Biography
Patricia is an Associate Professor at ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, University of Lisbon. She is also an Honorary Research Associate of the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences (SEGS) at the James Hutton Institute (JHI), where she worked as a senior researcher in applied economics between 2013 and 2017. Prior to that, between 2010 and 2013, Patricia worked as Research Associate in the Centre for Transport Studies (CTS) at Imperial College London (ICL).
Patricia's main research interests include topics in urban and regional economics, applied economics, transport economics and transport geography. Key areas of focus comprise the relationship between transport investment, agglomeration economies and economic performance; the causes of spatial disparities in regional development; rural-urban linkages and city-region economies; the relationship between travel demand, sustainable mobility and urban spatial structure; evaluation of urban transport investments; the analysis of output and cost efficiency of public transport operators.
For more details about my work see: https://patriciacmelo.weebly.com/
Education
| 2010 | Doctorate, Economics Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine (United Kingdom) |
| 2006 | MSc in Transport (Distinction), Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine (United Kingdom) |
| 2003 | Bachelor of Science, Economie, Economia ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management (Portugal) |
Publications & Citations
Journal article
| Year | Title / Publication | Link |
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| 2023 | The local impacts of building a large motorway network: Urban growth, suburbanisation, and agglomeration Economics of Transportation |
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| 2022 | What drives the allocation of motorways? Evidence from Portugal's fast-expanding network Journal of Transport Geography |
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| 2022 | Will COVID-19 hinder or aid the transition to sustainable urban mobility? Spotlight on Portugal's largest urban agglomeration Regional Science Policy & Practice |
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| 2022 | Estimating labour income‐based inequality of opportunity for a selection of EU‐SILC countries: national and urban‐rural perspectives Regional Science Policy & Practice |
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| 2022 | Does road accessibility to cities support rural population growth? Evidence for Portugal between 1991 and 2011 Journal of Regional Science |
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| 2021 | Fuel Subsidies, Fuel Consumption, and Road Transport Emissions: A systematic review Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal |
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| 2021 | Neighbourhood deprivation, life satisfaction and earnings: Comparative analyses of neighbourhood effects at bespoke scales Urban Studies |
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| 2019 | Estimating the long-run metro demand elasticities for Lisbon: A time-varying approach Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice |
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| 2018 | Evaluating the causal economic impacts of transport investments: evidence from the Madrid–Barcelona high speed rail corridor Journal of Applied Statistics |
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| 2018 | Does home-based telework reduce household total travel? A path analysis using single and two worker British households Journal of Transport Geography |
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| 2018 | Income elasticities for food, calories and nutrients across Africa: A meta-analysis Food Policy |
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| 2018 | Home telework, travel behavior, and land-use patterns: A path analysis of British single-worker households Journal of Transport and Land Use |
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| 2018 | Transport-induced agglomeration effects: Evidence for US metropolitan areas Regional Science Policy & Practice |
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| 2018 | Does Work-life Balance Affect Pro-environmental Behaviour? Evidence for the UK Using Longitudinal Microdata Ecological Economics |
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| 2018 | Does Work-life Balance Affect Pro-environmental Behaviour? Evidence for the UK Using Longitudinal Microdata Ecological Economics |
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| 2017 | Home telework and household commuting patterns in Great Britain Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice |
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| 2017 | The effects of home-based telework on household total travel: A path analysis approach of British households Transportation Research Procedia |
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| 2017 | Mapping the carbon footprint of EU regions ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS |
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| 2016 | Agglomeration, accessibility and productivity: Evidence for large metropolitan areas in the US Urban Studies |
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| 2016 | People, places and earnings differentials in Scotland Regional Studies |
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| 2016 | Modelling Small Area at-Risk-of-Poverty Rates for the UK Using the World Bank Methodology and the EU-SILC Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy |
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| 2015 | Driving down road transport CO emissions in Scotland International Journal of Sustainable Transportation |
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| 2015 | Regional poverty mapping in Europe – Challenges, advances, benefits and limitations Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit |
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| 2015 | Impacts of Moving-Block Signaling on Technical Efficiency Transportation Research Record |
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| 2014 | Estimating fuel demand elasticities to evaluate CO2 emissions: Panel data evidence for the Lisbon Metropolitan Area Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice |
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| 2014 | Testing for labour pooling as a source of agglomeration economies: Evidence for labour markets in England and Wales Papers in Regional Science |
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| 2013 | The effect of the Dubai Metro on the value of residential and commercial properties Journal of Transport and Land Use |
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| 2013 | The productivity of transport infrastructure investment: A meta-analysis of empirical evidence Regional Science and Urban Economics |
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| 2013 | A meta-analysis of the impact of rail projects on land and property values Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice |
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| 2013 | Passenger -Focused Management Approach to Measurement of Train Delay Impacts Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board |
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| 2012 | Role of Air Travel Demand Elasticities in Reducing Aviation's Carbon Dioxide Emissions Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board |
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| 2012 | Effects of Road Investments on Economic Output and Induced Travel Demand Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board |
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| 2012 | The effect of labour market spatial structure on commuting in England and Wales ‡ Journal of Economic Geography |
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| 2012 | Transportation-Induced Agglomeration Effects and Productivity of Firms in Megacity Region of Paris Basin Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board |
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| 2011 | Assessment of Wider Economic Impacts of High-Speed Rail for Great Britain Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board |
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| 2011 | Determinants of Delay Incident Occurrence in Urban Metros Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board |
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| 2010 | TESTING FOR CAUSALITY BETWEEN PRODUCTIVITY AND AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES Journal of Regional Science |
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| 2010 | Impact of Transport Infrastructure on Firm Formation Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board |
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| 2009 | A meta-analysis of estimates of urban agglomeration economies Regional Science and Urban Economics |
Chapter
| Year | Title / Publication | Link |
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| 2021 | Transport infrastructure effects on economic output: the micro-economic approach Elsevier |
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| 2021 | Transportation and Urban Spatial Structure Edward Elgar Publishing |
Teaching
2024/2025
| Semester | Course | Degree | Coordinator |
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| 2º | Economics and Business Information | Licenciatura Bolonha em Economia - Economics | Yes |
| 1º | Economics and Business Information | Licenciatura Bolonha em Finanças - Finance, Licenciatura Bolonha em Gestão - Management | Yes |
| 1º | Urban Economics | Licenciatura Bolonha em Economia - Economics, Licenciatura Bolonha em Gestão - Gestão, Licenciatura Bolonha em Matemática Aplicada à Economia e à Gestão - Matemática Aplicada à Economia e à Gestão, Licenciatura Bolonha em Gestão - Management, Licenciatura Bolonha em Economia - Economia | Yes |
| Year | Student Name / Title / Institution | Supervision Type | Link |
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| 2023/2024 | FRANCISCO BORGES AMARO DOES E-HAILING CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY? EVIDENCE FOR LISBON Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão |
Master | Ver |
| 2022/2023 | BRUNO MIGUEL BRITO LIMA THE WELL-BEING ECONOMY: AN INTERNATIONAL ANALYSIS WITH APPLICATION TO PORTUGAL Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão |
Master | Ver |
| 2021/2022 | INÊS DA CRUZ DO COUTO Estimating the urban wage premium in Portugal using longitudinal microdata Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão |
Master | Ver |
| 2021/2022 | HUGO BAPTISTA FERREIRA Motorways, Sprawl, and the (Un)Sustainable Economy The study provides a review of the main causes and consequences of urban sprawl and analyses empirically some of the economic and environmental external costs of sprawl for Portugal and its mains metropolitan areas. Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão |
Master | Ver |
| 2021/2022 | RAFAEL PEQUITO DE ALMEIDA -THE DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS OF TRANSPORT COST AND ITS IMPACT ON INCOME INEQUALITY: EVIDENCE FOR LISBON AND PORTO METROPOLITAN AREAS |
Master | Ver |
| 2020/2021 | DANIEL FILIPE MAXIMINO RODRIGUES Políticas Públicas e Gestão do Estacionamento: Os casos dos Municípios de Lisboa e Porto Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão |
Master | Ver |
| 2020/2021 | INÊS DA CRUZ DO COUTO The urban wage premium in Portugal Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão |
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| 2020/2021 | GONÇALO JOSÉ DE BRITO GONÇALVES MARTINS THE ESTIMATION OF LOCAL EMPLOYMENT MULTIPLIERS FOR PORTUGAL Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão |
Master | Ver |
| 2019/2020 | INÊS DA CRUZ DO COUTO The urban wage premium in Portugal |
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| 2019/2020 | GONÇALO JOSÉ DE BRITO GONÇALVES MARTINS The Estimation of Local Employment Multipliers for Portugal |
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| 2019/2020 | ERIC NOVAZALI IBRAHIMO HABIBO Determinantes da escolha do modo de transporte na Área Metropolitana de Lisboa |
Master | Ver |
Professional Experience
| Name / Description | Date | Organization |
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| Membro da unidade de investigação Membro da unidade de investigação |
2010 - 2013 | Imperial College London |
| Membro da unidade de investigação Membro da unidade de investigação |
2008 - 2009 | Imperial College London |
| Lisbon Airport, ANA-Aeroportos de Portugal |
2003 - 2005 | Lisbon Airport, ANA-Aeroportos de Portugal |