A Influência das Técnicas de Estúdio nas Obras Thema - Omaggio a Joyce (1958) e Laborintus 2 (1965) de Luciano Berio

Dissertação apresentada para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Artes Musicais

Guerra, Legitimação e Poder no norte da África. As fontes portuguesas (1415-1471)

Neste texto, apresentado no I Congreso Internacional de Jóvenes Medievalistas Ciudad de Cáceres (2012), realizou-se a exposição de alguns fundos e catálogos portugueses que possuem documentos referentes à ação lusitana no Norte da África durante parte do século XV. A ênfase foi dada à apresentação dos fundos encontrados no Arquivo Nacional Torre do Tombo (ANTT), aos documentos presentes na coletânea documental intitulada Monumenta Henricina e, também, em alguns trechos da Crónica da Tomada de Ceuta de Gomes Eanes de Zurara (c.1410-1474). Assim, denota-se através da produção documental, tanto o interesse português nas terras em África, como, principalmente, a política régia para a construção de um discurso legitimador das conquistas naquele espaço.

Financial depth, stock markets and economic growth in the EU-15 countries

The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of financial depth on economic growth in the EU-15 countries from 1970 until 2012, using the two-step System GMM estimator. Even though it might be expected a positive impact, the results show it is negative and sometimes even negative and statistically significant. Among the reasons presented for this, the existence of banking crises seems to better explain these results. In tranquil periods, financial deepening appears to have a positive impact, whereas in banking crises it is persistently negative and statistically significant. Also, after an assessment of the impact of stock markets on economic growth, it appears that more developed countries in the EU-15 have an economy more reliant on this segment of the financial system rather than in bank intermediation.

How much cultural events are "worth" for host communities: Case of Faz Música Lisboa

This paper studies the economic and social impact of Faz Música Lisboa on the segment of society that feels from any direct or indirect consequence due to its existence. A qualitative research based on surveys and interviews is made to retract a list of the benefits and costs that each stakeholder perceives. Relying on the quantifiable variables, it is performed a cost-benefit analysis to measure how much the event is “worth” for the community. I conclude this is a viable project, as it brings a positive net benefit to the society, value that could increase with a higher institutional support.

Portuguese commercial banking: An assessment of competition in the 1960-2013 period

Strong consolidation is one of the most evident developments of banking markets around the world in recent decades. This change is raising questions on how and to what an extent competition is affected by the expansion of the largest banks. The aim of the present study is to measure the degree of competition in the Portuguese commercial banking market in the long-run, during the period ranging from1960 to 2013, by using the non-structural model developed by Panzar and Rosse. The main findings are that the Portuguese banking system, despite the legal restrictions in place, operated mostly in a market with some degree of competition and, at some points in time, presented some interesting competitive features. More recently, it has evolved into functioning as a cartel.