RESOURCES

Books &
Publications

Books

New York City: How City Agencies Innovate
Columbia University Press, 2018
Parliamentary System Reform in Portugal: Analyses and Tool for an Urgent Dialogue
Principia Publisher, 2019

Data and Algorithms

The Future of Artificial Intelligence in the Brazilian Judicial System: AI Mapping, Integration and Governance
Introduction to the Circular City Data
NYC Tech Growth Booming, Education Not Keeping Pace, Signs of Hope
Big Data Can Drive SDGs With Improved Accountability and Transparency: A Question of Trust
The Development Gap in New York City
Scaling AI in government
How city agencies can innovate: New York’s lessons for the world
What lost public-private collaboration is costing urban tech projects

Institutional Innovation

When Differences Across Party Lines Make No Difference: the Case of Portugal (Part II)
We the Portuguese People: Fighting For What Matters
The Power of Questions to Fix Political Reputation
19th-Century General Teaches 21st-Century Economists and Politicians
Four Decades after the ‘Third Wave of Democratization’ and the Irrelevance of Political Parties’ Differences in Portugal: 1974-2014
The Political System in Portugal: People’s Demand versus Political Agendas
Diaspora and the Political System in Portugal
The Irrelevance of Political Parties’ Differences for Public Finances Performance
The Portuguese Language in the United Nations Framing Policy Design
An Evaluation of the National Employment Strategy 2000-2010, Portugal
Electoral Systems and the Democracy Gap in Southern Europe

Policy Briefs on China

U.S. “vs.” China in Africa: A Message to President Obama and Premier Li Keqiang
How is Economic Slowdown and Environmental Degradation Democratizing China?
Chinese Cities Will Not Become Greener Without a Decentralised and Smarter Taxation System
Water, the Origin of Life
Making Chinese Cities Smarter
Young People, Energy and Sustainability
What Does Oil Price Drop Mean for China?
China’s ‘Stir Fry’ of Environmentally Related Taxes and Charges
Distributed Solar Power Generation in China
Low Carbon Cities in China, Serious Challenges and Signs of Hope

International Migration Studies

The Impact of Immigration in European Societies: the Portuguese Case
Skilled Migrants’ Dynamics, Institutions, Innovation, and Diffusion
The Retention of Highly Skilled Returnees in Mozambique
Impact of Immigration on Public Finance in Portugal in 2001
Impact of Immigration on Public Finance in Portugal: A Longitudinal Approach 2001-2003

Capacity Development

The fascinating world of unconscious bias and development policy
Concept Note on Case-Study Methodology_MPA-DP_Columbia University
The Meaning of ‘Practice’ in the Age of Sustainable Development: Part II
The Meaning of ‘Practice’ in the Age of Sustainable Development: Part I
The Barbarism of Power in the Workplace and the Evolutionary Nature of Trust
FEMA and the Witt Revolution: Testing the Hypothesis of “Bureaucratic Autonomy”
The Role of Direct Democracy in a Time of Divisiveness
Fiscal Decentralization in Jordan
Green Roadmap; Not Silk Road: Kazakhstan’s (renewed) Role in World Affairs