Paulo Reis Mourao was born in Vila Real (Portugal). He is the author of several scientific articles indexed by ISI Thompson and of some books. His works are focused on Economics, Public Finance, Social Economics and Sports Economics. He appears often in national and international media for commenting social and economic issues. Paulo Mourao has been awarded several times for his scientific works.
Economics; Public Economics and Social Economics; Public Finance; Sports Economics
Selected publications
Mourao, P. R. (2018). What is China seeking from Africa? An analysis of the economic and political determinants of Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment based on Stochastic Frontier Models. China Economic Review, 48, 258–268. DOI
Mourao, P. R., & Martinho, V. D. (2016). Discussing structural breaks in the Portuguese regulation on forest fires-An economic approach. Land Use Policy, 54, 460–478. DOI
Mourão, P. (2015). The complex relation between Belarusian trade openness and the agricultural sector. Land Use Policy, 43, 74–81. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2012). The indebtedness of Portuguese soccer teams - looking for determinants. Journal of Sports Sciences, 30(10), 1025–1035. DOI
Mourão, P. R. R. (2012). How the cake is distributed: The case of Portuguese decentralized grants. Environment and Planning A, 44(2), 477–490. DOI
Other publications
Mourao, P. R. Discussing the intriguing relation between unemployment and giving practices. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing. DOI
Dobroszek, J., Mourao, P., & Grzesiak, L. (2019). Identification of the similarities and differences of logistics controller, manager and specialist: A study based on a content analysis. International Journal of Logistics Management, 30(1), 261–283. DOI
Locatelli, D. R. S., da Silveira, M. A. P., & Mourão, P. (2019). Speed dating or marriage? Brazilian business fairs according to a sample of metal/mechanic companies. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, 34(1), 80–94. DOI
Mourao, P. R. (2019). The effectiveness of Green voices in parliaments: Do Green Parties matter in the control of pollution? Environment, Development and Sustainability, 21(2), 985–1011. DOI
Mourao, P., & Gonçalves, L. (2019). The financial sustainability of Portuguese Private Institutions of Social Solidarity: are the critical regions preserved from the fade? Quality and Quantity, 53(2), 1075–1092. DOI
Mourao, P. R. (2018). Surviving in the shadows—An economic and empirical discussion about the survival of the non-winning F1 drivers. Economic Analysis and Policy, 59, 54–68. DOI
Mourao, P. R. (2018). What is China seeking from Africa? An analysis of the economic and political determinants of Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment based on Stochastic Frontier Models. China Economic Review, 48, 258–268. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2018). Smoking gentlemen-How formula one has controlled CO2 emissions. Sustainability (Switzerland), 10(6), 1841. DOI
Mourão, P. R., Ercolano, S., & Gaeta, G. L. (2018). Are there electoral cycles of emigration? An empirical investigation based on European data. International Migration, 56(3), 5–27. DOI
Garbacz, J., Mourão, P. R., & Ribeiro, J. C. (2017). Discussing the posthosting evaluation of a mega sporting event: The perception of Warsaw Residents toward UEFA EURO 2012. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 17(4), 392–410. DOI
Mourao, P. R. (2017). Discussing the spatial dependence and the determinants of the municipal expenses of Portuguese forest sappers’ teams. Journal of Forest Economics, 27, 38–49. DOI
Mourao, P. R. (2017). Dissecting the survivors – how the age of a club contributes to the ability of a team to maintain the top position in the European soccer leagues. Science and Sports, 32(4), e163–e171. DOI
Mourao, P. R., & Martinho, V. D. (2017). Portuguese agriculture and the evolution of greenhouse gas emissions—can vegetables control livestock emissions? Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24(19), 16107–16119. DOI
Mourao, P., & d'Almeida, A. C. (2017). The Irrelevance of Political Party Differences for Public Finances – Evidence from Public Deficit and Debt in Portugal (1974–2012). European Review, 25(4), 1–28. DOI
Mourão, P. (2017). The Economics of Motorsports - The Case of Formula One (1ª.). London: Palgrave MacMillan. DOI
Mourão, P. (2017). The economics of motorsports: The case of formula one. Palgrave MacMillan. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2017). Decentralization and inequality in the distribution of Brazilian federal funds. A cointegration analysis between 1997 and 2011. Cuadernos De Economia, 36(71), 321–344. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2017). Descentralização e desigualdade na distribuição dos fundos constitucionais brasileiros. Uma análise de cointegração de séries entre 1997 e 2011. Cuadernos De Economia, 36(71), 321–344. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2017). Port Wine, Brazil and the World Economy: a time series analysis from 1756 to Brazilian independence*. Revista De Historia Economica - Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 3(2), 275–300. DOI
Mourão, P., & Enes, C. (2017). Costs and Economies of Scale at Not-for-Profit Organizations: The Case of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Barcelos Between 2002 and 2013. Social Indicators Research, 132(2), 821–840. DOI
Mourão, P., & Gomes, J. (2017). Designing Inquiries into the Financial Sustainability of Local Associations – The Case of Portuguese Amateur Soccer Teams. In M. P.-O. et al. (Ed.), Sport Management as an Emerging Economy Activity (pp. 139–153). Springer. DOI
Mourão, P., Pereira, T., & Moreira, M. C. (2017). The importance of new forms of capital in nonprofit organizations A case study of the Fafe delegation of the Portuguese Red Cross. International Journal of Social Economics, 44(7), 846–868. DOI
Mourao, P. R. (2016). Income Inequality in Host Countries and Remittances: A Discussion of the Determinants of Portuguese Emigrants' Remittances. International Migration, 54(5), 136–149. DOI
Mourao, P. R. (2016). Soccer transfers, team efficiency and the sports cycle in the most valued European soccer leagues – have European soccer teams been efficient in trading players? Applied Economics, 1–12. DOI
Mourao, P. R. (2016). Socio-economic Determinants for the Portuguese Immigration: An Empirical Discussion. Social Indicators Research, 125(3), 955–975. DOI
Mourao, P. R., & Martinho, V. D. (2016). Discussing structural breaks in the Portuguese regulation on forest fires-An economic approach. Land Use Policy, 54, 460–478. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2016). The Effect of the Establishment of the Portuguese Republic on the Revenue of Secular Brotherhoods: the Case of “Bom Jesus de Braga.” E-Journal of Portuguese History, 14(1), 20–52. DOI
Mourão, P. R., & Martinho, V. D. (2016). Scoring the efficiency of portuguese wine exports - an analysis recurring to stochastic frontier models. CIENC TEC VITIVINIC, 31(1), 1–13. DOI
Popescu, A. I., & Mourao, P. R. (2016). Does regional openness stimulate vocational training in Romania? Transformations in Business and Economics, 15(3), 220–238. DOI
Simone, E. D., & Mourao, P. R. (2016). Rhetoric on the economy: have European parties changed their economic messages? Applied Economics, 48(22), 2022–2036. DOI
Mourao, P., & Cabral, J. P. (2015). Periodograms on fiscal illusion: discussing the cycle lengths of public finances in European countries. Applied Economics, 47(16), 1698–1709. DOI
Mourão, P. (2015). The complex relation between Belarusian trade openness and the agricultural sector. Land Use Policy, 43, 74–81. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2015). Economia sem Gravata. Chiado Editores. DOI
Mourão, P. R., & Teixeira, J. S. (2015). Gini playing soccer. Applied Economics, 47(49), 5229–5246. DOI
Mourão, P., & Cima, C. (2015). Studying the Golden Generations' effects and the changes in the competitive balance of the Portuguese Soccer League. International Journal of Sport Finance, 10(1), 42–61. DOI
Teixeira, J. S., Santos, N., & Mourão, P. (2015). Changing the hidden rules - An Excel Template for discussing soccer’s competitive balance. International Journal of Imaging and Robotics, 15(4), 179–184. DOI
Mourão, P. J. R. (2014). When municipalities go shopping—Portuguese direct awards. Public Money and Management, 34(6), 433–440. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2014). Does European regional competitiveness influence sports? An analysis of three sports. Applied Economics, 46(13), 1476–1489. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2014). When a rider falls - a discussion of the economic costs and determinants for a cyclist's withdrawal. International Journal of Sport Finance, 9(1), 53–72. DOI
Mourão, P. R., & Martinho, V. D. (2014). The choices of the fire - Debating socioeconomic determinants of the fires observed at Portuguese municipalities. Forest Policy and Economics, 43, 29–40. DOI
Teixeira, J., Santos, N., & Mourão, P. (2014). Changing the hidden rules - An Excel Template for discussing soccer’s competitive balance. In S. Omatu, H. Bersini, J. M. Corchado, S. Rodríguez, P. Pawlewski, & E. Bucciarelli (Eds.), Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence (Vol. 290, pp. 115–122). Springer. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2013). Do give looking at whom. Study on the project "Every Man is my brother" [Dar olhando a quem - Estudo sobre o Projecto "Todo Homem é meu irmão"]. Innovar: Revista De Ciencias Administrativas y Sociales, 23(49), 131–139. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2013). Pork-barrel versus irrelevance effects in Portuguese public spending. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 31(4), 649–666. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2013). The messenger of inflation - how media change political competition. Applied Economics Letters, 20(3), 267–271. DOI
Mourão, P. R. R. (2013). Women out, children out: The effect of female labor on portuguese preschool enrollment rates. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 49(SUPPL.1), 49–62. DOI
Mourão, P., & Miranda, P. (2013). Para uma discussão das políticas educativas à luz de Rawls. Cuadernos De Economia, 32(60), 395–412. DOI
Mourão, P., & Silva, C. (2013). O ajuste directo em Portugal – do enquadramento legislativo ao enquadramento económico. In E. P. Ferreira, H. T. Torres, & C. C. Palma (Eds.), Estudos em Homenagem ao Professor Doutor Alberto Xavier (Vol. 2, pp. 609–628). Coimbra: Almedina. DOI
Raposo, A., & Mourão, P. (2013). Tax havens or tax hells? A discussion of the historical roots and present consequences of tax havens. Financial Theory and Practice, 37(3), 311–330. DOI
Dell'Anno, R., & Mourão, P. R. R. (2012). Fiscal illusion around the world: An analysis using the structural equation approach. Public Finance Review, 40(2), 270–299. DOI
Guimarães, A., & Mourão, P. (2012). Para uma abordagem institucionalista do Voluntariado – o caso do Voluntário da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa. Innovar: Revista De Ciencias Administrativas y Sociales, 22(43), 45–54. DOI
Mourao, P. R. (2012). Does the Economic Cycle Change Our Prayers? A Discussion Based on Catholic Bulletins. Kyklos, 65(4), 563–580. DOI
Mourão, P. (2012). A Case of Dictator Games in Public Finances – Fiscal Illusion between Agents. In S. Omatu, J. F. D. P. Santana, S. Rodríguez, J. M. Molina, A. M. Bernardos, & J. M. C. Rodríguez (Eds.), Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence - Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing (Vol. 151, pp. 249–254). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. DOI
Mourão, P. J. R. (2012). The Weber-Fechner Law and Public Expenditures Impact to the Win-Margins at Parliamentary Elections. Prague Economic Papers, (3), 291–308. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2012). The indebtedness of Portuguese soccer teams - looking for determinants. Journal of Sports Sciences, 30(10), 1025–1035. DOI
Mourão, P. R. R. (2012). How the cake is distributed: The case of Portuguese decentralized grants. Environment and Planning A, 44(2), 477–490. DOI
Mourão, P. R., & Cima, C. C. (2012). What makes non-profit soccer teams run? A panel data approach using a sample of Braga teams. Financial Theory and Practice, 36(2), 199–220. DOI
Pereira, S., & Mourão, P. R. R. (2012). Why does the microcredit borrowing rate differ across countries? A cross-country study. International Journal of Social Economics, 39(8), 536–550. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2011). Determinants of the number of Catholic priests to Catholics in Europe – an economic explanation. Review of Religious Research, 52(4), 427–438. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2011). Has trade openness already voted? A panel data study. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 47(SUPPL. 5), 53–71. DOI
Mourão, P. R., & Cunha, E. J. A. (2011). Políticas Pork-Barrel: um estudo sobre o caso português do PIDDAC. Econômica, 13(1), 73–93. DOI
Mourão, P., & Oliveira, A. (2011). Determinantes regionais da sobrevivência e da mortalidade das empresas - o caso português. Revista Brasileira De Economia De Empresas, 10(2), 15–37. DOI
Mourão, P., & Tavera, J. (2011). Location Factors of the Active Religious Brotherhoods: a Research on the Atlantic and Pacific borders. Scripta Nova, 15(367), 1–30. DOI
Mourão, P. (2010). Fiscal Illusion Causes Fiscal Delusion - Please Be Careful! . In S. T. de Magalhães, H. Jahankhani, & A. G. Hessami (Eds.), Global Security, Safety, and Sustainability (Vol. 92, pp. 232–237). Springer. DOI
Mourão, P. J. R. (2010). Regional Determinants of Competitiveness: The Case of European Soccer teams. International Journal of Sport Finance, 5(3), 222–234. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2010). The dangers of fiscal illusion. Public Money and Management, 30(5), 267–268. DOI
Mourão, P. R., & Gaspar, D. (2010). A eficiência do ramo da educação pré-escolar no Norte de Portugal – uma análise da última década. Revista Portuguesa De Estudos Regionais, 23, 43–57. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2009). Raízes históricas do castigo na análise económica: ensaio de uma prelecção com recurso a O Jogador de Dostoeivski. Revista Tributária e Das Finanças Públicas, 89, 323–334. DOI
Mourão, P. R. R. (2009). As exportações portuguesas entre 1714 e 1770: Os efeitos do pombalismo através de uma discussão econométrica. Economia Aplicada, 13(2), 279–298. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2008). Local development and competitive soccer teams location. The Portuguese case. Investigaciones Regionales, 12, 135–143. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2008). The consequences of Fiscal Illusion on Economic Growth. Journal of Tax Research, 6(2), 82–89. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2008). What has the Economics of Giving given to Economics? Journal of Economic and Social Research, 10(1), 1–33. DOI
Mourão, P. (2007). The regional planning in Portugal and the European community [La planificación regional en Portugal y en la comunidad Europea]. Revista Galega De Economia, 16(2). DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2007). A Companhia das Vinhas do Alto Douro - antecedentes, ação e conseqüências de uma ação da Economia Política Pombalina. Klepsidra – Revista De História, 27. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2007). Abordagens da despesa pública nos últimos vinte anos. Revista Tributária e Das Finanças Públicas, 72, 271–280. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2007). Has trade openness increased all Portuguese public expenditures? A detailed time-series study. Financial Theory and Practice, 31(3), 225–247. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2007). Notes for a discussion of regional planning - The hisrorics cases of portugal and european community. Revista Brasileira De Gestao e Desenvolvimento Regional, 3(1), 3–22. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2007). The Economics of Illusion – a discussion based on Fiscal Illusion. Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice, 25, 67–86. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2007). Why do they prefer the sea? The location of Portuguese professional soccer teams. European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, 7, 153–165. DOI
Mourão, P. R., & Mourão, T. (2007). Determinants of chestnuts demanded quantities – an empirical estimation using panel data. New Medit, 4, 45–47. DOI
Mourão, P. (2006). Contributo para o estudo económico dos indicadores regionais. Revista Portuguesa De Estudos Regionais, 12, 77–92. DOI
Mourão, P. (2006). Que critérios redistributivos na Lei das Finanças Locais? Revista REDES, 11(1), 163–186. DOI
Mourão, P. (2006). Tendências de concentração regional no interior português - o caso de Trás os montes e Alto Douro. Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, 6(1), 107–128. DOI
Mourão, P. (2006). The Money or the World? Why is the number of catholic priests diminishing? The Portuguese Case. Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, 6(2), 43–56. DOI
Mourão, P. J. R. (2005). Incentivos à localização em Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (os séculos XII-XVI). História Económica e História De Empresas, 8(2), 7–24. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2005). A importância do desenvolvimento regional na localização de equipas de futebol profissionais. O caso português 1970-1999. Revista Portuguesa De Estudos Regionais, 8, 31–45. DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2005). Elasticities of Regional and Local Administrations Expenditures - The Portuguese Case. Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, 5(1). DOI
Mourão, P. R. (2005). Falando sobre economia a partir de 'As Vinhas da Ira'. Economia e Sociedade, 14(2), 375–383. DOI
Mourão, P. (2004). As disparidades regionais em Portugal: uma sugestão a partir de índices sintéticos. Revista REDES, 9(3), 11–33. DOI
Mourão, P. (2003). Novas abordagens da Despesa Pública. Revista Univille, 8(2), 40–55. DOI
Development and Economic Growth
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Economics of Institutions
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History of Economic Thought
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Macroeconomic policies
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