play in cross-border activity in public procurement in the EU. The primary need for the research is to provide updated time series of the indicators computed in previous studies and gather additional economic evidence that could better contextualize these findings in the international settings of EU public procurement policy. The study reviews the extent of cross-border participation in EU procurement, both direct and indirect, covering the EU Member States, the UK, and the EFTA countries (in terms of the location of contracting authorities and entities), throughout 2016-2019. Some analytical parts cover a more extended time series.
The study is part of a larger project that E4P is currently doing in partnership with Prometeia and BIP .
After a relatively inexpressive evolution in the 1990s and early 2000s, housing prices in Portugal have been increasing in the recent past, with several consequences and impacts on society. This study aims to analyse different issues of economic and social relevance related to the Portuguese real estate market. In particular, it seeks to characterize the […]
This project contributes to the analysis of the impact that the tax system and its changes have on the Portuguese economic, social and legal reality. The conceptual framework in which the analysis is developed will be centered on the QUEST model, developed by the European Commission, but which will have to be adjusted and developed […]
This report is an annual initiative, in partnership with the La Caixa Foundation. It uses several databases, with an emphasis on the European Union Survey on Income and Living Conditions, to characterize the situation of Portuguese households. The report is produced annually and focuses on income distribution, poverty, and material deprivation indicators. It also includes […]
The study explores the current state of play in digital automation and the potential for further automation in the near future in four business services sectors: engineering, architectural services, legal, and accounting services. The study develops a methodology to identify the relevant factors contributing to the observed automation trends in these sectors in different EU […]
ABSTRACT We document a strong empirical relationship between higher income inequality and stronger recessive impacts of fiscal consolidation episodes across time and space. To explain this finding, we develop a life-cycle economy with uninsurable income risk.
ABSTRACT We study the relationship between extreme temperatures and violent mortality, employing novel regional panel data from Russia. We find that extremely hot temperatures increase violent mortality, while extremely cold temperatures have no effect. The impact of hot temperature on violence is unequal across gender and age groups, rises noticeably during weekends, and leads to […]
This report explores the implications of ageing and low fertility for the sustainability of public finances in Portugal, and for monetary costs and benefits of government policy across generations. Measuring this sustainability is a challenging task. First, the temporal horizon of a nation is in principle unlimited, so the adjustment can be delayed for a […]
ABSTRACT We look at the effect of exchange rate regimes on fiscal discipline, taking into account the effect of underlying political conditions. We present a model where strong politics (defined as policymakers facing longer political horizon and higher cohesion) are associated with better fiscal performance, but fixed exchange rates may revert this result and lead […]
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