Conferences, WP and referee work

Proccedings in Academic Conferences:


29 – Barros et al., “Shareholder Activism and Firms’ Performance”, PFN - Portuguese Finance Network, 2021

28 – Cruz & Sarmento, “The impact of the pandemics of Covid-19 on the level of traffic and the management of a highway: the operator perspective”, International e-Conference on Pandemics and Transport Policy (ICPT2020)

27 – Cruz & Sarmento, “Digitalization in road projects: Towards a more integrated mobility supply”, Florence School of Regulation DIGEX 2020.

26 – Barros et al., “Determinants of Capital Ratios in European Banks after the Sovereign Crisis”, EuroMed 2020

25 – Barros et al. “Do Activist Shareholders Really Increase Firms’ Performance?”, PFM, 2020.

24 – Barros et al. “Does CEO turnover influence the dividend policy?”, “Corporate Governance: examining key challenges and perspectives”, Lisboa, 2020

23 – Barros et al., “Do shareholders activists influence manager’s decisions on firm’s dividend policy: a mixed-method study”, ACIEK/GIKA, Madrid, 2020

22 – Catalão, Cruz & Sarmento, “Financing and structuring smart-infrastructure projects: the role of data and digitalization”, Navigating the Future of Management, Univ. Europeia, Lisboa, 2019

21 – Cruz & Sarmento, “Maximizing the value for money of road projects through digitization”, Florence School of Regulation DIGEX 2019.

20 – Cruz & Sarmento, ““Mobility as a Service” platforms”,8th Conference on the Regulation of Infrastructures – Florence 2019.

19 – Barros, Matos & Sarmento, “What firm´s characteristics drive the dividend policy? A mixed method study on the Euronext Stock Exchange”, GIKA 2019.

18– “A. S., Barros, V., & Sarmento, J. M. (2019). Corporate social responsibility and limits for corporate tax avoidance. Corporate Governance: Search for the Advanced Practices, 27”.

17 – Gonçalves, Sarmento & Rodrigues, “Sovereign debt and the new challenges for competitiveness”, EURAM 2019.

16 –Barros, Sarmento & Santa-Marta, “Corporate Social Responsibility and Limits for Corporate Tax Avoidance”, International conference "Corporate Governance, Ownership and Control; Roma, 2019

15 - Chilumbo, Barros & Sarmento, “Does Privatization affect Firm’s Capital Structure in Europe?, 3º Fórum CSG, 2018.

14 - Chilumbo, Barros & Sarmento, “Does Privatization affect Firm’s Capital Structure in Europe?, PFM, 2018.

13 – Cruz & Sarmento, “Maximizing the value for money of road projects through digitization”, 7th Conference on the Regulation of Infrastructures – Florence 2018

12 – Matos, Romão, Abaladas & Sarmento, “The adoption of project management tools by NGOs: a mixed method perspective", GIKA 2018 (Valencia)

11 – Chilumbo, Barros & Sarmento, “Does Privatization affect Firm’s Capital Structure in Europe?, International conference "Corporate Governance, Ownership and Control; Roma, 2018

10 – Ahmad, Barros & Sarmento, “The Determinants of Dividend Policy in Euronext 100”, International conference "Corporate Governance, Ownership and Control; Roma, 2018

9 – Viana, Sarmento et al., “The impact of PPPs in Public Accounts”, XVI Congresso Internacional de Contabilidade e Auditoria, 2017

8 – “Reforming traditional PPP models to cope with the challenges of smart cities “; 6th Conference on the Regulation of Infrastructures – Florence 2017; Cruz & Sarmento (best paper award)

7 – “Contractual incompleteness and Renegotiations of Public Private Partnerships: A Mix Methods Analyze”, GIKA 2017 (Lisbon)

6 – “Cutting Costs to the Bone: the Portuguese Experience in Renegotiating Public Private Partnerships after the Financial Crisis" 7th International Conference "Contracts, Procurement and Public- Private Arrangements" in Paris/2016; Reis & Sarmento

5 – “Institutional “tetris” in infrastructure regulation: Harmonizing governance, regulation and policy-making in the transport sector”, 5th Conference on the Regulation of Infrastructures – Florence 2016; Cruz & Sarmento

4 - Reis, Ribeiro & Sarmento, “An assessment of water utilities efficiency using the Portuguese case”, 4th Conference on the Regulation of Infrastructures – Florence 2015.

3 – Reis, Ribeiro & Sarmento, “An assessment of water utilities efficiency using the Portuguese case”, VI International Conference "Contracts, Procurement, and Public-Private Arrangements" - Paris, 2015.

2 - “Anatomy of a PPP: the Fertagus and Lusponte case-study”, Conferência “Global challenges in PPP: cross-sectoral and cross-disciplinary solutions?”, Antuerpia, novembro 2013

1 - “PPP in Portugal”; 4rd annual OECD symposium on public-private partnerships, Março 2011.

Member of Scientific Board of Academic Conferences

2 - Navigating the Future of Management, Univ. Europeia, 2020

1 - Navigating the Future of Management, Univ. Europeia, 2019

Research Seminars

3 – European Comission, Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC) “Public hearing on the role of Tax Policy in the context of the economic recovery.”, november 2018

2 – Paper: “Does time overruns increases cost overruns in public projects?”, FGV, january 2020

1– Paper: “Public Private Partnerships renegotiations”, Alliance Manchester Business School, february of 2019.


Working papers:

5 - Miranda Sarmento, J. J., & Renneboog, L. (2017). Renegotiating Public-Private Partnerships. (CentER Discussion Paper; Vol. 2017-014). Tilburg: CentER, Center for Economic Research.

4 - Sarmento & Renneboog (2016), Renegotiating Public-Private Partnerships. European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 416/2016

3 - Sarmento & Renneboog (2014), “Anatomy of Public-Private Partnerships: their creation, financing, and renegotiations”, CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2014-017

2 - Sarmento & Renneboog (2014), “Public-Private Partnerships: Risk Allocation and Value for Money (March 19, 2014). CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2014-022

1 - Sarmento & Renneboog (2014), “The Portuguese experience with Public-Private Partnerships”, CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2014-005


Membro do Conselho Editorial do journal Public Policy Portuguese Journal

Membro do Conselho Editorial da Revista do Tribunal de Contas de Minas Gerais.

Guest editor do Special Issue "Sustainable Public-Private Partnerships for Future-Proof Efficient Assets", Sustainability (IF: 2.592)

Guest editor do Special Issue: “Sustainable Finance and Value Creation”, Sustainability (IF: 2.592)

Referee: Journal of Economic Surveys; European Journal of Operations Research; Public Administration; Transportation Research: Part A; Transport Reviews; Transport Policy; Utilities Policy; Cesifo Economic Studies; Journal of Air Transport Management; Construction Management and Economics; Socio-Economic Planning Sciences; European Journal of Management Studies; Competition and Regulation in Network Industries; Public integrity; Built Environment Project and Asset Management; International Journal of Sustainable Research and Public Health; RPBG; Revista do TCMG; Coimbra Business Review; Revista CEPA.