Susana Peralta tem um doutoramento em Economia pela Université catholique de Louvain, na Bélgica.

É especialista em Economia Pública e Economia Política, com especial incidência na fiscalidade e federalismo fiscal. Entrou para a Nova School of Business and Economics em 2004. O seu trabalho é publicado em revistas académicas tais como The Economic Journal, Journal of Public Economics e Journal of Public Economic Theory. Obteve financiamento da Fundação Portuguesa da Ciência como Investigadora Principal em vários projectos de investigação.

Ensina ou deu vários cursos na Nova SBE, incluindo Finanças Públicas, Microeconomia, Ética e Política Económica, e Pobreza: Conceitos e Desafios. Ensina também Economia em Programas de Educação Executiva.

Foi directora académica do Mestrado em Economia, do Mestrado em Investigação, e do Doutoramento em Economia. Actualmente faz parte do comité de gestão do Doutoramento em Economia e Finanças.

Susana Peralta tem três filhos. É colaboradora regular do jornal português Publico. 

 2004 - Doutoramento em Economia, Université Catholique de Louvain

1999 - Mestrado em Economia, Université Catholique de Louvain

1997 - Licenciatura em Economia, Escola Superior de Negócios e Economia de Catolica Lisboa

Economia. Microeconomia. Economia Política. Fiscalidade. 

• Peralta, Susana, van Ypersele, Tanguy (2024). The determinants of political selection: A citizen-candidate model with valence signaling and incumbency advantage. (Accepted/In press) International Tax and Public Finance.
• Carvalho, Bruno P., Custódio, Cláudia, Geys, Benny, Mendes, Diogo, Peralta, Susana (2023). Information, perceptions, and electoral behaviour of young voters: A randomised controlled experiment. Electoral Studies, 84.
• Nunes, Carolina, Carvalho, Bruno, Pereira dos Santos, João, Peralta, Susana, Tavares, José (2023). Failing young and temporary workers? The impact of a disruptive crisis on a dual labour market. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 23 (2), 349-395.
• Batalha, Mafalda, Gonçalves, Duarte, Peralta, Susana, Pereira dos Santos, João (2022). The virus that devastated tourism: The impact of covid-19 on the housing market. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 95.
• Carvalho, Bruno P., Peralta, Susana, Pereira dos Santos, João (2022). Regional and sectorial impacts of the Covid-19 crisis: Evidence from electronic payments. Journal of Regional Science, 62 (3), 757-798.
• Peralta, Susana, Pereira dos Santos, João (2020). Who seeks reelection: local fiscal restraints and political selection. Public Choice, 184 (1-2), 105-134.
• Behrens, Kristian, Peralta, Susana, Picard, Pierre M. (2014). Transfer pricing rules, OECD guidelines, and market distortions. Journal Of Public Economic Theory, 16 (4), 650-680.
• Alves, Joana Rita Ramalho, Peralta, Susana, Perelman, Julian (2013). Efficiency and equity consequences of decentralization in health: an economic perspective. Revista Portuguesa de Saúde Pública, 31 (1), 74-83.
• Amerighi, Oscar, Peralta, Susana (2010). The proximity-concentration trade-off with profit shifting. Journal of Urban Economics, 68 (1), 90-101.
• Hindriks, Jean, Peralta, Susana, Weber, Shlomo (2008). Competing in taxes and investment under fiscal equalization. Journal Of Public Economics, 92 (12), 2392-2402.
• Peralta, Susana (2007). Political support for tax decentralisation. Journal Of Public Economic Theory, 9 (6), 1013-1030.
• Peralta, Susana, van Ypersele, Tanguy (2006). Coordination of capital taxation among asymmetric countries. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 36 (6), 708-726.
• Peralta, Susana, Wauthy, Xavier, van Ypersele, Tanguy (2006). Should countries control international profit shifting?. Journal Of International Economics, 68 (1), 24-37.
• Peralta, Susana, van Ypersele, Tanguy (2005). Factor endowments and welfare levels in an asymmetric tax competition game. Journal of Urban Economics, 57 (2), 258-274.
• Dhillon, Amrita, Peralta, Susana (2002). Economic theories of voter turnout. The Economic Journal, 112 (480), 332-352.

• Cerejeira, João, Aguiar, Margarida Corrêa De, Pereira, Alfredo Marvão, Sepúlveda, Ana João, Silva, Carlos Manuel Pereira da, Mendes, Fernando Ribeiro, Bravo, Jorge Miguel, Coelho, Miguel, Portela, Miguel, Baleiras, Rui Nuno, Marques, Sibila, Peralta, Susana (2020). Cidadania Social e Economia: Reflexões sobre a Realidade Portuguesa. UMinho Editora.
• Gonçalves, Duarte, Peralta, Susana, Pereira dos Santos, João (2022). Short‑term rentals and real estate prices in Lisbon: boom and ban. The real estate market in Portugal. : Prices, rents, tourism and accessibility. Rodrigues, Paulo M. M. (Eds.), Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos, 107-123.

• Carvalho, Bruno, Peralta, Susana, Pereira dos Santos, João (jun 2020), (Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), n. 28), What and how did people buy during the Great Lockdown? Evidence from electronic payments.