Latest issue of the Portuguese Economic Journal
Volume 25, Issue 1, January 2026.



Available Online First
"Is corruption a push or a pull factor of migration? A gravity model approach" by José Verónico, Sandra T. Silva & Isabel Mota.
"Effects of the informal sector on wages, sectoral competitiveness and economic growth" by Óscar Afonso & Ana Maria Bandeira.




Call for papers for the collection Selected Papers on the Portuguese Economy
The Portuguese Economic Journal welcomes submissions to its collection Selected Papers on the Portuguese Economy edited by Rui Albuquerque (Carroll School of Management, Boston College). The deadline is 31 January 2026, the submission guidelines are available here, and manuscripts can be submitted here.



Upcoming Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Economic Journal
The 19th Annual Meeting of PEJ will be hosted by the University of Aveiro from 3 to 5 July 2026. The keynote speakers are Stephane Bonhomme (University of Chicago), Mariacristina De Nardi (University of Minnesota), and Michèle Tertilt (University of Manheim).



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Watch the PEJ Conferences video Introducing the 19th Annual Meeting of PEJ @ University of Aveiro.



Portuguese Economy Research Report
The latest discussion paper on the blog is "Evaluating the net-benefits of Portugal entering the Eurozone" by Pedro Bação, António Portugal Duarte, and Fátima Sol Murta.



Portuguese Economy Data Report
The latest discussion on the blog is "Fast and Exceptional Enterprise Survey - COVID-19".



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