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She holds a PhD in Demography from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She is an assistant researcher at the University of Lisbon Institute of Social Sciences (ICS), funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (CEEC Individual), and a visiting assistant professor at the Higher Institute of Social and Political Sciences. She is the coordinator of the PhD in Population Sciences (ULisboa) at the ICS and a member of the Scientific Committee. Her research focuses on the demography of housing, demographic ageing and, more recently, the study of Portuguese emigration to the USA.

Last updated: January 2025

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from ISEG-Lisbon School of Economics and Management. He was a member of the technical staff at the National Statistics Institute and the Strategy and Planning Office at the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, where he is currently an advisor. He carries out research in the areas of social security, poverty and inequalities and is part of the national team responsible for implementing the EUROMOD international microsimulation model. He is also the man behind the blog Buracos na Estrada (Potholes in the Road), devoted to topics such as social protection, social security and income distribution.

Last updated: March 2022

She has a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics in Probability and Statistics from the School of Sciences and a postgraduate degree in Information Management Analysis from Nova Information Management School. She is a senior member of the Strategy and Planning Office at the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security. Her research interests focus on areas related to social protection systems and the effects of public policies.

Last updated: March 2022