Elections, Fiscal Policy and Fiscal Illusion

This paper tests the joint hypotheses that policymakers engage in fiscal policy opportunism and that voters respond by rewarding that opportunism with higher vote margins. Furthermore, it investigates the impact of fiscal illusion on the previous two dimensions. Empirical results, obtained with a sample of 68 countries from 1960 to 2006, reveal that opportunistic measures of expenditures and revenues generate larger winning margins for the incumbent and that the opportunistic manipulation of fiscal policy instruments is larger when the current government is less likely to be reelected. Furthermore, fiscal illusion contributes to the entrenchment of incumbent policymakers in office and promotes opportunistic behaviour.fiscal policy, voting, opportunism, fiscal illusion

Competitive destination analysis in Southern European countries

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the competitiveness of the European Union Member States of Southern Europe (France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain) as tourist destinations for European Union Member States of Central and Northern Europe (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, The Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden and the UK). Design/methodology/approach – Application of the market share analysis tool, initially developed by Faulkner, using secondary data from Eurostat – statistical office of the European communities. Findings – The results obtained show that France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain present distinct levels of competitiveness for the various generating countries, with changes having occurred in the period between 1999 and 2007. Originality/value – The paper offers refreshment of Faulkner's tool and an insight into tourist flows in Europe as a tool for tourism and hospitality managers

Emotional health of teachers: the importance of emotional intelligence training

The professional activity of teachers has associated a high level of attrition in emotional stability, generating negative emotions that appear associated with stress, depression, professional malaise and burnout. The work stress and lack of emotional self-regulation appear as the main reasons for the dissatisfaction of teachers and highly associated with burnout.This research aimed to carry out a review of publications on health and emotional well-being of teachers and identify lines of interest for future research.A systematic search in the SciELO resulted in the selection of 10 articles, with the main criteria the selection of research carried out in Portugal.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Trabalho e Etnia nas Performances de Santiago Sierra

Levando em conta a crítica que Santiago Sierra faz, em suas performances, às relações de trabalho nas sociedades capitalistas e de economia liberal, o artigo discute a presença, nessas performances, de um componente étnico como fator de acirramento da condição exploratória inerente a essas relações.