Assistant Professor of Finance at the School of Economics and Management, Department of Management, University of Minho since March 2009. PhD in Business Administration (specialization in Finance) - University of Minho (2009). Erasmus-IN coordinator for the Management Department since July 2012.
Performance Evaluation
Risk Management
Downside Risk Measures
Selected publications
Machado, C., Leite, R., Oliveira, B., & Brewster, C. Gender equality in academia: how legislation against discrimination can back-fire. Studies in Higher Education, 1–15. DOI
Adcock, C., Areal, N., Cortez, M. C., Oliveira, B., & Silva, F. (2020). Does the choice of fund performance measure matter? Investment Analysts Journal, 49(1), 53–77. DOI
Areal, N., Oliveira, B., & Sampaio, R. (2015). When times get tough, gold is golden. European Journal of Finance, 21(6), 507–526. DOI
Oliveira, B. M. N., & da Rocha Armada, M. J. (2005). Structural changes of the conditional volatility of Portuguese stock market. Multinational Financial Journal, 9(3-4), 189–214. DOI
Oliveira, B., & Armada, M. R. (2001). The impact of the futures market´s introduction on the conditional volatility of the Portuguese stock market. Finance India, 15(4), 1251–1278. DOI
Other publications
Machado, C., Leite, R., Oliveira, B., & Brewster, C. Gender equality in academia: how legislation against discrimination can back-fire. Studies in Higher Education, 1–15. DOI
Leal, C. C., & Oliveira, B. (2025). The Ethics of Digital Nudging. In C. Machado (Ed.), Ethics in Management and Business. Management and Industrial Engineering (pp. 53–80). Springer. DOI
Muneer, S., Leal, C. C., & BenildeOliveira. (2025). Analyzing Volatility Patterns of Bitcoin Using the GARCH Family Models. Operations Research Forum, 6(76). DOI
Oliveira, B., & Leal, C. C. (2025). AI in Finance: Applications and Challenges. In C. Machado & J. P. Davim (Eds.), Challenges and Opportunities in the Artificial Intelligence Era (pp. 79–107). Springer. DOI
Leal, C. C., & Oliveira, B. (2024). Nudging financial behavior in the age of artificial intelligence. In C. Machado & J. P. Davim (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence in Production Engineering and Management (pp. 115–144). UK: Elsevier. DOI
Oliveira, B., & Leal, C. C. (2024). Leading the way toward a sustainable future: the role of sustainable finance and environmental, social, and governance investing. In C. F. Machado & J. P. Davim (Eds.), Circular Economy and Manufacturing (pp. 53–82). Elsevier. DOI
Caria, A., Leal, C., Machado, C., Oliveira, B., & Oliveira, L. (2022). Sustainability in Portuguese Higher Education Institutions. In C. Machado & J. P. Davim (Eds.), Higher Education for Sustainable Development Goals (River Publishers.). Denmark: River Publishers. DOI
Leal, C. C., Branco-Illodo, I., Oliveira, B. M. N., & Esteban-Salvador, L. (2022). Nudging and Choice Architecture: Perspectives and Challenges. Journal of Contemporary Administration, 26(5 Special Issue), e-220098. DOI
Leal, C. C., & Oliveira, B. (2021). Choice Architecture: Nudging for Sustainable Behavior. In C. F. Machado & J. P. Davim (Eds.), Sustainable Management for Managers and Engineers (p. 17). UK: John Wiley & Sons. DOI
Adcock, C., Areal, N., Cortez, M. C., Oliveira, B., & Silva, F. (2020). Does the choice of fund performance measure matter? Investment Analysts Journal, 49(1), 53–77. DOI
Oliveira, B., & Leal, C. C. (2019). Avaliação financeira de projetos de investimento. In C. Machado & J. P. Davim (Eds.), MBA para Gestores e Engenheiros (pp. 443–500). Lisboa: Sílabo. DOI
Areal, N., Oliveira, B., & Sampaio, R. (2015). When times get tough, gold is golden. European Journal of Finance, 21(6), 507–526. DOI
Adcock, C., Areal, N., Armada, M., Cortez, M. C., Oliveira, B., & Silva, F. (2012). Tests of the Correlation between Portfolio Performance Measures. Journal of Financial Transformation, 35, 123–132. DOI
Oliveira, B. M. N., & da Rocha Armada, M. J. (2005). Structural changes of the conditional volatility of Portuguese stock market. Multinational Financial Journal, 9(3-4), 189–214. DOI
Oliveira, B., & Armada, M. R. (2001). The impact of the futures market´s introduction on the conditional volatility of the Portuguese stock market. Finance India, 15(4), 1251–1278. DOI
Financial Analysis and Planning
Bachelor
International Financial Management
Bachelor
Principles of Finance
Master
