Research Projects

The project “Fundos Europeus” estimates the actual impact of trans-European co-investment programs on local firm dynamics. It draws on econometric methods appropriate to address causality issues to determine the size, sign, and significance of the amounts of financing and the scope of funding on firm enrtry, exit, and net entry, as well as emplyment, using newly assembled datasets on European funds and firm dynamics for Portuguese municipalities.

This project comprises different dimensions of the Portuguese international trade. Firstly, it focuses on exports of non-tourism services. It’s widely acknowledged that services are taking a larger share in international trade and this is part of a broader trend towards the servitization of many manufacturing sectors.