António Afonso

Research interests

Publications

• Fiscal developments and financial stress: a threshold VAR analysis

  Empirical Economics · 2017 · 10.1007/s00181-016-1210-5

• Growth and productivity: The role of government debt

  International Review of Economics & Finance · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2012.07.004

• The macroeconomic effects of fiscal policy

  Applied Economics · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2011.591732

• Public Sector Efficiency: Evidence for New EU Member States and Emerging Markets

  RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840701765460

• Income distribution determinants and public spending efficiency

  The Journal of Economic Inequality · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1007/s10888-010-9138-z

• Government size, composition, volatility and economic growth

  European Journal of Political Economy · 2010 · 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2010.02.002

• Short- and long-run determinants of sovereign debt credit ratings

  International Journal of Finance & Economics · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.416

• Public sector efficiency: evidence for new EU member states and emerging markets

  Applied Economics · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840701765460

• Government Size, Composition, Volatility and Economic Growth

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2008 · https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1077767

• Assessing and explaining the relative efficiency of local government

  The Journal of Socio-Economics · 2007 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2007.03.007

• Measuring local government spending efficiency: Evidence for the Lisbon region

  Regional Studies · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400500449937

• Cross-country efficiency of secondary education provision: A semi-parametric analysis with non-discretionary inputs

  Economic Modelling · 2006 · 10.1016/j.econmod.2006.02.003

• Fiscal Sustainability: The Unpleasant European Case

  FinanzArchiv Public Finance Analysis · 2005 · https://doi.org/10.1628/0015221053722532

• Non-Parametric Approaches to Education and Health Efficiency in OECD Countries

  Journal of Applied Economics · 2005 · https://doi.org/10.1080/15140326.2005.12040626

• Public sector efficiency: An international comparison

  Public Choice · 2005 · https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-005-7165-2

• Public Sector Efficiency: An International Comparison

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2003 · https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.434002

• Understanding the determinants of sovereign debt ratings: Evidence for the two leading agencies

  Journal of Economics and Finance · 2003 · https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02751590

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