Summary
Miguel Portela is a Full Professor of Economics at the University of Minho and Director of NIPE, combining deep academic scholarship with active policy engagement on the Portuguese economy. He holds a PhD from the University of Amsterdam and has published in top journals including Econometrica, specializing in labour economics, firm performance and applied econometrics. He advises Banco de Portugal, has led FCT-funded research on productivity, and authors policy reports on minimum wage, education and employment that bridge research and practice. With long-standing responsibility for confidential microdata management and numerous public- and private-sector consultancies, he brings rare expertise in handling sensitive administrative datasets for empirical policy analysis.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Applied Economics, Master's degree, Applied Economics at Universidade do Minho
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Economics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Economics at University of Amsterdam
Licenciatura, Economics, Licenciatura, Economics at Faculdade de Economia do Porto
Master's Degree, Economics, Master's Degree, Economics at Escola de Economia e Gestão - Universidade do Minho
Bachelor's Degree, Economics, Bachelor's Degree, Economics at FEP U. Porto – Economics and Management
Portuguese, English, Spanish