Member of the editorial board of Revista de História Económica e Social, 1978-1988 (first series). Member of the promotion committee since 2001 (second series).
Referee of several international journals.
Organizer of the Conference “European Transportation Network: Lessons from History”, in preparation for the World Economic History Congress of Buenos Aires (Lisbon, 2002).
Co-organizer (with Michalis Psalidopoulos, Panteon University, Athens), in charge of the International Economic History Association, of the section C 19 in the 12th International Economic History Congress (Seville, 1998) on the theme "Economic Thought and economic policy in the 19th century less-developed countries".
Co-organizer (with Michalis Psalidopoulos) of the Conference "Economic Thought and economic policy in the 19th century less-developed countries" in preparation for the World Economic History Congress of Seville (Pantheon University, Athens, 1998).
Member of the Scientific Comission for the 12th International Economic History Congress (Seville, 1998).
Organizer, in charge of the International Economic History Association, of the section C 48 in the 10th International Economic History Congress (Leuven, 1990) on the theme "Public Finance and State Structure".
Member of the Panel for the Review of The International Bibliography on Social Sciences Online Resource Centre, IBSS (Economic and Social Research Council, Committee on Electronic Information), since 2001, London School of Economics.
Director of the Portuguese team in the European Research Network on Urban History EUROCIT (1995-1997).
President of the Associação Portuguesa de História Económica e Social [Portuguese Economic and Social History Association] from 1999 to 2003. Member since its foundation in 1980. Secretary of the General Assembly from 1980 to 1985. President of the General Assembly since 2003.
Associação Portuguesa de História das Relações Internacionais [Portuguese International Relations History Association] – Member since its foundation in 1997.
European Historical Economics Society – Member since 1996.
European Society for the History of Economic Thought – Member since 1996.
History of Economics Society – Member since 2005.
European Business History Society – Member since 2005.
Ordem dos Economistas – Member since 1999. Member of the Conselho da Especialidade em Economia Política since 1999. Member of the Conselho da Profissão, since 1999. Member of the Conselho Geral since 2004.
Member of the Conselho Científico, Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa since 1986.
Member of the Conselho da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, representing the professores auxiliares from 1986 to 1990.
Permanent member of the Conselho da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa from 1990 to 1992.
Permanent member of the Assembleia de Representantes da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa since 1992.
Member of the Board of the Círculo Universitário da Universidade Nova de Lisboa from 1996 to 1998.
President of the jury for special access to graduations since 2000.
Member of the Assembleia da Universidade since 2002.
President of the jury for the ad hoc examinations since 2002.
Professor in charge of the Library Almada Negreiros since 2003.
President of the jury for the concession of scholarships to undergraduate students since 2004.
Coordinator of the Socrates-Erasmus Program, 2005-2007.