Maria Aurora Murcho Galego

Maria Aurora Murcho Galego is an Associate Professor at the University of Évora and serves as a Group Coordinator. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Bristol (1998), an M.Sc. in Mathematics Applied to Economics and Business from ISEG/UTL (1992), and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Évora (1988). Her research focuses on applied econometrics, labour economics, international trade, and foreign direct investment.

Her work examines wage inequality dynamics, regional disparities, and EU enlargement impacts. Notable projects include studies on gender wage gaps, inter-regional wage differentials in Portugal and Europe, and FDI determinants in the EU and MENA regions. She has supervised doctoral theses on topics like regional convergence and labour market mobility.

Her publications span peer-reviewed journals such as Applied Economics Letters, Oxford Economic Papers, and Regional Studies. She has contributed to numerous research projects, including analyses of family-owned firms' financing, EU expansion effects, and transfrontier economic relations between Portugal and Andalusia.