Biography
Ana Fernandes is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Lisbon, ISEG School of Economics and Management, since 2023. She is an Editorial Board member of The World Economy. Her research interests are in Applied Microeconomics, in particular International Trade, Labor Economics and Development Economics. Her research has been published in leading field and general interest journals such as Journal of International Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, International Journal of Industrial Organization and European Economic Review. Her research has been Funded by International and National funding bodies such as the Nuffield Foundation, European Union and Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia. She was awarded a prestigious British Academy Mid-career Fellowship in 2023.
Ana spent most of her career in the United Kingdom where she held tenured faculty positions at the Universities of Exeter and Sussex, and was previously a Research Associate at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She held visiting research positions at the World Bank and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
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Education
| 2007 | Doctorate, Economy, Economics University of Essex (United Kingdom) |
Publications & Citations
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| 2025 | Foreign banks and firms’ export dynamics: Evidence from China’s banking reform Journal of Development Economics |
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| 2021 | Entry Deregulation, Firm Organization, and Wage Inequality International Journal of Industrial Organization |
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| 2021 | Executives’ gender pay gap and financing constraints Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization |
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| 2021 | Exporters and shocks: The impact of the Brexit vote shock on bilateral exports to the UK Journal of International Economics |
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| 2019 | Product Market Competition and Gender Discrimination Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization |
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| 2018 | The Effect of Competition on Executive Compensation and Incentives Journal of Human Resources |
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| 2017 | Financing constraints and fixed-term employment: Evidence from the 2008-9 financial crisis European Economic Review |
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| 2015 | Scale, scope, and trade dynamics of export processing plants Economics Letters |
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| 2014 | Learning to export from neighbors Journal of International Economics |
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| 2014 | Firm entry deregulation, competition and returns to education and skill European Economic Review |
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| 2012 | Determinants of vertical integration in export processing: Theory and evidence from China Journal of Development Economics |
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| 2018 | Trade Patterns and Dynamics of Processing Exporters: Evidence from China MIT Press |
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| 2020 | How did the 2003 SARS Epidemic Shape Chinese Trade? Covid Economics, Vetted and Real-Time Papers, CEPR Press |
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| 2018 | Exchange rate pass-through in a significant trading relationship: evidence from the Brexit referendum VoxEU, CEPR |
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| 2013 | Is deregulating firm entry good for the workers? Which workers? VoxEU, CEPR |
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| 2019 | Vienna Workshop on International Economic Networks |
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| 2019 | Seminar University of Oxford, Department of Economics |
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| 2018 | Market Competition Conference, Ministry of Economy/Universidade Nova Lisboa |
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| 2018 | Seminar University of Bristol, Department of Economics |
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| 2015 | Seminar University of Glasgow, Department of Economics |
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| 2015 | Seminar University of Nottingham, Department of Economics |
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| 2014 | Seminar University of Birmingham, Department of Economics |
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| 2012 | Econometric Society European Meeting |
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| 2011 | Econometric Society European Meeting |
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| 2011 | Seminar University of Birmingham, Department of Economics |
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| 2010 | Econometric Society World Congress |
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| 2010 | Université Catholique de Louvain, CORE |
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| 2010 | World Bank, Development Research Group, International Trade |
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| 2009 | CARIS-World Bank Conference |
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| 2009 | European Trade Study Group |
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| 2008 | Empirical Investigations in International Economics |
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| 2006 | European Trade Study Group |
Teaching
| Semester | Course | Degree | Coordinator |
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| 1º | Economia Internacional | Licenciatura Bolonha em Matemática Aplicada à Economia e à Gestão - Matemática Aplicada à Economia e à Gestão, Licenciatura Bolonha em Gestão - Gestão, Licenciatura Bolonha em Economia - Economia | Yes |
| 1º | International Economics | Licenciatura Bolonha em Economia - Economics, Licenciatura Bolonha em Gestão - Management | Yes |
| 2º | Tópicos de Microeconomia | Doutoramento Bolonha em Economia - Economia | No |
| 1º | Global Economic Trends | Mestrado Bolonha em Gestão - Management | Yes |
| Year | Student Name / Title / Institution | Supervision Type | Link |
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| 2024/2025 | MARTA RAPOSO ROSA DIAS BREXIT’S IMPACT ON EUROPEAN UNION IMMIGRATION TO THE UK VERSUS NON-EUROPEAN UNION IMMIGRATION Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão |
Master | Ver |
| 2023/2024 | VICTORIA FREITAS LOPES DE CASTRO OS IMPACTOS DA COVID-19 NA ECONOMIA PORTUGUESA: UMA ANÁLISE MACROECONÓMICA Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão |
Master | Ver |
| 2023/2024 | DIOGO NUNO COELHO MONTEIRO IMPACTO DA ABERTURA DE AUTOESTRADAS NA ECONOMIA LOCAL Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão |
Master | Ver |
Professional Experience
| Name / Description | Date | Organization |
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| Programme Co-director, Master in International Economics and European Studies |
2024 | ISEG |
| Editorial Board member, The World Economy |
2022 - 2032 | |
| Director of International and Development Strategy Group |
2017 - 2019 | University of Exeter |
| Senior Lecturer in Economics (tenured) |
2015 - 2023 | University of Exeter |
| Faculty Recruitment Committee |
2015 - 2016 | University of Exeter |
| Programme Director, Bachelor in Economics and Economics with Finance |
2014 - 2016 | University of Exeter |
| Lecturer in Economics (tenured) |
2011 - 2015 | University of Exeter |
| Faculty Recruitment Committee |
2010 - 2011 | Sussex University |
| Lecturer in Economics (tenured) |
2008 - 2011 | Sussex University |
| Research Associate |
2007 - 2008 | The London School of Economics and Political Science |