2026 Miguel A. Ferreira: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	52	1229	1093	3	2	155	19870

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Portugal Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Portugal Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Portugal Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Portugal Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Miguel A. Ferreira is affiliated with Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on economics, econometrics, finance, business, management, and accounting. The body of work reflects a blend of interdisciplinary approaches within these broad categories.

Ferreira's main fields of study include:

Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Business, Management and Accounting

The subfields covered in their research further specify these domains:

Economics and Econometrics
Accounting
Finance
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Neurology

The scientist's research topics focus on several key areas, highlighting diversity in interests:

Corporate Finance and Governance
Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
Housing Market and Economics
Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
Working Capital and Financial Performance
Global Financial Crisis and Policies
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion

Their recent scholarly output includes the following papers:

Trade Credit and the Transmission of Unconventional Monetary Policy, 2022, Review of Financial Studies
How Global Is Your Mutual Fund? International Diversification from Multinationals, 2021, Review of Financial Studies
Impact of an early mobilization protocol on the reduction of medical complications after surgery for chronic subdural hematoma: the GET-UP Trial, 2023, Journal of Neurosurgery
The Real Effects of Fintech Lending on SMEs: Evidence from Loan Applications, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
The Real Effects of FinTech Lending on SMEs: Evidence from Loan Applications, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Manuel Adelino
Cláudia Custódio
Francisco Queiró
Mariassunta Giannetti
Emilia García-Appendini

The venues with multiple publications by this scientist are as follows:

SSRN Electronic Journal (24 publications)
AEA Randomized Controlled Trials (7 publications)
Review of Financial Studies (2 publications)
Journal of Neurosurgery (2 publications)
European Finance Review (2 publications)

Best Publications

The colors of investors’ money: The role of institutional investors around the world

Miguel A. Ferreira;Pedro Matos

2414
Citations
Does governance travel around the world? Evidence from institutional investors.

Reena Aggarwal;Isil Erel;Miguel A. Ferreira;Pedro Matos

1751
Citations
Why Do Firms Hold Cash? Evidence from EMU Countries

Miguel A. Ferreira;Antonio S. Vilela

1366
Citations
Corporate Governance, Idiosyncratic Risk, and Information Flow

Miguel A. Ferreira;Paul A. Laux

1063
Citations
Generalists versus specialists: Lifetime work experience and chief executive officer pay

Cláudia Custódio;Miguel A. Ferreira;Pedro Matos

877
Citations
Are foreign investors locusts? The long-term effects of foreign institutional ownership

Jan Bena;Miguel A Ferreira;Pedro Matos;Pedro Pires

692
Citations
The Determinants of Mutual Fund Performance: A Cross-Country Study

Miguel A. Ferreira;Aneel Keswani;António F. Miguel;Sofia B. Ramos

590
Citations
Insider Trading Laws and Stock Price Informativeness

Nuno Fernandes;Miguel A. Ferreira

581
Citations
Forecasting Stock Market Returns: The Sum of the Parts is More than the Whole

Miguel A. Ferreira;Pedro Santa-Clara;Pedro Santa-Clara

580
Citations
Shareholders at the Gate? Institutional Investors and Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions

Miguel A. Ferreira;Massimo Massa;Pedro Matos

561
Citations
Does international cross-listing improve the information environment.

Nuno Fernandes;Miguel A. Ferreira

551
Citations
Why are US firms using more short-term debt?

Cláudia Custódio;Miguel Almeida Ferreira;Luís Laureano

506
Citations
Do General Managerial Skills Spur Innovation

Cláudia Custódio;Miguel A. Ferreira;Pedro Matos

477
Citations
Board Structure and Price Informativeness

Daniel Ferreira;Daniel Ferreira;Miguel A. Ferreira;Clara C. Raposo

468
Citations
Indexing and active fund management: International evidence

Martijn Cremers;Miguel A. Ferreira;Pedro Matos;Laura T Starks

444
Citations
The Real Effects of Credit Ratings: The Sovereign Ceiling Channel

Heitor Almeida;Igor Cunha;Miguel A. Ferreira;Felipe Restrepo

428
Citations
Are U.S. CEOs Paid More? New International Evidence

Nuno Fernandes;Miguel A. Ferreira;Pedro Matos;Kevin J. Murphy

379
Citations
The Colors of Investors' Money: The Role of Institutional Investors Around the World

Miguel A. Ferreira;Miguel A. Ferreira;Pedro P. Matos

355
Citations
The flow-performance relationship around the world

Miguel Almeida Ferreira;Aneel Keswani;António Miguel;Sofia Ramos

355
Citations
Does Governance Travel Around the World? Evidence from Institutional Investors

Reena Aggarwal;Isil Erel;Isil Erel;Miguel A. Ferreira;Miguel A. Ferreira;Pedro P. Matos

310
Citations
Shareholders at the Gate? Institutional Investors and Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions

Massimo Massa;Miguel A. Ferreira;Miguel A. Ferreira;Pedro P. Matos

100
Citations
Board Structure and Price Informativeness

Miguel A. Ferreira;Miguel A. Ferreira;Daniel Ferreira;Daniel Ferreira;Clara C. Raposo

95
Citations
Why are U.S. Firms Using More Short-Term Debt?

Claudia Custodio;Claudia Custodio;Miguel A. Ferreira;Miguel A. Ferreira;Luis Laureano

33
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro Matos University of Virginia

Pedro Santa-Clara Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Massimo Massa INSEAD

Martin J. Conyon Bentley University

Reena Aggarwal Georgetown University

Heitor Almeida University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Mariassunta Giannetti Stockholm School of Economics

Laura T. Starks The University of Texas at Austin

Martijn Cremers University of Notre Dame

João Paulo Teixeira University of Porto

External Links

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