Supervision

PhD Students

1. Adriana Inácio -  University of Porto (PhD in Economics started in 2023/2024) - "Skills and Labour Market dynamics " (Labour Economics/Education Economics) - Interrupted in 2024/2025 (PhD Funded by FCT - Foundation of Science and Technology, Portugal)

Master Students

Universitat Autonoma Barcelona

20. Ivan La Franca: "How and when women choose STEM: A peer effects analysis"  (MRes in Economics  2024/2025) 

University of Porto

19. Gonçalo Silva: "The role of company size in career progression: Analysis of wage dynamics and job stability among recent graduates"  (MSc in Economics for Business and Strategy 2024/2025) 

18. Mariana Duarte:  "Assessing the impact of tuition fees on student finances, enrollment, and attainment" (MSc in Economics 2024/2025) 

17. Pedro Pereira: "Portugal como destino de talento: Um estudo sobre o brain gain"  (MSc in Economics 2024/2025)

16. Germano Moreira : "How can Portuguese Companies Incorporate Cryptocurrencies in their Investments Portfolios?"  (MSc in Economics for Business and Strategy 2024/2025) - Waiting public defense

15. Marta Fernandes: "Educational Pathways in the Portuguese Higher Education System: Evidence from 2012/2013 to 2021/2022 "  (MSc Economics 2023/2024) 

14. Beatriz Correia: "Grade Inflation in Portugal"  (MSc Economics for Business and Strategy 2023/2024)

13. Guilherme Sá: "The internalization of Market Access Company: the impact of multiculturality" (Internship, published under embargo due to GDPR) (MSc Economics for Business and Strategy 2023/2024)

12. Júlio Teixeira:  "Mobility Perspectives in the Portuguese Academic Teaching Career"  (MSc Economics 2023/2024)

11. José Fernandes: "Productivity Levels in Portugal: Capital-intensive Industries vs. Labor-intensive Industries"  (MSc Economics for Business and Strategy 2023/2024)

10. João Moura: "Os Padrões da Fuga de Indivíduos Qualificados em Portugal " (MSc Economics 2023/2024)

9.  Sophia Barroso: "The Importance of Corporate Strategy on a Company's Results and Perception by the Market: an analysis of case studies in the textile industry: an analysis of case studies in the textile industry"  (MSc Economics for Business and Strategy 2023/2024)

8. Adriana Inácio:  "The effects of skill mismatch on earnings"  (MSc Economics 2022/2023)

7. Diogo Pinheiro: "Heterogeneidade Salarial entre Diplomados do Ensino Superior: Evidência Empírica para Portugal 2013-2020" (MSc Economics 2022/2023)

6.  Alexandre Corujas: "Impact of cash holdings in the recovery process of for Business & Strategy Portuguese firms in the manufacturing industries during the Covid-19 crisis" (MSc Economics for Business and Strategy, 2022/2023)

5. João Miranda:  "How well does a student’s performance on standardized tests indicate whether they will succeed in college?"  (MSc Economics for Business and Strategy 2022/2023)

4. José Francisco Aguiar: "NOS Cybersecurity Portfolio Positioning"  (MSc Economics for Business and Strategy 2022/2023) 

University of Nottingham

3. Moazz Mazhar: "Intergenerational Persistence of Human Capital Outcomes: Evidence from the UK"   (MSc in Financial Economics 2020/2021)

2. Sungmin Lee: "The Impact of South Korea’s National Economics Scholarship on College Student’s Academic Involvement and Achievement: An Analysis Using Propensity Score-Based Methods"  (MSc in Economics 2020/2021)

1. Nii Tettey Addy: "Post-Crisis US Monetary Policy And Emerging Markets: Drivers Of Heterogeneous Impacts On Capital Flows And Financial Assets" (MSc in Financial Economics 2020/2021) 

Undergraduate Students

University of Nottingham

6. Oliver Paton: "The Effects of Racing Prize Money on the Sales Price of Thoroughbred Yearlings: A Hedonic Price Analysis." (BSc Economics 2020/2021)

5. Pavan Lakhanpa: "What is the Impact of Mental Illness on Earnings in the UK?" (BSc Economics 2020/2021)

4. Jacob Hall : "Do upturns in the FTSE 100 index positively impact the Mental Wellbeing of UK residents?" (BSc Economics 2020/2021)

3. Harry Cronin: "Does Unconventional Monetary Policy Increase Wealth and Income Inequality Between Racial Demographics? Empirical Evidence from the US" (BSc Economics 2020/2021)

2. Elisha Simonetti: "Can the small investor beat the market - pros?" (BSc Economics 2020/2021)

1. Amitpal Heran: "Can the stock market be predicted?" (BSc Economics 2020/2021