Rita Martins Full member
Rita Martins obtained a degree in Economics from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Coimbra in 1994, a Master Degree and and a Ph.D. in Economics by the University of Coimbra in 1998 and 2008, respctively. She is currently Associate Professor and Coordinator of the CeBER’s group Public Institutions and Public Policies for Sustainable Development. She is also a researcher at CeBER and member of the International Water Association. She participated in the Teachers Mobility Program ERASMUS+, at Charles University - Check Republic, Athens University of Economics and Business - Greece and University of Varsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences - Poland.
Her publications include several articles in peer-reviewed international journals (e.g. Journal of Environmental Management, Utilities Policy, Water Policy, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Policy Studies, Public Organization Review) and national journals (Notas Económicas, Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, among others), book chapters and working papers.
She participated in several research and consultancy projects in the fields os Water Pricing and Social Tariffs.
PhD supervision
Economic and environmental sustainability in drinking water and wastewater services providers(2025)
António Luís Pereira do Amaral
Supervision
Evaluation and regulation in the water sector: an aggregation model(Em curso)
Sandra Serafim Tralhão
Supervision
Projects
Study of the application of the energy social tariff in Portugal
Agência para a Energia (ADENE) ()
Publications
Energy affordability across and within 26 European countries: Insights into the prevalence and depth of problems using microeconomic data. Energy Economics, 127.(2023)
Ecosystem services of urban rivers: a systematic review. Aquatic Sciences, 87, 10.(2025)
Drivers of water utilities' operational performance – An analysis from the Portuguese case. Journal of Cleaner Production, 389, 136004.(2023)
Equity in Water Payments in Portugal: 2005-2016 and Regions NUT II; [Equidade nos Pagamentos das Águas em Portugal: 2005-2016 e Regiões NUT II]. Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, 49 – 61.(2023)
Equidade nos pagamentos das águas em Portugal: 2005-2016 e regiões NUT II. RPER, 49-61.(2023)
Socio-Economic and environmental indicators: do they go hand in hand or back to back? A zoom into SDG7. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, 38, 110-129.(2023)
Water affordability across and within European countries: a microdata analysis. Utilities Policy, 83, 101609.(2023)
Operational drivers of water reuse efficiency in Portuguese wastewater service providers. Utilities Policy, 83, 101591.(2023)
Resilience, Adaptive Capacity and Covid-19 – The Case of CIMRCMunicipalities. Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, 71 - 88.(2022)
Efficiency benchmarking of wastewater service providers: An analysis based on the Portuguese case. Journal of Environmental Management, 321, 115914.(2022)
Tarifa Social de Energia. Notas Económicas, 85-102.(2021)
Determinants of access to improved water sources: Meeting the MDGs. Utilities Policy, 63, 101019.(2020)
Regulatory changes to Portugal's social tariffs: Carrying water in a sieve?. Utilities Policy, 64, 101038.(2020)
Todos Diferentes, Todos Iguais? Análise das Determinantes da Acessibilidade Económica dos Serviços de Águas em Portugal. In: Duarte, António Portugal, Simões, Marta, Bação, Pedro, Martins, Rita (Ed.), Estudos de Homenagem a João Sousa Andrade, (pp 577-594). Coimbra: Almedina.(2020)
Raising consumers' interest in their water invoices: Challenges and opportunities. Utilities Policy, 63, 101004.(2020)
Making ends meet: Actual versus potential joint affordability of utility services. Utilities Policy, 56, 120-126.(2019)
Are vulnerable customers being left behind by voice mechanisms embedded in quality models?. Proceedings of the 21st Excellence in Services International Conference, Paris. 523-534.(2018)
Potencial de melhoria de eficiência do tratamento de águas residuais em Portugal. Atas do 18.º Encontro de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental (ENASB) e do 18.º Simpósio Luso-Brasileiro de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental (SILUBESA). Porto, 10 a 12 de outubro de 2018. Associação Portuguesa de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental.(2018)
Overall assessment of environmental sustainability: the Portuguese water industry case. Notas Económicas, 47-58.(2018)
Reflexão sobre a proposta de reestruturação do setor das águas em Portugal. In: Santos, A., Cardadeiro, E., Matos, P. (Ed.), Estudos de Homenagem ao Professor José Amado da Silva, (pp 137-156). Sílabos & Desafios.(2017)
Comportamentos de Reclamação nos Serviços de Água e Saneamento de um Município. Revista da Qualidade, 3, 17-20.(2016)
Critical analysis of the Portuguese Water Industry Restructuring Plan. Utilities Policy, 43, 131-139.(2016)
Water affordability issues in developed countries – The relevance of micro approaches. Utilities Policy, 43, 117-123.(2016)
Data Quality Requirements for Water Bills. TQM Journal, 28, 933-953.(2016)
Residential users' perceptions on water bills. Notas Económicas, 29-47.(2015)
Affordability of water services in Portuguese municipalities. Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, 38, 37-46.(2015)
Perceções dos Consumidores Domésticos acerca das Faturas de Água. Notas Económicas, 42.(2015)
Looking after consumers' right to information: the role of water invoives. IRSPM 2015.(2015)
Melhorar a comunicação entre entidades gestoras e clientes domésticos: o papel das faturas. ENEG 2015 - Encontro Nacional de Entidades Gestoras.(2015)
Comportamentos de reclamação: estudo de caso nos serviços de água e saneamento de Montemor-o-Velho. ENEG 2015.(2015)
Contacts
Address
Faculdade de EconomiaUniversidade de Coimbra
Av. Dias da Silva, 165
3004-512 Coimbra
Portugal