My research applies a broad range of advanced econometric techniques to evaluate policy impacts and regional dynamics. I have experience with Propensity Score Matching (PSM), Difference-in-Differences (DiD), spatial econometrics, Recursive Bivariate Probit Model (RBVM), Heckman two-step selection models, Two-Stage Least Squares (2SLS), and fractional regression models, among others.
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EU-funded investment in Artificial Intelligence and regional specialization. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100190
Does Smart Specialisation improve innovation subsidy effect on regional productivity? The Portuguese case. DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2022.2073787
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Sources of financing: Which ones are more effective in innovation-growth linkage?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecosys.2023.101177
Do selected firms show higher performance? The case of Portugal’s innovation subsidy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2019.04.003
Which projects are selected for an innovation subsidy? The Portuguese Case. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10258-019-00159-y
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Job creation and destruction in the digital age: Assessing heterogeneous effects across European Union countries. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2023.106405
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Determinants of Financing constraints. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-021-00449-w
The impact of Covid-19 and of the earlier crisis on firms' innovation and growth: A comparative analysis. JRC125490
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Intangible investments and productivity performance. GEE Paper 145
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Regional participation to Research and Innovation programmes under Next Generation EU: The Portuguese case). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pirs.2024.100006
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Revisiting the innovation-competition nexus: Evidence from worldwide manufacturing and service industries. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2024.03.012
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Exploring the drivers of irregular spending in the EU cohesion policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2025.2472065
How are regions using European funds to promote the circular economy? Shedding light on factors explaining the pathway. ISSN: 2632-7627
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Financial Absorption of Cohesion Policy Funds: How Do Programmes and Territorial Characteristics Influence the Pace of Spending?. DOI: 10.1111/jcms.13640
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A better place to play: public support and spatial patterns of firm relocation in Europe. JRC139770
Competition effect on innovation and productivity - The Portuguese case. GEE Papers 102
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A better place to play: public support and spatial patterns of firm relocation in Europe. JRC139770
A long-term mortality analysis of subsidized firms in rural areas: an empirical study in the Portuguese Alentejo region. doi: 10.1007/s40822-015-0035-4