Hi, and welcome to my website!
I am an Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. I am also an Assistant Professor of Research (on leave) at the Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES). I received my Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham. During my PhD, I was a visiting student at the IAE-CSIC in Barcelona. Prior to joining UAB, I worked at Nova SBE, the Polytechnic of Lisbon, CIPES, and the School of Economics at the University of Porto.
Fields of Interest: Labour Economics, Economics of Education, Public Economics, and Microeconometrics.
Research Affiliations: CIPES, IZA, and GLO
I am the Portuguese representative at the European Network of Graduate Tracking. This group was created by the European Commission to support European Union Member States with the implementation of the Council Recommendation on tracking graduates.
You can find my CV here .
NEWS:
New publication at Labour Economics, "Keeping it in the Family: Student to Degree Match", 2026, Accepted . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2026.102922
New policy report (in PT): Balanço Anual da Educação 2026 [Annual Education Report 2026], for Edulog - Fundação Belmiro de Azevedo
Next research talk: Presentation at CHER, Catania, 31st August 2026
