ZONA DE IMPACTO (5): Who are the poorest and most vulnerable? And what are the options to endure the very cold winter that is coming?

In this 5th episode of the Zona de Impacto podcast, we talk about poverty in Portugal, which has increased in the pandemic, and energy poverty. This subject will be felt again this winter in a significant way in the homes of many Portuguese due to the bad thermal conditions and the vertiginous rise of energy prices. Listen to the analysis by Nova SBE Economics Professor Susana Peralta, together with students and researchers Mariana Esteves and Catarina Pintassilgo

A very cold winter is coming to the homes of many Portuguese people. Who else will hit soaring electricity and gas prices and energy poverty? Who are the poorest and most vulnerable? And what are the solutions for this crisis that freezes the wallet and the home of so many people? This topic is analyzed and debated by NOVA SBE economics professor Susana Peralta, together with students and researchers Mariana Esteves and Catarina Pintassilgo, under the moderation of journalist Bernardo Mendonça.

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Zona de Impacto presents 10 themes in 10 episodes throughout 2022. Students and professors at Nova School of Business & Economics (Nova SBE) focus their analysis on their main research areas. From migrations to the energy transition, from entrepreneurship to the future of education, this is a monthly podcast to follow on Expresso's apps and website

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The moderation was in charge of the journalist Bernardo Mendonça.

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You can listen to this fifth episode of the Podcast Expresso & Nova SBE "Zona de Impacto" here. - It is in Portuguese.

Susana Peralta, Mariana Esteves e Catarina Pintassilgo

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