Accreditations
This Master's programme is two years long. The first year is dedicated to the completion of 10 curricular units: six mandatory and four electives, 1 in the 1st semester and 3 on the 2nd semester (see list below). Students who pass all the curricular units in the first year will receive the Diploma of Post-Graduate Study in Economics and Public Policies.
Students who opt to continue into the second year of the Master's will prepare a dissertation (more oriented towards academic research) or a work projects (more oriented towards the solution of applied problems), as well as to complete a curricular unit of methodological character, oriented towards the specific work needs of each student at the end of the course.
Programme Structure for 2024/2025
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Economics, Development and Territory
6.0 ECTS
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Economy and European Policies
6.0 ECTS
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State, Economy and Public Policies
6.0 ECTS
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Industrial Policy and Competitiveness
6.0 ECTS
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Debates in Public Policy
6.0 ECTS
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Research in Economics and Public Policy
6.0 ECTS
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2nd Cycle Internship
6.0 ECTS
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Research Seminar in Economics and Public Policies
6.0 ECTS
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Master Dissertation in Economics and Public Policies
48.0 ECTS
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Project in Economics and Public Policies
48.0 ECTS
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Economics, Development and Territory
a. Acquire a general but integrated view of major spatial organization theories that shape the scientific history of the discipline;
b. Enable students to interpret current territorial dynamics;
c. Acquire capacity to approach issues raised by the challenges of competitiveness.
1. Economy and territory: theoretical relationship synthesis
2. Theory of spatial location and organization of the economy
3. Regional growth theories
4. Globalization and current territorial dynamics.
5. The approach of Regional Competitiveness in the current context: from the cost advantage to the advantage embedded in innovation.
The UC has two modalities of evaluation.
Assessment throughout the semester, materialized in group work (30%) (10 pages), and in three multiple-answer tests (70%) (done in class using the SmartPhone and based on the literature indicated and in classes). Participation in the classes can be used as a factor to increase the final mark.
The final evaluation takes the form of 1st or 2nd season exam.
Grades higher than 17 are subject to confirmation through specific evaluation.
Title: Armstrong, Harley & Taylor, Jim (2010) Regional Economics and Policy, 3th edition, Blackwell
Capello, Roberta (2015) Regional Economics, 2nd, Routledge.
Lopes, A. Simões (1980): Desenvolvimento Regional. Lisboa: FCG
Pike, Andy; & all.(2016) Local and Regional Development, 2nd, Routledge
Vazquez-Barquero, A. (2010) The new forces of Development. World Scientific Publishing
Lopes, Raul (2001), Competitividade, Inovação e Território. Celta (disponível in: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/4269)
McCann, Philip; Sheppard, S. (2003) The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Industrial Location Theory, Regional Studies, Vol. 37.6&7, pp. 649?66
R. Cantillon (1775) Essay on the Nature of Commerce in General
Roberta Capello (2016) What makes Southern Italy still lagging behind? DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2015.1128402
Robyn Eversole (2017) ECONOMIES WITH PEOPLE IN THEM Australian Journal of Regional Studies, Vol. 23, No. 3.
Vázquez-Barquero, A. (2000) Desarrollo endógeno y globalización, EURE vol.26 n.79
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Title: Baptista, A.J.Mendes (1999) Políticas para o Desenvolvimento do Interior. CCDR-Centro, Coimbra.
Baptista, António Mendes (2001), "Cidades, urbanização e economia em contexto de globalização", in Reis, José e Mª Ioannis Baganha (orgs.) A economia em curso: contextos e mobilidades, Edições Afrontamento, Porto, pp. 223-247
Barca, Fabrizio (2012) ?The case for Regional Development intervention Place-Based versus Place-Neutral approaches.? Journal of Regional Science, vol. 52, N.1, pp. 134-152.
Benko, Georges e Alain Lipietz (orgs.) (1992) As regiões ganhadoras - Distritos e redes: os novos paradigmas da geografia económica, Celta, Oeiras, 1994
Budd, Leslie and Hirmis, Amer (2004): "Conceptual Framework for Regional Competitiveness", Regional Studies, Vol. 38-9: 1015-1028.
Camagni, Roberto and Roberta Capello (2010) ?Macroeconomic and territorial policies for regional competitiveness: an EU perspective.? Regional Science Policy & Practice, Vol. 2. Nº1.
Capello, Roberta (2009) ?Spatial Spillovers and Regional Growth: a cognitive approach?. European Planning Studies, vol. 17, Nº 5, pp.639-658.
Ferrão, João (2011) O Ordenamento do Território como Política Pública, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa.
Ferrão, João e Raul Lopes (2004), "Understanding Peripheral Rural Areas as Contexts for Economic Development", in Lois Labrianidis (ed) The future of Europe's Rural Peripheries, pp.31-61, Ashgate
Healey, Patsy (2009) ?City Regions and Place Development?. Regional Studies, vol. 43, Nº6, pp. 831-843.
Mancha-Navarro, T. & Ruben Garrido-Yserte (2008) ?Regional Policy in the European Union: the cohesion-competitiveness dilemma?. Regional Science Policy & Practice, Vol. 1 Nº1.0
Mateus, Augusto, ed. (2015) 25 anos de Portugal Europeu. Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos, Lisboa.
Reis, José (2015), ?Território e Políticas do Território, a Interpretação e a Acção?, Finisterra, L, 100, pp. 107-122.
Rutten, Roel & Boekema, Frans (2007) ?Regional Social Capital: Embeddedness, innovation networks and regional economic development.? Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 74, pp. 1834-1846.
TuroK, Ivan (2004) ?Cities, Regions and Competitiveness?. Regional Studies, vol. 38, Nº9, pp. 1069-1083.
Vázquez-Barquero, Antonio (2006) ?Urban Development in Peripheral Regions of the New Europe: The Case of Vigo in Galicia.? European Planning Studies Vol. 14, No. 6, pp.753-772.
Vázquez Barquero, Antonio (2007) Desarrollo endógeno. Teorías y políticas de desarrollo territorial, Investigaciones Regionales, 11 ? Páginas 183 a 210
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Economy and European Policies
Learning Outcomes (LO):
Knowledge:
1. The evolution of European Agenda (LO1)
2. Theory and forms of integration (LO2)
3. European governance (LO3)
4. Problems regarding competitiveness, social and regional cohesion in the EU (LO4)
5. European Agenda in economic, social, scientific and technological domains (LO5).
6. Main features and causes of the European economic and monetary crisis (LO6)
Application:
7. Main European sources (LO7).
Judgement:
8. The impact of European Agenda and specific policies on the Portuguese economy and society (LO8).
Block 1 - EU: integration, institutions and policies
1. The European Union: from its foundation to the present day
2. Economic policy and the single market
3. European budget and integration policies
Block 2 - EMU and financial policies
4. Monetary integration: history of ideas
5. EMU's political economy
6. ECB and European monetary policy
7. Financial and banking policy in the EU
Block 3 - The European Union and Portugal
8. Portuguese integration in the EU and EMU
9. The peripheries and the problem of asymmetric integration
Block 4 - The EU's challenges
10. Climate change
11. Migration
12. Political changes
1. Periodic assessment, comprising the following elements:
An individual written assignment - article format with oral presentation (70%) and discussion of a topic in class (30%). Minimum mark of 8 in each element.
The topic of the work will be defined taking into account the UC program and the research interests of the participants.
Minimum attendance: 80% of classes.
2. Evaluation by exam: individual written test (100%)
Title: Artis, M. e Nixson, F. (orgs.) (2007), The Economics of the European Union - Policy and Analysis, 4ª edição, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Baldwin, R. e Wyplosz, C. (2019), The Economics of European Integration, 6ª edição, Berkshire, UK, McGraw-Hill.
Marques, A. (2006), A Economia da União Europeia, Coimbra, Almedina.
Porto, M.C.L. (2017), Teoria da Integração e Políticas da União Europeia - Face aos desafios da globalização, 5ª edição, Coimbra, Almedina.
Wallace, H., Pollack, M.A., Young, A.R. (orgs.) (2014), Policy Making in the European Union, 7ª edição, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
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Title: El-Agraa, A.M. (org.) (2011), The European Union - Economics and Policies, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 9ª edição.
Morel, N., Palier, B. e Palme, J. (orgs.) (2012), Towards a Social Investment Welfare State?, Bristol, The Policy Press.
Nello, S.S. (2011), The European Union - Economics, Policies & History, Berkshire, UK, McGraw-Hill, 3ª edição.
Rodrigues, M. J. (org.) (2002), The New Knowledge Economy in Europe - A Strategy for International Competitiveness and Social Cohesion, com a colaboração de R. Boyer, M. Castells, G. Esping-Andersen, R. Lindley, B.Å. Lundvall, L. Soete, M. Telò e M. Tomlinson, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar (edição portuguesa: Para uma Europa da Inovação e do Conhecimento, Celta Editora, 2000).
Rocha, I. (2013), Tratados da União Europeia - Versão consolidada, 2ª edição, Porto, Porto Editora.
Rodrigues, M.J. (2012), Mapping Future Scenarios for the Eurozone, Lisboa, Fundação Friedrich Ebert.
Telò, M. (2009), The European Union and Global Governance, Londres, Routledge.
Wiener, A. e Diez, T. (eds.) (2009), European Integration Theory, 2ª edição, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
DOCUMENTOS OFICIAIS DA UE
LINK: European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/
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State, Economy and Public Policies
At the end of this learning unit's term, the student must be able to:
1. Recognise the main theoretical discussions, pervasive in social sciences, about the conception and roles of the State.
2. Recognise and analyse the main micro and macroeconomic reasons for state intervention.
3. Apply theoretical knowledge and empirical information with relevance to the draw of implications about the nature of the different types of state intervention in economy.
4. Recognise and analyse the logic behind monetary incentives, as a public policy instrument, and the factors which could have influence in their efficacy
1. State conceptions in social and economic theory
1.1. The State and the classical political economic perspective (Smith, Mill)
1.2. Recent debates: neoliberalism vs institutionalism
2. The fundamentals for state intervention in a "mixed economy"
2.1. Microeconomic fundamentals: welfare economics
2.2. Macroeconomic fundamentals: the keynesian perspective
2.3. From "market failures" to "state failures"
3. Motivations, incentives and public policies
3.1. The rational choice theory and the role of incentives
3.2. Behaviour and public policies
Students must choose one of the two following assessment methods:
1. Assessment throughout the semester:
- Individual essay (50%)
- Individual test (50%).
2. Final Exam (First Season):
- Written final exam (100%)
Students can enroll in the second season exam if they do not achieve a passing score on the assessment throughout the semester or in the first season exam.
Title: Backhouse, Roger (2002). The Penguin History of Economics, Penguin Books: London, Caps. 6 e 7.
Bromley, Daniel W. (2006). Sufficient Reason. Volitional Pragmatism and the Meaning of Economic Institutions, Princeton University Press: Princeton e Oxford, Caps. 3, 4 e 5.
Chang, Ha Joon (2002), Breaking the mould: an institutionalist political economy alternative to the neo liberal theory of the market and the state, Cambridge Journal of Economics, 26: 539-559.
Frohlich, Norman e Oppenheimer, Joe (2003), Optimal Policies and Socially Oriented Behavior: Some Problematic Effects of an Incentive Compatible Device, Public Choice, vol. 117, nº. 3-4: 273-293.
Gneezy e Rustichini (2000), Pay Enough or Don?t Pay at All, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, August: 791-810.
Hardin, Garret (1968), The Tragedy of the Commons, Science, 162:1243-1248.
Wolff, Jonathan (1996). Introdução à Filosofia Política, Gradiva: Lisboa, Cap. 4.
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Title: Akerlof, George A. (1970), The market for lemons: quality uncertainty and the market mechanism, Quarterly Journal of Economics 84: 488-500.
Arrow, Kenneth J. (1963), Uncertainty and the welfare economics of medical care, The American Economic Review vol. 53, nº. 5: 941-973.
Arrow, Kenneth J. (1963). Social Choice and Individual Values, Wiley: New York.
Arrow, Kenneth J. (1974). The Limits of Organization, Norton: New York.
Bromley, Daniel W. (2006). Sufficient Reason. Volitional Pragmatism and the Meaning of Economic Institutions, Princeton University Press: Princeton e Oxford.
Dewey, John 1991 (1927). The Public and its Problems, Ohio University Press.
Frey, B. S. (1997). Not Just for the Money. An Economic Theory of Personal Motivation, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham.
Hayek, F. A. (1960), The Constitution of Liberty, Routledge: London, Caps. 1-6 e 9.
Hirschman, Albert O. (1970). Exit, Voice and Loyalty. Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations and States, Harvard University Press: Cambridge e London.
Keynes, J. Maynard (1967). The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, MacMillan: London.
Mill, John Stuart 1991 (1871). On liberty and Other Essays, Oxford University Press: Oxford.
Nussbaum, Martha (2000), The Cost of Tragedy: Some Moral Limits of Cost Benefit Analysis, Journal of Legal Studies 29: 1005-1036.
Nussbaum, Martha C. (1997), Flawed Foundations: The Philosophical Critique of (A Particular Type of) Economics, The University of Chicago Law Review vol. 64, nº. 4: 1197-1214.
O'Neill, John (1998). The Market: Ethics, Knowledge and Politics, Routledge: London.
Sunstein, Cass R. (1997). Free Markets and Social Justice, Oxford University Press: New York.
Wolff, Jonathan (1996). Introdução à Filosofia Política, Gradiva: Lisboa.
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Industrial Policy and Competitiveness
At the end of the course unit the learner is expected to be able to: Achieve the following learning objectives (LO):
OA1. Know the key concepts and indicators for the analysis of industrial policy and competitiveness.
OA2. Know the main currents and theoretical debates in this field
OA3. Know the main instruments and objectives of the policies for the qualification of the productive fabric and for the promotion of economic competitiveness
OA4. Know specific industrial policies
OA5. Understand the challenges of policy analysis in these areas
1. The concepts of industrial policy and competitiveness
2. The evolution of industrial policy in the history of capitalism
3. Theoretical justifications for industrial policy
4. Objectives and instruments of industrial policy
5. Debates and policies on competitiveness today
Periodic assessment:
Individual essay: 60%
Group work: 40%
Final exam: 100%
Title: ? Weiss, J. (2020) ?Neoclassical Economic Perspectives on Industrial Policy?, in: A. Oqubay, C. Cramer, H.-J. Chang and R. Kozul-Wright (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Policy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Cap.5.
? Rodrik, D. (2007). One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions, and Economic Growth. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Cap.4.
? Mazzucato, M. (2013). The Entrepreneurial State. Debunking Public Vs. Private Sector Myths. Londres: Anthem Press. Cap.2.
? Mamede, R.P. (2017). ?O Papel do Estado no Desenvolvimento das Capacidades Produtivas?. In VVAA, Economia com Todos. Lisboa: Relógio d'Água.
? Chang, H. J. & Andreoni, A. (2020). ?Industrial policy in the 21st century?. Development and Change, 51(2), 324-351.
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Title: Wade, R. (1990). Governing the market: Economic theory and the role of government in East Asian industrialization. Princeton University Press.
Schlaile, M., Urmetzer, S., Blok, V., Andersen, A., Timmermans, J., Mueller, M., Fagerberg, J. & Pyka, A. (2017). ?Innovation systems for transformations towards sustainability? Taking the normative dimension seriously?. Sustainability, 9(12), 2253.
Sachs, J. (2005). The end of poverty: How we can make it happen in our lifetime. Penguin UK.
Ramos, P. (2013). Torturem os Números que Eles Confessam - Sobre o mau uso e abuso das Estatísticas em Portugal, e não só. Lisboa: Leya. (Cap.3)
Prestowitz, C.W. et al. (1994). ?The fight over competitiveness. A zero-sum debate?, Foreign Affairs, 73(4), pp.186-206.
Peneder, M. (2017). ?Competitiveness and industrial policy: from rationalities of failure towards the ability to evolve?. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 41(3), 829-858.
OCDE (1995) ?Competitiveness policy: A new agenda?, DSTI/IND (95) 14, Paris.
Mamede, R.P.; Godinho, M.M.; Simões, V.C. (2014). ?Assessment and challenges of industrial policies in Portugal: is there a way out of the stuck in the middle trap??. In A. Teixeira, E. Silva e R. Mamede (Orgs.), Structural Change, Competitiveness and Industrial Policy: Painful Lessons from the European Periphery. London: Routledge.
Mamede, R.P. (Coord.) (2018). ?Avaliação do Impacto dos Fundos Europeus Estruturais e de Investimento (FEEI) no Desempenho das Empresas?, Relatório Final, Agência para o Desenvolvimento e Coesão.
Mamede, R.P. (2015). O Que Fazer Com Este País. Lisboa: Marcador.
Mamede, R.P. e Feio, P.A. (2012). "Condições de eficácia e legitimidade da intervenção do Estado - o caso da política industrial em Portugal". In R. Carmo e L. Veloso (orgs.), A Constituição Social da Economia.
Mamede, R.P. (2009). "Os desafios do desenvolvimento económico e as políticas públicas". In R.M. Carmo e J. Rodrigues (coord.), Onde Pára o Estado? Políticas Públicas em Tempos de Crise. Lisboa: Nelson de Matos. Pp. 173-198.
Maddison, Angus (2006). The World Economy. Paris: Development Centre Studies, OCDE.
Lundvall, B. Å. (2007). National innovation systems: analytical concept and development tool. Industry and Innovation, 14(1), 95-119.
Lin, J., & Chang, H. J. (2009). Should Industrial Policy in developing countries conform to comparative advantage or defy it? A debate between Justin Lin and Ha-Joon Chang. Development policy review, 27(5), 483-502.
Landes, D. S. (2015). Wealth and poverty of nations. Hachette UK.
Krugman, P. (1996). ?Making sense of the competitiveness debate?, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 12(3), pp.17-25.
Krugman, P. (1994). ?Competitiveness: a dangerous obsession?, Foreign Affairs, 73(2), pp.28-44.
Kline, S. J., & Rosenberg, N. (1986). An overview of innovation. The positive sum strategy: Harnessing technology for economic growth. The National Academy of Science, USA.
Jacobs, M. et al. (2019). ?Beyond Growth: Towards A New Economic Approach?. OECD?s Report of the Secretary General?s Advisory Group on a New Growth Narrative, SG/NAEC(2019)3, Paris.
Imbs, J., & Wacziarg, R. (2003). Stages of diversification. American Economic Review, 93(1), 63-86.
Hay, C. (2012). The ?dangerous obsession?with cost competitiveness? and the not so dangerous obsession with competitiveness. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 36(2), 463-479.
Hausmann, R.; Klinger, B.; Wagner, R. (2008). "Doing Growth Diagnostics in Practice: A 'Mindbook'". CID Working Paper No. 17. Harvard University.
Grabas, C., & Nützenadel, A. (Eds.). (2014). Industrial policy in Europe after 1945: wealth, power and economic development in the cold war. Springer.
Gerschenkron, A. (1962). Economic backwardness in historical perspective: a book of essays (No. 330.947 G381). Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Falck, O., Gollier, C., & Woessmann, L. (Eds.). (2011). Industrial policy for national champions. MIT Press.
Edler, J., & Fagerberg, J. (2017). ?Innovation policy: What, why, and how?. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 33(1), 2-23.
EC/OECD (2017), STIP Compass Taxonomies describing STI Policy data, edition 2017, https://stip.oecd.org.
Diamond, J. M. (1998). Guns, germs and steel: a short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years. Random House.
Cohen, W. M., & Levinthal, D. A. (1990). Absorptive capacity: A new perspective on learning and innovation. Administrative science quarterly, 35(1), 128-152.
Cimoli, M., Dosi, G., Nelson, R. R., & Stiglitz, J. (2006). Institutions and policies shaping industrial development: an introductory note (No. 2006/02). Lem Working paper series.
Chang, H. J. (2008). Bad Samaritans: The guilty secrets of rich nations and the threat to global prosperity. Random House.
Chandra, V. (2010). Technology, adaptation, and exports. How some developing countries got it right. Washington: The World Bank.
Bondonio, D.; Fernandes, T.F.; Mamede, R. (2016). "Does EU Public Support to Firm Investments Boost High Quality Jobs? Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Microdata and Natural-Experiment Conditions", Working Paper do Dinâmia'CET 2016/01.
Bianchi, P. (2008). International handbook on industrial policy. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Fine, B. (2013). Beyond the Developmental State: An Introduction?, in B. Fine, J. Saraswati,D. Tavasci (Orgs.), Beyond the developmental state: Industrial policy into the twenty-first century. Pluto, Londres, 2013.
Arrow, K. (1962). J., 1962, Economic Welfare and The Allocation of Resources for Invention. The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity, Princeton University Press and NBER.
Aiginger, K., & Vogel, J. (2015). Competitiveness: from a misleading concept to a strategy supporting Beyond GDP goals. Competitiveness Review, 25(5), 497-523.
Acemoglu, D., & Robinson, J. A. (2012). Why nations fail: The origins of power, prosperity, and poverty. Crown Books.
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Debates in Public Policy
1. Identify and understand the objectives of public policies and critically evaluate their articulation with the problems to which they intend to respond;
2. Identify the successes and insufficiencies of recent public policies, in particular with regard to the problems without adequate response, which constitute good starting points for a Dissertation / Final Master's Project.
The class consists of a set of discussion sessions with policy makers and experts on pressing issues of public policy in Portugal and the EU. The sessions are moderated by the teaching staff. The contents of the sessions may vary, depending on the guest speakers and the topics that are on the policy agenda in a given year.
The policy areas to be covered in the sessions may include, amongst others:
- Environmental, climate and energy policies
- Education policies
- Science and technology policies
- Health policies
- Social policies
- Cultural policies
- Territorial policies
- Demographic policies and migration
- Business support policies
- Budgetary policies
- Defence and security policies
- Regulation of digitalization
- Regulation of economic activities
- Financial regulation
Assessment throughout the semester:
Each student must write one report (100% of the final grade). The report should identify the themes addressed by the invited speaker; provide a critical synthesis; develop a research question and relate it to academic bibliography.
Due to the fact that the course is based on a list of seminars, there is no possibility of doing this course by final exam assessment.
Title: - Cairney, P. (2012). Understanding public policy: theories and issues. Macmillan International Higher Education.
- Goodin, R. E., Moran, M., & Rein, M. (2006). The Oxford handbook of public policy. Oxford Handbooks of Political.
- Heinelt, H., & Münch, S. (eds.) (2018), Handbook of European Policies: Interpretive approaches to the EU, Cheltenham and Northampton: Edward Elgar.
- Howlett, M., & Mukherjee, I. (Eds.). (2018). Routledge handbook of policy design. Routledge.
Blogue de Paul Carney: https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/
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Title: A bibliografia complementar será indicada aos alunos à medida que forem sendo abordados os respectivos tópicos em sala de aula.
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Research in Economics and Public Policy
1. Identify current topics and potential research areas in the field of economics and public policies
2. Understand the specificities of research in economics and public policies
3. Select bibliographical references and the leading journals
4. Critically examine a scientific paper
5. Understand the specific nature of a scientific paper
6. Distinguish data sources according to the topic under study
7. Understand the main differences between quantitative methods and qualitative methods
8. Design a research proposal
1. Components of a scientific paper
2. Research and exploration of scientific papers in the field of economics and public policies
3. Research and exploration of other bibliographical references on economics and public policies w
4. Exploration of national and European databases
5. Research methodologies: quantitative approaches and qualitative approaches
6. Design a research proposal
Periodic Evaluation:
Test (50%)
Research Project and Presentation (50%)
A minimum score of 8 is required in the test and in the research project and the respective presentation
To approve, an average of at least 9.5 is required
Final Exam:
First Season (100%) or Second Season (100%)
To approve, a minimum score of 9.5 is required
Title: - Day, R. A. and Gastel, B. (2006) "How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper", Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 6th Edition.
- Mukhopadhyay, S. and Gupta, R. K. (2014) "Survey of Qualitative Research Methodology in Strategy Research and Implication for Indian Researchers", Vision 18 (2): 109-123.
- Onwuegbuzie, A. J. and Leech, N. L.(2005) "On Becoming a Pragmatic Researcher: The Importance of Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methodologies", International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 8 (5): 375-387.
- Punch, K. F. (2006) "Developing Effective Research Proposals", London, Sage, 2nd Edition.
- Quivy, R. and Campenhoudt, L. V. (2005) "Manual de Investigação nas Ciências Sociais", Lisboa, Gradiva.
- White, L. (2005) "Writes of Passage: Writing an Empirical Journal Article", Journal of Marriage and Family, 67 (4): 791-798.
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Title: Bases de Dados de Fontes Bibliográficas: Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Scielo, B-on e RCAAP.
Outras Bases de Dados: Pordata, Bpstat, INE, LABREF, ILO, Banco Central Europeu, Eurostat, AMECO, OCDE, FMI, Banco Mundial, Fred St. Louis, BIS, Penn World Table, UNCTAD, The Global Economy, Observatório do Emprego Jovem, Observatório das Migrações., Observatório das Desigualdades, Observatório sobre Crises e Alternativas, DGERT, GEE e GEP.
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2nd Cycle Internship
Research Seminar in Economics and Public Policies
At the end of this course the student will:
1. Know the steps involved in the research process;
2. Understand working methodologies;
3. Be able to work autonomously in the production of individual research.
4. Be capable of presenting results, orally and in writing.
1. The stages of the investigation process
2. Types of theses
3. Identification of research questions
4. Plagiarism in scientific work and the rules of citation and bibliographic referencing
5. Planning the phases of the work
6. Preparation of the literature review and bibliographic sources
7. Types and phases of empirical work in economics
8. Themes of research in economics
9. Oral presentation of a thesis
Assessment throughout the semester:
Performance evaluation includes the following, mandatory, elements:
- 2 Individual reports (10%+20%);
- 1 "Thesis Project" report (70%);
This course does not have an exam due to its nature.
Title: Fisher, C., Researching and Writing a Dissertation: An Essential Guide for Business Students, 3ª edição., 2010, Prentice Hall.,
Hancké, B., Intelligent Research Design - A guide for beginning researchers in the social sciences, 2009, Oxford University Press.,
Thomson, W., A Guide for the Young Economist, 2ª edição., 2011, MIT Press.,
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Title: Bryman, A. e Bell, E., Business Research Methods, 3ª edição., 2011, Oxford University Press,
Chalmers, Alan F., What is this thing called science? 3th edition., 1999, Buckingham, Open University Press,,
Hollis, M., The philosophy of science - An introduction, Revised and Updated Edition., 2002, Cambridge University Press,,
Saunders, M., Lewis, P. e Thornhill (2009). Research Methods for Business Students, 5ª edição. Pearson Education.
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Master Dissertation in Economics and Public Policies
Acquire the capacity to undertake research independently.
ProgramThe work program starts from a topic raised by the student's intellectual interest, a topic that will be addressed according to a customized program of work to be agreed with the supervisor.
Notwithstanding this, the work to be done must materialize in a "paper" containing:
1. The formulation of a question or a problem, theoretically capable of having an appropriate response through the mobilization of scientific research methodology.
2. A review of the theoretical issues underlying the question above, obtained through research, analysis and critical interpretation of the latest internationally accepted scientific literature.
3. In coordination with the earlier theoretical balance, the dissertation must contain an exercise (theoretical and / or empirical) that complements an innovative way to approach the topic under investigation.
4. Finally, the dissertation must contain a conclusive synthesis answering the research starting point, as well as suggestions for further research
The evaluation of the CU process will be through the public discussion of the dissertation presented by the student, and conducted by a panel.
The final rating (0 to 20) will be assigned by the panel, given the academic quality of the written work presented (especially the relevance, originality, and consistency of theoretical and methodological shown), as well as the student's performance during the presentation and discussion of the text.
Title: A bibliografia adoptada na UC decorre da pesquisa realizada pelos próprios alunos, tendo em conta a Pergunta de Partida que norteia o trabalho de cada aluno.
Especial atenção deve ser dada às indicações bibliográficas fornecidas pelo Orientador.
Em termos de enquadramento metodológico, recomendam-se:
The bibliography adopted results from the survey conducted by the students themselves, taking into account the "Question of Departure" that guides the work of each student.
Special attention should be given to bibliographical information provided by the Advisor.
In terms of methodological guidelines the next references are recommended:
Hancké, B., Intelligent Research Design: a guide for beginning researchers in social sciences, 2009, Oxford University Press.,
Thomson, W., A Guide for the Young Economist, 2011, MIT Press.,
Bell, Judith, Como realizar um projecto de investigação, 2004, Gradiva,
Quivy, R. & L. Campenhoudt, Manual de Investigação em Ciências Sociais, 1992, Gradiva,
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Recommended optative
1st semester
- 01710 | Planning and Public Policy
- 03641 | Comparative Political Economy (2 Cycle) | Daytime - Lecture in EN
- 03646 - Case Study Methods in Political Economy
- 04660 | Ecological transition, work and employment
- M6801 | Macroeconomic Policies
- 00555 | Using Statistical Indicators
2nd semester
- M6810 - Regional and City Policies
- 04072 - Policy Evaluation Methods
- 00201 - Economics of Knowledge and Innovation Policy
- 00555 | Quantitative Techniques for Data Analysis
Optional courses will only be held if they achieve a minimum number of enrollments.
Objectives
The curriculum of the Master's in Economics and Public Policies was designed with the following general objectives:
- enable students to understand and question the role of States in answering the principle contemporary challenges in economics;
- to support the development of skills of designing, managing and evaluating public policies.
This MSc intends to supply its students with:
- theoretical bases for understanding, conceptualizing and questioning Public Policy;
- a critical vision regarding the policies "in action";
- knowledge about the best practices of instrumenting policies;
Such general purposes are implemnted in the following ways. The level of knowledge, it is intended that students will be able to:
- understand the main debates around the nature and role of the State in the regulation of the economy;
- identify the principle mechanisms of European governance;
- distinguish the different scales of public policy, in particular of monetary, budgeting and cohesion policy, bearing in mind Portugal's participation in the European Union;
At the level of ability, it is intended that students will be able to master instruments of analysis, namely;
- the design, management, and evaluation of public policy;
- the impact of the Agenda and specific European policies on Portugal in the prioritized domains of economic competitiveness, knowledge and innovation, as well as social cohesion and territorial development.
At the level of skills, it is intended that students will be able to:
- judge the factors that control the efficiency of public policy;
- independently develop research ideas in the domains of economics and public policy;
- present and communicate the results of their research and/or professional projects in specific contexts;
These objectives are pursued through the specific learning goals of the various CUs, with their accomplishment measured through one or more evaluation methods suited to each specific type of objective.
Thesis / Final work
This course requires the completion of a scientific dissertation, or an innovative project of a more applied nature, corresponding to 60 credits.
The master's students are given the opportunity to choose between these two options due to the diverse nature of the individuals included in the programme: this group contains, on the one hand, students and technicians that intend to continue their studies in further educational programmes and, on the other, professionals who make direct interventions in the areas of analysis within the scope of the course.
The preparation of the dissertation or the final project will be guided by a Ph.D. or recognized specialist, and must be presented in public before a jury appointed for this purpose.