Pedro Luís Silva

Pedro Luís Silva is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). He also holds an Assistant Professor of Research position at the Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES), currently on leave. His academic background includes a Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham and visiting research experience at IAE-CSIC in Barcelona.

• Research Affiliations: CIPES, IZA, GLO
• Current Roles: Assistant Professor (UAB), Assistant Professor of Research (CIPES, on leave)

His research focuses on Labour Economics, Economics of Education, Public Economics, and Microeconometrics. Recent work includes a study on grade inflation patterns in secondary education, published in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy (2025). He contributes to European graduate tracking initiatives as the Portuguese representative in the European Network of Graduate Tracking.

Contact Information:

• Office: B3-080A, Department of Applied Economics, UAB
• Email: pedroluis.silva@uab.cat, pedro.luis.silva@cipes.up.pt
• ORCID: 0000-0003-4282-4932