Ana Balcão Reis (B011-9F87-A3D0)

Curriculum Vitae

Ana Balcão Reis

Ana Balcão Reis. Completed the Título de Agregado in Economics of Education in 2020/01/03 by Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Doutoramento in Programa de Doutoramento e Mestrado em Economia in 1999 by Universidade Nova de Lisboa and Licenciatura in Licenciatura em Economia in 1989 by Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Is Associate Professor in Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics. Published 15 articles in journals. Supervised 4 PhD thesis(es). Co-supervised 17 MSc dissertation(s). Has received 3 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Principal investigator in 1 project(s). In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Grade retention; low-achieving students; standardized national exams; students’ performance; Economics and Econometrics; Vocational education; Tracking; Academic success; High school dropout; Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão; Education; School starting age; Student outcomes; Deferment of school entry; Publicly funded private schools; Value-added; Effectiveness; National exams; Higher education; Public funding; School performance; Socioeconomic factors; Adjusted measure of school performance; Portuguese; 9th grade exams score; Rendimento mínimo garantido; Rendimento social de inserção; Poverty; Beneficiaries; Poverty lines; Basic needs; Household’s budget survey; Portugal; Human capital; Returns to education; Wage differentials; Predictors of success; Cumulative process of education; Selection; Public schools; Determinants of success; Sports; Students´ success; NovaSBE; Economics of education; Stratification; Stratification measure; Economia social; Economia solidária; Solidariedade; Terceiro setor; Social economics; Solidarity economics; Solidarity; Third sector; Education production function; Efficiency; Data envelopment analysis; PISA; Teacher quality; Teacher credentials; teacher value added; Observables; Segregation; Dissimilarity Index.; School accountability; School rankings; College enrollment; Binary dependent model; Propensity score matching; School Effectiveness; Educational Achievement; Retentions; Peer Effects; education system; schools accountability; educational output and governance; education funding; Mismatches; Productivity; Economic Growth; Endogenous Growth; Externalities; Human Capital; Natural Capital; education; economic growth; finance systems; skills matching; .

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Ana Balcão Reis

Citation names

Balcão Reis, Ana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: B011-9F87-A3D0
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0962-4605

Email addresses

abr@novasbe.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Social Sciences - Economics and Business - Economics

Education

	Degree	Classification
2020/01/02 - 2020/01/03 Concluded	Economics of Education (Título de Agregado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
1999 Concluded	Programa de Doutoramento e Mestrado em Economia (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal "Ensaios em Crescimento Económico (Essays on Economic Growth)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Muito Bom com Distinção e Louvor
1999 Concluded	PhD in Economics (Doutoramento) Major in Outra:Macroeconomia Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal "Ensaios em Crescimento Económico" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1989 Concluded	Licenciatura em Economia (Licenciatura) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal "..." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17

Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023 - Current	Full Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal

2009 - 2023	Associate Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2022/01/23 - Current	Mentoring for success: Experimental Evidence on Migrant College Students FCT-AGAKHAN / 541739404 / 2019 Principal investigator	Ongoing
2022/01/17 - 2025/01/16	Raising Educational Aspirations - An Experimental Evaluation PTDC/EGE-ECO/3674/2021 Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2022/01/17 - 2025/01/16	The impact of different assessment methods on academic achievement and inequality PTDC/EGE-ECO/4764/2021 Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/09/01 - 2022/12/31	Mentoring for Success PT/2020/FAMI/542	Programa Nacional do Fundo para o Asilo, a Imigração e a Integração (FAMI) Ongoing
2018 - 2021	GPS4Sucess: Early Identification of Students in Risk of Failure in Primary School EDULOG/GPS/2018 Principal investigator Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal	EDULOG - Fundação Belmiro de Azevedo Ongoing
2017 - 2020	Teacher’s Impact on Student Learning: Estimates for Portugal EDULOG/IMP/2016 Researcher	EDULOG - Fundação Belmiro de Azevedo Ongoing
2016/05/01 - 2019/10/31	Determinants of school effectiveness: learning from the Portuguese educational system microdata PTDC/IIM-ECO/6813/2014 Principal investigator Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2012/03/15 - 2015/09/14	Accountability and efficiency of the schooling system PTDC/EGE-ECO/122754/2010 Principal investigator Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011/04/05 - 2014/10/04	Education Mismatches and Productivity Differences PTDC/EGE-ECO/112499/2009 Researcher Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/04/01 - 2013/09/30	Externalities, Equilibriums and Policy Lessons from Multi-Sector Models of Endogenous Growth PTDC/EGE-ECO/102238/2008 Principal investigator Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2005/06/01 - 2007/12/31	Education and Economic Growth POCI/EGE/60845/2004 Principal investigator Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2003/10/08 - 2007/10/08	Institutions, Political Economy and Economic Growth Project POCTI/ECO/ 48264/2002 Principal investigator Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2003/10 - 2007/10	Institutions, Political Economy and Economic Growth Project POCTI/ECO/ 48264/2002	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter

Balcão Reis, Ana. "Education Policies". In The Oxford Handbook of Portuguese Politics, 557-572. Oxford University Press, 2022.
10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192855404.013.36

Journal article

Catarina Angelo; Ana Balcão Reis. "Gender gaps in different grading systems". Education Economics (2021): 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/09645292.2020.1853681.
10.1080/09645292.2020.1853681
Pedro Luis Silva; Luis Catela Nunes; Carmo Seabra; Ana Balcao Reis; Miguel Alves. "Student selection and performance in higher education: admission exams vs. high school scores". Education Economics 28 5 (2020): 437-454. https://doi.org/10.1080/09645292.2020.1782846.
10.1080/09645292.2020.1782846
Afonso Câmara Leme; Josep-Oriol Escardíbul; Luis Catela Nunes; Ana Balcão Reis; Carmo Seabra. "The effect of a specialized versus a general upper-secondary school curriculum on students’ performance and inequality. A difference-in-differences cross-country analysis". Applied Economics (2020): https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2020.1734183.
10.1080/00036846.2020.1734183
José Miguel Cerdeira; Luis Catela Nunes; Ana Balcão Reis; Carmo Seabra. "Predictors of student success in Higher Education: Secondary school internal scores versus national exams". Higher Education Quarterly (2018): https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.12158.
10.1111/hequ.12158
Reis, Ana Balcão. "Public funding of higher education: Who gains, who loses?". International Journal of Economic Theory 16 2 (2018): 196-215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijet.12176.
10.1111/ijet.12176
Luis Catela Nunes; Ana Balcão Reis; Carmo Seabra. "Is retention beneficial to low-achieving students? Evidence from Portugal". Applied Economics (2018): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2018.1444261.
10.1080/00036846.2018.1444261
Reis, Ana. "Measuring Labour Mismatch in Europe". Social Indicators Research (2016): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11205-015-1097-0.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-015-1097-0
Reis, Ana. "Correcting for sample problems in PISA and the improvement in Portuguese students’ performance". Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice (2015):
https://doi.org/10.1080/0969594X.2015.1105784
Luis C. Nunes; Ana Balcão Reis; Carmo Seabra. "The publication of school rankings: A step toward increased accountability?". Economics of Education Review 49 (2015): 15-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2015.07.008.
10.1016/j.econedurev.2015.07.008
Cunha-e-Sá, M.A.; Balcão Reis, A.; Roseta-Palma, C.. "Technology adoption in nonrenewable resource management". Energy Economics 31 2 (2009): 235-239. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-58749116997&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1016/j.eneco.2008.09.008
Reis, A.B.; Traca, D.A.. "Spillovers and the competitive pressure for long-run innovation". European Economic Review 52 4 (2008): 589-610. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-43149083097&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1016/j.euroecorev.2007.05.007
Cunha-E-Sá, M.A.; Reis, A.B.. "The optimal timing of adoption of a green technology". Environmental and Resource Economics 36 1 (2007): 35-55. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33846654986&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1007/s10640-006-9045-8
Rreis, A.B.; Sequeira, T.N.. "Human capital and overinvestment in R&D". Scandinavian Journal of Economics 109 3 (2007): 573-591. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-36448984351&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1111/j.1467-9442.2007.00508.x
Sequeira, T.N.; Reis, A.B.. "Human capital composition, R&D and the increasing role of services". Topics in Macroeconomics 6 1 (2006): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33750144728&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
Reis, A.B.. "Welfare, taxes and foreign investment". Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 30 6 (2006): 1045-1061. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33646230036&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1016/j.jedc.2005.05.002
Reis, A.B.. "Endogenous growth and the possibility of eliminating pollution". Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 42 3 (2001): 360-373. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035705212&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1006/jeem.2000.1159
Balcão Reis, A.. "On the welfare effects of foreign investment". Journal of International Economics 54 2 (2001): 411-427. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0034960176&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1016/S0022-1996(00)00100-8

Other

Other output

Ranking schools: a step toward increased accountability or a mere discriminatory practice?. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the discussion of the effects of published school rankings based on average scores obtained by students on national exams. We study the effectiveness of this (low-stakes) accountability mechanism; we analyze whether students react to these rankings, by moving in or out of high-schools according to their scores and examine the movements of closing of sc. 2012. Reis, Ana Balcão; Seabra, Carmo; Nunes, Luis C.. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/11161.

Activities

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021 - 2021/06	The Impact Of Commuting On Higher Education Students´ Academic Performance Supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2021 - 2021/01	Factors That Influence Students´ Secondary Enrolment Decisions In Portugal Supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2021 - 2021/01	A New Measure Of Ability Peer Effects: National Exam Scores Vs. School Gpa, Evidence From Portugal. Supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2016 - 2021	Economics of Education Supervisor	Economics (European Doctorate in Economics - Erasmus Mundus) (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2014 - 2021	Economia da Educação Supervisor	Economia (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2014 - 2021	Essay in Economics of Education Supervisor	Economia (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2020 - 2020/06	Role Model Effect In A Harsh Environment: Science Olympiads In Northeast Brazil Supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2020 - 2020/06	Monetary Grants As Public Policy In Education: Evidence From ¿Escola Nota Dez¿ Prize In Brazil Supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2018 - 2018	"Effectiveness of Private Schools Versus Public Schools: A Comparative Analysis in Portugal" Co-supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2018 - 2018	"Vocational Education: Coursetaking Choice and Impact on Dropout and College Enrollment Rates" Co-supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2018 - 2018	"The Impact of Teachers Qualification on Students’ Achievement: Evidence from Portugal" Co-supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2018 - 2018	"Does the Age of Entry in Primary School Affect Student’s Achievement?" Co-supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2018 - 2018	"Sports and its Impact on Academic Achievement" Co-supervisor	Gestão (mestrado internacional) (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2018 - 2018	"Measuring School Segregation: Evidence from Lisbon" Co-supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2017 - 2017	The Impact Of Choosing A Vocational Track On Academic Performance And College Enrollment In Portugal Co-supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2017 - 2017	Are There Different Cultures of Retention Across Portuguese Regions? Evidence from Public Primary Schools Co-supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2017 - 2017	The determinants of teacher effectiveness in Portuguese schools Co-supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2015 - 2015	Da Economia Social para a Economia Solidária Co-supervisor	Economia Social e Solidária (Master) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2015 - 2015	Success in Higher Education A Discussion of Selection Criteria Co-supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2015 - 2015	The Impact of Class Composition on Students Success in Portuguese Public Schools - An Empirical Study Co-supervisor	Investigação em Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2015 - 2015	Are Secondary Schools (C+S) More Efficient Than Basic Schools (EB+C)? Co-supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2015 - 2015	Predictors of Student Success: a Study of Portuguese Higher Education Graduates Co-supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2015 - 2015	Stratification and Peer Effects: An Analysis of Lisbon Public Schools Co-supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2014 - 2014	Determinants of success in Undergraduate Studies at Novasbe. Co-supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2014 - 2014	Returns to Vocational Education in Portugal Co-supervisor	Economia (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2006 - 2006	Three Essays in the Economics of Education Supervisor	Economia (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2004 - 2004	Essays on Human Capital, Economic Growth and Development Supervisor	Economia (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2018/01 - 2019/01	Member of the organizing committee of the 5th Lisbon Research Workshop on Economics and Econometrics of Education, held in ISEG in January 2019, which was for the first time a joint organization of ISEG and Nova SBE (2019/01 - 2019/01) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2014 - 2015	Portuguese delegate in the SGIB Indicator Expert Group on Education Investment, Directorate-General for Education and Culture, European Commission, nominated by the Ministry of Education and Science Member

Distinctions

Other distinction

2013	Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control - OUTSTANDING REFEREE FOR 2013
1991	Prémio "Fundação Amélia de Melo", For the best student of the Masters in Economic
1989	Prémio “Banco de Portugal” Banco de Portugal, Portugal