LINA SOFIA MATOS LOURENÇO GOMES

Lina Sofia Matos Lourenço Gomes is an Associate Professor with Tenure at the Department of Economics, Sociology and Management within the School of Human and Social Sciences at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD). She serves as Vice-Director of the Bachelor's Degree in Economics and is an integrated member of the Center for Transdisciplinary Studies for Development (CETRAD), where she is the scientific vice-coordinator of the research group "Innovation Ecosystems and Markets".

Her academic qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in Economics (Business Economics specialization) from UTAD (1999)
• Master's degree in Economics (Industrial Economics specialization) from the University of Coimbra (2003)
• PhD in Economic Sciences (Quantitative Methods Applied to Economics) from the University of Minho (2010)
• Aggregate in Economics from the University of Minho (2022)

Her research centers on cultural economics and non-market valuation, with empirical focus on UNESCO World Heritage sites like the Alto Douro Wine Region. She has pioneered economic impact assessments for the Port wine sector, UNESCO Seal valuation, and cultural events such as the Casa de Mateus Music Festival, applying applied microeconomic frameworks to heritage conservation and territorial development challenges.

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She has supervised two doctoral and four master's theses. Her research portfolio encompasses six scientific projects (including two FCT-funded studies) and ten knowledge-transfer initiatives for entities like CCDR-N, UNESCO, and IVDP, addressing strategic development, heritage conservation, and regional cohesion in Portugal's Northern region.

As scientific vice-coordinator of CETRAD's "Innovation Ecosystems and Markets" group, she leads interdisciplinary teams analyzing cultural economics, wine sector dynamics, and sustainable development through transdisciplinary methodologies.