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Marieta Valente
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Journal article
Published: 13 May 2021 in Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
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In markets where ethical goods are available, consumers and producers can voluntarily address the negative externality market failure. However, in reality, these goods are often credence goods and the claims are not verifiable by consumers. We design an experiment to explore whether there can be voluntary internalization of negative externalities in markets controlling for different types of information asymmetry, namely credence claims with the potential for false advertisements, the possibility of certifying claims and finally mandatory truthful claims. We observe that there is a limited scope for ethical goods to be traded and negative externalities reduced in all informational setups. However, when false claims can be made, markets will appear very prosocial to the outside observer who will see widespread concerns for externalities and a price premium on allegedly ethical goods relative to conventional ones. In fact, conventional goods are just being falsely advertised as ethical. In addition, the price premium is seldom enough to cover the additional cost of producing a good that minimizes externalities. Even when credence claims are not allowed, the market will only partially internalize negative externalities, leaving thus room for some form of regulatory intervention.

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Maria Eduarda Fernandes; Marieta Valente. What you get is not what you paid for: New evidence from a lab experiment on negative externalities and information asymmetries. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 2021, 93, 101712 .

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Maria Eduarda Fernandes, Marieta Valente. What you get is not what you paid for: New evidence from a lab experiment on negative externalities and information asymmetries. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. 2021; 93 ():101712.

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Maria Eduarda Fernandes; Marieta Valente. 2021. "What you get is not what you paid for: New evidence from a lab experiment on negative externalities and information asymmetries." Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 93, no. : 101712.

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Published: 02 April 2021 in The International Journal of Management Education
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Understanding how business and economics higher education students ethically appraise corporate behaviour nowadays may contribute to anticipating how they will behave in the future as corporate actors and leaders. At present, students observe and perceive academic behaviour; in the future, they will make decisions and act within a corporate context. We investigated the hypothesis, which is concerned with consistency between the perceptions of the aforementioned two contexts evaluated at the same time (academic at present and corporate in a hypothetical future), through a questionnaire administered to business and economics undergraduate students at a top Portuguese institution. We found evidence of such consistency in perceptions. Students who perceived academic misconduct to be more serious also held more ethical views on corporate behaviour. Female students and students from higher education family backgrounds expressed stricter views on corporate ethics than those of their peers. By exploring this alignment, it is thus possible for higher education institutions to affect the ethical perceptions of academic (mis)conduct and promote more ethical behaviour at present and potentially in the future.

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Marieta Valente; Carla Sá; Nuno Soares; Sílvia Sousa. Exploring the consistency of ethical perceptions by business and economics higher education students: Looking from academia towards the corporate world. The International Journal of Management Education 2021, 19, 100499 .

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Marieta Valente, Carla Sá, Nuno Soares, Sílvia Sousa. Exploring the consistency of ethical perceptions by business and economics higher education students: Looking from academia towards the corporate world. The International Journal of Management Education. 2021; 19 (2):100499.

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Marieta Valente; Carla Sá; Nuno Soares; Sílvia Sousa. 2021. "Exploring the consistency of ethical perceptions by business and economics higher education students: Looking from academia towards the corporate world." The International Journal of Management Education 19, no. 2: 100499.

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Published: 07 March 2021 in Information Economics and Policy
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Whether or not the option to work remotely increases firm labour productivity is theoretically ambiguous. We use a rich and representative sample of Portuguese firms, and within-firm variation in the policy of remote electronic access – a key prerequisite for remote work – over the period 2011–2016, to empirically assess the relationship between remote access and firm labour productivity. Based on estimations of models with firm-fixed effects, we find a significantly negative association, on average, between remote access and productivity. However, we also find a substantial degree of heterogeneity across different categories of firms, where the association between remote access and productivity is significantly positive for firms that undertake R&D activities. Our findings suggest that the possibility of working remotely, as proxied by the possibility of remote access, is more likely to be harmful for productivity in non-exporting, small firms that do not do R&D, and that employ a workforce with a below-average skill level.

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Natália P. Monteiro; Odd Rune Straume; Marieta Valente. When does remote electronic access (not) boost productivity? Longitudinal evidence from Portugal. Information Economics and Policy 2021, 100923 .

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Natália P. Monteiro, Odd Rune Straume, Marieta Valente. When does remote electronic access (not) boost productivity? Longitudinal evidence from Portugal. Information Economics and Policy. 2021; ():100923.

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Natália P. Monteiro; Odd Rune Straume; Marieta Valente. 2021. "When does remote electronic access (not) boost productivity? Longitudinal evidence from Portugal." Information Economics and Policy , no. : 100923.

Journal article
Published: 19 January 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The public perception of renewable energy sources is generally positive, due to their role in air pollution and CO2 emission mitigation policies. However, there are local environmental detrimental effects, and empirical evidence is not consistent as to the support of local communities. In the present paper, we analyse the antecedents of public generic perceptions of renewables grounded on objective location-related factors. Personal location-related factors can originate in the involvement of individuals with renewable energy sources. Regional location-related factors concern the importance of the renewable energy source in the district of residence and in relation to other renewables. We implement a questionnaire on public perceptions of renewable energy sources by the general population in mainland Portugal and complement respondent-level responses with renewable energy district information. Regression analysis shows that these objective location-related factors, both personal and regional, help explain public perceptions of renewables and thus we find empirical support for the proposed approach. These results can inform and guide policymakers in tackling future social acceptance issues of renewable energy policies towards lower carbon emissions and less polluting energy production.

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Lígia Pinto; Sara Sousa; Marieta Valente. Explaining the Social Acceptance of Renewables through Location-Related Factors: An Application to the Portuguese Case. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 806 .

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Lígia Pinto, Sara Sousa, Marieta Valente. Explaining the Social Acceptance of Renewables through Location-Related Factors: An Application to the Portuguese Case. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (2):806.

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Lígia Pinto; Sara Sousa; Marieta Valente. 2021. "Explaining the Social Acceptance of Renewables through Location-Related Factors: An Application to the Portuguese Case." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2: 806.

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Published: 20 February 2020 in Economic Analysis and Policy
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In several countries, academic hazing is an integration program for higher education students that is undertaken by older students in a relationship of domination and submission. Academic hazing can involve humiliation and violence, which has aroused concern worldwide amongst institutions and policymakers. Institutional responses and academic research thus far have failed to look at the behavior of participants in academic hazing as a rational choice. We argue that within an economic framework in which students compare costs and benefits, the decision in respect of participation is rational, and we test this framework empirically. Furthermore, we apply the contingent valuation method in order to elicit the value of an alternative integration program without the emotional costs associated with humiliating activities. The elicited value is non-negligible, thus confirming that students would indeed support an alternative program, in particular first year-students. This result lays the grounds for institutional intervention. Additionally, we find that first-year students underestimate how long participation in hazing takes at the expense of other activities. This paper illustrates how a seemingly irrational phenomenon can be understood as being rational within an economic approach. The results call for and give strength to institutional efforts to replace current anachronistic academic hazing practices in countries in which academic hazing is a social and institutional problem.

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Lígia M. Costa Pinto; Carla Sá; Nuno Soares; Sílvia Sousa; Marieta Valente. The case for academic hazing as a rational choice: An economic approach. Economic Analysis and Policy 2020, 66, 51 -62.

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Lígia M. Costa Pinto, Carla Sá, Nuno Soares, Sílvia Sousa, Marieta Valente. The case for academic hazing as a rational choice: An economic approach. Economic Analysis and Policy. 2020; 66 ():51-62.

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Lígia M. Costa Pinto; Carla Sá; Nuno Soares; Sílvia Sousa; Marieta Valente. 2020. "The case for academic hazing as a rational choice: An economic approach." Economic Analysis and Policy 66, no. : 51-62.

Journal article
Published: 02 August 2019 in Energies
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The construction of hydropower plants, particularly of large ones, is far from being a consensual decision: advocates defend their construction based on the unquestionable benefits hydropower provides, while critics argue that these facilities are far from harmless and cause adverse impacts on the environment, being not only against the construction but also demanding the destruction of existing ones. We review a selection of recent empirical studies concerning impacts of hydropower developments, to make a case for the consideration of non-use values in the economic valuation of the environmental and social impacts of hydropower plants, through the use of non-market valuation methodologies. Additionally, we present data from a case study of hydropower economic valuation, where different subgroups of the population with differing degrees of contact and familiarity with hydropower rate their perception of impacts. Respondents with more contact are less penalizing of hydropower than other respondents. We conclude that non-use values are non-negligible and can be valued through stated preference methods, but researchers should take into consideration perceptions and the role of users and non-users. Non-use values should thus not be neglected by policy makers and regulators at the planning and public consultation stages or as part of the decommissioning decision.

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Sara Sousa; Anabela Botelho; Lígia M. Costa Pinto; Marieta Valente. How Relevant Are Non-Use Values and Perceptions in Economic Valuations? The Case of Hydropower Plants. Energies 2019, 12, 2986 .

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Sara Sousa, Anabela Botelho, Lígia M. Costa Pinto, Marieta Valente. How Relevant Are Non-Use Values and Perceptions in Economic Valuations? The Case of Hydropower Plants. Energies. 2019; 12 (15):2986.

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Sara Sousa; Anabela Botelho; Lígia M. Costa Pinto; Marieta Valente. 2019. "How Relevant Are Non-Use Values and Perceptions in Economic Valuations? The Case of Hydropower Plants." Energies 12, no. 15: 2986.

Original article
Published: 19 November 2018 in Health & Social Care in the Community
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Increasing visits to emergency departments add strain to public healthcare systems. The misperception of symptoms’ severity can partly explain inappropriate use of hospitals’ emergency departments by non‐urgent patients. This paper focuses on the misperception of symptoms’ severity as a cause for the inappropriate use of emergency departments. It explores the role that informing potential patients of the correct severity level can play in correcting this inefficiency. We implement in an incentivised manner an exploratory economic experiment to elicit the degree of severity of five sets of symptoms, corresponding to frequent causes of emergency department visits. The study was setup in Braga, Northern Portugal, recruiting voluntary participants through civic local organisations. We ask participants to indicate the more suitable health service, before and after revealing the true degree of severity. Results show that there is an overestimation of the degree of severity of some clinical profiles, and when confronted with the real severity, in only half of the cases are choices changed to other health services. Although exploratory, this study provides insights into the potential role of health education policies concerning symptoms’ severity but it also highlights the limits of such policies. Furthermore, the use of economic experiments can provide meaningful insights for the design of policies addressing demand‐side healthcare inefficiencies.

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Anabela Botelho; Isabel Correia Dias; Tânia Fernandes; Lígia M. Costa Pinto; Jorge Teixeira; Marieta Valente; Paula Veiga. Overestimation of health urgency as a cause for emergency services inappropriate use: Insights from an exploratory economics experiment in Portugal. Health & Social Care in the Community 2018, 27, 1031 -1041.

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Anabela Botelho, Isabel Correia Dias, Tânia Fernandes, Lígia M. Costa Pinto, Jorge Teixeira, Marieta Valente, Paula Veiga. Overestimation of health urgency as a cause for emergency services inappropriate use: Insights from an exploratory economics experiment in Portugal. Health & Social Care in the Community. 2018; 27 (4):1031-1041.

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Anabela Botelho; Isabel Correia Dias; Tânia Fernandes; Lígia M. Costa Pinto; Jorge Teixeira; Marieta Valente; Paula Veiga. 2018. "Overestimation of health urgency as a cause for emergency services inappropriate use: Insights from an exploratory economics experiment in Portugal." Health & Social Care in the Community 27, no. 4: 1031-1041.

Journal article
Published: 14 September 2018 in Games
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In a context where sustainable consumption and production need to be encouraged, economic experiments can provide significant insights into how individuals consider environmental externalities in their choices and how public policy can foster the environmental public good. Experimental studies aiming to evaluate market mitigation of externalities through the provision of green goods usually choose to adopt neutral language in terms of framing. Our study implements an incentivized economics experiment to explore how supply and demand consider negative externalities. Furthermore, the study addresses the impact of using non-abstract wording when describing negative externalities. Two types of goods can be produced and bought, namely goods generating negative externalities on other consumers (either labelled as B or brown) and goods that cause no harm to others (either labelled A or green). We conclude that the provision of green goods increases from 18.1% in the abstract frame to 70% in the environmental frame. Framing is, therefore, a relevant variable for the outcome of this experimental market. This has important implications for economic experiments aiming to evaluate pro-environmental behaviours and provide policy orientations for the provision of green goods.

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Maria Eduarda Fernandes; Marieta Valente. When Is Green Too Rosy? Evidence from a Laboratory Market Experiment on Green Goods and Externalities. Games 2018, 9, 70 .

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Maria Eduarda Fernandes, Marieta Valente. When Is Green Too Rosy? Evidence from a Laboratory Market Experiment on Green Goods and Externalities. Games. 2018; 9 (3):70.

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Maria Eduarda Fernandes; Marieta Valente. 2018. "When Is Green Too Rosy? Evidence from a Laboratory Market Experiment on Green Goods and Externalities." Games 9, no. 3: 70.

Article
Published: 16 May 2018 in Environment, Development and Sustainability
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Despite the often mentioned environmental benefits associated with transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, their use for electricity production has non-negligible negative environmental impacts. The most commonly mentioned in surveys concern different types of landscape impacts, impacts on the fauna and flora, and noise. These impacts differ by size and location of plants, and by source of energy, rendering the policy decision complex. In addition, there are other welfare issues to take into consideration, as positive and negative environmental impacts are not evenly distributed among population groups. This paper proposes to compare the welfare impacts of renewable energy sources controlling for the type of renewable as well as the specific environmental impact by source. To this end, two discrete-choice experiments are designed and applied to a national sample of the Portuguese population. In one case, only individual negative impacts of renewables are used, and in another case, the negative impacts interact with a specific source. Results show the robustness of discrete-choice experiments as a method to estimate the welfare change induced by the impacts of renewable energy sources. Overall, respondents are willing to pay to reduce the environmental impacts, thus making compensation for local impacts feasible. Moreover, the estimations reveal that respondents are significantly sensitive to the detrimental environmental effects of specific renewable energy sources, being willing to pay more to use these sources of energy relative to others.

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Anabela Botelho; Lina Lourenço-Gomes; Lígia M. Costa Pinto; Sara Sousa; Marieta Valente. Discrete-choice experiments valuing local environmental impacts of renewables: two approaches to a case study in Portugal. Environment, Development and Sustainability 2018, 20, 145 -162.

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Anabela Botelho, Lina Lourenço-Gomes, Lígia M. Costa Pinto, Sara Sousa, Marieta Valente. Discrete-choice experiments valuing local environmental impacts of renewables: two approaches to a case study in Portugal. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2018; 20 (S1):145-162.

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Anabela Botelho; Lina Lourenço-Gomes; Lígia M. Costa Pinto; Sara Sousa; Marieta Valente. 2018. "Discrete-choice experiments valuing local environmental impacts of renewables: two approaches to a case study in Portugal." Environment, Development and Sustainability 20, no. S1: 145-162.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2018 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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"Available online 7 February 2017. Article in press"Given the scientific uncertainties and differing arguments for and against genetically modified food, perceptions and valuation may depend on information about their different and conflicting potential effects. In this study we explore generic attitudes towards genetically modified organisms, particularly in food, and adopt an economic contingent valuation approach to highlight the relevance of information provision. The study focuses on young college students, who are more scientifically informed than the rest of the population. It explores perceptions and economic valuation of genetically modified food, and exposes respondents randomly to three information treatments concerning genetically modified organisms’ impacts (negative, positive or mixed). Applying the contingent valuation methodology allows us to expose individuals to a situation where they can express their willingness to accept a genetically modified ingredient in exchange for lower prices. We observe that exposing respondents to critical arguments about this kind of food negatively affects their economic valuations, whereas positive or mixed information have no impact. Albeit the conclusions are limited in terms of generalizability to the rest of the population, the results suggest there may still be scope for information provision. Furthermore, both policy-makers and firms may benefit from a more informed public. Policy-makers can gauge public opinion to legitimize policy options and firms can shape market decisions based on more informed and stable consumer preferences.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

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Marieta Valente; Cristina Chaves. Perceptions and valuation of GM food: A study on the impact and importance of information provision. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 172, 4110 -4118.

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Marieta Valente, Cristina Chaves. Perceptions and valuation of GM food: A study on the impact and importance of information provision. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 172 ():4110-4118.

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Marieta Valente; Cristina Chaves. 2018. "Perceptions and valuation of GM food: A study on the impact and importance of information provision." Journal of Cleaner Production 172, no. : 4110-4118.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2017 in Energy Policy
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Renewable energy sources for electricity generation are unequivocally more environmentally friendly than the traditional sources, but are not impact-free. Given the potential for solar photovoltaic energy to contribute to the energy mix in some countries, it is timely to carefully consider the potential environmental costs of operation of photovoltaic farms, which are experienced by the local population, while the general benefits accrue to all. We apply the contingent valuation method to a sample of local residents close to three selected photovoltaic farms in Portugal. Also, we design a discrete choice experiment to elicit the valuation of specific adverse impacts of electricity generation through photovoltaic energy by national residents. Our results show that the value elicited in the vicinity of the photovoltaic farms is non-negligible. On the other hand, national residents ponder the trade-offs implied by the choice sets and value positively the different adverse local impacts. Both of these estimates, in conjunction or independently, can be used to fully account for this often neglected cost of solar energy. Furthermore, we argue that when studying the public acceptance of renewables, using stated preference methods explicitly presents the trade-offs between negative impacts and costs, contributing to more realistic portrayal of public opinion.The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from PTDC/EGE-ECO/122402/2010.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

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Anabela Botelho; Lina Lourenço-Gomes; Lígia Pinto; Sara Sousa; Marieta Valente. Accounting for local impacts of photovoltaic farms: The application of two stated preferences approaches to a case-study in Portugal. Energy Policy 2017, 109, 191 -198.

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Anabela Botelho, Lina Lourenço-Gomes, Lígia Pinto, Sara Sousa, Marieta Valente. Accounting for local impacts of photovoltaic farms: The application of two stated preferences approaches to a case-study in Portugal. Energy Policy. 2017; 109 ():191-198.

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Anabela Botelho; Lina Lourenço-Gomes; Lígia Pinto; Sara Sousa; Marieta Valente. 2017. "Accounting for local impacts of photovoltaic farms: The application of two stated preferences approaches to a case-study in Portugal." Energy Policy 109, no. : 191-198.

Journal article
Published: 01 August 2017 in Journal of Economic Psychology
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Impure public goods combine a private good with a public good. Often, impure public goods have a charitable or ethical dimension, giving ethically motivated consumers a convenient option to contribute to public goods through the marketplace (in addition to direct donations). Impure public goods could potentially promote ethical giving or alternatively hinder charitable behaviour. We implement an economics experiment with a between-subject design to test the behavioural relevance of impure public goods with only a token (i.e. small) contribution to a public good. Contributions to the public good are negatively affected by the presence of impure public goods with token contributions. We explore one mechanism to offset this negative impact by making the token impure public good mandatory. We observe higher average contributions and several positive impacts on charitable behaviour, which supports the claim that this mechanism can potentially offset the negative impact of impure public goods.Alistair Munro’s work on this project was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP21530213. Marieta Valente acknowledges the financial support of FEDER funds through POFC - COMPETE and by national funds through FCT Portugal project Grant No. PTDC/IIM-ECO/4574/2012.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

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Dirk Engelmann; Alistair Munro; Marieta Valente. On the behavioural relevance of optional and mandatory impure public goods. Journal of Economic Psychology 2017, 61, 134 -144.

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Dirk Engelmann, Alistair Munro, Marieta Valente. On the behavioural relevance of optional and mandatory impure public goods. Journal of Economic Psychology. 2017; 61 ():134-144.

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Dirk Engelmann; Alistair Munro; Marieta Valente. 2017. "On the behavioural relevance of optional and mandatory impure public goods." Journal of Economic Psychology 61, no. : 134-144.

Preprint
Published: 01 January 2017
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In this study we provide evidence on the health status and the role of gender and socioeconomic inequality in self-reported health and morbidity status amongst the elderly in Portugal. We find a negative self-perception of health status amongst the elderly; high prevalence of chronic diseases since an earlier age; high level of depression problems reported by women; and high levels of disability amongst the oldest old. There are, nonetheless, substantial differences in health status between age groups that suggest a potential for health gains in the future. The prevalence of chronic diseases, mental problems and high disability requires an adequate (re)organization of healthcare delivery to the elderly. Moreover, the evidence presented clearly calls for a gendered perspective on health policy, particularly in mental health policy.

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Isabel Correia Dias; Priscila Ferreira; Lígia Costa Pinto; Marieta Valente; Paula Veiga. Growing old, unhealthy and unequal: an exploratory study on the health of Portuguese individuals aged 50+. 2017, 1 .

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Isabel Correia Dias, Priscila Ferreira, Lígia Costa Pinto, Marieta Valente, Paula Veiga. Growing old, unhealthy and unequal: an exploratory study on the health of Portuguese individuals aged 50+. . 2017; ():1.

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Isabel Correia Dias; Priscila Ferreira; Lígia Costa Pinto; Marieta Valente; Paula Veiga. 2017. "Growing old, unhealthy and unequal: an exploratory study on the health of Portuguese individuals aged 50+." , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2016 in Energy Procedia
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Demanding EU targets for renewables create challenges for governmental decisions regarding energy sources and plant sitting. In this study we explore perceptions of the Portuguese general population regarding renewable energy power plants. In particular we study how these are affected by dimensions such as home distance to the power plant and its visibility, familiarity with the different energy sources, involvement in terms of employment, and socioeconomic characteristics. We find considerable differences in perception depending on familiarity and involvement with energy sources, environmental friendliness, and specific environmental impacts. Assessment of public perceptions of renewables should thus include these different dimensions.The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from FCT Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia with Grant Number PTDC/EGE-ECO/122402/2010

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Anabela Botelho; Lígia Pinto; Lina Lourenço-Gomes; Marieta Valente; Sara Sousa. Public Perceptions of Environmental Friendliness of Renewable Energy Power Plants. Energy Procedia 2016, 106, 73 -86.

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Anabela Botelho, Lígia Pinto, Lina Lourenço-Gomes, Marieta Valente, Sara Sousa. Public Perceptions of Environmental Friendliness of Renewable Energy Power Plants. Energy Procedia. 2016; 106 ():73-86.

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Anabela Botelho; Lígia Pinto; Lina Lourenço-Gomes; Marieta Valente; Sara Sousa. 2016. "Public Perceptions of Environmental Friendliness of Renewable Energy Power Plants." Energy Procedia 106, no. : 73-86.

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Published: 01 November 2016 in Journal of Business Research
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This study investigates whether configurations of situational determinants impact R&D intensity. Using a qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), the study assesses the consistency and coverage, both cross-sectionally and over time, of these configurations. The global solution presents four alternative combinations conducive to R&D intensity and concludes that situational determinants matter. The way managers use their aspirations, the proximity of bankruptcy, and the availability of slack affects the propensity to engage in R&D. Further, the results show that firms are not all alike and highlight the differences in how these determinants combine to impact R&D intensity.

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Maria João Guedes; Vítor Gonçalves; Nuno Soares; Marieta Valente. UK evidence for the determinants of R&D intensity from a panel fsQCA. Journal of Business Research 2016, 69, 5431 -5436.

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Maria João Guedes, Vítor Gonçalves, Nuno Soares, Marieta Valente. UK evidence for the determinants of R&D intensity from a panel fsQCA. Journal of Business Research. 2016; 69 (11):5431-5436.

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Maria João Guedes; Vítor Gonçalves; Nuno Soares; Marieta Valente. 2016. "UK evidence for the determinants of R&D intensity from a panel fsQCA." Journal of Business Research 69, no. 11: 5431-5436.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2016 in Sustainable Cities and Society
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Sustainability is frequently defined by its three pillars: environmental, economic and social. Consequently the evaluation of the sustainability of a decision, public or private, requires information on these three dimensions. This paper focuses on social sustainability. In the context of renewable energy sources, the consideration of social sustainability requires the analysis of not only the efficiency but also the equity of the welfare impacts, including spatially differentiated impacts. The present paper proposes and applies a methodology to generate the information necessary to conduct a more complete welfare analysis of the social sustainability of renewable energy production facilities, so that equity considerations are treated alongside efficiency issues. The analysis focuses on the case of investments in renewable energy electricity production facilities, where the impacts on local residents’ welfare are often significantly different from the welfare effects on the general population. We apply the contingent valuation method to specific facilities across the different renewable energy sources in operation in Portugal and conclude that local residents acknowledge the damage sustained differently depending on the type, location and operation of the facilities. The results from these case studies attest to the need of acknowledging and quantifying the negative impacts on local communities so as to be able to assess the social sustainability of renewable energy projects, alongside the two other pillars of sustainability.

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Anabela Botelho; Lígia M.C. Pinto; Lina Lourenço-Gomes; Marieta Valente; Sara Sousa. Social sustainability of renewable energy sources in electricity production: An application of the contingent valuation method. Sustainable Cities and Society 2016, 26, 429 -437.

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Anabela Botelho, Lígia M.C. Pinto, Lina Lourenço-Gomes, Marieta Valente, Sara Sousa. Social sustainability of renewable energy sources in electricity production: An application of the contingent valuation method. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2016; 26 ():429-437.

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Anabela Botelho; Lígia M.C. Pinto; Lina Lourenço-Gomes; Marieta Valente; Sara Sousa. 2016. "Social sustainability of renewable energy sources in electricity production: An application of the contingent valuation method." Sustainable Cities and Society 26, no. : 429-437.

Journal article
Published: 23 April 2016 in Environment, Development and Sustainability
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As a renewable energy source, the use of forest biomass for electricity generation is advantageous in comparison with fossil fuels; however, the activity of forest biomass power plants causes adverse impacts, affecting particularly neighbouring communities. The main objective of this study is to estimate the effects of the activity of forest biomass power plants on the welfare of two groups of stakeholders, namely local residents and the general population. To this end, we apply two stated preference methods: contingent valuation and discrete choice experiments, respectively. The former method was applied to estimate the minimum compensation residents of neighbouring communities of two forest biomass power plants in Portugal would be willing to accept. The latter method was applied among the general population to estimate their willingness to pay to avoid specific environmental impacts. The results show that the presence of the selected facilities affects individuals’ well-being. On the other hand, in the discrete choice experiments conducted among the general population all impacts considered were valued, in particular odour and fauna and flora impacts. The results of this study stress the importance of performing an equity analysis of the welfare effects on different groups of stakeholders from the installation of forest biomass power plants, as their effects on welfare are location and impact specific. Policy makers should take into account the views of all stakeholders either directly or indirectly involved when deciding crucial issues regarding the sitting of new forest biomass power plants, in order to achieve an efficient and equitable outcome.

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Anabela Botelho; Lina Lourenço-Gomes; Lígia Pinto; Sara Sousa; Marieta Valente. Using stated preference methods to assess environmental impacts of forest biomass power plants in Portugal. Environment, Development and Sustainability 2016, 18, 1323 -1337.

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Anabela Botelho, Lina Lourenço-Gomes, Lígia Pinto, Sara Sousa, Marieta Valente. Using stated preference methods to assess environmental impacts of forest biomass power plants in Portugal. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2016; 18 (5):1323-1337.

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Anabela Botelho; Lina Lourenço-Gomes; Lígia Pinto; Sara Sousa; Marieta Valente. 2016. "Using stated preference methods to assess environmental impacts of forest biomass power plants in Portugal." Environment, Development and Sustainability 18, no. 5: 1323-1337.

Preprint
Published: 01 January 2016
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This paper analyses whether a misperception of symptoms’ severity of the condition by patients can help explain inappropriate use of hospitals’ emergency departments by non-urgent patients. We implement in an incentivized manner an exploratory economics experiment to elicit the degree of severity of five sets of symptoms. We ask participants to indicate the more suitable health service for each set of symptoms, before and after revealing the true degree of severity. Results show that there is an overestimation of the degree of severity of some clinical profiles, and when confronted with the real severity of those clinical profiles, in only half of the cases is the choice changed to other health services. Although exploratory, this study provides insights into the role that the misperception of symptoms severity plays in explaining emergency department inappropriate use and, at the same time, the potential limits of a policy focusing on this factor.

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Tania Fernandes; Anabela Botelho; Isabel Correia Dias; Lígia Costa Pinto; Jorge Teixeira; Paula Veiga; Marieta Valente. Choice of emergency health services: an experimental study. 2016, 1 .

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Tania Fernandes, Anabela Botelho, Isabel Correia Dias, Lígia Costa Pinto, Jorge Teixeira, Paula Veiga, Marieta Valente. Choice of emergency health services: an experimental study. . 2016; ():1.

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Tania Fernandes; Anabela Botelho; Isabel Correia Dias; Lígia Costa Pinto; Jorge Teixeira; Paula Veiga; Marieta Valente. 2016. "Choice of emergency health services: an experimental study." , no. : 1.

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Published: 01 January 2016
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Renewable energy sources for electricity generation are unequivocally more environmentally friendly than the traditional sources, but are not impact-free. Given the potential for solar photovoltaic energy to contribute to the energy mix in some countries, it is timely to carefully consider the potential environmental costs of operation of photovoltaic farms, which are experienced by the local population, while the general benefits accrue to all. These adverse impacts should be identified and acknowledged. This paper proposes and applies economic valuation methods to estimate the value of those environmental impacts. We apply the contingent valuation method to a sample of local residents close to three selected photovoltaic farms in Portugal. We design a discrete choice experiment to elicit the valuation of specific adverse impacts of electricity generation through photovoltaic energy by national residents. Our results show that the value elicited in the vicinity of the photovoltaic farms is non-negligible and national residents value positively and differently the different adverse local impacts. Both of these estimates, in conjunction or independently, can be used to fully account for this often neglected cost of solar energy. The asymmetric equity implications of photovoltaic projects should not be neglected when deciding their construction and location.

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Anabela Botelho; Lina Sofia Lourenço-Gomes; Lígia Costa Pinto; Sara Sousa; Marieta Valente. Accounting for local impacts of photovoltaic farms: two stated preferences approaches. 2016, 1 .

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Anabela Botelho, Lina Sofia Lourenço-Gomes, Lígia Costa Pinto, Sara Sousa, Marieta Valente. Accounting for local impacts of photovoltaic farms: two stated preferences approaches. . 2016; ():1.

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Anabela Botelho; Lina Sofia Lourenço-Gomes; Lígia Costa Pinto; Sara Sousa; Marieta Valente. 2016. "Accounting for local impacts of photovoltaic farms: two stated preferences approaches." , no. : 1.

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Published: 26 March 2015 in Environmental and Resource Economics
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Green goods such as recycled paper stationary or carbon-neutral flights provide increasingly popular examples of impure public goods. Motivated by theoretical treatments of green goods as a bundle of private and public characteristics in proportions fixed by the provider, we design an experiment with two linked treatments to test how the presence of impure public goods affects behaviour towards public good causes. We set parameters, such that from a standard economic perspective the presence of the impure public good is behaviourally irrelevant. In a treatment where the impure public good provides only small contributions to the public good, we observe that on aggregate pro-social behaviour is lower in the presence of the impure public good. On the contrary, in the treatment where the impure public good is more generous towards the public good component at the expense of private earnings, individuals are unaffected in their behaviour. We observe that impure public goods, that are theoretically irrelevant and are mostly self-interested, may hinder pro-social behaviour and look for explanations in social psychology, such as the phenomenon of thoughtful anchoring, motivated reasoning and reluctant altruism. The results from this experiment question the role of green goods in enhancing environmentally friendly behaviours.

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Alistair Munro; Marieta Valente. Green Goods: Are They Good or Bad News for the Environment? Evidence from a Laboratory Experiment on Impure Public Goods. Environmental and Resource Economics 2015, 65, 317 -335.

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Alistair Munro, Marieta Valente. Green Goods: Are They Good or Bad News for the Environment? Evidence from a Laboratory Experiment on Impure Public Goods. Environmental and Resource Economics. 2015; 65 (2):317-335.

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Alistair Munro; Marieta Valente. 2015. "Green Goods: Are They Good or Bad News for the Environment? Evidence from a Laboratory Experiment on Impure Public Goods." Environmental and Resource Economics 65, no. 2: 317-335.