Fernando Moreira

Dr. Fernando Moreira is a Senior Lecturer in Banking and Risk Management at the University of Edinburgh Business School, where he leads the MSc Management program and co-directs the Centre for Service Excellence. His research focuses on bank regulation, financial stability, and causal inference in economic systems.

• PhD in Management Science and Business Economics from University of Edinburgh (2011)
• MSc in Production Engineering from Federal University of Minas Gerais (2001)

His research explores financial regulation, systemic risk, and the application of advanced econometric methods like instrumental variable analysis. Recent work investigates topics such as environmental engagement in banking, geographic diversification, and the socioeconomic impacts of regulatory changes.

Recent publications highlight trends in quasi-experimental policy analysis, market competition, and grant-driven research productivity. His methodological contributions include confidence-based measures for financial distress and nonstationary Z-Score implementations.

He contributes to academic governance as an associate editor for SCRIBES - Brazilian Journal of Management and Secretarial Studies and has presented at major conferences including the American Economic Association Annual Meeting and Multinational Finance Society events.

Dr. Moreira collaborates with research groups such as the Edinburgh Centre for Financial Innovations, Credit Research Centre, and Edinburgh Strategic Resilience Initiative, integrating interdisciplinary approaches to banking and risk management challenges.