Assistant Professor with “Agregação” Department of Economics, ISCTE-IUL, Business School, Portugal. Office D514; Cacifo 170; luis.martins@iscte-iul.pt (my CV) (my CV, detailed) (Short Biography) Address: ISCTE-IUL, Cacifo 170, Avenida das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal	(last update: May 1, 2019) ResearcherID IDEAS.RePEc EconPapers.RePEc
	Ph.D. in Economics, Pennsylvania State University, USA, 2005 Field: Econometrics

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“We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children” (Native American Proverb) Os Lusiadas is an epic poem that focuses mainly on the Portuguese discoveries movement, in the 14th to 17th centuries.

1. AS armas e os Barões assinalados Que da Ocidental praia Lusitana Por mares nunca de antes navegados Passaram ainda além da Taprobana, Em perigos e guerras esforçados Mais do que prometia a força humana, E entre gente remota edificaram Novo Reino, que tanto sublimaram; From Os Lusiadas (Canto Primeiro), by Luís Vaz de Camões (1524-1580)

1. The designated weapons and Barons // That of the Lusitana Occidental beach people // For seas never sailed before // They passed beyond Taprobana, //// In strengthen dangers and wars // More than the force promised to the human being, //// And between remote people they had built // New Kingdom, that was made so sublime; (My own translation! Comments are welcome!) 1. Arms are my theme, and those matchless heroes // Who from Portugal's far western shores // By oceans where none had ventured // Voyaged to Trapobana and beyond, //// Enduring hazards and assaults // Such as drew on more than human prowess //// Among far distant peoples, to proclaim // A New Age and win undying fame (Anonymous - Unknown author)

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