Maria Aurora Murcho Galego

Research Staff Member with PhD Degree | Group Coordinator
Associate Professor (Universidade de Évora)
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Ph.D. in Economics (U. Bristol, 1998), M.Sc. in Mathematics Applied to Economics and Business (ISEG/UTL, 1992), B.A. in Economics (U. Évora, 1988).

Research Topics


Applied Econometrics; Labour Economics; International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment.

Research output

Articles Published in Selected Journals (indexed in CEFAGE ranking)

Galego, A. , () , "Recent Trends in the Gender Wage Gap in Portugal: A Distributional Analysis" , Applied Economics Letters .

2023

Caetano, J., A. Galego, & A. Caleiro , (2023) , "On the Determinants of Sanctions Effectiveness: An Empirical Analysis by Using Duration Models" , Economies , 11(5) , 136 .

2019

Pereira, J., A. Galego , (2019) , "Diverging Trends of Wage Inequality in Europe" , Oxford Economic Papers , 71 , 799-823 .

2018

Pereira, J., A. Galego , (2018) , "Inter-country wage differences in the European union" , International Labour Review , 157 , 101-128 .

2015

Pereira, J., A. Galego , (2015) , "Intra-regional Wage Inequality in Portugal" , Spatial Economic Analysis , 10 , 79-101 .

2014

Galego. A., J. Pereira , (2014) , "Decomposition of Regional Wage Differences Along the Wage Distribution in Portugal: the Importance of Covariates" , Environment and Planning A , 46 , 2514-2532 .
Pereira, J., A. Galego , (2014) , "Inter-regional wage differentials in Portugal: an analysis across the wage distribution" , Regional Studies , 48 .

2011

Pereira, J., A. Galego , (2011) , "Regional wage differentials in Portugal: static and dynamic approaches" , Papers in Regional Science , 90 , 529-548 .

2010

Galego, A., J. Pereira , (2010) , "Evidence on gender wage discrimination in Portugal: parametric and semi-parametric approaches" , Review of Income and Wealth , 56 , 651-666 .

2004

Galego, A., C. Vieira, I. Vieira , (2004) , "The CEEC as FDI attractors: a menace to the UE periphery?" , Emerging Markets Finance and Trade , 40 , 74-91 .

Articles Published in WoS Journals (not indexed in CEFAGE ranking)

2006

Caetano, J., A. Galego , (2006) , "Trade flows among CEEC and UE countries: what are the future perspectives?" , Revista de Economía Mundial , 15 , 65-87 .

2005

Caetano, J., A. Galego, S. Costa , (2005) , "Portugal e o alargamento da União Europeia: alguns impactos socio-económicos" , Análise Social , 40 , 255-278 .

Articles Published in Other Peer-review Journals

2018

Galego, A., N. Mira, J. Silva , (2018) , "Ownership, productivity and firms´ life-cycle" , European Journal of Family Business , 8 , 139-150 .

2013

Galego, A., M.M. Saraiva , (2013) , "Analysing the Employability of Business and Administration Study Programs in Portugal" , Higher Education of Social Science , 4 , 30-36 .

2012

Galego, A., J.M. Caetano , (2012) , "Institutional and economic determinants of FDI: a comparison between the European Union and the MENA region" , Review of Middle East Economics and Finance , 8 , 1-23 .

2011

Galego, A., A. Caleiro , (2011) , "Understanding the transition to work for first degree university graduates in Portugal" , Notas Económicas , 33 , 44-61 .

2007

Caetano, J., A. Galego , (2007) , "In search for determinants of intra-industry trade within an enlarged Europe" , South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics , 5 , 163-183 .

2005

Galego, A., C.A.P. Alonso, M.R. Tejeda , (2005) , "El mercado de trabajo en Extremadura y en Alentejo (1991-2001)" , Papeles de Economía Española , 21 , 83-99 .

Book Chapters or Conference Proceedings

2020

Galego, A., Pereira, J. , (2020) , "What drives wage inequality: evidence from Southern Europe" , António Portugal Duarte, Marta Simões, Pedro Bação e Rita Martins (EDS) , ESTUDOS DE HOMENAGEM A JOÃO DE SOUSA ANDRADE , Coimbra , Edições Almedina , 167-182 .

2012

Galego, A., Caleiro, A. , (2012) , "Uma Análise do Tempo de Procura de Emprego dos Recém-Licenciados pela Universidade de Évora" , S.M. Pereira, F.L. Vaz , Universidade de Évora (1559-2009). 450 anos de modernidade educativa , Lisboa , Chiado Editora , 787-798 .

2007

Galego, A., C. Vieira, I. Vieira , (2007) , "Vers l’Est: une histoire de flux de capitaux" , H. Krifa-Schneider , L’Élargissement de l’Union Européenne: Quels Enjeux et Défis Majeurs? , Paris , Editions L’Harmattan , 235-255 .

2006

Galego, A., N. Mira , (2006) , "O sector energético no Alentejo: situação actual e potencialidades" , M. Branco, L.S. Carvalho, C. Rego , Economia com Compromisso: Ensaios em Memória de José Dias Sena , Évora , Universidade de Évora/CEFAG-UE , 13-28 .
Vieira, C., I. Vieira, A. Galego , (2006) , "O investimento directo estrangeiro partiu no expresso do Oriente?" , M. Branco, L.S. Carvalho, C. Rego , Economia com Compromisso: Ensaios em Memória de José Dias Sena , Évora , Universidade de Évora/CEFAG-UE , 101-119 .

2004

Caetano, J., A. Galego, E. Vaz, C. Vieira, I. Vieira , (2004) , "The eastward enlargement effects on trade and FDI" , M. Bolle , Eurozone Enlargement – Exploring Uncharted Waters , Berlin , Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag , 47-66 .
Caetano, J., A. Galego, S. Costa , (2004) , "A dimensão social do alargamento da União Europeia: considerações sobre o caso Português" , M.P. Fontoura e N. Crespo , O Alargamento da União Europeia – Consequências para a Economia Portuguesa , Lisboa , Celta Editora , 179-209 .

2003

Galego, A., C. Vieira, I. Vieira , (2003) , "Effects of UE enlargement on foreign direct investment" , J. Caetano , The European Union Enlargement: Social and Economic Impacts , Évora , Centro de Documentação Europeia da Universidade de Évora , 51-75 .

2002

Caetano, J., A. Galego, E. Vaz, C. Vieira, I. Vieira , (2002) , "Trade and FDI" , M. Bolle , Eurozone Enlargement – Exchange-Rate Choices and Adjusting Markets , Berlin , Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag , 63-74 .
Pinheiro, A., N. Mira, A. Galego , (2002) , "O papel da floresta no desenvolvimento do meio rural face à política agrícola comum" , Colectividades Territoriais, Financiamento e Cooperação Transfronteiriça , Coimbra , APDR , 197-212 .

2001

Galego, A., N. Mira , (2001) , "Economia da energia: análise do Alentejo e Centro" , J.V. Cervera , Economia de la Energia: Análisis de Extremadura, Alentejo y Región Centro , Mérida , Junta da Extremadura , 181-374 .
Pinheiro, A., N. Mira, A. Galego , (2001) , "Análise económica" , A.G. Ferreira, A.C. Gonçalves , Plano Específico de Ordenamento Florestal para o Alentejo , Évora , Universidade de Évora , 159-182 .

2004

Caetano, J., A. Galego, C. Vieira, I. Vieira, E. Vaz , (2004) , "The European Union’s Fifth Enlargement, Effects on Trade and Foreign Investment" , Oeiras , Celta Editora .

1999

Galego, A., A. Pinheiro , (1999) , "Econometria" , Évora , Universidade de Évora .

1988

Galego, A. , (1988) , "Contribuição para a Análise da Situação e Potencialidades da Indústria do Alentejo" , Évora , CCRA .

Master Theses

1992

Galego, A. , (1992) , "Modelos de Procura de Emprego: Análise Teórica e Econométrica" , M.Sc. thesis , ISEG/UTL , Portugal .

Doctoral Theses

1998

Galego, A. , (1998) , "Choice of Employment Status and Labour Mobility: An Analysis of Self-employment in Portugal" , Ph.D. thesis , University of Bristol , Reino Unido .

2015

Pereira, J., A. Galego , (2015) , "Inter-Country Wage Differences in the European Union" , 2015/15 , 40 .

2013

Galego, A., J. Pereira , (2013) , "Decomposition of Regional Wage Differences Along the Wage Distribution in Portugal: the Importance of Covariates" , 2013/16 , 36 .

2011

Pereira, J., A. Galego , (2011) , "Inter-Regional Wage Differentials in Portugal: An Analysis Across the Wage Distribution" , 2011/25 , 39 .

2010

Galego A., M. Saraiva , (2010) , "Analysing the Employability of Business and Administration Study Programs in Portugal" , 2010/07 , 13 .

2009

Caetano, J., A. Galego , (2009) , "FDI in the European Union and Mena Countries: Institutional and Economic Determinants" , 2009/09 , 23 .

2007

Pereira, J., A. Galego , (2007) , "Regional wage differentials: static and dynamic approaches" , 2007/07 , 30 .

Doctoral Theses Supervision

2010

Gertrudes Guerreiro , (2010) , "Desigualdades Regionais de Rendimento em Portugal: Uma Análise de Convergência" , Ph.D. (Economics) , Universidade de Évora .

2003

João Pereira , (2003) , "Alguns Aspectos Espaciais do Mercado de Trabalho em Portugal: Diferenças Regionais de Salários e Mobilidade Geográfica" , Ph.D. (Economics) , Universidade de Évora .

Projects Funded by National Science Agencies

2011

Family-Owned Firms: Financing and Survival
PTDC/EGE-GES/116004/2009 , Duration 01/01/2011 - 31/12/2013

Projects Funded by International Research Programs

2001

The Eastward Enlargement of the Eurozone (Ezoneplus)
HPSE-CT-2001-00084 , Duration 01/06/2001 - 30/09/2004

Projects Funded by National Industry-related Programs