Senior Lecturer in Economics, School of Business and Economics
- PhD, Economics, Kansas State University
- MBA, Business Administration, Kansas State University
- Licenciatura, Corporate Management, Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal)
Biography
Dr. Oliveira is an economist with specializations in macroeconomics, international economics, and econometrics. Before joining Michigan Tech, he taught at Saint Norbert College, Kansas State University, and University of Nebraska at Omaha. His research agenda focus on interdisciplinary issues of economic growth and development, predominantly on barriers to technological adoption, technology entrepreneurship, institutional framework, fiscal and regulatory policies, and editorial review board duties for the International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. Dr. Oliveira also actively collaborates with students engaged in national competitions and entrepreneurial activities, such as the iOMe Challenge, New Venture Competition, MTEC SmartZone, and other initiatives. Prior to his doctoral studies, he worked in the Portuguese private sector as a consultant (EU funded projects for public and private institutions, strategic plans for SMEs and business associations, etc.) and as an EU certified instructor (innovation management and business internationalization).
Teaching Interests
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Monetary Theory and Policy
- International Economics
- Principles of Economics
- International Finance
- Graduate Seminar in Macro Theory
Research Interests
- Growth and development
- Barriers to technological adoption
- Entrepreneurship
- Fiscal policy