{"id":1518,"date":"2020-11-09T03:13:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T03:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nipe.eeg.uminho.pt\/?page_id=1518"},"modified":"2026-05-29T14:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:28:11","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nipe.eeg.uminho.pt\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<div class=\"custom-header\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/nipe.eeg.uminho.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/nipe-presentation.jpg)\"><div class=\"container\"><h1>About us<\/h1><div><ul id=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li class=\"item-home\"><a class=\"bread-link bread-home\" href=\"https:\/\/nipe.eeg.uminho.pt\/en\/\" title=\"Homepage\">Homepage<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;20&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1620656745240{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-79956aee0f14f2ffc\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-79956aee0f14f2ffc uvc-9417 page-sub-title\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-79956aee0f14f2ffc h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Welcome to the Centre for Research in Economics and Management<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;presentation-left-column&#8221;][vc_column_text]Founded in 1999, the Centre for Research in Economics and Management (NIPE) is a sub-unit of the School of Economics, Management and Political Science of the University of Minho. Initially with a more specialized profile in Macroeconomics and Economic Policy, the membership growth broadened its interests to other areas of Economics and, later, to Finance and Management.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;presentation-right-column&#8221;][vc_column_text]NIPE currently has about 70 members, of which 38 are full members. In the latest evaluation of the R&amp;D Units carried out, in 2025, by the Foundation for Science and Technology, NIPE obtained the classification of Very Good, placing itself among the research units best classified in the research area to which it belongs.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;presentation-areas&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;presentation-areas&#8221;]<div class=\"tabs tabs tabs-nav-filled tabs-nav-justified tabs-nav-items-bordered tabs-nav-active-filled tabs-content-filled ld_tabs_6aee0f150626e\" >\r\n\t<ul class=\"nav tabs-nav\" role=\"tablist\"><li role=\"presentation\" class=\"h5 active\"><a href=\"#missao\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"missao\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Mission and Objectives<\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\" class=\"h5\"><a href=\"#direcao\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"direcao\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Governance<\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\" class=\"h5\"><a href=\"#linhas-de-investigacao\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"linhas-de-investigacao\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Research lines<\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\" class=\"h5\"><a href=\"#comissao\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"comissao\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Scientific monitoring committee<\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\" class=\"h5\"><a href=\"#avaliacao-fct\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"avaliacao-fct\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\">FCT Evaluation<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t<div class=\"tabs-content\"><div id=\"missao\" role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tabs-pane fade active in\"><p>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;presentation-inner-tab-content&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Mission<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>To produce and disseminate innovative, impactful, and rigorous research in economics and business studies that is of relevance to academia, organisations, and society.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Contribute to the advancement of economic and business sciences, through publications in scientific journals of international standing. Disseminate research findings to the academic community and broader society.<br \/>\nContribute, through consultancy, to the adoption of economic policy measures based on rigorous scientific analysis of the Portuguese and European economies.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9226&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/p>\n<\/div><div id=\"direcao\" role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tabs-pane fade\"><p>[vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;elements-nipe-row&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; align=&#8221;text-center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;element-nipe-box&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;19553&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_6aee0f14f338c .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_6aee0f14f338c\">\r\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/nipe.eeg.uminho.pt\/en\/people\/miguel-portela\/\" title=\"Miguel Portela\"><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Miguel Portela<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div>[vc_column_text]Director[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; 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el_class=&#8221;elements-nipe-row&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; align=&#8221;text-center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;comission-element&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8754&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_6aee0f1505194 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_6aee0f1505194\">\r\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Toke Aidt<\/span><\/h3><\/div>[vc_column_text]Full Professor<br \/>\nU Cambridge, United Kingdom<\/p>\n<p>PhD University<br \/>\nof Aarhus, Denmark[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper  \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<a class=\"aio-tooltip 6aee0f15053ab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.econ.cam.ac.uk\/people\/faculty\/tsa23\" title=\"Toke Aidt personal page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"  data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"\"><div class=\"aio-icon-img \" style=\"font-size:19px;display:inline-block;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-icon\" alt=\"null\" src=\"https:\/\/nipe.eeg.uminho.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/personal-page-icon.png\"\/>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; 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