Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
Dr. Rafael P. Ribas joined Boise State University in 2021, and is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Economics. He earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a M.A. in economics from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, and a B.A. in economics from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. His research is focused on firm creation and growth, education and social mobility, illicit markets, and individual acceptance and externalities of public policies. He is currently working on projects related to demand for housing near sex workers and cannabis dispensary, gender gap in management positions, social determinants of criminal behavior, and cultural influence on business practices.
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About Rafael P. Ribas
Dr. Rafael P. Ribas joined Boise State University in 2021, and is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Economics. He earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a M.A. in economics from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, and a B.A. in economics from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. His research is focused on firm creation and growth, education and social mobility, illicit markets, and individual acceptance and externalities of public policies. He is currently working on projects related to demand for housing near sex workers and cannabis dispensary, gender gap in management positions, social determinants of criminal behavior, and cultural influence on business practices.
| January 2023 - Present | Assistant Professor, Boise State University ‐ Department of Economics | |
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| August 2021 - January 2023 | Visting Assistant Professor, Boise State University ‐ Department of Economics | |
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| August 2014 - August 2021 | Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam ‐ Amsterdam Business School | |
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| Faculty Member, Boise State University ‐ 2023 New Faculty | ||
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2020 | Are Stakeholders Aware of the (Environmental) Risk? |
| University of Amsterdam (UvA) | |
| Sustainable Future (ASF) initiative | |
| 2010 - 2011 | Job Quality and Wage Mobility in Brazil |
| World Bank | |
| Colleague(s): Ana Flávia Machado | |
| 2008 - 2011 | Impact Evaluation for the Programa Subsídio de Alimentos (PSA) in Mozambique |
| United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) | |
| Colleague(s): Fábio Veras Soares and Guilherme Hirata | |
| 2008 - 2010 | Estimating Participation and Spill-over Effects in Conditional Cash Transfer Programs |
| Poverty and Economic Policy Research Network (PEP) | |
| Colleague(s): Fábio Veras Soares, Guilherme Hirata, Tatiana Britto, Elydia da Silva, and Joana Costa |
Honors and Awards
- 2008: Best Academic Article on Labor Market - Prêmio Valores do Brasil, Bank of Brazil
- 2010: List of Teachers Rated as Excellent by their Students, Department of Economics - University of Illinois
- 2013: Medal for Research on Development: Social Protection and Social Policies, 2nd Prize - Global Development Network (GDN)
- 2015: Best Paper Award - Review of Corporate Finance Studies, Society for Financial Studies
- 2017: SBE Best Paper in Applied Microeconomics - Brazilian Econometric Society
- 2018: SBE Best Paper in Applied Microeconomics, 2nd prize - Brazilian Econometric Society
| 2014 | Ph.D. - Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |
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| 2006 | M.A. - Economics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais | |
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| 2004 | B.A. - Economics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul | |
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