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The effects of offshoring on wages: a meta-analysis by Cardoso, Matilde, Neves, Pedro Cunha, Afonso, Oscar, Sochirca, Elena

“…Offshoring, either as FDI or offshore outsourcing, is a phenomenon of increasing importance that has been widely studied in the economics literature. Studies…”
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Safeguarding Biodiversity and Promoting Sustainable Development: Assessing the Energy–Water Nexus of San Andrés Island, Colombia by Rodríguez-Urrego, Daniella, González-Díaz, Benjamín, Rodríguez-Urrego, Leonardo, García-Afonso, Oscar, Guerrero-Lemus, Ricardo

“…This article provides an extensive examination of the interconnectedness between energy and water in island regions, particularly those heavily reliant on…”
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Growth and welfare effects of corruption penalties by Afonso, Oscar, Bandeira, Ana Maria, Lima, Pedro G.

“…This paper analyses the steady-state effect of business corruption penalties on economic growth, corruption and welfare. To that end, the baseline horizontal…”
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Labour-market institutions, (un)employment, wages, and growth: Theory and data by Afonso, Oscar, Bandeira, Ana Maria, Magalhães, Manuela

“…We analyse the implications of labour-market institutions on wage inequality in favour of skilled labour, on relative unemployment of unskilled labour, and on…”
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Growth in the European Union: the role of FDI in factor efficiency by Afonso, Óscar

“…The impact of foreign-direct-investment (FDI) on economic-growth has been studied extensively. The results are, however, inconclusive due to the use of…”
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Zoonotic Bacteria in Anolis sp., an Invasive Species Introduced to the Canary Islands (Spain) by Abreu-Acosta, Néstor, Pino-Vera, Román, Izquierdo-Rodríguez, Elena, Afonso, Oscar, Foronda, Pilar

“…Lizards belonging to the genus are native to America and have been introduced in many parts of the world. In this work, a gastrointestinal microbiological…”
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Dynamics of automation in economic growth and the labor market by Afonso, Óscar

“…This study delves into the intricate dynamics of technology, labor markets, and economic growth within the context of Industry 4.0. By integrating automation…”
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Learning-by-Exporting: What We Know and What We Would Like to Know by Silva, Armando, Afonso, Oscar, Africano, Ana Paula

“…This article revises the thesis that exporting firms learn to be more innovative and efficient as they have contact with certain information flows from their…”
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Effect of the Tax System ON R&D Intensity, Growth, Wages and Consumption Share by Afonso, Óscar, Bandeira, Ana Maria, Magalhães, Manuela

“…We propose a general equilibrium knowledge‐driven (semi‐)endogenous‐growth model with horizontal R&D, which is extended to consider two types of labour,…”
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Inter‐ and intracountry effects of the Covid‐19 pandemic on wages and economic growth by Afonso, Óscar

“…This paper aims to investigate the impact of the Covid‐19 pandemic on technological knowledge, wage inequality, and economic growth, by proposing a…”
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Growth and wage effects of the monetary policy by Afonso, Óscar

“…We analyse the effects of the monetary policy (inflation) on a set of real macroeconomic variables, via cash‐in‐advance (CIA) constraints and an…”
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Impact of powertrain electrification on the overall CO2 emissions of intercity public bus transport: Tenerife Island test case by García-Afonso, Óscar

“…The adoption of plug-in electric buses are seen as a promising alternative to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the public transport system. Although…”
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Natural Resources, Wage Growth and Institutions - a Panel Approach by Torres, Nuno, Afonso, Oscar, Soares, Isabel

“…This paper exam,ines the effect of nat,u,ral resource export depen,dence and fis,cal respon,si,bil,ity on wage growth, which is derived from the labour…”
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A Meta-Analytic Reassessment of the Effects of Inequality on Growth by Neves, Pedro Cunha, Afonso, Óscar, Silva, Sandra Tavares

“…•We conduct a meta-analysis of the literature on the inequality effect on growth.•We found traces of two forms of publication bias in this…”
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The struggle between capitalists and workers concerning patent and monetary policies in a Schumpeterian economy by Afonso, Óscar, Lima, Pedro G.

“…This paper analyzes the conflict of interests between capitalists and workers concerning patent and monetary policy in a Schumpeterian growth model with…”
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The impact of institutions on economic growth in OECD countries by Afonso, Oscar

“…In the endogenous growth theory, the accumulation of knowledge is the main driver of growth. However, the mechanism for transforming knowledge into new goods…”
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Routine and non-routine sectors, tasks automation and wage polarization by Afonso, Óscar, Forte, Rosa

“…Recent and detailed data point to a polarization of wages with regard to the distribution of skills, particularly in developed countries over the past three…”
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Effects of labour-market institutions on employment, wages, R&D intensity and growth in 27 OECD countries: From theory to practice by Afonso, Óscar

“…We extend the existing literature by focusing on the implications of labour-market institutions on (i) relative (un)employment of unskilled labour, (ii) wage…”
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Impact of inter-country corruption differences on wages and economic growth by Afonso, Óscar, Pinho, Mafalda

“…Theoretically and numerically, this paper attempts to examine the macroeconomic effects of corruption by using the two-country directed technical change model…”
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Endogenous growth effects of environmental policies by Afonso, Oscar, Afonso, Ana Catarina

“…To analyse the impact of the environmental policies, we start by reviewing the literature on the environment, technological knowledge and economic growth…”
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