Docente
Ricardo Ferraz

Resume

Ricardo Ferraz (Economist, researcher and professor). Obtained his degree and master’s degree in Economics («Specialization in Economics of Growth and Structural Policies»), as well as a postgraduate degree in Social Economics from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra (FEUC). Later, he was awarded a PhD in Economic and Social History from the Lisbon School of Economics & Management (ISEG) at the University of Lisbon, and developed two post-doctorates – the first at GHES/CSG/ISEG/University of Lisbon research centre and the second at FEUC. Additionally, he attended various courses – such as The Specialization Course in Financial Auditing and Internal Control at APEU/FEUC, the Fast-Track MBA at IDEFE/ISEG and the Advanced Program in Diplomacy at IEP at Catholic University of Portugal. His professional career began at Ernst & Young (EY) and was followed by engagements in the European Parliament. He later transitioned to the role of economic and public finance advisor within the Portuguese parliament (Assembleia da República). Currently, he is working as a researcher at ISEG Research and RCM2+, and as a professor in the following institutions: 1) Lisbon School of Economics & Management (ISEG)/Universidade de Lisboa; 2) Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas (ISCSP)/Universidade de Lisboa; 3) Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade Lusófona; 4) Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra do Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, overseeing several curricular units across different courses. Notoriously, he wrote three books: i) Grande Guerra e Guerra Colonial: Custos para os Cofres Portugueses (Preface: Adriano Moreira); ii) Os Planos de Fomento do Estado Novo: Quantificação e Análise (Preface: Nuno Valério | Postface: Adriano Moreira); iii) As Finanças Públicas Portuguesas e a Sustentabilidade da Política Orçamental no Período de Ouro do Crescimento Económico (Preface: Pedro Passos Coelho | Postface: Nuno Valério). He published, on most occasions as a single author, papers in several international scientific journals – European Review of Economic History; Defence and Peace Economics; Journal of Applied Economics; Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History; Journal of Economic Structures; Cogent Economics & Finance; Investigaciones de Historia Económica; Journal of Quantitative Economics; Economies; The Journal of European Economic History – as well as book chapters, working papers and technical bulletins. Lastly, he has also written several opinion articles for Portuguese newspapers - Diário Económico, Jornal Económico, ECO, NOVO Semanário and CNN Portugal – and appeared on Portuguese television, most notably on RTP 3 , analysing current economic and political topics.

Graus

• Doutoramento
  História Económica e Social
• Licenciatura
  Economia
• Mestrado
  Economia (especialização em Economia do Crescimento e das Políticas Estruturais)
• Pós-Graduação
  Economia Social
• Outros
  Curso de Especialização em Auditoria Financeira e Controlo Interno da Associação para Extensão Universitária (APEU)
• Outros
  Fast-Track MBA do Instituto para o Desenvolvimento e Estudos Económicos (IDEFE)
• Pós-doutoramento
  História Económica
• Pós-doutoramento
  História Económica
• Outros
  Programa Avançado em Diplomacia (PAD)

Publicações

Journal article

• 2025-12-31, The effects of industrialization and internationalization on the economic growth of the Iberian countries in a long term perspective: an ARDL approach to cointegration, Journal of Applied Economics
• 2024-10-27, Manufacturing production as a source of growth: the case of Portugal, Journal of Economic Structures
• 2024-08-07, Portuguese Public Finances in the Golden Age, 1950–1973: an Illustrated Overview, e-Journal of Portuguese History
• 2024-06-17, The Sustainability of Portuguese Fiscal Policy in Democracy, 1974–2020, Journal of Quantitative Economics
• 2023-10-26, Testing the Sustainability of Fiscal Policy during the Portuguese First Republic Using Stationary and Cointegration Tests, Economies
• 2023-07-25, The Economic Management of Physical Assets: The Practical Case of an Urban Passenger Transport Company in Portugal, Sustainability
• 2022-12-31, The golden age of the world economy and Portuguese economic growth: applied study, 1950-2018, Cogent Economics & Finance (Taylor & Francis)
• 2022-12-27, The Portuguese budgetary costs with First World War: a comparative perspective, European Review of Economic History (Oxford University Press)
• 2022-09, THE FINANCIAL COSTS OF THE PORTUGUESE COLONIAL WAR, 1961-1974: ANALYSIS AND APPLIED STUDY, Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History (Cambridge University Press)
• 2020, The Portuguese development plans in the postwar period: How much was spent and where?, Investigaciones de Historia Economica
• 2020, The Portuguese Military Expenditure from a Historical Perspective, Defence and Peace Economics
• 2018-03, Have Public Finances in the OECD Area Been Sustainable?, Economics and Business
• 2017, The sustainability of portuguese fiscal policy in the period of the Estado Novo, 1933-1974, Journal of European Economic History
• 2015, Economic Growth and Public Indebtedness in the Last Four Decades: Is Portugal different from the other PIIGS’ economies?, Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy
• 2014, The Public Finance and the Economic Growth in the First Portuguese Republic

Thesis / Dissertation

• 2015, PhD, As finanças públicas portuguesas no período de ouro de crescimento da economia portuguesa, 1947-1974 : análise e estudo aplicado

Book

• 2024, As Finanças Públicas Portuguesas e a Sustentabilidade da Política Orçamental no Período de Ouro do Crescimento Económico (Prefácio de Pedro Passos Coelho e Posfácio de Nuno Valério), Ferraz, Ricardo, Principia
• 2022, Os Planos de Fomento do Estado Novo: Quantificação e Análise (Prefácio de Nuno Valério e Posfácio de Adriano Moreira), Ferraz, Ricardo, Edições Sílabo
• 2020, Grande Guerra e Guerra Colonial: Custos para os Cofres Portugueses (Prefácio de Adriano Moreira), Ferraz, Ricardo, Edições Sílabo

Book chapter

• 2023, Industrial Production and Economic Growth Since the 1950s: Analysing the Portuguese Case Using Kaldorian and Causality Approaches
• 2018, The "Snowball" Effect in the Portuguese Public Finances, Western Balkans Economies in EU Integration – Past, Present and Future, CEMAFI International Association
• 2016, Portugal and the 'PIIGS': Economic Growth and Public Debt in the Last Four Decades, 1974-2014, Economic Integrations, Competition and Cooperation (ISBN 978-2-9544508-9-6) - Kandzija, V. and Kumar, A. (Eds.), CEMAFI International
• 2016, Getting Out from the Crisis: An Assessment of Portuguese Policies, Western Balkans Economies in Eu Integration - Past, Present and Future (ISBN: 979-10-96557-18-9) - Richet, X. and Redzepagic, S. (Eds.)
• 2014, The Participation of Portugal in the New Post-War World Order: Economic Development and Openness to the Exterior, Contemporary Trends and Prospects of Economic Recovery (ISBN: 978-2-9544508-5-8) - Angelova, B; Alibegovic, D. and Redzepagic, S. (Eds.), CEMAFI International
• 2014, A evolução da saúde em Portugal - Uma análise ao sector público versus sector privado, Tatear a Europa Manobras de Aproximação (ISBN 978-989-98956) - António Correia de Campos (Ed.), Duotone Artes Gráficas

Newsletter article

• 2021, Portugal desceu nos “rankings” da produtividade laboral, Nota de Conjuntura do Forum para a Competitividade
• 2020, Produtividade Laboral Portuguesa no Panorama Internacional, Nota de Conjuntura do Forum para a Competitividade
• 2020, Evitar uma Nova Crise de Liquidez em Portugal, Nota de Conjuntura do Forum para a Competitividade
• 2020, COVID-19 e a destruição de emprego na economia portuguesa, Nota de Conjuntura do Forum para a Competitividade
• 2020, 2011-2020: Menos riqueza e mais dívida, Nota de Conjuntura do Forum para a Competitividade
• 2019, Obstáculos à Competitividade Portuguesa, Nota de Conjuntura do Forum para a Competitividade
• 2019, Consolidação Orçamental e Futuros Desafios, Nota de Conjuntura do Forum para a Competitividade

Report

• 2019, Portugal na Grande Guerra e na Guerra Colonial: Quantificações Financeiras - Projecto de investigação de Pós-Doutoramento realizado na FEUC
• 2019, Grande Guerra e Guerra Colonial: Quanto Custaram aos Cofres Portugueses?, http://www.gee.gov.pt//RePEc/WorkingPapers/GEE_PAPERS_122.pdf
• 2016, Os Planos de Fomento do Estado Novo - ). Projecto de investigação de Pós-Doutoramento realizado no GHES/CSG/ISEG da Universidade de Lisboa
• 2016, Finanças Públicas Portuguesas Sustentáveis no Estado Novo (1933-1974)?, http://www.gee.gov.pt/RePEc/WorkingPapers/GEE_PAPERS_56.pdf

Working paper

• 2019, Grande Guerra e Guerra Colonial: Quanto Custaram aos Cofres Portugueses?
• 2016, Finanças Públicas Portuguesas Sustentáveis no Estado Novo (1933-1974)?
• 2014, “The Public Finance and the Economic Growth in the First Portuguese Republic

Conference abstract

• 2022, O impacto da economia na gestão de ativos físicos, Fundamentos e Perspetivas de Inovação na Gestão de Ativos – Livro de Resumos (ISBN: 978-989-99820-6-2) - Almeida, N; Farinha, J; Raposo, D; Gaspar, D; Pais, E (Eds.)
• 2022, O PIB per capita português e a Golden Age: investimento e comércio internacional, Fundamentos e Perspetivas de Inovação na Gestão de Ativos – Livro de Resumos (ISBN: 978-989-99820-6-2) - Almeida, N; Farinha, J; Raposo, D; Gaspar, D; Pais, E (Eds.)