Curriculum Vitae
Alexander Coutts
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Alexander Coutts
Citation names
- Coutts, Alexander
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 0713-8ECF-8BB5
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-9593-8103
Email addresses
- acoutts@schulich.yorku.ca (Professional)
Telephones
- Mobile phone
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- 966124969 (Personal)
Addresses
- Nova SBE, Rua da Holanda, n.1, Campus de Carcavelos, 2775-405, Carcavelos, Cascais, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- http://www.alexandercoutts.com (Personal)
Knowledge fields
- Social Sciences - Economics and Business - Economics
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| English (Mother tongue) | |||||
| Portuguese | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2009/09 - 2015/05
Concluded
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PhD. in Economics (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in Economics
New York University, United States
"Essays on the Role of Beliefs in Experimental and Development Economics" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2009/09 - 2014/05
Concluded
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MPhil. Economics (Master)
Major in Economics
New York University, United States
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2008/09 - 2010/05
Concluded
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MA in Economics (Master)
Major in Economics
Queen's University Faculty of Arts and Science, Canada
"Determinants of Crime Among American Youth, Evidence from Micro Panel Data" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2004/09 - 2008/05
Concluded
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Bachelor's in Honours Economics (Bachelor)
Major in Economics
The University of British Columbia, Canada
"Corruption and competition revisited" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2021/01/01 - Current | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | York University Schulich School of Business, Canada |
| 2015/09/01 - 2020/12/31 | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 - Current | Gender and Competition
N/A 1
University of Portsmouth Portsmouth Business School, United Kingdom
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Ongoing
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| 2018 - Current | Belief Systems and Health Behaviors in Guinea Bissau
02/SAICT/2017/031209
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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Ongoing
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| 2017 - 2020 | Performance Beliefs and Allocation of Teamwork: An Experiment
N/A
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| 2013 - 2015 | Belief Biases with Financial Stakes
98-14-06
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| 2009/04 - 2013/03 | Corruption and firms access to credit: a theoretical model of bargaining | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada |
| 2008/04 - 2009/03 | Effects of Euro area accession on foreign direct investment: evidence from Estonia | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada |
Outputs
Publications
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| Working paper |
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Activities
Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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| 2015/09 - 2020/07 | Essays on Development Economics and Gender
Supervisor
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Economics (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
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| 2019 - 2019 | The Effects of Overconfidence in Job Market Signaling- An Experimental Approach
Supervisor
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Economia (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
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| 2019 - 2019 | "Behavior Profiles and Investments"
Supervisor
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Finanças (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
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| 2019 - 2019 | "Stock Returns and Google Search Volume Data – An Analysis on the Portuguese and American Market"
Supervisor
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Finanças (mestrado internacional) (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
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| 2019 - 2019 | The disposition effect in stocks versus bitcoin
Supervisor
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Economia (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
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| 2018 - 2018 | "The Effect of Cross-Nationality Exposure on Competitive Tournament Entry and Overconfidence"
Supervisor
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Economia (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
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| 2018 - 2018 | "Reciprocity or Equity? Analyzing the Drivers of Punishment and Reward in a Public Good Game. Evidence from Rural Rwanda."
Supervisor
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Economia (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
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| 2018 - 2018 | "Leader´s Attitudes Towards Corruption - Empirical Evidence From Northern Mozambique"
Supervisor
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Economia (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
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| 2018 - 2018 | "Is the equity premium puzzle just a lack of foresight? The impact of Targeting on myopic loss a aversion"
Supervisor
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Economia (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
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| 2017 - 2017 | "Altruism through Experience - Framework and Experiment"
Supervisor
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Economia (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
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| 2017 - 2017 | "The Hot Hand in Professional Darts"
Supervisor
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Economia (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2018 - 2018 | Co-organizer of Lisbon Meeting on Economics and Political Science (2018 - 2018) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Portugal |
| 2016 - 2016 | Organizer of Workshop Beliefs and Decisions in Lisbon (2016 - 2016) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal |
Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
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| 2015/09 - Current | NOVAFRICA | Resident Member |
| 2015/09 - Current | Economics for Policy | Faculty Affiliate |
Distinctions
Award
| 2009 | MacCracken Graduate Fellowship
New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science, United States
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| 2009 | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Canada
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| 2008 | Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Canada
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| 2008 | Tri-Council Recipient Recognition Award
Queen's University, Canada
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| 2007 | Joseph A Crumb Prize for Best Graduating Honors Economics Thesis
The University of British Columbia School of Economics, Canada
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