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Eduardo Barata holds a PhD in Environmental Social Sciences (2003) from Keele University (UK), a degree in Economics (1993) and a Master's in Financial Economics (1997) from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra (FEUC). He has been an Assistant Professor at FEUC since 2003 where he currently serves as Deputy Director for External Relations.

His research interests have been focused on modeling the interactions between the economy and the environment at the sectoral and regional levels. His most recent scientific output includes publications of various articles in international scientific journals with peer-review (Cities, Environmental Management, Journal of Forest Economics, Water Policy, Sustainable Cities and Society, Utilities Policy, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education) and the participation, as a team member and/or as coordinator, in various research and knowledge transfer projects. He is a researcher at the GEMF and CeBER R&D centers.

Projects

KNOW CITIES – Cidades do Conhecimento do Arco Atlântico (2011-15). 

EMSURE - Energy and Mobility for Sustainable Regions (2013-2016). 

Parque Escolar – Energy Efficient Schools (3Es) (2012-2014) - 

DEMOSPIN - Economically Sustainable DEMOgraphy: ReverSing Decline in Peripheral RegIoNs (2010-2013).

1986-2010: A Economia Portuguesa na União Europeia (2011-2012). 

Barómetro da Conjuntura Económica da Região Centro (2011). 

Technical Reports on the Economic and Financial Justification of the Tariffs for Water and Waste Services. 

Technical Reports with the integrated study of global economic impacts (using Cost-Benefit Analysis) associated with the construction of major road infrastructures

Supervision of PhD Students

(2013) The recreational use value of a national forest
Economics

Publications

(2023) Contributions for the Study of Talent Retention at Regional Scale: A Creativity Index in Portugal; [Contributos para o Estudo da Fixação de Talento à Escala Regional: Um Índice de Criatividade em Portugal]. Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, 51 – 69.
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(2023) Contributos para o Estudo da Fixação de Talento à Escala Regional: Um Índice de Criatividade em Portugal. Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, 65, 51–69.
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(2023) Prioritization of Territorial Areas for Implementing Inclusive Climate Risk Transfer Mechanisms. Colombia as a Case Study.. IDRiM Journal, 13.
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(2023) How regulatory focus shapes pro-environmental behaviour: evidence from Portugal. Journal of Marketing Management, 39, 167 – 192.
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(2022) The world of work and the environment: what can we expect and how can we influence our future?. In: Costa, Hermes (Ed.), The “ILO-Chair” at FEUC: Talks on the future of work, (pp 201-104). Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra.
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(2022) Mind (for) the water: An indirect relationship between mindfulness and water conservation behavior. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 21, 673-684.
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(2021) The forestry products value chain and the costs of reshaping it: multi-regional impacts of shrinking the pulp and paper industries in Portugal. Investigationes Regionales / Journal of Regional Research, 3, 149-165.
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(2021) The impact of COVID‐19 on global value chains: Disruption in nonessential goods production. Regional Science Policy & Practice, 13, 32-54.
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(2020) Os modelos Input-Output, a estrutura setorial das economias e o impacto da crise da COVID 19. In: Garrido, A., Costa, H (Ed.), Um Vírus que nos (Re)une – Reflexões da FEUC, (pp 85-97). Vida Económica.
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(2019) Energy–Economy–Environment Interactions: A Comparative Analysis of Lisbon and Sao Paulo Metropolitan Areas. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 21, 1950002.
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(2019) Port wine value chain: from the Douro Valley to Oporto Cellars. British Food Journal, 121, 466-478.
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(2018) Regulatory focus, consumer values, and pro-environmental behaviors. Atas da IAREP 2018 Conference, Londres, Reino Unido, 19 a 22 de Julho.
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(2018) The opportunity costs of commuting: the value of a commuting satellite account framework with an example from Lisbon Metropolitan Area. Economic Systems Research, 30, 105-119.
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(2017) Vertical fragmentation in Portuguese exports: A multi-regional input-output analysis. XLIII International Conference on Regional Science - “International Trade and Employment: a regional perspective”.
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(2017) Sustainable Tourism for the future: setting the research agenda. 3rd Energy for Sustainability Multidisciplinary Conference (EFS 2017) – “Designing Cities & Communities for the Future”.
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(2017) Energy Efficiency Impacts: A Multiregional Application to Portugal. XLIII International Conference on Regional Science - “International Trade and Employment: a regional perspective”.
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(2017) Greening transportation and parking at University of Coimbra. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 18, 23-38.
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(2017) Testing the transport energy-environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis in the EU27 countries. Energy Economics, 62, 257-269.
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(2017) Modeling commuting patterns in a multi-regional input--output framework: impacts of an `urban re-centralization' scenario. Journal of Geographical Systems, 19, 301-317.
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(2017) Affect and the adoption of pro-environmental behaviour: A structural model. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 54, 127-138.
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(2017) Economic growth and environmental impacts: an analysis based on a composite index of environmental damage. Ecological Indicators, 76, 191-130.
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(2017) Assessing an Agri-Food Development Strategy: a Bi-Regional Input–Output Model with Resource-Constrained Sector. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 44, 860-882.
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(2017) Sustainability Skills: The Case of a Portuguese University. In: Filho, Walter Leal, Skanavis, Constantina, do Paço, Arminda, Rogers, Judy, Kuznetsova, Olga, Castro, Paula (Ed.), Handbook of Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development in Higher Education, (pp 109-120). Springer International Publishing.
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(2017) Comportamentos ambientais da população de Estarreja. In: Pires, Sara Moreno, Aragão, Alexandra, Fidélis, Teresa, Mendes, Ireneu (Ed.), Indicadores de Desenvolvimento Sustentável: Instrumentos Estratégicos e Inovadores para Municípios Sustentáveis - O caso de Estarreja, (pp 239-257). Coimbra: Instituto Jurídico | Universidade de Aveiro | OHMI-Estarreja - CNRS-INEE-LabEx DRIIHM.
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(2016) Water affordability issues in developed countries – The relevance of micro approaches. Utilities Policy, 43, 117-123.
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(2016) Non-market valuation of environmental goods in Portugal. Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, 41, 49-59.
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(2016) Para uma análise dos Custos do Medo em Portugal. In: Santos, Rita, Moura, Tatiana, Pureza, José Manuel (Ed.), Violência e Armas de Fogo em Portugal, (pp 369-387). Coimbra: Almedina.
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(2015) Affordability of water services in Portuguese municipalities. Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, 38, 37-46.
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(2015) Uma Estratégia de Expansão da agroindústria no Interior de Portugal: será esta suficiente?. In: Neto, Paulo, Serrano, Maria Manuel (Ed.), Políticas Públicas, Economia e Sociedade. Contributos para a Definição de Políticas no Período 2014-2020, (pp 287-312). Alcochete: Nexo Literário.
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(2015) A bi-regional (rectangular) Input-Output model for Portugal: centro and rest of the country. Assessment Methodologies: energy, mobility and other real world application, Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra.
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Faculdade de Economia
Universidade de Coimbra
Av. Dias da Silva, 165
3004-512
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ebarata@fe.uc.pt