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Miguel Portela

Ph.D in Economics University of Amsterdam
miguel.portela@eeg.uminho.pt

Campus de Gualtar - Edificio 8 - 1.19

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Miguel Portela holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Amsterdam. He is Associate Professor with Habilitation at Universidade do Minho and the Vice Director of the Doctoral Program in Economics.

Currently, Miguel Portela is the director of Centre for Research in Economics and Management (NIPE). He is also an affiliate of CIPES and IZA, Bonn. He has an ongoing collaboration with Banco de Portugal. He is a member of the Portuguese Council for Productivity. His research interests are labour economics, economics of education and applied econometrics. He published a set of articles, books and book chapters, with emphasis on publications in Econometrica, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Regional Studies and Studies in Higher Education. He has research collaborations in different countries, leads and integrates research teams whose work has been funded by private and public entities. One highlights his recent FCT project “It’s All About Productivity: contributions to the understanding of the sluggish performance of the Portuguese economy ”. He has also written reports to define public policies on the Minimum Wage, Education and Employment in the Portuguese labour market. He has experience in consulting, both for private and public institutions.

 

 

Publications

Alexandre, F , Chaves, M , & Portela, M (2024)

Investment grants and firms’ productivity: how effective is a grant booster shot?

Small Business Economics, 1-41 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
Alexandre, F , Costa, H , Faria, A P , & Portela, M (2022)

Enhancing University–Industry collaboration: the role of intermediary organizations

Journal of Technology Transfer, 47(5) 1584-1611 DOI
Alexandre, F , Bação, P , Cerejeira, J , Costa, H , & Portela, M (2022)

Minimum wage and financially distressed firms: Another one bites the dust

Labour Economics, 74, 102088 DOI
Esteves, P S , Portela, M , & Rua, A (2022)

Does domestic demand matter for firms' exports?

Open Economies Review, 33, 311–332 DOI
Cima, J , Pimenta, A C , Portela, M , & Silva, M (2022)

Workforce skills and firm productivity

Banco de Portugal Economic Studies, 8(8), 77-99 DOI
Alexandre, F , Costa, H , Portela, M , & Rodrigues, M (2021)

Asymmetric regional dynamics in the Portuguese economy: debt, openness and local revenues

Regional Studies, 55(2), 322–332 DOI
Alexandre, F , Jalles, J T , Martins, J O , Brinca, P , Sequeira, T N , Montelius, L , … Cerejeira, J (2021)

Do made in ao created in: um novo paradigma para a economia portuguesa

Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos 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
Varejão, J , Vasconcelos, J , Cerejeira, J , & Portela, M (2021)

A construção do novo paradigma: qualificações e mercado de trabalho

In F Alexandre (Ed ), Do made in ao created in: Um novo paradigma para a economia portuguesa Lisbon: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos DOI
Alexandre, F , Bação, P , & Portela, M (2020)

Is the basic life-cycle theory of consumption becoming more relevant? Evidence from Portugal

Review of Economics of the Household, 18(1), 93–116 DOI
Alexandre, F , Cerejeira, J , Portela, M , Rodrigues, M , & Costa, H (2019)

Assimetrias e Convergência Regional: Implicações para a Descentralização e Regionalização em Portugal

Porto: Associação Comercial do Porto DOI
Portela, M , & Schweinzer, P (2019)

The parental co-immunization hypothesis: An observational competing risks analysis

Scientific Reports, 9(1) DOI
Alexandre, F , Bação, P , Carreira, C , Cerejeira, J , Loureiro, G , Martins, A , & Portela, M (2018)

Investimento empresarial em Portugal: Crise e recuperação

Notas Económicas, (46), 71–98 DOI
Sousa, R , Cerejeira, J , Portela, M , & Agante, E (2018)

EEE fees and the WEEE system – A model of efficiency and income in European countries

Waste Management, 79, 770–780 DOI
Alexandre, F , Aguiar-Conraria, L , Bação, P , & Portela, M (2017)

Poupança e Financiamento da Economia Portuguesa

Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda DOI
Alexandre, F , Bação, P , Carreira, C , Cerejeira, J , Loureiro, G , Martins, A , & Portela, M (2017)

Investimento Empresarial e o Crescimento da Economia Portuguesa

(1st ed ) Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian DOI
Alexandre, F , Bação, P , Cerejeira, J , & Portela, M (2017)

Exchange Rates, Employment and Labour Market Rigidity

World Economy, 40(5), 993–1011 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
Bastos, Osório, Castro, Ramos, Carvalho, Meira, … Saraiva (2016)

A Prediction Rule to Stratify Mortality Risk of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

PLoS One, 11(9), 1–14 DOI
Costa, H , Veiga, L G , & Portela, M (2015)

Interactions in Local Governments' Spending Decisions: Evidence from Portugal

Regional Studies, 49(9), 1441–1456 DOI
Nunes, L C (Ed ) (2015)

Retornos Privados e Sociais da Educação em Portugal

In A Escola e o Desempenho dos Alunos (pp 107–127) Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos DOI
Alexandre, F , Bação, P , Lains, P , Martins, M M F , Portela, M , & Simões, M (2014)

A Economia Portuguesa na União Europeia: 1986 – 2010

Coimbra: Actual Editora DOI
Alexandre, F , Bação, P , Lains, P , Martins, M M F , Portela, M , & Simões, M (2014)

Introdução: A Economia Portuguesa Entre Duas Intervenções do FMI

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 43–68) Coimbra: Actual Editora DOI
Buhai, I S , Portela, M A , Teulings, C N , Teulings, C N , & van Vuuren, A (2014)

Returns to tenure or seniority?

Econometrica, 82(2), 705–730 DOI
Costa, P , Alves, R , Neto, I , Marvão, P , Portela, M , & Costa, M J (2014)

Associations between medical student empathy and personality: a multi-institutional study

PLoS One, 9(3), 1–7 DOI
Machado, C S , & Portela, M (2014)

Hours of work and retirement behavior

IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 3(16), 1–22 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
Varejão, J , Cerejeira, J , & Portela, M (2014)

O Mercado de Trabalho

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 233–268) Coimbra: Actual Editora DOI
Marvao, P , Neto, I , Castelo-Branco, M , Ponte, J , Portela, M , Costa, P , & Costa, M J (2014)

An exploratory study on the contribution of graduate entry students personality to the diversity of medical student populations

Perspectives on Medical Education, 3(6), 431-442 DOI
Conraria, L A , Alexandre, F , Bação, P , Cerejeira, J , & Portela, M (2012)

Emprego e TSU: o impacto no emprego das alterações nas contribuições dos trabalhadores e das empresas

NIPE Policy Paper, Universidade do Minho, Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas (NIPE) 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 , Bação, P , Cerejeira, J , & Portela, M (2011)

Employment and Exchange Rates: The Role of Openness and Technology

Open Economies Review, 22(5), 969–984 DOI
Monteiro, N P , & Portela, M A (2011)

Rent sharing in portuguese banking

Manchester School, 79(4), 861–883 DOI
Monteiro, N P , Portela, M A , & Straume, O R (2011)

Firm Ownership and Rent Sharing

Journal of Labor Research, 32(3), 210–236 DOI
Portela, M A , Alessie, R J M , & Teulings, C N (2010)

Measurement Error in Education and Growth Regressions

Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 112(3), 618–639 DOI
Alexandre, F , Bação, P , Cerejeira, J , & Portela, M (2009)

Aggregate and sector-specific exchange rate indexes for the Portuguese economy

Notas Económicas, 30, 6–28 DOI
Alexandre, F , Portela, M , & Sá, C (2009)

Admission conditions and graduates' employability

Studies in Higher Education, 34(7), 795–805 DOI
Cardoso, A R , & Portela, M A (2009)

Micro foundations for wage flexibility: Wage insurance at the firm level

Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 111(1), 29–50 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
Portovedo, L , Veloso, A , & Portela, M (2023)

Job insecurity and performance: Contributions for an integrative theoretical framework

In Developing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies for Promoting Employee Sustainability and Well-Being (pp 61-98) 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
Vieira, J A C , Cardoso, A R , & Portela, M A (2005)

Gender segregation and the wage gap in Portugal: An analysis at the establishment level

Journal of Economic Inequality, 3(2), 145–168 DOI
Portela, M (2001)

Measuring skill: a multi-dimensional index

Economics Letters, 72(1), 27-32 DOI

Projects

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Portuguese Economy

Funding: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos

Duration: 2020-12-21 - 2022-01-28

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

Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Duration: 2018-10-01 - 2022-09-30

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

Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Duration: 2018-09-01 - 2022-08-31

Investimento empresarial e o crescimento da economia portuguesa

Funding: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

Duration: 2017-04-01 - 2017-06-30

ATENA – Saber para intervir: observatório para a educação

Funding: Fundação Belmiro de Azevedo

Duration: 2016-10-14 - 2019-10-14

Retornos económicos e não económicos do ensino superior

Funding: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos

Duration: 2015-09-01 - 2017-08-31

Financial Literacy

Funding: European Investment Bank

Duration: 2013-01-01 - 2015-12-31

Education/training and the labor market: education returns

Funding: Programa Operacional de Apoio Técnico do Fundo Social Europeu

Duration: 2012-12-31 - 2014-07-31

Economics and Education in Portugal: why and for whom?

Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Duration: 2012-02-01 - 2015-01-31

Political Business Cycles and Economic Voting

Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Duration: 2012-01-01 - 2015-03-31

Private versus public ownership: implications for the labour market

Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Duration: 2010-04-01 - 2012-09-30

1986-2010: The Portuguese Economy in the European Union

Funding: Universidade do Minho

Duration: 2010-04-01 - 2014-05-07

Impacto do salário mínimo: três desenvolvimentos face à literatura actual

Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Duration: 2008-01-01 - 2010-06-30

Teaching

Análise de Dados e Competências Transversais Mestrado
Econometria Avançada Doutoramento
Econometria Avançada II Doutoramento
Econometria II Licenciatura
Extensão de Modelos de Dados em Painel Doutoramento
Projeto de Tese Doutoramento
Tópicos Avançados de Economia do Trabalho Doutoramento
Sistemas de Informação Analíticos Mestrado

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