Foreign direct investment and institutional reform: evidence and an application to Portugal
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Portuguese Economic Journal, vol. 12, 2013, p. 215-250.

The Ease of Doing Business Index as a Tool for Investment Location Decisions
Ricardo Pinheiro-Alves, João Zambujal-Oliveira
Economics Letters, vol. 117, 2012, p. 66-70.

Behavioural Influences in Portuguese Foreign Direct Investment
Ricardo Pinheiro-Alves
Journal Of Socio Economics, vol. 40, 2011, p. 394-403.