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Carla Sá

Ph.D in Economics Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam/ Tinbergen Institute

carla.sa@eeg.uminho.pt

Campus de Gualtar - Edificio 8 - 2.08

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Carla Sá is Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Minho, and researcher at NIPE (Economic Policies Research Unit) and CIPES (Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies). She holds a PhD in Economics from the Tinbergen Institute/Vrij Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Her general research interests are in the intersection of economics of education and spatial economics, with particular emphasis on student decision-making process. Her research has been published in Regional Studies, Spatial Economics Analysis, CESifo Economic Studies, Higher Education, Studies in Higher Educationa and European Journal of Education. She has been involved in research projects funded by the FCT (National Science Foundation), A3ES (Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education) and FFMS (Francisco Manuel dos Santos Fundation). She has served as consultant for the Portuguese Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity and the ILO (Int. Labour Organization).

Areas of interest

Economics of Education

Labour Economics

Applied Econometrics

Publications

Pelegrini, T , Sá, C , & Franca, M T A (2023)

Factors associated with the mobility of college students in Brazil: an analysis using a gravity model

Higher Education, 85(1), 203-223 DOI

Lourenço, D , & Sá, C (2022)

Estimating the effect of distance on the migration of higher education candidates

The BE Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy DOI

Teixeira, P N , Silva, P L , Biscaia, R & Sá, C (2022)

Competition and diversification in higher education: Analysing impacts on access and equity in the case of Portugal

European Journal of Education, 57, 235– 254 DOI

Tavares, O , Sin, C , Sá, C , Bugla, S , & Amaral, A (2022)

Inbreeding and research collaborations in Portuguese higher education

Higher Education Quarterly, 76(1), 102-115 DOI

Biscaia, R , Sá, C , & Teixeira, P N (2021)

The (In)effectiveness of regulatory policies in higher education—The case of access policy in Portugal

Economic Analysis and Policy, 72, 176–185 DOI

Valente, M , Sá, C , Soares, N , & Sousa, S (2021)

Exploring the consistency of ethical perceptions by business and economics higher education students: Looking from academia towards the corporate world

International Journal of Management Education, 19(2), 100499 DOI

Teixeira, P , Sá, C , Cerejeira, J , Figueiredo, H , & Portela, M (2021)

Mass Higher Education and its Civic Impacts in Portugal and Spain

Journal of Education Finance, 46(4), 496–518 DOI

Pinto, L M C , Sá, C , Soares, N , Sousa, S , & Valente, M (2020)

The case for academic hazing as a rational choice: An economic approach

Economic Analysis and Policy, 66, 51–62 DOI

Lourenço, D , Sá, C , Tavares, O , & Cardoso, S (2020)

Enrolling in Higher Education: the impact of regional mobility and public-private substitution effects

Journal of Economic Issues, 54(1), 183–197 DOI

Sá, C , & Dias, D (2019)

Public-Private Higher Education Institution Choice: Quality or Convenience?

In L G Chova, A L Martinez, & I C Torres (Eds), EDULEARN19: 11th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (pp 8502-8510) IATED-INT Assoc Technology Education & Development DOI

Lourenço, D , & Sá, C (2019)

Spatial competition for students: what does (not) matter?

Annals of Regional Science, 63(1), 147–162 DOI

Sá, C (2019)

Economic determinants of higher education demand

In P Teixeira & J Shin (Eds ), Encyclopedia of International Higher Education Systems and Institutions (365-392) Springer DOI

Sá, C , & Tavares, O (2018)

How student choice consistency affects the success of applications in Portuguese higher education

Studies in Higher Education, 43(12), 2148–2160 DOI

Figueiredo, H , Portela, M , Sá, C , Cerejeira, J , Almeida, A , & Lourenço, D (2017)

Benefícios do Ensino Superior

Lisbon, Portugal: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos DOI

Levkovich, O , Rouwendal, J , & Sá, C (2016)

International students and the Netherlands

In S Musterd, M Bontje & J Rouwendal (Eds), Skills and Cities, (pp 170-207), Routledge DOI

Bontje, M , Musterd, S , & Rouwendal, J (2016)

Housing and location preferences of higher educated workers in the Netherlands: An introduction

In S Musterd, M Bontje, & J Rouwendal (Eds ), Skills and Cities (pp 59–62) New York, USA: Routledge DOI

Fonseca, M , Dias, D , Sá, C , & Amaral, A (2014)

Waves of (dis)satisfaction: Effects of the numerus clausus system in Portugal

European Journal of Education, 49(1), 144–158 DOI

Teixeira, P , Cerejeira, J , Simões, M , Sá, C , & Portela, M (2014)

Educação, Economia e Capital Humano – Notas Sobre um Paradoxo

In F Alexandre, P Bação, P Lains, M M F Martins, M Portela, & M Simões (Eds ), A Economia Portuguesa na União Europeia: 1986 – 2010 (pp 329–355) Coimbra: Actual Editora DOI

Sá, C , Dias, D , & Tavares, O (2013)

Tendências recentes no ensino superior potuguês

Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior DOI

Sá, C , Florax, R J G M , & Rietveld, P (2012)

Living Arrangement and University Choice of Dutch Prospective Students

Regional Studies, 46(5), 651–667 DOI

Sá, C , Tavares, D A , Justino, E , & Amaral, A (2011)

Higher education (related) choices in Portugal: Joint decisions on institution type and leaving home

Studies in Higher Education, 36(6), 689–703 DOI

Carneiro, A , Sá, C , Cerejeira, J , Varejão, J , & Portela, M (2011)

Estudo sobre a Retribuição Mínima Mensal Garantida em Portugal

NIPE - Policy Papers, Ministério da Economia e do Emprego DOI

Alexandre, F , Portela, M , & Sá, C (2009)

Admission conditions and graduates' employability

Studies in Higher Education, 34(7), 795–805 DOI

Portela, M , Sá, C , Alexandre, F , & Cardoso, A R (2009)

Perceptions of the Bologna process: What do students' choices reveal?

Higher Education, 58(4), 465–474 DOI

Cerejeira, J , Portela, M , Sá, C , & Alexandre, F (2009)

Os fluxos e as remunerações de sub- e sobre-escolarizados em Portugal no período 1995-2005

(Vol 23) Lisboa: Ministério do Trabalho e da Segurança Social, Gabinete de Estratégia e Planeamento (MTSS/GEP) DOI

Pereira, O P , Sá, C , Portela, M , & Pinto, E (2009)

Transição dos Licenciados para o Mercado de Trabalho

In J M Roig-Cotanda & L E Vila-Lladosa (Eds ), Investigaciones de Economía de La Educación (pp 459–467) Asociación de la Economía de la Educación - AEDE DOI

Teixeira, P , Fonseca, M , Amado, D , Sá, C , & Amaral, A (2009)

A Regional Mismatch? Student Applications and Institutional Responses in the Portuguese Public Higher Education System

In K Mohrman, J Shi, S E Feinblatt, & K W Chow (Eds ), Public Universities and Regional Development (pp 59–80) Sichuan Uninversity Press DOI

Cardoso, A R , Sá, C , Portela, M , & Alexandre, F (2008)

Demand for higher education programs: the impact of the Bologna process

CESifo Economic Studies, 54(2), 229–247 DOI

Portela, M A , Areal, N M P C , Sá, C , Alexandre, F , Cerejeira, J , Carvalho, A , & Rodrigues, A (2008)

Evaluating student allocation in the Portuguese public higher education system

Higher Education, 56(2), 185–203 DOI

Cerejeira, J , Sá, C , & Portela, M (2007)

Nota Introdutória

In M do T e da S S (M T S S Gabinete de Estratégia e Planeamento (GEP) (Ed ), Quadros de Pessoal e Investigação em Economia (Vol 9, pp 3–6) Lisboa: Ministério do Trabalho e da Segurança Social, Gabinete de Estratégia e Planeamento (MTSS/GEP) DOI

Sá, C , Dismuke, C E , & Guimarães, P P (2007)

Survival analysis and competing risk models of hospital length of stay and discharge destination: The effect of distributional assumptions

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology, 7(3-4), 109–124 DOI

Sá, C , Florax, R J G M , & Rietveld, P (2006)

Does accessibility to higher education matter? Choice behaviour of high school graduates in the Netherlands | L'accessibilité à l'enseignement supérieur importe-t-elle? Comportement du choix des diplômés de l'enseignement secondaire au pays-bas

Spatial Economic Analysis, 1(2), 155–174 DOI

Sá, C (2005)

The student city: Strategic planning for student communities in EU cities

Papers in Regional Science, 84(2), 298-300 DOI

Sá, C , Florax, R J G M , & Rietveld, P (2004)

Determinants of the regional demand for higher education in the Netherlands: A gravity model approach

Regional Studies, 38(4), 375–392 DOI

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Projects

As mudanças nas políticas de acesso ao ensino superior durante a Covid-19: Impacto na equidade

Funding: Fundação Belmiro de Azevedo

Duration: 2022-11-02 -

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Carla Sá

Campus de Gualtar - Edificio 8 - 2.08

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Areas of interest

Publications

Factors associated with the mobility of college students in Brazil: an analysis using a gravity model

Estimating the effect of distance on the migration of higher education candidates

Competition and diversification in higher education: Analysing impacts on access and equity in the case of Portugal

Inbreeding and research collaborations in Portuguese higher education

The (In)effectiveness of regulatory policies in higher education—The case of access policy in Portugal

Exploring the consistency of ethical perceptions by business and economics higher education students: Looking from academia towards the corporate world

Mass Higher Education and its Civic Impacts in Portugal and Spain

The case for academic hazing as a rational choice: An economic approach

Enrolling in Higher Education: the impact of regional mobility and public-private substitution effects

Public-Private Higher Education Institution Choice: Quality or Convenience?

Spatial competition for students: what does (not) matter?

Economic determinants of higher education demand

How student choice consistency affects the success of applications in Portuguese higher education

Benefícios do Ensino Superior

International students and the Netherlands

Housing and location preferences of higher educated workers in the Netherlands: An introduction

Waves of (dis)satisfaction: Effects of the numerus clausus system in Portugal

Educação, Economia e Capital Humano – Notas Sobre um Paradoxo

Tendências recentes no ensino superior potuguês

Living Arrangement and University Choice of Dutch Prospective Students

Higher education (related) choices in Portugal: Joint decisions on institution type and leaving home

Estudo sobre a Retribuição Mínima Mensal Garantida em Portugal

Admission conditions and graduates' employability

Perceptions of the Bologna process: What do students' choices reveal?

Os fluxos e as remunerações de sub- e sobre-escolarizados em Portugal no período 1995-2005

Transição dos Licenciados para o Mercado de Trabalho

A Regional Mismatch? Student Applications and Institutional Responses in the Portuguese Public Higher Education System

Demand for higher education programs: the impact of the Bologna process

Evaluating student allocation in the Portuguese public higher education system

Nota Introdutória

Survival analysis and competing risk models of hospital length of stay and discharge destination: The effect of distributional assumptions

Does accessibility to higher education matter? Choice behaviour of high school graduates in the Netherlands | L'accessibilité à l'enseignement supérieur importe-t-elle? Comportement du choix des diplômés de l'enseignement secondaire au pays-bas

The student city: Strategic planning for student communities in EU cities

Determinants of the regional demand for higher education in the Netherlands: A gravity model approach

Projects

As mudanças nas políticas de acesso ao ensino superior durante a Covid-19: Impacto na equidade

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Dinâmicas de desigualdade no Sistema de Ensino Superior Português - Acesso, Género e Mobilidade

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Brighter Future

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Estudantes nacionais e internacionais no acesso ao ensino superior

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Corpo docente: caracterização demográfica e estratégias de rejuvenescimento

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É tudo sobre produtividade: contribuições para a compreensão da estagnação da economia portuguesa

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S4F - Competências de Futuro? O Valor e a eficácia de um Ensino Superior Baseado em Competências

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ATENA – Saber para intervir: observatório para a educação

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PERcursos estudantis no ensino superior público

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Retornos económicos e não económicos do ensino superior

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Mobility patters of higher education students

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Desempenho de Escolas Portuguesas – Que Fatores Fazem a Diferença?

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Financial Literacy

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Education/training and the labor market: education returns

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Economics and Education in Portugal: why and for whom?