Micaela Antunes Full member
Micaela Antunes obtained a degree in Economics from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra (FEUC) in 2002 and a Ph.D. degree in Economics by the University of Coimbra in 2011. She is currently an Associate Professor at the the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra. She is a researcher at the CeBER R&D center. Her publications include several articles in peer-reviewed international journals like Social Science & Medicine, Energy Economics, Utilities Policy and Health Policy, among others. She has five chapters in books. Her cooperation with external entities includes the Interamerican Development Bank, eBUPi, ADENE and SRC-OM.
Working Papers
Projects
Study of the application of the energy social tariff in Portugal
Agência para a Energia (ADENE) ()
Publications
Energy affordability across and within 26 European countries: Insights into the prevalence and depth of problems using microeconomic data. Energy Economics, 127.(2023)
Exploring the Individual, Socioeconomic and Contextual Determinants Associated with Daily Tobacco Consumption in Portugal. Notas Económicas, 97-115.(2024)
Unmet healthcare needs among the population aged 50+ and their association with health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Journal of Ageing, 20, 12.(2023)
Access for those who want or for those who can? Equity in the use of doctor’s appointments in Portugal based on the HIS 2019; [Acesso para quem quer ou para quem pode? Equidade na utilização de consultas médicas em Portugal com base no INS 2019 Artig. Ciencia e Saude Coletiva, 28, 107 – 122.(2023)
Equity in Water Payments in Portugal: 2005-2016 and Regions NUT II; [Equidade nos Pagamentos das Águas em Portugal: 2005-2016 e Regiões NUT II]. Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, 49 – 61.(2023)
Equidade nos pagamentos das águas em Portugal: 2005-2016 e regiões NUT II. RPER, 49-61.(2023)
Picturing Prevalence and Inequalities in Cancer Screening Attendance to Population-Based Programs in Portugal. Acta Médica Portuguesa, 36, 577-587.(2023)
Socio-Economic and environmental indicators: do they go hand in hand or back to back? A zoom into SDG7. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, 38, 110-129.(2023)
Water affordability across and within European countries: a microdata analysis. Utilities Policy, 83, 101609.(2023)
COVID-19 e Necessidades em Saúde Não Satisfeitas para Indivíduos Com Mais de 50 anos em Portugal. Acta Médica Portuguesa, 35.(2022)
Mirror, mirror on the wall, when are inequalities higher, after all? Analysis of breast and cervical cancer screening in 30 European countries. Social Science & Medicine, 312, 115371.(2022)
Tarifa Social de Energia. Notas Económicas, 85-102.(2021)
Factors Explaining Life Expectancy at Age 65: A Panel Data Approach Applied to European Union Countries. Social Indicators Research, 150, 265-288.(2020)
Equidade na Utilização de Consultas Médicas em Portugal: Na saúde e na Doença, na Riqueza e na Pobreza?. Acta Medica Portuguesa, 33, 93-100.(2020)
Acesso aos cuidados de saúde em Portugal no rescaldo da crise: Nem tudo é dinheiro?. Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 36, e00248418.(2020)
Regulatory changes to Portugal's social tariffs: Carrying water in a sieve?. Utilities Policy, 64, 101038.(2020)
The Impact of Structural Funds on Regional Growth: A Panel Data Spatial Analysis. Intereconomics, 55, 312-319.(2020)
Determinants of access to improved water sources: Meeting the MDGs. Utilities Policy, 63, 101019.(2020)
Unmet needs across Europe: Disclosing knowledge beyond the ordinary measure. Health Policy, 123, 1155-1162.(2019)
Making ends meet: Actual versus potential joint affordability of utility services. Utilities Policy, 56, 120-126.(2019)
No unmet needs without needs! Assessing the role of social capital using data from European social survey 2014. Health Policy, 123, 747-755.(2019)
The Greek economy under the twin-deficit pressure: a demand orientated growth approach. International Review of Applied Economics, 32, 215-236.(2018)
What can eastern European countries learn from the Slovak economy? A twin deficit growth approach. Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 21, 301-318.(2018)
Growth adjustments through nonprice competitiveness and productivity. A cumulative causation approach. Proceedings of 24th APDR Congress on Intellectual Capital and Regional Development: New Landscapes and Challenges for Planning the Space. 697.(2017)
Making a case for the standardisation of unmet health care needs, in Gaceta Sanitaria. Revista Española de Salud Publica y Administrácion Sanitaria.(2017)
Social capital and unmet healthcare needs in Europe: an analysis based on European Social Survey data. Gaceta Sanitaria, Vol.31, Especial Congreso, Septiembre, Revista Española de Salud Publica y Administrácion Sanitaria.(2017)
Structural Funds and European regional growth: comparison of effects among different programming periods. European Planning Studies, 23, 1302-1326.(2015)
Causes of the Decline of Economic Growth in Italy with Special Reference to the Post-Euro Period. A Balance-of-Payments Approach. Review of Keynesian Economics, 3, 491-516.(2015)
Under What Conditions Do Structural Funds Play a Significant Role in European Regional Economic Growth? Some Evidence from Recent Panel Data. Journal of Economic Issues, 49, 749-771.(2015)
Contacts
Address
Faculdade de EconomiaUniversidade de Coimbra
Av. Dias da Silva, 165
3004-512 Coimbra
Portugal