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João Amador

Fields of study: 
International trade
Portuguese economy
Public economics
Multinational firms
Growth accounting
Macroeconomics

 

 

Economics and Research Department

jamador@bportugal.pt

 

  

 

Education:

Ph.D. in Economics, Nova School of Business and Economics, 2000

Licenciatura in Economics, Nova School of Business and Economics, 1993

 

Professional experience:

Deputy Head, Economics and Research Department, Banco de Portugal, since April 2019

Head of Public Finance and Structural Studies Division, Economics and Research Department, Banco de Portugal, 2013-2019

Head of Structural Studies Unit, Economics and Research Department, Banco de Portugal, 2005-2013

Economist, Economics and Research Department, Banco de Portugal, 2000-2005

 

Teaching experience:

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, since 1993

Banco de Portugal scientific articles (50)
2022
The competitiveness of the Portuguese economy: A view from a composite indicator
Banco de Portugal Economic Studies
2022
Energy mix and intensity in Portugal: Portraits from aggregate and firm-level data
Banco de Portugal Economic Studies
2020
Inputs, technology and efficiency: The Portuguese economy in the last three decades
Banco de Portugal Economic Studies
2020
Rise and fall of the largest firms in Portugal
Banco de Portugal Economic Studies
2019
Regulatory costs and performance of Portuguese firms
Banco de Portugal Economic Studies
2019
Cyclically-adjusted current account balances in Portugal
Banco de Portugal Economic Studies
2018
A portrait of Portuguese international traders of non-tourism services
Banco de Portugal Economic Studies
2017
Trade Margins and Cohorts of Traders in Portugal
Banco de Portugal Economic Studies
2021
COVID-19, Lockdowns and International Trade: Evidence from Firm-Level Data
Working Papers
2021
Optimal Social Insurance: Insights from a Continuous-Time Stochastic Setup
Working Papers
2020
Assessing the Scoreboard of the EU Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure: (Machine) Learning from Decisions
Working Papers
2020
Types of International Traders and the Network of Capital Participations
Working Papers
2018
CEO Performance in Severe Crises: The Role of Newcomers
Working Papers
2018
Thirty Years of Economic Growth in Africa
Working Papers
2018
International trade in services: Evidence for Portuguese firms
Working Papers
Published at: Portuguese Economic Journal, Vol. 18, Issue 3, 2009
2017
Who's who in global value chains? A weighted network approach
Working Papers
2015
Networks of value added trade
Working Papers
Published at: The World Economy, Vol. 40, Issue 7, pp. 1291-1313, 2017
2015
The Effect of Bank Shocks on Firm-Level and Aggregate Investment
Working Papers
2014
Global Value Chains: Surveying Drivers, Measures and Impacts
Working Papers
Published at: Journal of Economic Surveys, Vol. 30(2), pp. 278-301, 2016
2014
Global Value Chains: A View From the Euro Area
Working Papers
Published at: Asian Economic Journal, Vol. 29 Issue 2, pp. 99–120, 2015
2013
Competition in the portuguese economy: Estimated price-cost margins under imperfect labour markets
Working Papers
Published at: ECB Working Paper Series n. 1751
2012
Competition in the Portuguese Economy:An overview of classical indicators
Working Papers
2012
Competition in the Portuguese Economy: Insights from a profit elasticity approach
Working Papers
Published at: ECB Working Paper Series n. 1603
2011
Energy content in manufacturing exports: a cross-country analysis
Working Papers
Published at: Energy Economics, Vol. 34, Issue 4, pp. 1074-1081, 2012
2011
Is the World Spinning Faster? Assessing the Dynamics of Export Specialization
Working Papers
2008
Vertical Specialization Across the World: A Relative Measure
Working Papers
Published at: The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 20, Issue 3, pp. 267-280, 2009
2008
Product and Destination Mix in Export Markets
Working Papers
Published at: Review of World Economics, Vol.149, Issue 1, pp. 23–53, 2013
2008
International Fragmentation of Production in the Portuguese Economy: What do Different Measures Tell Us?
Working Papers
2007
International Trade Patterns over the Last Four Decades: How does Portugal Compare with other Cohesion Countries?
Working Papers
Published at: Portuguese Economic Journal, Vol. 9(2), pp. 77-95, 2010
2007
Relative Export Structures and Vertical Specialization: A Simple Cross-Country Index
Working Papers
Published at: Open Economies Review, Vol. 22(3), pp. 447-461, 2011
2007
Total Factor Productivity Growth in the G7 Countries: Different or Alike?
Working Papers
2007
Characteristics of the Portuguese Economic Growth: What has been Missing?
Working Papers
2019
The Deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union
Occasional Papers
2016
Public debt sustainability:Methodologies and debates in European institutions
Occasional Papers
2014
Portuguese Exports in the Global Value Chains
Economic Bulletin Articles
2013
Competition in the Portuguese Economy: Estimated Price-Cost Margins Under Imperfect Labour Markets
Economic Bulletin Articles
2012
Competition in the Portuguese Economy: a view on tradables and non-tradables
Economic Bulletin Articles
2012
Measuring competition in the Portuguese economy using profit elasticities
Economic Bulletin Articles
2011
Productivity, size and capital intensity in selected Portuguese manufacturing sectors: a non-parametric analysis
Economic Bulletin Articles
2010
Energy Production and Consumption in Portugal:Stylized Facts
Economic Bulletin Articles
2010
The Margins of Exports: Firms, Products and Destinations
Economic Bulletin Articles
2009
Portuguese International Trade in Services
Economic Bulletin Articles
2009
Intra-Industry Trade in the Portuguese Economy: Products and Partners
Economic Bulletin Articles
2009
Textiles and Clothing Exporting Sectors in Portugal - Recent Trends
Economic Bulletin Articles
2008
The Portuguese Export Performance in Perspective: A Constant Market Share Analysis
Economic Bulletin Articles
2008
Vertical Specialization in Portuguese International Trade
Economic Bulletin Articles
2007
Export Specialization Over the Last Four Decades: How Does Portugal Compare With Other Cohesion Countries?
Economic Bulletin Articles
2006
Relative Export Structures and Vertical Specialization: A Simple Cross-Country Index
Economic Bulletin Articles
2004
The EU Fiscal Rules: Some Guidelines for Reform
Economic Bulletin Articles
2009
The Portuguese Economy in the Context of Economic, Financial and Monetary Integration
Other Contributions
Other scientific articles (5)
2017
Markups and bargaining power in Tradable and Non-tradable sectors
Other Contributions
Published at: Empirical Economics, Vol. 53, 2, p. 669-694
2015
Assessing European competitiveness: the new CompNet microbased database
Other Contributions
Published at: ECB Working Paper Series n. 1764
2014
Micro-based evidence of EU competitiveness: The CompNet database
Other Contributions
Published at: ECB Working Paper Series n. 1634
2010
What can we learn from the distribution of trade patterns? Evidence for Portugal, Spain, Greece and Ireland
Other Contributions
Published at: Portuguese Economic Journal, Vol. 9, Issue 2, pp. 77-95
2002
Social Security Reform: Transition, Labor and Capital Market
Other Contributions
Published at: Economia Pubblica, Vol. 5, pp.43-62
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