Journal articles
- Rocha, B.T., Melo, P.C., Afonso, N. and de Abreu e Silva, J. 2023. Motorways, local economic activity and commuting, Regional Studies (forthcoming).
- Rocha, B.T., Melo, P.C., Afonso, N. and de Abreu e Silva, J. 2023. The local impacts of building a large motorway network: urban growth, suburbanisation, and agglomeration, Economics of Transportation (forthcoming).
- Martins, G., and Melo, P.C. 2023. The estimation of local employment multipliers for Portugal, Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais (forthcoming).
- Rocha, B.T., Afonso, N., Melo, P.C., and de Abreu e Silva, J. 2022. What drives the allocation of motorways? Evidence from Portugal’s fast-expanding network, Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 102, pp. 103-384.
- Melo, P.C. 2022. Will COVID-19 hinder or aid the transition to sustainable urban mobility? Spotlight on Portugal's largest urban agglomeration, Regional Science, Policy and Practice, Vol. 14 (1), Special Issue: Covid-19, Transport and Mobility, pp. 80-106.
- Mogila, Z., Melo, P. C., Gaspar, J. M. 2022. Estimating labour income‐based inequality of opportunity for a selection of EU‐SILC countries: national and urban‐rural perspectives, Regional Science Policy & Practice, Vol. 14(5), pp. 1158-1187
- Melo, P.C., Conceição, R., Anciães, P. R., Guiomar, N., Muñoz-Rojas, J. 2022. Does road accessibility to cities support rural population growth? Evidence for Portugal between 1991 and 2011, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 62(2), pp. 443-470
- Knies, G., Melo, P.C. and Zhang, M. 2021. Neighbourhood deprivation, life satisfaction and earnings: Comparative analyses of neighbourhood effects at bespoke scales. Urban Studies, Vol. 58(3), pp. 2640–2659
- Ramli, A.R., Abdul Kadir, J. M., Ismail, N., Othman, A. A., and Melo, P.C.. 2021. Fuel Subsidies, Fuel Consumption, and Road Transport Emissions: A systematic review, Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, Vol. 6(16), pp. 275-281
- Melo, P.C., Sobreira, N. and Goulart, P. 2019. Estimating the long-run metro demand elasticities for Lisbon: A time-varying approach. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 126, pp. 360-376
- JM Carbo, DJ Graham, Anupriya, D Casas, P.C. Melo. 2019. Evaluating the causal economic impacts of transport investments: evidence from the Madrid–Barcelona high speed rail corridor. Journal of Applied Statistics, Vol. 46(9), pp. 1714-1723
- de Abreu e Silva, J. and Melo, P.C. 2018. Does home-based telework reduce household total travel? A path analysis using single and two worker British households. Journal of Transport Geography 73, pp. 148-162
- de Abreu e Silva, J. and Melo, P.C. 2018. Home telework, travel behaviour, and land use patterns: A path analysis of British single-worker households. Journal of Transport and Land Use Vol.11, No 1, pp. 419-441
- Colen, L., Melo, P.C., Abdul-Salam, Y. Roberts, D., Mary, S., Gomez Y Paloma, S. 2018. Income elasticities for food, calories and nutrients across Africa: A meta-analysis. Food Policy Vol.77, pp.116-132
- Melo, P.C. and Graham, D.J. 2018. Transport-Induced Agglomeration Effects: Evidence for US Metropolitan Areas. Regional Science, Policy and Practice Vol. 10, pp.37-47
- Melo, P.C., Ge, J., Craig, T., Brewer, M., Thronicker, I. 2018. Does work-life balance affect pro-environmental behaviour? Evidence for the UK using longitudinal microdata. Ecological Economics Vol. 145, pp. 170-181
- Melo, P.C. and de Abreu e Silva, J. 2017. Home telework and household commuting patterns in Great Britain. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice Vol. 103, pp. 1-24
- de Abreu e Silva, J. and Melo, P.C. 2017. The effects of home-based telework on household total travel: A path analysis approach of British households. Transportation Research Procedia 27, pp. 832–840.
- Ivanova, D., Vita, R.G., Stadler, K., Steen-Olsen, K., Melo, P.C., Wood, R., Hertwich, E. 2017. Mapping the carbon footprint of EU regions. Environmental Research Letters Vol. 12(5), pp.1-13
- Melo, P.C., Graham, D.J., Levinson, D. and Aarabi, S. 2017. Agglomeration, Accessibility, and Productivity: Evidence for Large Metropolitan Areas in the US. Urban Studies Vol. 54(1), pp. 179-195
- Melo, P.C. 2017. People, Places and Earnings Differentials in Scotland. Regional Studies. Vol. 51(1), pp. 389-403
- Mohammad, S.I., Graham, D.J, and Melo, P.C. 2017. The Effect of the Dubai Metro on the Value of Residential and Commercial Properties. Journal of Transport and Land Use Vol.10 No.1, pp. 263-290
- Melo, P.C. 2016. Driving Down Road Transport CO2 Emissions in Scotland. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Vol.10(10), pp. 906-116
- Melo, P.C., Copus, A. and Coombes, M. 2016. Modelling Small Area At-Risk-of-Poverty Rates for the UK using the World Bank Methodology and the EU-SILC. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy Vol.9(1), pp. 97-117
- Copus, A., Melo, P.C., Kaup, S., Tagai, G., and Artelaris, P. 2015. Regional Poverty Mapping in Europe - Challenges, Advances, Benefits and Limitations. Local Economy Vol.30(7), pp. 742-764
- Canavan, S., Graham, D.J., Melo, P.C., Anderson, R.J., Barron, A., and Cohen, J.M. 2015. The Impacts of Moving Block Signalling on Technical Efficiency: An Application of Propensity Score Matching on Urban Metro Rail Systems. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board No 2534, pp. 68-74
- Melo, P.C. and Ramli, A.R. 2014. Estimating Fuel Demand Elasticities to Evaluate CO 2 Emissions: Panel Data Evidence for the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice Vol.67, pp. 30-46
- Melo, P.C., and Graham, D.J. 2014. Testing for Labour Pooling as a Source of Agglomeration Economies: Evidence for Labour Markets in England and Wales. Papers in Regional Science Vol.93(1), pp. 31-52
- Melo, P.C., Graham, D.J., and Brage-Ardao, R. 2013. The productivity of transport infrastructure investment: A meta-analysis of empirical evidence. Regional Science and Urban Economics Vol.43, pp. 695-706
- Mohammad, S. I., Graham, D.J., Melo, P.C., Anderson, R.J.2013. A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Rail Projects on Land and Property Values. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice Vol.50, pp. 158-170
- Barron, A., Melo, P.C., Cohen, J.M., and Anderson, R.J. 2013. Passenger-Focused Management Approach to Measurement of Train Delay Impacts. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board No 2351, pp. 46-53
- Melo, P.C., Graham, D.J., and Canavan, S. 2012. Effects of Road Investments on Productivity and Induced Travel Demand: Evidence for Urbanized Areas in the United States. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board No 2297, pp. 163-171
- Molloy, J., Melo, P.C., Graham, D.J., Majumdar, A., and Ochieng, W. 2012. The Role of Air Travel Demand Elasticities in Reducing Aviation's CO 2 Emissions: Evidence for European Airlines. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board No 2300, pp.31-41
- Le Néchet, F., Melo, P.C., and Graham, D.J. 2012. The Role of Transport Induced Agglomeration Effects on Firm Productivity in Mega-City regions: Evidence for Bassin Parisien. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board No 2307, pp. 21-30
- Melo, P.C., Graham, D.J., and Noland, R.B. 2012. The Effect of Labour Market Spatial Structure on Commuting in England and Wales. Journal of Economic Geography Vol.12(3), pp. 717-737
- Graham, D.J., and Melo, P.C. 2011. Evidence on the Assessment of Wider Economic Impacts of High-Speed Rail for Great Britain. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board No, 2261 pp.15-24
- Melo, P.C., Harris, N.G., Graham, D.J., Anderson, R.J., Barron, A. 2011. Determinants of Delay Incident Performance of Urban Metros. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board No 2216, pp. 10-18
- Graham, D.J., Melo, P.C., Jiwattanakulpaisarn, P., and Noland, R.B. 2010. Testing for Causality between Productivity and Agglomeration Economies. Journal of Regional Science Vol.50(5), pp. 935-951
- Melo, P.C., Graham, D.J., and Noland, R.B. 2010. Impact of Transport Infrastructure on Firm Formation: Evidence from the Portuguese Municipalities. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board No 2163, pp. 133-143
- Melo, P.C., Graham, D.J., and Noland, R.B. 2009. A Meta-Analysis of Estimates of Urban Agglomeration Economies. Regional Science and Urban Economics Vol.39, pp. 332-342
Book Chapters
- Melo, P.C., (2023) Transportation and Urban Spatial Structure, In: João de Abreu e Silva, Kristina Currans, Robert Schneider and Veronique Van Acker (eds.) Handbook on Transportation and Land Use: Human-Centered Communities in an Age of Rapid Technological Change, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Chapter 4
- Melo, P.C., (2021) Transport infrastructure effects on economic output: the micro-economic approach. In: Vickerman, Roger (eds.) International Encyclopedia of Transportation. vol. 1, pp. 347-354. UK: Elsevier Ltd
- Melo, P.C., Graham, D.J. and Noland, R.B. (2013) A Meta-Analysis of Estimates of Urban Agglomeration Economies, In: McCann, Philip (ed) New Developments in Spatial Economics and Economic Geography, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Chapter 23
- Melo, P.C., Graham, D.J. and Noland, R.B. (2012) A Meta-Analysis of Estimates of Urban Agglomeration Economies, In: Mulley, Corinne (ed) Urban Form and Transport Accessibility, Volume 3 of Classics in Transport and Environmental Valuation Series, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Chapter 24
Databases
- Melo, P.C., Cavalcanti, D., Sousa, M. Luísa. (2024), “Evolution of Travel Mobility in Lisbon: 1937-2022”, Mendeley Data, V1, doi: 10.17632/gfby9zc3yh.1.
- Afonso, N., Melo, P.C., Rocha, B.T., de Abreu e Silva, J. (2023), “TiTuSS Transport Database”, Mendeley Data, V1, doi: 10.17632/ry5dkty7t7.1.
- Knies, G., Melo, P.C., Zhang, M. (2020), “Neighbourhood Effect Studies of Subjective and Objective Wellbeing (2002-2018)”, Mendeley Data, V1, doi: 10.17632/nkf79rtfk8.1.