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Rafael Ribas, Ph.D.

Rafael Ribaa

Associate Professor

RafaelRibas@boisestate.edu
(208) 426-1468
Mail Stop: 1620
Office Number: MBEB 3211

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Dr. Ribas joined Boise State University in 2021. His research explores firm creation and growth, education and social mobility, illicit markets, and how individuals perceive and respond to public policies. Current projects examine the cultural determinants of business practices and productivity, the economic responses to fear of rare events, and the relationship between labor shortages and housing affordability.

Education

Ph.D. Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014
MSc Economics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 2006
BA Economics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2004

Teaching Areas

  • Money & Banking
  • Business Economics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Time Series Econometrics
  • Labor Economics
  • Duryea, S., Ribas, R. P., et al.The Impact of Admission to a Selective College on Crime: Evidence from a Tuition-Free University in Brazil, Journal of Labor Economics, forthcoming.
  • Ribas, R.P., Sampaio, B., Trevisan. G. (2025). The Impact of Peer Performance and Relative Rank on Managerial Career Attainment: Evidence from College Students, Management Science, 71 (5): 3641-4531.
  • Duryea, S., Ribas, R. P., et al. (2023). Who benefits from tuition-free, top-quality universities? Evidence from Brazil, Economics of Education Review, 95: 102423.
  • Giambona, E., & Ribas, R. P. (2023). Unveiling the Price of Obscenity: Evidence from Closing Prostitution Windows in Amsterdam. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 42 (3): 677-705.
  • Bruijn, M., & Ribas, R. P. (2022). “No Drugs in My Back Yard:” the Ambivalent Reception of Cannabis Retailers. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 199, 103-121.
  • Ribas, R.P. (2020), Liquidity constraints, spillovers, and entrepreneurship: evidence from a cash transfer program, Small Business Economics, 55 (4): 1131-1158.
  • Campello, M., Ribas, R.P., Wang, A. (2014). Is the Stock Market Just a Side-Show? Evidence from a Structural Reform, Review of Corporate Finance Studies, 3 (1-2): 1-38. [Editor’s choice]
  • Soares, F.V., Ribas, R.P., Osorio, R. (2010). Evaluating the Impact of Brazil’s Bolsa Família: Cash Transfer Programmes in Comparative Perspective, Latin American Research Review, 45 (2): 173-190.

Awards/Accomplishments

  • Honored Faculty by Top Ten Scholar, Boise State University, 2024
  • Nominated University of Amsterdam Lecturer of the Year, 2021
  • SBE Best Paper in Applied Microeconomics, 2nd prize, Brazilian Econometric Society, 2018
  • SBE Best Paper in Applied Microeconomics, Brazilian Econometric Society, 2017
  • RCFS Best Paper Award, Society for Financial Studies (SFS), 2015
  • McNatt Memorial Award for Outstanding Student in Labor Economics, Department of Economics, University of Illinois, 2013
  • Medal for Research on Development: Social Protection and Social Policies, 2nd Prize, Global Development Network (GDN), 2012
  • List of Teachers Rated as Excellent by their Students, Department of Economics, University of Illinois, 2010