Doctoral and Master's Thesis Supervision

If you are a student passionate about the field of entrepreneurship and firm creation or if you want explore ideas related to entrepreneurial finance, feel free to contact me. I am also interested in evaluating local governement efficiency and the impact of gender quotas.

The thesis  topics below will give a more definite idea about the exciting topics my students work on. You are also welcome to suggest your own ideas.

Dissertations and Projects in Progress

• António Sciaudone "Equity Research Alibaba Group"
• Luciano Félix "Equity Research Inditex"
• Nélia Rodrigues "Equity Research Grupo Sousa"

Dissertations Finished

The thesis below are those that have been finished already.  Click on their titles to get  the thesis report.

• Ana Santos "Should Start-ups incubate and accelerate?"
• Ana Margarida de Almeida " When do startups hire a CEO?" ISEG, Fev 2017 (14 valores)
• Cristina Ferreira " Gazelle Entrepreneurs" ISEG, Nov 2016 (17 valores)
• Maria Zubatkina " Minimum Capital Requirement Policy and Entrepreneurial Activity" ISEG, Nov 2016 (18 valores)
• Ana Margarida Silvério  " Tax Policy and Entrepreneurial Activity" ISEG, Nov 2016 (17 valores)
• Margarida Freitas " Performance of Female Entrepreneurs in Portugal" ISEG, Nov 2015 (17 valores)
• Catarina Firmino " Why do part-time entrepreneurs transition to full time entrepreneurship?" ISEG, Nov 2015 (16 valores)
• Catarina Amaral " Impact of China's entry into the World Trade Organization on the Portuguese textile and clothing industry" ISEG, Jan 2015 (15 valores)
• Inês Gomes " The changing face of entrepreneurs in Portugal" ISEG, Jan 2015 (17 valores)
• Mariana Vidigal " How well do Portuguese part-time entrepreneurs perform?" ISEG, Jan 2015 (16 valores)
• Catia Vieira " Determinants of internationalization on Portuguese start-ups", ISEG, Jan 2015 (17 valores)
• Daniela Machado " Exit strategies of start-ups", ISEG , Nov 2014 (17 valores)
• Elaine Lima " Start-up financing: Determinants of start-ups capital structure", ISEG, Jan. 2014 (17 valores).
• Diogo Gomes " Working capital management and firm profitability", ISEG, Dec. 2013 (17 valores).
• Maria Rita Duarte " Determinants of cash holdings in start-up", ISEG, Nov. 2013 (18 valores).
• Dunia Delgado " Angel investors in Portugal" (co-advised with Prof. Francisco Ba-nha), ISEG, Nov. 2013 (16 valores).
• Riaz  Mahomed " Start-up financing: What has changed since the 2008-2009 crisis?", ISEG, Jan. 2013 (18 valores).
• Catarina Freitas "Entrepreneurial activity among dismissed individuals: Evidence from Portugal", ISEG, Nov. 2012  (17 valores)
• Cristina Lopes "Learning effect: What sources of knowledge determine spin-offs performance?", ISEG, Oct 2012 (18 valores)

Per year, I also supervise a limited number of student projects:

Projects Finished

• Bernardo Gordo "Equity Research REN"
• Fábio Pereira "Equity Research - Sumol+Compal, S.A."
• Vasco Nobre "Equity Research Jeronimo Martins"
• André Gomes  "Equity Research - EDP Renováveis, SA" ISEG, Nov. 2016 (16 valores)
• Rita Gomes "Equity Research - CTT, S.A.", ISEG, Nov. 2016 (13 valores)
• Fernanda Gonçalves " Equity research  TAP, SGPS", ISEG, Nov. 2013 (16 valores)