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CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME:
Abel Moreira Mateus
DATE OF BIRTH: May 17, 1947
NATIONALITY:
Portuguese
OVERVIEW
Presently, Professor of Economics at New University of Lisbon. Previously, the
first President of the Portuguese Competition Authority, Deputy Governor of the
Banco de Portugal, Member of the Monetary Committee and Member of the
Economic Policy Committee of the European Commission. He was for eleven
years a senior economist at the World Bank, where he worked with several North
African and Latin American countries. As Member of the Board of the Banco de
Portugal was responsible for six years for the monetary policy in Portugal and
responsible to bring the country to the single currency. At the World Bank he was
mission leader and responsible for a structural adjustment program for Morocco and a
large decentralisation and regional development project for Mexico, besides being a
macroeconomist for several countries. He also worked on the social sectors, safety
nets and agricultural sectors of several North African and Latin American Countries.
He also worked extensively on tax reforms. He has a Ph.D. in Economics from the
University of Pennsylvania, USA. He has taught at the “Universidade Nova de
Lisboa”, “Universidade Católica Portuguesa” and “Universidade Autónoma de
Lisboa”. He has published extensively. He speaks Portuguese (mother tongue),
English, French and Spanish.
COUNTRY EXPERIENCE
Mexico, Brazil, Korea. Morocco, Algeria, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Cyprus, Romania,
and African Portuguese Speaking Countries.
LANGUAGES (Excellent, Very Well, Well, Sufficient)
Portuguese
English
French
Spanish
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PRESENT SPECIAL INTERESTS
Public policies
Competition Policy (law and economics)
Development policy and reform
Macroeconomics and monetary policy
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EDUCATION
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1973-77
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Ph. D. in Economics
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Institution:
1965-70
Instituto Superior de Ciências Económicas e Financeiras, Lisbon,
Portugal
Bachelor Degree in Economics
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1. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
2001::
SOUTH KOREA,, Consultant to the Central Bank of Korea on
monetary policy: operational issues and liquidity markets (ASEAM).
1999-00::
MOZAMBIQUE, CAPE VERDE,, Adviser to the Board of Central
Banks and Ministry of Finance on Monetary Policy, Liquidity
Management and Public Debt. Consultant to World Bank.
1993-98:
EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND RUSSIA, responsible for
Banco of Portugal technical assistance to Central Banks of those
countries. Program coordinated by IMF.
1993-96:
ANGOLA, CAPE VERDE, GUINÉ-BISSAU, MOZAMBIQUE, S.
TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE,, Responsible for the cooperation unit at the
Banco de Portugal. Designing of technical assistance and aid packages.
Monetary cooperation with those countries;;
1989-92:
MEXICO, senior economist. Responsible for decentralisation and
regional development project. Led several missions and prepared
several reports on fiscal federalism proposals for Mexico. Prepared a
social development fund for the project. Participated on missions and
wrote reports on the agricultural sector of Guatemala and Nicaragua ;
1987-89:
LATIN AMERICA, senior economist at the Latin America Technical
Department. Work on safety-nets and social programs in several
countries. Participated on missions and wrote reports on tax systems
and fiscal policy in Mexico and Brazil;
1983-87:
MOROCCO, country economist and senior economist for Morocco.
Participated in the preparation of the first structural adjustment loan.
Led the preparation of a program for a safety-net for Morocco. Led the
preparation of the second structural adjustment loan for Morocco.
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Emphasis on fiscal and trade policies. Participated on missions and
wrote reports on the agricultural sector of Morocco;
1981–83:
NORTH AFRICAN AND SOUTH EUROPEAN countries, as an
economist at the World Bank,Washington. Economic Reports on
Algeria, Cyprus and with B. Balassa on an industrial and trade strategy
for Morocco.
2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN PORTUGAL
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2003-2008
Lisbon
Portuguese Competition Authority
President
First President, and Member of the Steering Committee of the
European Competition Authorities from 2006-2008.
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1998-2003
Lisbon
Banco de Portugal
Adviser to the Board
Co-ordinator of the preparation of the financial system for the euro
and Year 2000 Co-ordinator.
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1992-1998
Lisbon
Banco de Portugal
Member of the Board and Executive Director
Responsible for domestic monetary policy; Member of the EC
Monetary Committee and Economic Policy Committee.
Responsible for information systems and leader of the gross
settlement and payment system for Portugal.
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1977-1981
Lisbon
Banco de Portugal
Economist in the Research Department
Macroeconomic analysis and model building. Negotiated with IMF a
stand-by program.
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1970-1974
Lisbon
Planning Secretariat
Economist
Prepared the IV development plan for Portugal.
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3. OTHER
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1992-present
Lisbon
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Associate Professor
Teach Competition Policy, Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy and
Development Economics
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1977-82
Lisbon
Universidade Nova de Lisboa and Catholic University
Assistant Professor
Teach Macro and Microeconomics and Economic Development
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1977-82
Lisbon
Banco Totta & Açores
Consultant
Short-run analysis and forecasting
4. INTERNET SITE FOR RECENT PUBLICATIONS
www.fe.unl.pt
5. PUBLICATIONS
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Competition Law and Economics, Advances in Competition Policy Enforcement
in EU and North America, with Teresa Moreira, Edward Elgar (forthcoming in
2008)
A New Vision for European Energy Policy, in B. Hawk (ed) Fordham University
International Conference in Competition Law, New York, 2008
Why Should National Competition Authorities be Independent. European
Competition Journal, June 2007
Competition Law and Economics, Advances in Competition Policy and Antitrust
Enforcement, with Teresa Moreira, Kluwer Law International, 2006
Portugal Convergence Process: Lessons for EU Accession Countries, in Leszek
Balcerowicz and Stanley Fischer, Living Standards and Wealth of Nations, MIT
Press, 2006
Microeconomics: Theory and Applications, with Margarida Mateus, (4 volumes),
VERBO, 2001-2
Dynamic Fiscal Policy under Balanced Budget, with A. Antunes, 2002
A Dynamic Benefit Taxation Principle, with A. Antunes, 2002
Korea: Improving Efficiency of Money Markets, Bank of Korea, 2002
Yugoslavia: Reforming the Banking and Payment Systems, with Mark Stone, IMF
Report, (2 volumes), 2001 and 2002
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Endogenous Growth, Taxes and Government Expenditures, UNL, 1998
Sistema Financeiro Português, with J. Amador, 1998 (processed)
A Formulação e Execução da Política Monetária em Portugal, 1996 (processed)
A Economia Portuguesa (The Portuguese Economy), (3rd edition) VERBO, 2006
O Futuro dos Sistemas de Pagamentos - Abel Mateus and Filipe Santos, Banco de
Portugal, 1997
Implications of Growth Theory for Macro-policy: What Have We Learned? In
“Technology and Growth”, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 1997
The Real Time Gross Settlement System of Banco de Portugal - Payment Systems
Worldwide, Winter 1996-1997
Do Controlo Directo do Crédito aos Mecanismos de Controlo Monetário
Indirectos - 6th Lisbon Meeting with delegations from Portuguese-Speaking
African Countries, 24 September 1996
Optimal Assets and Debt Portfolios: An Hedging Strategy, with Sweder van
Wijnbergen “The Monetary Transmission Mechanism and Financial Integration
Conference”, 22-23 November 1996, at Belém Cultural Centre, Lisbon
A Importância da Coordenação das Políticas Macroeconómicas na Estabilização
da Economia - Seminar at the Central Bank of Cape Verde, 1 July 1996
Euro e os Mercados Monetários Interbancários - Seminar “Moeda Única: Desafios
e Oportunidades”, in Revista da Banca, no. 37, January/March 1996
Investimento Directo Estrangeiro e Crescimento Económico, in Ensaios de
Homenagem a Manuel Jacinto Nunes, Faculty of Economics and Management,
1996
Convergência e Cooperação Monetária: O Funcionamento da Futura União
Monetária, in Boletim Económico, Banco de Portugal, December 1995
Futuro dos Sistemas de Pagamentos em Portugal no Contexto da União
Económica e Monetária - International Seminar on the Future of Payment
Systems, 17 November 1995
Convergência e Cooperação Monetária: O Funcionamento da Futura União
Monetária - in Association de l’Euro, “Entretiens Monétaires de Lyon”, 6
November 1995
Os Factores de Crescimento da Economia Portuguesa: Capital e Integração, in
Ensaios em Honra do Prof. Pereira de Moura, Faculty of Economics and
Management, 1 June 1995
Portugal: Desinflação, Convergência Nominal e a Terceira Fase da UEM, speech
delivered at the meeting “Portuguese Issuers and Investors Forum”, at Belém
Cultural Centre, Lisbon, February 1995, in Boletim Económico, Banco de
Portugal, March 1995
A Competitividade da Economia Portuguesa, in Revista da Banca, no. 37,
October/December 1993
Portugal: Evolução da Conjuntura Económica - 1991-1993, in Boletim Trimestral,
Banco de Portugal, September 1993
Programas de Estabilização Monetária e Cambial com Especial Referência aos
PALOP’s - 2nd Lisbon Meeting, Banco de Portugal, September 1992
Decentralization and Regional Development Project (Mexico), with other writers,
World Bank, March 1991 (SAR no. 8786-ME)
Fiscal and Expenditure Decentralization, with Charles MacLure, R. Broadway and
M.Mcmillan, World Bank, 1990
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An Agenda for Tax Reform (Brazil) (3 volumes), with Jesus Seade, A. Estache, V.
Gaspar, et al., World Bank, February 1990
Tax Reform for Efficient Growth (Mexico) (2 volumes), with Ijaz Nabi, et al.,
World Bank, November 1989
A Macroeconomic Model for Stabilization Policies in LDCs, in Nova Economia
Portuguesa, ed. Alfredo Sousa, with other writers, New University of Lisbon, June
1989
Strategy Proposal for Regional/Rural Development (Mexico) (2 volumes), with
other writers, World Bank, May 1989
Nutrition Policies in Latin America, LAC Discussion Paper, no. 4, 1989
Multisector Model for Stabilization and Structural Adjustment Policies, World
Bank Discussion Paper, No. 29, 1988
Microsimulation models for tax reform: the case of Morocco, with A. Ize and A.
Karasapan, World Bank, September 1987 (mimeo)
The Moroccan Tax Reform, with L. Muteen, et al., Fiscal Affairs Department,
IMF, August 1987
Impact of Stabilization Policies on Employment, Poverty and Traditional Sector in
the Short and Medium Run, presented at the Seminar on Equity and Adjustment,
OECD Development Centre, Paris, April 1987 (mimeo)
Agricultural Prices and Incentives Study (3 volumes), with T. Baudon, et al.,
World Bank, March 1986
Compensatory Programs for Reducing Food Subsidies (2 volumes), with J.
Behrman, J. Pines and R. Schneider, World Bank, March 1986
The Portuguese Agricultural Transformation in the Nineteenth Century, with
Margarida Mateus, Working Paper no. 62, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (New
University of Lisbon), 1986
A Study on World Natural Gas Markets, with F. Najmabadi and M. Imram,
Commodities Division Working Paper no. 5, World Bank, February 1986
Country Economic Memorandum (Algeria), with other writers, World Bank, May
1984
Targeting Food Subsidies for the Needy: The use of cost-benefit analysis and
institutional design, World Bank Staff Working Paper no. 617, May 1983
Industrial Incentives and Export Promotion (Morocco), with Bela Balassa, et al.,
World Bank, February 1983
Current Economic Positions and Prospects for Growth during the Five-Year Plan
1982-1986 (Cyprus), with H. Backman, World Bank, June 1982
Crescimento Económico e Dívida Externa, in Crescimento Económico e Dívida
Externa, ed. Silva Lopes, EDI, Lisbon, 1982
A Dívida Externa Portuguesa (3 volumes), with F. Pacheco, L. Modesto and
Margarida Malaquias, EDI, Lisbon, 1982, financed by the Thyssen Foundation
Policy Responses to External Shocks: the case of Portugal, in Policy Responses to
External Shocks, ed. Bela Balassa, OECD Development Center, 1982
Inflation, Exchange Rate Policy and the Balance of Trade, in 2nd International
Conference on Portuguese Economy, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon,
1981
Sectores Prioritários do Investimento Estrangeiro, with Alfredo de Sousa, Instituto
Investimento Estrangeiro, Lisbon, 1980
Inflação, Salários e Desvalorização, in Economia, no. 1, 1978
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Investimento em Casas de Habitação: políticas de renda e crédito, in Economia,
no. 3, 1978
Plano a Médio Prazo (1977-1980) para a Economia Portuguesa, in Economia, no.
3, 1977
Lições de Microeconomia, Portuguese Catholic University, 1977
The Arrow-Debreu model of undertainty: optimality and indicative planning, in
Economia, no. 2, 1977
Lições de Teoria Microeconómica - post-graduate course, Instituto Gulbenkian de
Ciência, Oeiras, 1977
Essays on Efficient and Optimal Growth, Ph.D. Thesis, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1977
Poupança e financiamento do investimento: estrutura e evolução, with J. Forjaz, in
Revista Bancária, no. 31, Lisbon, 1973
Teoria e Política do desenvolvimento, with A. Sousa, Faculty of Economics and
Finance, Lisbon, 1971
Lisbon, April 10th, 2008
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