Rafael Ribeiro Barbosa Banco de Portugal Economic Research Department th Av. Almirante Reis, 71 – 6 floor +351 21 31 30 044 [email protected] 1150-012 Lisbon, Portugal Education Nova School of Business and Economics MSc in Economics, 2010 – 2012 Nova School of Business and Economics BSc in Economics, 2007 – 2010 Employment Banco de Portugal, since August 2013 Economist, Economic Research Department, Monetary Policy Division Banco de Portugal, 2013 Trainee, Economic Research Department Nova School of Business and Economics, 2011 - 2013 Invited Teaching Assistant – Microeconomics courses Awards, Honors and Distinctions Nova SBE Merit Scholarship, 2010-2012 Research Interests Macroeconomics, Public Economics, Monetary Policy Publications “Option Trade Volume and Volatility of Banks’ Stock Returns” (with Martín Saldías), Banco de Portugal Financial Stability Report, November 2013, pp. 111 – 130