With a PhD in Social Policy from the University of Bath (United Kingdom), he is currently an Assistant Professor of Economic Sociology at ISEG, Superior Institute of Economics and Management of the University of Lisbon and the Coordinator of ISEG's Policy Lab.
Previously, he worked as a researcher at Trinity College Dublin and Oslo Metropolitan University. Currently, he sits on the Board of ESPANET - European Social Policy Network.
He has written extensively on Social Policy related topics from the activation of minimum income beneficiaries to the impact of demographic ageing on the sustainability of pension systems. More recently, his research has focused on the social policy responses to COVID-19 and the inflationary crisis that followed. His work has been published in leading international scientific journals – including Social Policy & Administration, European Journal of Social Security, Journal of Population Aging and European Journal of Ageing - and with renowned publishers (Oxford University Press, Edward Elgar or Policy Press).
At the national level, Amílcar coordinated a study on the “Sustainability of the Portuguese Pension System” for the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation, and was part of the recent Commission for the Sustainability of Social Security.



Last updated: September 2025